First DWC. overwhelmed with names and chemicals and additives

[Aqua Man]

I think these are 10" now that I look. maybe bigger wasnt better.

should I add more enzymes? im scared to overdo it as i dont know what they are and were kind of expensive.. hate wasting this stuff.

it called for 8ml per gallon. I only added 1ml per gallon or so.

4 ml per gal should be fine... may foam a bit but not to worry. The big thing not is getting then in a stable suitable environment. Then we wait... and let the plant adjust for a week before doing anything else.

You got this. Just breathe and relax.

Temp 75-80f
Rh 50-60%
Ppm 400-600
Ph 5.6-6.0
Check these daily and once the ph meter comes in im sure you will find you need some adjustments.

What the source of ph down you are using?

 

[User59204626117]

it is standard hydroponics pH down.

my total volume of water is 15 gallons. could hold more but im doing small runs so I dont waste it.

VPD and all that is decent.

PH is normally 6.5 and I added a little ph down so I cant be too far off. ill admit im not perfect here though.


water temp is usually close to 21c or 70f

 

[Aqua Man]

it is standard hydroponics pH down.

my total volume of water is 15 gallons. could hold more but im doing small runs so I dont waste it.

VPD and all that is decent.

PH is normally 6.5 and I added a little ph down so I cant be too far off. ill admit im not perfect here though.


water temp is usually close to 21c or 70f

No such thing as standard ph down.

Have a pic of the label or brand name I can check. If its higher in nitric or citric acid its gonna suck for you. Nitric is to weak and unstable and citric reacts with bicarbonate making it useless in hours. We want phosphoric or sulfuric acid in hydro.

The other work for soil if you feel the need.

 

[User59204626117]

Bucket doesn’t see much light

vpd is good.

ph seems high. I added 10 more ml of ph down.

water is 68f and 660ppm but about 150ppm is my tap water.

 

[Aqua Man]

Bucket doesn’t see much light

vpd is good.

ph seems high. I added 10 more ml of ph down.

Are you under LED?

I'm gonna look that ph up fast

 

[User59204626117]

480w quantum board led in a 4x4

 

[PK1]

is the water still running thru the top hoses? leaves are droopy because of over watering.
also, based on your enzyme information you would want 120ml mixed

 

[Aqua Man]

What do the ingredients say on it? Having a hard time finding them and thats not good

 

[Aqua Man]

480w quantum board led in a 4x4

Change your leaf diff temp to 4 or 5f cooler. On your meter.

 

[User59204626117]

The vpd is just a cheap phone app

a temp gun is also on my list of devices needed.

yes water leaks 24/7 although I’m not sure how efficiently and I assumed they’d get breaths of random air throughout the drippings.

the ph down is amazon and probably not very good.

 

[Aqua Man]

Also very important here you have really stressed plants so we need to back the light off so they can recover. This is done by reducing the intensity not increasing the dark period so....

Download light meter by my mobile tools dev. Face the screen up at the top of the plants. Adjust the light by raiomg the light or using the dimmer so that they reach about 10k lux.

 

[User59204626117]

More info

 

[Aqua Man]

The vpd is just a cheap phone app

a temp gun is also on my list of devices needed.

yes water leaks 24/7 although I’m not sure how efficiently and I assumed they’d get breaths of random air throughout the drippings.

the ph down is amazon and probably not very good.

The roots are hanging in air they won't be overwatered because overwatering is caused by mack of oxygen not to much water.

 

[User59204626117]

This is what it reads right over the droopy hydro plant and then right in the center, same elevation, over the happy soil plants.

 

[PK1]

The roots are hanging in air they won't be overwatered because overwatering is caused by mack of oxygen not to much water.

you don't think there is to much water with in the pibbles? it's getting feed from top 24/7

 

[Aqua Man]

you don't think there is to much water with in the pibbles? it's getting feed from top 24/7

Yeah but its draining right through. The roots are hanging in the air. It's almost like an aeroponic system without thw spray... or am I mistaken how this system is working?

 

[PK1]

This might help make more sense. (Looks like one air stone fell off the line)

@Aquaman watch the video on post: 2552458,
constant water from top won't allow the roots to grow, IMO the pibbles are holding to much water. I had that problem and fixed it by stopping the top water and just manually feed it twice a day. This allowed the roots to grow out until it reaches the water in the bucket which is rotating through the rez in his case

 

[Aqua Man]

This is what it reads right over the droopy hydro plant and then right in the center, same elevation, over the happy soil plants.

If you hold it close to the light what does it max out at on your phone?

 

[Aqua Man]

@Aquaman watch the video on post: 2552458,
constant water from top won't allow the roots to grow. I had that problem and fixed it by stopping the top water and just manually feed it twice a day. This allowed the roots to grow out until it reaches the water in the bucket which is rotating through the rez

In hydroton? Something must have been wrong. Roots will grow submerged if the o2 is adequate.

I fear if its not constant or at minimum very frequently the roots will air prune or not have enough nutrients.

 

[User59204626117]

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