Hydroponics

Thanks for the help Potroast, + Rep to you!

have you tried hydorogen peroxide in your d/w/c ?

Smallsetup said:

My air temp is at 70, My wife was born on the sun so she's frozen solid at 70 if you know what I mean.. I double checked the DWC and it's at 79, but I have plenty of air going into it (4 airstones). Guess I gotta figure something out. I also am using Hygrozyme in there (i think I forgot to mention that). Would this be contributing to the problem also? Just curious because I didn't have this problem with my first grow under the same conditions..

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that res temp seems really high for what the ambient room temp is. how is it getting so warm? do you have a circulation pump in it or have another set of lights directly under it? what is bringing up the temp so much?

lorenzo08 said:

that res temp seems really high for what the ambient room temp is. how is it getting so warm? do you have a circulation pump in it or have another set of lights directly under it? what is bringing up the temp so much?

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Could be the fact that my res lid is black?? I was considering painting it flat white.. Think it would help?

Bifta said:

have you tried hydorogen peroxide in your d/w/c ?

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No I havent.. I might just try that. How do I go about it??

I wouldn't suggest H2O2 when using enzymes, and other organic nutrients. You'll kill them all, and their tiny screams will haunt you.

HTH

Hey Potroast!

The only nutrients I have used on my current Aerogarden grow is a product called NSR GREENLEAVES BLOOM JUICE..

do you know it...?

do you know if it is organic...?

if it is not, than it would be compatible with H2O2, right?

My plants seem healthy with just this, but I was under the impression that it was just a supplement... any comments..?

Thanks...

Gypsy...

No, I've never heard of it, but it appears to be a 1-part Bloom nutrient. If it doesn't say anything about organics on the label, it's probably chemical, and would be fine to use with H2O2.

HTH

Well I went out and got some Sensi grow A and B.. I'm gonna switch out tomorrow and leave the Hygrozyme out and just Put some superthrive in there and this other stuff i'm using to produce branching.. No one on here has heard of it, i'll put a picture up for you.. The products are called Bloom by a company called Agricultural Organics.

ec meters r expensive whats the deal hand held portable devices so i can use it every were i use it bloom room veg room or the room i use for h2o and mixing nutrients or a unit thats fixed always reading ph ec and temp

Most hydro growers that use meters for EC/TDS or pH, use the portable, battery-operated meters. They work fine as long as you take good care of them, keep them clean and calibrate often, and supply them with good batteries, and store them properly. I prefer a Monitor that has an AC/DC plug-in base unit that hangs on the wall, and separate replaceable pH electrode and EC electrode.

HTH

Hey potroast, on a flood/drain table, could you tell me roughly what are acceptable times it takes to fill vs drain? I have a 2x3' that I fill about 5" deep and it takes around 2-3 mins to fill but about 7-10 mins to drain and repeat at 12 mins on cycle timer. Is that okay, or am I keeping the root submerged too long?? It's kind of just an experiment table I am going to veg some clones in, but I am thinking I may need a bigger pump and more height? I am using hydroton in baskets if that matters.........

Thank you in advance for all of your awesome help!!

growinman

That's sounds like a good time for filling, but a little too long to drain, but it will work as long as your res is sufficiently aerated. I don't think you need to flood so often though, every 2-4 hours is the norm, depending on temps.

HTH

i bought sensi grow part a & b advanced nutrients not very high on n-p-k, i was wondering if this is all i need for growing stage or could i add more a=3.7-0-0 b=2.5-2.2-5.7, should i add a high nitrogen solution or is this all i need. ty

potroast said:

That's sounds like a good time for filling, but a little too long to drain, but it will work as long as your res is sufficiently aerated. I don't think you need to flood so often though, every 2-4 hours is the norm, depending on temps.

HTH

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Thank you, Sir!
It only is draining back through the pump so I am going to try and figure another way as well(I thought that may be taking too long) and I will go put a big air stone in the res right now.

growinman

mannyleec said:

i bought sensi grow part a & b advanced nutrients not very high on n-p-k, i was wondering if this is all i need for growing stage or could i add more a=3.7-0-0 b=2.5-2.2-5.7, should i add a high nitrogen solution or is this all i need. ty

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Check with the AN website, they have a feeding schedule that will drive you straight to the poorhouse. If you ask them, you need about a dozen expensive products.

HTH

growinman said:

Hey potroast, on a flood/drain table, could you tell me roughly what are acceptable times it takes to fill vs drain? I have a 2x3' that I fill about 5" deep and it takes around 2-3 mins to fill but about 7-10 mins to drain and repeat at 12 mins on cycle timer. Is that okay, or am I keeping the root submerged too long?? It's kind of just an experiment table I am going to veg some clones in, but I am thinking I may need a bigger pump and more height? I am using hydroton in baskets if that matters.........

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the draining time shouldn't hurt it any. I can't think of anything off the top of my head that would help drain it faster. maybe just raise the table above the res a little higher. mine takes about 2 1/2 minutes to fill to 3 or 4 inches, then 3 minutes to drain purely by syphon. you should flood anywhere between once an hour to once every 6 hours. depends on the media you're growing in, how fast it drains and dries out, and your personal preference. I flood fish tank stone once every 1 1/2 hours, that's what works best for me.

when growing in expanded clay, how often do you irrigate. I run the pump 12 hours, it works pretty good just wanted to hear other ideas.

Uhmmm, 5 posts back will answer your question ...

shit well theres 47 pages so my apologies if this has been asked or if your not sure, but could you point me in the direction of some good info on using DWC for growing?