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Prosper
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Should I use cali magic? I haven't as yet
First Grow, Downward Curling Leaves
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Kismet
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I wouldn;t use much of anything yet. Just be super easy til they bounce back. Quarter strength nutes regardless.
Kismet
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They are on the edge of life and death if they are 2 weeks old.
Hey Prosper and welcome. You are getting the right advise here. Your plant was drowning, They need lots and lots of oxygen .And with the rockwool touching the water it was a big sponge. An inch or two above the water level with a good air stone bubbling away underneath. You have a tap root that should reach down and take up nutes. I would start out with 1/8 strength until you see some strong growth in your plant. Did you ph the rockwool before you placed the seedling? If not you may have ph problems all through the grow. Ph your nutes to around 5.6 and let it swing up through 6 or 6.2 allowing a good range for uptake. The best of luck with your grow.
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Prosper
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Thanks for writing , yes I PH adjusted the rockwool medium before I used it for my seed. I have changed the water levels and plan on doing a water change with fresh nutes tomorrow. Joining this forum is the best decision yet
Kismet
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Never give up . This is the place if you need help. Think they will turn around and grow in a few days. 
Canuckush
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That's correct, no calmag, nothing extra, let it recover.
And the 1/8th strength is good, that's what I used to precharge my coco with, and what I used to dunk my rockwool cube with a Northern Lights Auto seedling into to promote root growth.
Canuckush
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Btw that one root that made it through is the main feeder root, it's the plant's first main root looking for water, let that root be, don't accidentally break it like I did, it'll stunt it's growth!
On that note anything we do to alter this plants appearance, topping, fimming, lst.... takes time for the plant to recover, let it recover before doing anything else.
Kismet
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How are they coming along?
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Hey all , definitely noticed some change when I lowered the water level. More leaves coming through and the stem is thicker. Today I cleaned the bucket and changed the water with 1/8 micro nutes added (as recommended). I have noticed much more root growth come through. With that said I noticed the roots have a tinge of yellow , is that normal? I took some photos of the plant and the roots. Thanks all
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Also another question for the community is , should I get beneficial bacterias such as 'Great White' added to my DWC?
Not sure on the yellow roots, that's for someone with more knowledge then me . I would think at this age that it is just staining from the nutes. As for keeping your res clean I have been using an additive for ponds and fountains called Microb-lift. It is food grade and can be used to raise fish for consumption. I also change out my res. religiously once a week. At the end of a grow the inside of the res. is still squeaky clean.
Len Goodman
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Are you spraying the foliage?
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bacillus
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Prosper
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What's your take on Great White?
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Prosper
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Just with water periodically
Len Goodman
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Your clogging the stomata. Stop it only rains in nature when the mother tells it too.
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Hope I helped you. I tested overspraying spraying normal and no spraying with a 10/1 ratio of 30 % peroxide. The unsprayed thrived. Your stressing it by not letting it breath.
Len Goodman
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There is wind burn on those leaves as well.
Len Goodman
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I didn’t take pics of me. Pointy I knew his fate I had to try and see what complete defoliation did. I left just the colas, it died.There is wind burn on those leaves as well.
