Athosanswered grow question 6 years ago Many nutes, like the floranova series, will stain your roots. Root rot on the other hand will have your roots covered in slime. Since you are not posting pics or your solution temperature, I can't really tell if you have one or the other, but if you google some images about both issues, it should be quite obvious for you if you have one or the other; besides if the plant looks healthy it is doubtful you have root rot.