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    Approach to DWC for newbies like me

    I’m expecting most finders of this post to respond with a simple TL;DR! In fact it’s so long that I’m having to post it in two parts, as I’ve exceeded the character limit in posts. If anyone is familiar with Myers Briggs personality tests, I’m a classic INTP. This is normally talked about in...
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    Timing dilemma

    Hi folks, Long story short, I've got the in-laws coming to visit mid July. I figured that switching to 12/12 today would give me enough to to complete the harvest (wish I could veg a week or 2 longer), but it leaves me no time to hang, dry and cure. So I had a thought and I have no idea how...
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    Is this one a lost cause?

    Yet again have tried and failed with DWC. Root rot set in over a week ago and I tried to treat with a Heisenberg tea. Think I was too heavy on molasses and not patient enough with timing before applying, and despite a very promising first few hours, the brown sludge came back with a vengeance...
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    Shedding, dying roots... again

    Feel like a stuck record now. 4th grow, 4th time I've encountered the same problems. DWC - Plant topped at 5th node - everything was looking beautiful for first couple weeks. Last week I got a slight tinge on the roots above the water line, and as usual it's developed into rot right through the...
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    Air stone positioning

    Hey all Quick question - I have a big rectangular res, with the plant placed to one side rather than centrally… I have a 25w pump and a 200mm diameter air stone. I’ve been running the stone directly under the net pot and I’m running sterile. The question is, if it’s oxygen in the water, as...
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    A cautionary tale

    Not after advice here - just trying to save other newbies from making the same silly mistakes as me. I recently manifolded a plant... around 4 weeks in, I got root rot. For the second time in one grow. I was on the fence about whether to keep going with the manifold so had another seedling on...
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    Newbie LST question

    So, I've been tying down some branches, in order to create a flat even canopy (early days, but I'm trying to fill a 2.6 x 2.6ft space) with a single plant. After manifolding I've been tying down new shoots left right and centre! My first question is simple: do the ties need to remain...
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    Am I about to fight root rot again?

    Hi folks... am starting to get really dumbfounded. I started this plant on bennies. Despite good temps, roots started to rot. So I swapped to silver bullet roots, chopped the dying roots and the plant bounced back well, chucking out a tonne of new roots. I've prepped the plant for a manifold...
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    DWC vs Coco

    Hi all I've been determined to get the hang of DWC. I've had multiple failed attempts but thankfully I'm now on the right track. What I've realised (and it's been talked about so often in this forum - can't believe I was arrogant enough to think my inexperienced logic was better than the raw...
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    NPK - Factoring Silica & pH Down

    Hi folks, I've found myself getting really geeky about nutrition. I grow in DWC and have been through swathes of different nutrients and additives, building a library of what works and what doesn't for me. One thing I've realised is that adding pH Down (phosphoric acid), and Liquid Silicon...
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    Triple leaf nodes!?

    Hi there... had 2 previously unsuccessful DWC attempts... pesky root rot scuppered me! Am using Orca this time and so far so good. This is just a single plant grow. This is day 24 from seed, with RQS Legendary OG. It was a VERY slow starter and sensitive to even a hint too much light. The...
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    'Overwatered' in DWC

    Hi there. This is my 3rd attempt with DWC. First couple of times I lost out to rot. First grow - pump not strong enough. Rot started when I changed to a flat disc air stone and the pump didn't have the pressure to push as much air through as the previous stones. 2nd grow - went too far in the...
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    Germinqtion woes

    Hi all. Having real problems germinating at the moment. I only grow one at a time. Firs round was a success. Round 2 have started 4 seeds and not one success. Attempt 1: straight into ph 5.5 rockwool Attempt 2: 14 hour soak in rhizotonic, before planting in rockwool Attempt 3: Fulvic acid soak...
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    Cheapest, simplest way of managing temps in a single DWC bucket

    Hi all! New to the forum (this is my first post) and also a first-time grower. I'm now 5 weeks in with a bubble kush plant. She's a hardy little thing, and it's a good job too... I'm treating this as an R&D run and sadly, I always seem to learn more from my mistakes than my successes. I've now...
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