Hydroguard Info

HYDROGUARD™
Bio-fungicide Water Treatment Solution

HYDROGUARD™ is a bio-fungicide water treatment that helps suppress and resist damping off diseases. HYDROGUARD ™ is an all-natural biological stimulant that assists in the management of disease cycles. Unlike the use of fungicides alone, the use of HYDROGUARD ™ breaks the chronic disease cycle while leaving no toxic residues. HYDROGUARD ™ is also useful throughout a plants life in hydrogardens such as NFT or Aeroponics. HYDROGUARD ™ is a phenomenal product which will strengthen your clones ’roots and offer your new plants the best chance of survival when transplanted. The product composition consists of: Bacillus subtilis, Paenibacillus polymxa, Bacillus circulans, and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. The guaranteed analysis is:CFU/Gram 1.7E x10 6 . A free sample of HYDROGUARD ™ is now available in American Agritech’s Clone and Aero Machines.

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Would by any chance this ward off that green algae in hydro?

sack

Block your lite source and algae will die.

I am a very firm believer in HydroGuard, but also never change my res til flush. When flush time comes there is not much green algae, and my res does have some light leaks. So it might help, but badmf is truely correct. Kill the light and the algae will follow.

HYdrogaurd helps alot with damping off and damping off is not always caused by light. Mostly by overwatering and other factors. Hydrogaurd can also help dwc users who have higher rez temps. Its cheaper then buying a aquarium chiller.
I had a plant get root rot in one of my buckets a while ago. Thank god it turned out to be a male. But anyway everyone was telling me my water temps were to high.
A friend gave me some hydrogaurd and said to try it. I have not had any problems since.

I've got a gallon of it on hand... used it with the DWC... SM-90 is also very good for root health.

What kind of res temps are you running Mikey?

Maistre said:

I've got a gallon of it on hand... used it with the DWC... SM-90 is also very good for root health.

What kind of res temps are you running Mikey?

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Hey Maistre, I am not exactly sure of my temps. And I am sure they will get worse in the summer time. But I did throw a cheap aquarium therm. In my buckets for a few days and I think I remember them getting up to 78deg. or so.
So far so good

Your Galadriel looks gorgeous... 78 is getting to the outside edge tempwise... BUT... I bet you make it to the point of harvest with no problem.

Are you not going to use a central res with your buckets on your next go-around?

This should solve your temp issue.

Hydroguard eh? I have just experienced my first root rot issues and have been fighting it wit h2o2, of course, I run chem ferts, not orgainic.

Is Hydroguard specific to organic or can I use it with GH nutes?

I used SM-90 with GH salts... and it saved my ass. Good Stuff! I'm not sure about Hydroguard with salts.

SM-90 by Nutrilife
* Derived from natural plant extracts
* Non toxic and environmentally safe
* For plant disease control

SM-90 1L $17.95
SM-90 4L $59.95

For Treatment of Root

SM-90 is a root disease inhibitor which controls common anaerobic fungal and bacterial pathogens. Effective treatment for root disease from ascomycetes pathogens including fusarium, pythium, rhizoctonia, phytopthera, sclerotinia, etc. When added in small quantities directly to plant nutrient solutions, root disease infestations are inhibited and new root growth emerges. Treated plants develop greater root area and root runs and exhibit a generally healthier root development.

Application rate: Apply 2-3 ml to each gallon of nutrient solution on a weekly basis or whenever solutions are replaced. Routine use will provide preventative treatment to keep problems from developing during all stages of growth.

For treatment of tissue fungus (stem and leaf)

When applied directly to foliage or stem, SM-90 is an effective agent to treat for many moulds, mildew and leaf spot, etc. Effective treatment for botrytis, blight, fusarium, leaf mold, rhizoctonia stem rot, sclerotinia stem rot and others. SM-90 is prepared from natural plant oils and is completely non toxic to humans, animals or of course plants. It is totally biodegradable and environmentally friendly.

Application rate: Dilute 1 part SM-90 with 5 parts water to prepare a concentrate spray. Apply directly to affected areas of plant leaves, stems. Treatments may be repeated twice weekly until infestation is eliminated.

For treatment of insect infestation

When applied directly to foliage or grow mediums SM-90 is an effective agent to discourage and eliminate many common pests including aphids, thrips, spider mite, and whitefly, etc. It is believed to act as a systemic to inhibit insect colonization and to deter re-infestation.

Application rate: Dilute 1 part SM-90 with 5 parts water to prepare a concentrate spray. Apply directly to affected areas of plant leaves, stems, or roots. Treatments may be repeated twice weekly until infestation is eliminated. It is recommended that after 3 consecutive applications of the concentrate, to rinse the leaves with water to remove any old product build up and then repeat normal applications as usual.



Additional Benefits

Controlled lab and greenhouse tests revealed an unexpected benefit that was observed with the treated subjects. Results indicate that SM-90 dramatically increases the transpiration rate which improves the plants water and nutrient uptake capability. The plants treated consistently used 30% more water and nutrients than the control plants. This would result in an increased metabolism and accelerated growth rate.

Cautions

SM-90 is a great solution additive to discourage pests and fungal disease and other bacterial pathogens. It is however for this reason that it is not particularly advantageous in organic soils or solutions because it can inhibit beneficial bacterial colonization. If you are trying to promote bacteria growth this is probably not a desirable additive.

It can accumulate when sprayed repeatedly, heavy applications on leaves because it is a plant oil base, but it is easily removed with water.

Anyone use hygrozyme?

Anyone use hygrozyme?

Just curious if anyone else uses this product instead of sensizyme or other products in your res? I really like the fact it has bacteria free enzymes .

http://www.sipcobio.com/hygrozyme.html

just curious

Nice find Sharpie... looks very interesting... did you read the downloadable product brochure in PDF?

I have been using it this entire grow and I must admit i like the idea it being bacteria free and since it is bacteria free there is no shelflife which is a major plus for small scale growers like myself.

It was recommended by a guy at my local hydro store, he swears by it.......


You guys pick up a bottle and let me know what you think

Both SM-90 and hygrozyme sound like great products.

To answer your question Maistre I am going to be using a central rez for my next grow. I am planning on a Recic. Dwc w/ probably 8 or more buckets with a main rez.Should help me out in a number of different places. Will especially help with the maintence.
I beleive the plants will get a much more consistent nute regimen with a main controller and rez. Changing 8 or more dwc buckets seperatly is no fun

You forgot - SM-90 smells great too

bundesliga: you go through a whole flowering cycle without dumping the res? could you please explain how you do this? everyone i've talked to says you HAVE TO CHANGE EVERY 2 WEEKS OR ELSE BAD BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN. I don't think this is the most economical solution though, dumping nutes every 2 weeks. I have SM-90 and I use it when I have to be away for a while and can't keep temps below 70-75F. could you explain how you keep slime and pathogens from accumulating in your res ? thanks

be aware the stuff has a shelf life of a year and they never bother to date the bottles atleast at the suppliers i got.

I use Hydroguard and have found it to really help my roots! I used to get some slight rootrot from time to time and now I never get it and my roots are whiter than ever, super-healthy. As far as changing the res every 2 weeks? Hell no! Depends on your setup I mean, but, I change my water when I switch to 12/12 and when I flush, that is it. Only twice during the grow. I don't get bad salt-buildup (maybe cause I'm using PBP?) but if you do get salt-buildup you can just get a salt-flusher like Clearex? Flushing every two weeks is wasteful unless you're having problems, IMHO.

Hydroguard is fine with any nutrients. It is very effective. SM90 could be considered pest control also, you can use it a foliar spray or soil drench in addition to being a hydro additive. Good stuff. Hygrozyme may help with root rot but being an enzyme it has many benefits. SM90 is good for cloning also!
SM90 and Hygrozyme can get expensive but do help.
Hydroguard is low cost insurance as far as I am concerned. It's a must have for any form of hydro. If temps are in check, use it at the lowest dose (5ml/gal) or lower.

WOuld there be a problem using hydroguard or hygrozyme with something like Pirahnna, Subculture, or Tarantula?