hydroponics

Welcome everybody to my first DWC growing! I will be posting weekly all the relevant material to the tracing of this crop. As you may notice, spanish is my first language so excuse me if I have grammatical mistakes :). I will list down the initial setup used: Tent: 0.60*0.60*1.60 m (CultivARG)...

The area I live in is about to get hit hard with snow and ice. I’m really worried about a power outage, maybe even one that could last 2-3 days. What should I do to prepare? Is there anything I need to know? I’m growing RDWC hydro, my plants just flipped to flower about 8 days ago. Should I be...

Floraflex 6 by 6 caps Vivosun 360cfm 6 carbon filter with vivosun ducting silencer for exhaust. Vivosun 240 CFM non speed controllable intake ducting fan. 2 Horticultural Lighting Group hlg 650r Diablo 630w LED Quantum board grow lights. Samsung lmd LEDs. I can only fit a 3 x 6 grow tray so I...

Today I cam into the room and noticed that two of my four plants new growth nodes are starting to shrivel up. They have this pale color to them and some of the tips have turned this dark color. Please help!!! Strain: huckleberry Temp: 73F Rh: 45-50 Medium: hydro RDWC water temps: 68-70

Hello, I'm a newbie here. I earlier had success in growing greens using my hydroponic system. Since a few months, I've not been able to grow anything, thanks to the white mucus like substance which build up at the bottom of the net cups, and covers the roots. After discussing it with other...

So I’ve had this problem for a few days. The lower fan leaves developed these yellowish spots, then they turned tan, then eventually brown. This is my first hydro grow so I’m a bit confused. Plants are a about three weeks old, maybe someone here can tell me what the problem is Strain...

Just started my first hydro grow (RDWC) Spotted a few strange shiny golden brown spots on one of my fan leaves and I’m not sure what they are. I’ve heard deficiencies progress fast in hydro, so I would like to catch them early. I also noticed that some of the new growing fan leaves are a little...

So, let me be more specific here... Can I add nutrients to my solution in the reservoir if the nutrient solution that is currently in the reservoir does not already contain that specific nutrient? For example: I started out with the “week 1” nutrient mix; it did not call for silica for the...

So I’m running a 30 gallon rdwc system and I was wondering if my tap water would be okay to use? It has a ppm of 197 and EC of 395 which I’ve heard isn’t so terrible. The only problem is I know for a fact my hard city water contains small amounts of fluoride and of course chlorine/chloramine...

I’m about to start my first RDWC waterfall grow. Hydro noob here, so I figure I’m bound to run into some problems which will require some complete res changes (system holds about 30 gallons). So my questions are: How the hell do I drain my system in case of root rot? Also, i use a separate tote...

Growing in SoCal. Gonna get an AC infinity T4 & SF4000 for a 4x4, hopefully will help control the electricity bill. As for water and being where I am, can I get away with watering 4-8 plants (if I expand) without fucking up the bill / environment.. please let me know cause I’d rather grow with...

4 site (5gal each) with 27 gallon reservoir. Using RO water btw. Nutes: GH Flora trio, CalMag, Floralicious plus, HydroGuard, and RapidStart. Im starting from seed in rockwool, i was wondering if anybody who uses these nutes has a feed schedule thats worked for them? I'm planning on running 4...

running an RDWC,4x 5 gallon sites, 27 gallon res. Probably 30 gallons or so when full. Wondering what size air pump I need to oxygenate the water in my system? I’ve heard 1 watt per gallon, but watts don’t really have anything to do with how much air It puts out. So does anybody know what size...

So I ordered these buckets (5.3 gallon black rectangular buckets) with snap on lids. They look great, but the only problem is once you get the lid to snap on, it’s sooo hard to get off (for me at least, I lost my left hand in a car accident so I’m working one handed lol) I’m worried that if I...

Have the system setup totally now. Got my first four in used autos for my first time. Figured it would be a good way to break it in. I started this project about 2 months ago. Some parts I've had a little longer used them in the last setup. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

Still building that DIY RDWC waterfall system. My question is, how do you guys run your res out of your grow tent? The port holes in my tent are like 5.5 inches off the floor, and obviously I don’t want to install my piping that high up on my buckets. So, how do you guys do it? Any advice?

So I went to Lowe’s the other day and picked up some stuff. I bought 5 gallon commander XL buckets. The ones with the yellow lids. I’ve seen people using them on YouTube but I’m wondering if the plastic is safe for my plants? Also I bought some PVC piping. It says “schedule 40 - NSF DVW” on it...

I’m building an RDWC system and I’m pretty stumped on the inline pump. I’ve looked at a few on amazon and all of them have bad reviews which worry me. Don’t want one that will die on me cuz that seems like it could be a real problem. So my questions are: Do you guy have any pump brands that you...

So, I just wanted to see if this was fine. Gonna get 1 CFL fluorescent light (at Home Depot, small one that goes into a desk lamp). And have my seedlings in rapid rooter being top-fed. Is this fine for the first two weeks after germination? Just keep this light on, after those two weeks pump on...

I’m fairly new to growing, and I need some help from other fellow growers as I’m in a situation I cannot figure out myself. I have set up almost everything for my hydroponic setup; 600w led light, t6 cloudline, a couple fans as well as a filter. Unfortunately no matter how excited I am to grow...