mystic_tabby
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I am running a recirculating DWC with airstones in a 10 gallon rubbermaid (net pots w/ hydroton hanging through the top). Water temp. seems to hold steady around 70 degrees even with my lights on 24/7 but I have heard so many horror stories about root rot in DWCs (and how quickly it can kill your plants/infect the resevoir) that I want to take all possible precautions. For reasons of space, individual buckets were not feasible but it's my understanding that if root rot gets started it can rapidly infect every (and in my case all) the plants that share the reservoir; a huge calculated risk and quite worrisome for me.
-Can I add the suggested 30ml per gallon of H2O2 to my resevoir as a preventative measure?
-Are there any negatives to doing this when the temps. are good and no signs of any rot? If it won't harm and can only help it seems to make sense to add this as a precaution.
-Does the effect wear off and if so, how often do I need to add additional H2O2 and in what quantity? Can you add to much?
-Would I be better off using some other additive and if so what? Or should I not worry about any of this unless I see signs of problems.
I have read alot of posts but still am quite confused by the varying responses. Perhaps some of the "experts" here can help me out with a "straight foreward" answer to these nagging questions. Thanx!
-Can I add the suggested 30ml per gallon of H2O2 to my resevoir as a preventative measure?
-Are there any negatives to doing this when the temps. are good and no signs of any rot? If it won't harm and can only help it seems to make sense to add this as a precaution.
-Does the effect wear off and if so, how often do I need to add additional H2O2 and in what quantity? Can you add to much?
-Would I be better off using some other additive and if so what? Or should I not worry about any of this unless I see signs of problems.
I have read alot of posts but still am quite confused by the varying responses. Perhaps some of the "experts" here can help me out with a "straight foreward" answer to these nagging questions. Thanx!