A COuple Questions About Flushing

[simondetroit]

My normal pump cycle for my Aero/NFT system run 1 min. on 4 mins. off. When I flush should I keep the cycle the same? Or just plug the pumps in and run them for 24/7? Any pros/cons?

Also when you flush do you leave any of the nute water in the res. so you not flushing with 100% fresh water or do you just drain the res. all the way and flush with 100% water? And my last question......Do you ph your water when you flush? Thanks

 

[Trunk5]

i drain my res and rinse it out, then add phed water with final phaze. i use to just run plain water to flush but found you need to slack off in nutes twards the end befor you flush. useing final phaze i can feed them as heavy as i need to until the week of the flush. some people say they see no difference, but i can taste the difference in this crop from my last, much better flavor.

also i run my pumps 24/7 in my aero nft.

 

[simondetroit]

i drain my res and rinse it out, then add phed water with final phaze. i use to just run plain water to flush but found you need to slack off in nutes twards the end befor you flush. useing final phaze i can feed them as heavy as i need to until the week of the flush. some people say they see no difference, but i can taste the difference in this crop from my last, much better flavor.

also i run my pumps 24/7 in my aero nft.

I didn't really specify. I was really wantin advice on what you do between reservoir changes. Not the final flush before harvest

 

[PitViper]

just drain what you can..fill with fresh..there will be a certan amount remaining in the res...dont worry thats fine

 

[Trunk5]

just drain what you can..fill with fresh..there will be a certan amount remaining in the res...dont worry thats fine

yeah thats what i do, i only clean the res if i see build up in there or my plants are showing a problem. when i do clean them i use bleach water, then a peroxide mix with water to rinse, then rinse a 2nd time with just water. also a good time to sumerge and clean your pumps run them for like 10 min in each and they will be clean as well..

 

[gorilla5]

Do you guys use clearx or florakleen or just empty what you can and fill with fresh?

 

[Trunk5]

just empty out what you can,and refill with your new water. i used a 160gph pump to drain, it basically gets just about all of it out if you tilt the bin ever so slightly.

 

[simondetroit]

Do you guys use clearx or florakleen or just empty what you can and fill with fresh?

I have Clearex in hand and only use it if I see any issues. Otherwise I just empty the res and wipe it down real good and fill it up with tap water. Run the pumps 24 hrs. Then I empty it and fill it up again with nutes and fresh water. Then I reset the pupmps back to their normal cycle. I'm not sure what the pros/ cons are when I run my pumps nonstop during a flush. I would like to definently k ow if their are any cons? I will definently do a flush with Clearex when I switch from veg to flower nutes.

 

[gorilla5]

I am running Florakleen right now cause I cant get rid of my nitrogen diff so I am flushing and then going to refill with fresh water and nutes and see what happens.

 

[simondetroit]

I wouldn't bother flushing between rez changes unless I had problems.

Flushing with hydro is pretty easy. Why would you suggest not taking the precautions to do so? Thanks