I’d get rid or the coco/soil, it’ll end up in your solution guaranteed! Just roll with pellets or something clean. Root rot is your 1 enemy in this setup imo. Use h202 and keep a couple of inches dry at the brim, the more air to the roots the better. Never turn if your bubblers! And stay clean good luck.
I’d get rid or the coco/soil, it’ll end up in your solution guaranteed! Just roll with pellets or something clean. Root rot is your 1 enemy in this setup imo. Use h202 and keep a couple of inches dry at the brim, the more air to the roots the better. Never turn if your bubblers! And stay clean good luck.
Thanks. I ended up using pearlite, becouse I didn't have access to hydroton other than shipped. I didn't want to pay shipping on a wheelbarrel full of hydroton when I just needed a little bit.
I finally made a trip to the hydro store to get nutes and I forgot to pick it up..
I just picked up some black airlines and new airstones too. So far I haven't had any big problems, accept the clear airlines are getting nasty.
So far i haven't used any h2o2, when I do a resavoir change I do switch to a clean tote. Im hoping that along with the new airlines will keep it clean.
I have 3 totes and a transfer pump.
I mix my nutes in an empty and then drain the tote that im using,switch the lid to a clean empty tote, then fill it with the new nute mix.
Im using ro water and it takes me a couple days filling a new tote. I leave a seperate airstone going in the new mix as I get it ready. It's a little complicated but im in a pretty tight space.
Hi it does sound familiar, but what’s a tote? Is that a bucket? Any way I am doing similar thing but filtration and it takes a while to prep water/nutes change overs, it’s a labor of love so I don’t mind. However sadly I nearly lost all of my plants recently as the rot hit fast and I didn’t realize how easily it could sink my ships. I have since been using hydrogen peroxide food grade diluted to my mix and it’s knocked out the nasties! From know on in any dwc I grow I will use it to some degree. However if you want those micro’s around add a day or two before nute changes/cleans to balance the ecosystem. The h202 breaks down pretty quick and adds a good extra supply of o2 to the root zone.
