HOW DISINFECT (STERILIZE) THE ROCK WOOL FLAKED??

[antonella 8]

I WANT A HELP ON HOW CAN I STERILIZE THE ROCKWOOL-FLAKES?

[Bongman 7]

boiling woter should work

[lamsbread 1,369]

Here a video from www.limbo-co.com

This guy uses "Mapito" which is a mix of rockwool flake and PU flakes.

He uses an enzyme used to beak down dead plant matter. In this case Ana-zyme.

Video link -

English from the Ana-zym website - http://www.ana-b.nl/shop/ana-zym-1-ltr

ANA-Zym

One of the basic for a successful grow it’s a healthy medium where your plants can grow. ANA-Zym is a biocatalyst, a biotechnology product consisting of important protein and enzyme complexes that will give you a healthy medium with a perfect air regulation.

ANA-Zym conversion of dead roots into the medium and help prevent root diseases.

ANA-PK 13-14 for al mediums indoor and outdoor.

This vid uses the same method but uses cannazyme. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4onJtvbdYwI

Cannazyme infro from the canna web site

CANNAZYM - http://www.canna-uk.com/cannazym

CANNAZYM is a high-quality enzyme product that speeds up the process of breaking down dead root material and activates beneficial micro-organisms. CANNAZYM also helps plants take up nutrients and increases the resistance against diseases. Enzymes are substances that speed up the reactions in living organisms. For example, enzymes play a vital role in our digestion.

The enzymes in CANNAZYM have many benefits:

• They turn dead roots into minerals and sugars. This is important, because these minerals and sugars make up a valuable source of nutrients for the plant. CANNAZYM consists of more than 12 different kinds of enzymes to which vitamins and extracts of desert plants are added. These elements improve the uptake of nutrients and the plant's defence system. Also, vitamins stimulate the production of hormones.
  
• They help form new roots. The easy-to-absorb vitamins in CANNAZYM also stimulate the plant to form new roots. This increases the health of the plant.
  
• CANNAZYM prevents bacteria and harmful mould. Dead roots form an ideal environment for moulds. They are a threat to the healthy roots. The moulds cause stress to the entire plant and stunts any new growth. Also, CANNAZYM prevents rotting, so there is no formation of toxic substances and the risk of a disease is considerably reduced.
  
• CANNAZYM improves the soil environment. A fast breakdown of root remains creates a balanced hydrological regime and good aeration in the root environment.
  

CANNAZYM is indispensable if you are going to reuse substrates for growing. The root remains will be rapidly broken down and transformed into advantageous nutrients; infections will be prevented and the air/water relation in the root environment will be improved. You can use CANNAZYM during the whole growth cycle.

There are other enzyme solutions on the market . They are used throughout the grow breaking down dead plant matter/dead roots and make them available to be used by the plant. They also prevent harful baccteria md mold.

Peace

Lams

[Dust 6,284]

Lams always on top of the notch

Great infos man

[antonella 8]

I would like some help from you, I have a grow of 50 meters quadati, in which I put one lamp 600w per square meter, to extract the hot air extractors use 5 of 1080 cubic meters per hour, and how to use 3 intake fans 1080 cubic meters per hour, despite this tmperatura exceeds 30 degrees ° c, do not know what to do I'm desperate, I invested everything I had in this grow room.

<I precise that the outside temperature is 19 degrees C °>

[lamsbread 1,369]

sorry to hear about your heat problems.

You say you have invested everything in this grow, does this mean you have nothing left to spend?

If you do have some spare cash then these options will help.

Increase air extraction.

Air cooled reflectors.

Airconditioning.

You didn't say how high temps were getting , just that they over 30 degrees.

If temps are getting so high they threaten to ruin you crop, then turn off some of your lights and grow a smaller crop.

Yes you'd lose some of your crop but you would also harvest some too. Something is better than nothing.

You could then buy additional equipment for the next crop, not ideal i know but you have to find a solution, right?

sometimes we need to make sacrifices or we could lose everything.

So thats my advice buy more gear or downsize your grow .

I wish you the best and hope you you get it worked out.

Peace

Lams

[antonella 8]

Thank you for your interest in my problem! the temperature reaches up to 33 ° c, I could buy some extractor but I do not know uanti should I buy? you would know me a consglio?

I already have 2 air conditioners 12000 btu, and 4 extractors from 1080 cubic meters by 3 extractors output and equal to entry!

[lamsbread 1,369]

Hi Bro, it is not my area of expertise, I dont grow in such a large room.

I will still try to help and hopefully other members will too.

one thing is to not have ballasts in the grow room (not sure if you do or not)

It is best not to run air conditioning at maximum it puts too much strain on them better to have 3 AC units running on 70% power than 2 AC @ max power etc.

Are your ac in the grow room or do you duct in ? If you duct check for leakages and also best to use insulated duct. If your AC is in your grow space it will have to work harder to cool the air than if it is outside the space. Check filters on your AC units and clean them regularly, it will help for better performance.

I think air cooled reflectors would help, Cooltubes are a popular choice and link 7 in a row and have 7 rows .

You say your room is 50m² Which is 7m x 7m room and you have 1 light per square meter so you have between 49 and 50 lights @ 600W equalling 30KWH, sure that gonna make a lot of heat.

To have a room that size you must have grown before ?

You need more ventilation, cooltubes linked together will help duct out heat, this additional heat extraction should definately help.

cover black surfaces with white plastic , black absorbs heat.

If you are hydro you may need to use water chiller.

Keep all ballast and coolling units outside the grow space and duct in cool air through insulated ducting to help keep things cool.

This is my best advice, as i said before i have never grown in a space remotely this size, I hope i have been some help.

Let us know what you do and haow it helps.

Peace bro

Lams

[bigred 24]

and is the air in your room very humid as this can be a sign your ac is not keeping up with the task