Bummer man, you definitely got bud rot. I've only had it once, I cut off all the buds that I could see had, did an alcohol extraction on the moldy buds and made butter. I think you should consider extraction on any bud that may be moldy. Get your humidity down and get some fans inside the tent to keep a constant flow of air up through the canopy. I run two 6 inch clip fans in a 2x4 and 3x3 tents, both on the bottom pointing up through the canopy. Situate the fans near the bottom intakes so they suck in outside air.. I run a dehumidifier in the room with my tents to keep the humidity down, may be worth the investment.
I've removed all the rotting bud that I could identify (the entire main cola and handful of stems/buds surrounding it) and just threw it away. I broke open some of the bud outside of the grow room and it was just nasty, soggy, wet, and brown juice coming out of it. Wasn't worth trying to salvage imo. Did you just make oil extract from your rotting buds and then make butter from the extract?
Tent has been disinfected with a mixture of water and hydrogen peroxide in a water bottle and wiped down and aired out.
Replacement fans for inside the tent have been ordered and I'm just waiting for them. In the mean time I am leaving the tent door open all the way and have an 18" fan blowing on her.
I have a super small dehumidifier that basically does nothing. I am willing to purchase one to prevent this in the future. Any suggestions for a 2x4 tent?
Preface: This specific plant is in a 2x2 tent by itself. My main tent is a 2x4.
Btw what I "think" happened here is mainly 2 things.
1. My 6" fan died inside my tent like 5-6 days ago so the plant wasn't getting the air circulation it needed (especially for being so short, dense, and compacted in the center stalk.)
2. I filled the 5 gallon bucket with a little more water than I normally do when I did the res change, so there wasn't very much room for air inside the bucket. I would assume the humidity of the water escaping from the clay pebbles was a large factor.
Lessons learned I suppose :\ Just really hoping it doesn't spread to what is left!