First Grow

is this a decent drip system? it doesnt get every spot wet, so ill have to rotate it around 1/4 the way about every 5 minutes when i feed it, seems like a lot of bs, but its nothing i cant handle. Also how do i feed it after it germinated? do i feed it regularly 3-4 times a day? and im looking for a strong stem so do i put a fan on? or do i wait till i see it? is it true that soft low watt flourescent bulbs help when using LED lights? any help appreciated

We are gonna have to know a lot more information before we can give you any advice.

How exactly is your system setup?
What kind of nutrients are you using?

I don't know anything about LED's besides they are not as good as HID yet.

As for strengthening the stems, a fan will be good. Don't blow it directly on the plant until it gets much older and stronger. You'll stress the plant a lot as a seedling with a fan, so keep the air moving, not the plant.

FoxCompany426 said:

We are gonna have to know a lot more information before we can give you any advice.

How exactly is your system setup?
What kind of nutrients are you using?

I don't know anything about LED's besides they are not as good as HID yet.

As for strengthening the stems, a fan will be good. Don't blow it directly on the plant until it gets much older and stronger. You'll stress the plant a lot as a seedling with a fan, so keep the air moving, not the plant.

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im using about 5-6 gallons of water,
i dont know what nutrients to use, i hear anything 20-20-20 veg and 10-30-10 flowering is good, but what im using now is schultz root stimulant, 1 teaspoon, and miracle grow .02 .02 .02, i poured the whole bottle in the res since it was so weak of a nutrient and only 1qt.

i have the hose coming from the res which is a tote and a whole cut in the top for the pot so it drains right back into the res, the hose is taped to pour it right over the top of the pot but not right over the seedling, the air hose on the water pump had water shooting out of it and was starting to make a mess so i taped over it with electrical tape, will my roots still have enough oxygen?

if at all possible can i get this topic moved into the hydroponics forum? it was a mistake putting it in the aerogarden forum...