Out of all my 5 gallon bubble buckets 1 bucket has these slug looking things. What are they? How to get rid of them? How to prevent them? And will they harm the plants?
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Tagging a few hydro Growmies, does your nutrient mix come out brown after mixing? The color of those roots are concerning, are you inoculating the roots with Hydroguard or Southern Ag and what’s temps of the nutrient solution 
@Myfriendis410 @Retiredoldguy. The black slug is a new one for me
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General hydroponics stain the roots . I run silica blast general hydroponics floraseries micro grow bloom. Cal mag floralicious plus liquid kool bloom flora nectar, h202 ph 5.8
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You could rinse your roots with 3% peroxide along with the bucket and any parts like airstones. That ought to get those larvae.
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Wish I could but it’s on day 16 in flower and scroged I can only slightly move lid to side lol double scroged
Wish I could find the name out of those slugs though
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Anyone know the name of these slug looking things?
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While your waiting d/l the Seek app and see if it will identify it.
Good luck, that does suck
Seek app? Is it on iOS? Never heard of it
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Found it thanks I’ll give it a try
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Sorry I dozed off 
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man I have not seen this one before…are those leeches ???
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My first thought too 
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Hey there @ThatHydroCouple looking pretty darn good to me. I’d recommend using Hydroguard like @OGIncognito mentioned.
Beneficial microbes are more than beneficial to a Hydroponic system. I consider them a necessity.
Also it’s essential to keep your water below 70F in order to prevent those nasty critters.
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Using Bing’s AI search tool, this is a piece of what I found.
There are several steps you can take to prevent pests in your hydroponic system. Here are some proven methods for hydroponic pest control:
- Positive Pressure Grow Rooms: They are designed to maintain constant positive pressure in the grow room1.
- HEPA Intake Filters: The HEPA filter is one of the most effective hydroponic pest management tools1.
- Vacuum Cleaner: A common and easy physical pest-management technique is using a vacuum cleaner1.
- Sticky Traps: Capture pests so you can dispose of them2.
- Biological Technique: In a greenhouse or large grow room, you can release parasitic wasps, which prey on whitefly nymphs2.
- Organic Pesticide: Neem oil sprays disrupt the pests’ growth and feeding patterns, keeping nymphs from turning into adults that lay more eggs2.
- Conventional Pesticides1.
- Essential Oils1.
It’s also important to avoid introducing opportunities that appeal to pests. For example, before entering your growing area, you should be wearing sterile (or at least clean) clothes and all tools and anything you bring into your growing area needs the same care3. You should also inspect your plants carefully before introducing them into your hydroponic garden4.
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Yeah I thought leaches too but not sure. How the hell would leaches even get brought into my grow room though. Also I’ve used hydrogaurd before and had this problem in one of my buckets but it was close to harvest and just did deep clean once harvest was done. Now I run h202 instead of hydrogaurd. A lot of people recommend h202 over hydrogaurd. My next run I’m switching from general hydroponics lineup to jacks 321
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I doubt it’s leeches, just sure reminded me of one 
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Wow now time for me to research how to kill and prevent these things
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Nice work Pap 
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I believe you can treat them like any other “fungus gnat, or fruit fly”, but do a little reading to be sure.
Something like Mosquito bits should work with time.
The article i took the SS from .
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I hear you on using H2O2 on keeping your buckets clean.
I also use the H2O2 to clean and disinfect my tents. I do, however, favor using Hydroguard for in the bucket management. H2O2 will sterilize you buckets when added but, how long does that last?
If your getting those bugs on a regular basis then you should;
There are several steps you can take to prevent pests from invading the root zone of your DWC cannabis plants. Here are some tips:
- Keep water temperatures below 68°F: If you are running between 68-72°F, you are in the danger zone. If you cannot keep temperatures below 72°F, your dissolved oxygen levels will be too low to prevent pathogen growth1.
- Eliminate light leaks: Water reservoir lids should be painted with multiple layers of paint1.
- Sanitize everything prior to use: Use a no-rinse sanitizer to sterilize your tank after cleaning1.
- Perform full water changes more frequently: Small bits of roots that fragment can decay in the water reservoir and cause issues1.
- Seal your grow room: Use caulk or spray foam to fill in gaps or cracks, seal doors and windows with weather stripping, and place filters over air inlets2.
- Don’t let clothes cross-contaminate your plants: Change clothes before entering a grow space so you don’t bring in any "hitchhikers"2.
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