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    Are AIR PUMP and WATER PUMT supposed to work 24/7 or can you limit them with a timer

    Im about buying my first air pump and water pump but i dont know if they are supposed to work 24/7 or if i can limit the hours they are working a day using a timer. Regarding water pump i understand that if roots get dry for a few minutes they get damaged but i dont know if the time they take...
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    8 PH and herbs are growing why is that, i supposed water ph was very important

    Im new to this and decided to begin with a little aerogarden and their seed kit. My idea was to learn managing ph using something organic. After failing i decided to buy a reverse osmosis filter, but while i look around for it i supposed the herbs growing in the aerogarden left with a continuous...
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    Best homemade CO2 recipe you know

    Which is the best recipe you have ever known about to make homemade co2, like yeast and sugar, or sodium bicarbonate and vinegar.
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    Are there ph meters that can be stored dry without the need of any liquid

    Ive read there are different kinds of ph probes in meters. Are there affordable ph meters for hydroponics not needing to store them in liquid to prevent probe from stoping to work. What about the best kind of meter, i mean: Pocket meter, or bigger cotinuous one that can either be moved or...
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    Is organic ph down some kind of joke for noobs

    Im beginning to think that full organic aeropony and hydropony is impossible because there is no way to adjust ph organically (without regular ph up and down). My findings are: Vinegar: push down ph for ONLY 24 hours, and leaves an sticky trail behind. Baking soda: pushes it up and is...
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    Newb HELP with water ec ph and BIOSEVIA

    Im comletely lost on this after reading a lot i have very newb questions. Would you help me. 1. In biosevia hydro grow and bloom bottles i can see three numbers separated like 1-2-3 what do they mean. 2. Water: With nothing added, 3.2 litres of tap water measured for PH and EC reads...
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    my tap water is ph 7.7 receive ph down and up bottles and GOT MY ASS SCARED

    I used my meter on tap water and got ph 7.7. I ordered ph up and down bottles and when i received them (yep i didnt took the time to read about them) i got my ass scared when reading nitrix and phosphoric acid mix corrosive. Dealer even sent me a security procedure manual asking for the...
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    Are there meters that require less maintenance than others

    Im not thinking in any type in particular, ph, ec, tdm, i mean take ph meters. Are there some ph meters models that require far more maintenance than other models. In that case, which ph and ec meters models would require less maintenance. Ive read that there are even different kinds of...
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    PVC is Carcinogenous

    Im browsing some systems to get into some aero or hydro grow (still deciding) and found most of them to be PVC. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride#Health_and_safety http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride#Bans PVC has been proved to be carcinogenous. They are moving...
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