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Root rot or not?

badcoffeestarted grow question 4 years ago

I can’t tell if this is normal discoloration or starting signs of root rot. Running Orca, Roots Excellurator silver, hydroguard and z7, res temps have drifted around 72-75f when my chiller was down for the first week, have since kept it at 68f. Would greatly appreciate some help.

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Hempy_The_Kidanswered grow question 4 years ago

Your roots will be slimey and jelly and have bad odor. Those look fine.

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badcoffeeanswered grow question 4 years ago

Thanks, I think I’m just being paranoid because when I put them in the system I had to repair my homemade chiller for a few days and the res temps got higher than I was comfortable with. I did the frozen water bottles until I got it fixed but it still has me freaked out. It makes sense though, I definitely can not see through my nutrient solution, it is this color. Thanks.

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JUNGLE_B4RNSanswered grow question 4 years ago

I don’t know much in this type of culture. I just can tell that if the roots are not jelly and slimy it could be the nootz solution.

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