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I plan on using a trailisnet in the flower room. I'm still trying to finish the flower room.
Why is it red ?I think you guys are right about the pipes needing to be covered, I drained the system yesterday and theres was globs of red algae coming out, its probably all inside those pipes. So once I cover those pipes it should kill it right and never come back?
First time I've seen red too.Why is it red ?
I have never seen red
It seems that some guys here have root fetish, root porn hehe, no offense guys...So how can I get my roots back to being bright White like this again?
dnt mistake someone else pictures.It seems that some guys here have root fetish, root porn hehe, no offense guys...
Hey, you doing great, the roots looking good for that what happens to them in the past, just keep going and left them in freedom, focus on the plant, roots looks always different by growing system and nutration, color can be darker as well, so long they are not slimy and smell bed all good
In previous post I mentioned to dump all plants, I revoked my suggestion, it's looks better as i was imagined
Hope not bro,dnt mistake someone else pictures.
Since your running a live system with bacteria, you can increase your water Temps. I would never run below 70 due to slowed growth.Water temps are 68f
500 ppm
I dont even measure orp anymore
I need to get a dehumidifier for the veg room. I 2 quest 105's for the flower room hope that enough.
Am I supposed to have a pump top feeding the net pots 24/7? I've been top feeding every 4-5 days is that enough?
Another thing is my topoffs are auto filled with a float valve. And the blueblab will adjust the ph automatically.
Its my opinion and a few others. The majority of hydro growers will disagree, yet don't run bbs. So for seedlings I go until it touches my rockwool cube. About 1/3. Yet once the roots break out of the rockwool I keep them fully submerged. So the bbs like a spongy home. I feel if the rockwool is submerged the beanies can live there easier and promote faster root uptake by keeping the roots up top clean and ready for nutrients.So its best practice running bennies is to keep the water level above the Net Pot no air gap? How far up do you go?
Agree with most everything you say but in regards to rockwool placement in the net pot. Current culture nets have a raised portion that means the rockwool isn't actually sitting on the bottomIts my opinion and a few others. The majority of hydro growers will disagree, yet don't run bbs. So for seedlings I go until it touches my rockwool cube. About 1/3. Yet once the roots break out of the rockwool I keep them fully submerged. So the bbs like a spongy home. I feel if the rockwool is submerged the beanies can live there easier and promote faster root uptake by keeping the roots up top clean and ready for nutrients.
Thing is the rockwool isn't meant to be submerged. I'm Fallponics so my water surface should have pretty high 02 levels. Your undercurrent... So you must run your airstones 24/7 if you want any of this to work. As for the water pump 24/7 also. Like if ur gonna go this method gotta do it all. Can't be running bbs with low 02 levels.
The gap method works because it's an aero function. The bubbles popping mist. But I feel the gap works more for sterile than live.
so damn envious of y'all with the space to run UC. some day i'll join the club. for now i'll just look at your setup with a green face.Agree with most everything you say but in regards to rockwool placement in the net pot. Current culture nets have a raised portion that means the rockwool isn't actually sitting on the bottom View attachment 1203206
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I run mine according to cc recommendations which creates bigger tap roots imo
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Yea it for sure works, but I'd have to see a trial or at least their trials and data. Like perhaps they are saying it mists up like aero, which would work way better. But my thing is why not just go full aero in those systems. Idk I just know how well keeping roots underwater works. Now I'm not saying I keep it that high. But I top off to as much as my system can hold and by the time it hits that 1 inch mark or 2 inch below it gets filled again. I just like having a huge system capacity. Believe it or not that's also alot of solution that could be in the system helping stabilize it. Like the bigger the res the less fluctuations. Plus if people are using bbs I feel it's will work a little better than the peroxide air gap method. I've just heard conflicting information on it. Someone was talking about how it's basically just not feeding that area of roots making them stretch. In a good 2 stage aero system the plants will be huge but the roots will be compact and tight, super fishbony. So if the goal is to make long roots, I don't think that's a requirement for the fastest growth, due to aero operating the opposite. But again.. Too many variables to say one way is best for everyone.. Id say people should try both methods. I know in my system when I have roots above the air gap they don't look near as good as the roots under water. Plus my Temps are super high. I'm sure uc reccomends 68f too.. And they didn't do top feed when it could have been done easily on their systems. Just sayin I don't think it should be a one size fits all. I'm sure they tested it right?Agree with most everything you say but in regards to rockwool placement in the net pot. Current culture nets have a raised portion that means the rockwool isn't actually sitting on the bottom View attachment 1203206
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I run mine according to cc recommendations which creates bigger tap roots imo
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68 degrees just happens to be the temperature that water carries the most oxygen. The whole bennies thing is cool and all but I just prefer going sterile and not worrying about root issues. Sure the bennies help the plant get food but then the bennies need food as well. So there may be some benefit but I would have to see the data to prove it as well.Yea it for sure works, but I'd have to see a trial or at least their trials and data. Like perhaps they are saying it mists up like aero, which would work way better. But my thing is why not just go full aero in those systems. Idk I just know how well keeping roots underwater works. Now I'm not saying I keep it that high. But I top off to as much as my system can hold and by the time it hits that 1 inch mark or 2 inch below it gets filled again. I just like having a huge system capacity. Believe it or not that's also alot of solution that could be in the system helping stabilize it. Like the bigger the res the less fluctuations. Plus if people are using bbs I feel it's will work a little better than the peroxide air gap method. I've just heard conflicting information on it. Someone was talking about how it's basically just not feeding that area of roots making them stretch. In a good 2 stage aero system the plants will be huge but the roots will be compact and tight, super fishbony. So if the goal is to make long roots, I don't think that's a requirement for the fastest growth, due to aero operating the opposite. But again.. Too many variables to say one way is best for everyone.. Id say people should try both methods. I know in my system when I have roots above the air gap they don't look near as good as the roots under water. Plus my Temps are super high. I'm sure uc reccomends 68f too.. And they didn't do top feed when it could have been done easily on their systems. Just sayin I don't think it should be a one size fits all. I'm sure they tested it right?