CrimsonBud
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Hey everyone.
I'm about to start an indoor DWC grow in an area which is pretty hot and humid (outdoor avg. is 23° - 32°).
I have a water chiller to keep the WDC water on solid 22°, and an air conditioner to keep the air around plants on 24° - 28° (the ideal range for cannabis).
My plants got root rot in a previous grow, I noticed it started on roots that were exposed to air, so I decided to measure the air temperature inside the grow tank.
It was somewhere between the air and the water temperature, averaging on 24° - 27°, which's apparently too hot.
What is the ideal air temperature around exposed roots in a DWC tank?
Some of the preventative steps I'll be taking this grow:
* Raise water level inside the DWC tank to reach 2cm below net pots.
* Ordered a 5mm thick reflective sheet to completely wrap the DWC tank and insulate heat from LED lamps
* Ordered a small, splash-proof USB fan to tuck inside the DWC tank and keep the air moving
* Treat regularly with H2O2
Thanks.
I'm about to start an indoor DWC grow in an area which is pretty hot and humid (outdoor avg. is 23° - 32°).
I have a water chiller to keep the WDC water on solid 22°, and an air conditioner to keep the air around plants on 24° - 28° (the ideal range for cannabis).
My plants got root rot in a previous grow, I noticed it started on roots that were exposed to air, so I decided to measure the air temperature inside the grow tank.
It was somewhere between the air and the water temperature, averaging on 24° - 27°, which's apparently too hot.
What is the ideal air temperature around exposed roots in a DWC tank?
Some of the preventative steps I'll be taking this grow:
* Raise water level inside the DWC tank to reach 2cm below net pots.
* Ordered a 5mm thick reflective sheet to completely wrap the DWC tank and insulate heat from LED lamps
* Ordered a small, splash-proof USB fan to tuck inside the DWC tank and keep the air moving
* Treat regularly with H2O2
Thanks.