faded4life
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I have clones in small rock wool cubes that have just begun showing roots. How many days should I wait before putting in DWC buckets?
Clone Question please
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RedEyed NattyDread
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you have a picture of em? its its alot of roots then id say go ahead but post some pics to get better feed back
Dipsomaniac420
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Word...I got you covered. I've used rockwool for starting clones and dwc w/ hydroton together now for over 3 years.
First off...what's your medium in the DWC buckets? As I said, I use hydroton but there's plenty of other options. In the end though, it really doesn't matter what your medium is...and here's why:
Short answer....get your roots to hang down into your dwc res at least a few inches.
Long answer...
DWC, as you know, relies on the roots being down into the water. Theoretically, as long as your roots hang into your res a little then you're good. This is due to the capillary action from the roots...same as using a wick system (Google "hydroponic wick system") Me though? I don't rely on that. It's dwc, so in my opinion you should be pumping air/O2/bubbles into your res like they're going out of style. I've got some ridiculously large O2 pumps..one cost me over 120$ with airstone-mania going on. I mean...it's over kill, but it's cheap and it ensure for me I got the DO levels I need in the water. So, if you do something like that...then you're basically going into a combo of bubbleponics and DWC. Which in that case then you're all good...because the bubbles will splash up onto your mesh cups. If the bubble splash onto the uppermost rootzone isn't happening for me, then my water is too low in the res.
HMU with questions.
Peace
First off...what's your medium in the DWC buckets? As I said, I use hydroton but there's plenty of other options. In the end though, it really doesn't matter what your medium is...and here's why:
Short answer....get your roots to hang down into your dwc res at least a few inches.
Long answer...
DWC, as you know, relies on the roots being down into the water. Theoretically, as long as your roots hang into your res a little then you're good. This is due to the capillary action from the roots...same as using a wick system (Google "hydroponic wick system") Me though? I don't rely on that. It's dwc, so in my opinion you should be pumping air/O2/bubbles into your res like they're going out of style. I've got some ridiculously large O2 pumps..one cost me over 120$ with airstone-mania going on. I mean...it's over kill, but it's cheap and it ensure for me I got the DO levels I need in the water. So, if you do something like that...then you're basically going into a combo of bubbleponics and DWC. Which in that case then you're all good...because the bubbles will splash up onto your mesh cups. If the bubble splash onto the uppermost rootzone isn't happening for me, then my water is too low in the res.
HMU with questions.
Peace
faded4life
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Yeah...I'm using a dual air pump to pump through an airstone and thru a drip ring...so plenty of oxygen going in....I'm also using hydroton as medium. My roots are just coming thru.....should I put into a bigger cube & then into medium or wait a couple of days for longer roots? My drip ring will give water & nuts to plant....
iFreeSki420
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If you clone them in neoprene pucks can you put them directly into the hydroton without rock wool?
faded4life
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Here is what my roots look like today. Should I wait or can I put the into bigger cubes & then into my medium? Any suggestions would help. 
faded4life
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Straight into hydroton dwc or in larger cube then into hydroton?
faded4life
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Anyone with some input?