Froglips
New Member
I was talking to an expert in one of the grow shops here, and I learned something very interesting.
Something to Think About:
Your grow room is probably real close to 80 Degrees F, or a little more. So the water in the res is that temperature as well. Then add in the fact you are (Read: 'should be') pumping air into it from something that is sucking room temperature air, and that pretty much guarantees that the water in your res is at least room temperature, and probably more.
I guess when water hits 85 Degrees F and above, it does not matter how much air you pump into it anymore, because it is considered dead water that can not hold any Oxygen, and now has the very high probability of breeding bad things in your res. There is a word for this, but I can not remember it. I think it started with an "A" though. )
This guy was saying that plants' root systems love water that is ~68 Degrees. No colder! It is supposedly the best temp to hold the maximum amount of Oxygen in the water as possible.
Anyway, he said that sticking a frozen water bottle in the res is a cheap and easy way to keep the temp in your res down between 75-68 Degrees F.
I have been doing it for like 3 days now, and I have to say that they really seem to like it, and it seems like it would be much more refreshing to drink at that temperature in the first place.
I have been freezing two 1-Gallon containers that do not leak, and sticking them in on a 12 hour rotation. I have been checking the temperature every few hours, and it stays between 76-68 Degrees F like this. The containers are actually completely thawed to water within 2.5 hours, so I will be using a 3rd container, and changing the rotation to am 8-10 hour rotation.
Just thought you-all might be interested in yet another seemingly non-important issue with growing, that turns out to be a hell of a lot more important than one would think.
Try it, your plants will love you for it! )
Something to Think About:
Your grow room is probably real close to 80 Degrees F, or a little more. So the water in the res is that temperature as well. Then add in the fact you are (Read: 'should be') pumping air into it from something that is sucking room temperature air, and that pretty much guarantees that the water in your res is at least room temperature, and probably more.
I guess when water hits 85 Degrees F and above, it does not matter how much air you pump into it anymore, because it is considered dead water that can not hold any Oxygen, and now has the very high probability of breeding bad things in your res. There is a word for this, but I can not remember it. I think it started with an "A" though. )
This guy was saying that plants' root systems love water that is ~68 Degrees. No colder! It is supposedly the best temp to hold the maximum amount of Oxygen in the water as possible.
Anyway, he said that sticking a frozen water bottle in the res is a cheap and easy way to keep the temp in your res down between 75-68 Degrees F.
I have been doing it for like 3 days now, and I have to say that they really seem to like it, and it seems like it would be much more refreshing to drink at that temperature in the first place.
I have been freezing two 1-Gallon containers that do not leak, and sticking them in on a 12 hour rotation. I have been checking the temperature every few hours, and it stays between 76-68 Degrees F like this. The containers are actually completely thawed to water within 2.5 hours, so I will be using a 3rd container, and changing the rotation to am 8-10 hour rotation.
Just thought you-all might be interested in yet another seemingly non-important issue with growing, that turns out to be a hell of a lot more important than one would think.
Try it, your plants will love you for it! )