And it worked great, no dead fish.
Maybe the waterfall was poorly designed.
No it wasn't..
Weird. Was the water chilled?
It was always under 70.. Is that too warm? It's just a small 3 bucket system I built years ago and I just couldn't keep white roots.. When I went to the airstones I ran the air intake from the crawl space under my house.. kept temps in the mid 60s...
I find it amazing that 99% of well-known growers here do things one way, and then there are those who have their own ideas and theories that go against how the pros are doing it! If 99% of the growers do it one way, it's probably the best, most efficient, tested and fine-tune way of doing things. If using open air lines was better than using air stones, then 99% of the growers here would be doing it that way, and every thread would support that method!
And "Under Current" is the incorrect term here. What he's talking about is "Recirculating". You need a powerful water pump to achieve "Under Current, where the flow of the water is strong enough to get DO to the center of the roots. Otherwise, and air pump is needed to to get oxygen to the centers
Yep. With a bubble Cloner, the bubbles popping on the surface of the water create micro-dropplets that float around until they land on something (like the stems).
I grew with air stones for many years and they are a PITA to clean/unclog, cheaper ones not making it through a full grow cycle. I tried various aquarium waterfalls, but where I live pesky mosquitoes get into my rezes and trays, requiring more of a closed system. Fortunately about a year ago I came across a thread that eliminated air stones with Flooming. Yes it requires a second pump in the rez, which will heat if left on 24/7: I use a small <200gph pump on a deep cycle timer running 4 minutes/30 minutes. works great while doing a much better job of agitating/moving/circulating the nutrients. Adding a venturi is the key
First, don't jump someone else's thread. Second, who ever told you to raise you feeding LIED to you.
I just keep an extra air stone supply around. Takes less than a min. to swap out. Soak a slow stone in white vinegar for 5 min. and it's ready to go again. Don't see the issues.
I would rather eliminate issues. More than enough to keep on top of
I would rather NOT run Another pump.
PLUS, that extra pump helps lift/circulate nutrients that fall out of solution
Keep telling your self that. Not worth the Extra heat.
