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Exactly how my pic is however I do water changes as needed not on a schedule amount of time esp when your replacing all the water in a week it's always fresh ..Now if it gets cloudy or pH gets unstable then I do a res change but that's about it and which last run for bloom I did a res change like half only the last week for a few days of flush but that's it and then when I'm at 0ppm for flush I will use that water to add my cleaner too pool shock or bleach then rinse that out fill and drain and dry and ready for next round....However my chiller I will unhook from the system and get a 5gal bucket fill it with vinegar or citric acid of course diluted and will run it for 24hr however if it is really bad I will replace the solution or I will just use a net get the main stuff out and go from there...And h2o2 works great for it too..Just rinse it good and good to go for the next run..Also you might want to suck out as much water as u can too if your going to store for a while....Which is something they need to improve chillers and make a drain for them as it would be easy to do and would do wonders too ....I use a 55 gal drum for as a top off res, it connects to the epicenter with the float valve. It has next weeks feed. When I do a change out, I freeze some cool whip containers of RO water and put them in the epicenter when filling from the warmer top off res. The water never gets over 70.
If I may ask, what dry nutes do you use! Local shop doesn't carry them.Exactly how my pic is however I do water changes as needed not on a schedule amount of time esp when your replacing all the water in a week it's always fresh ..Now if it gets cloudy or pH gets unstable then I do a res change but that's about it and which last run for bloom I did a res change like half only the last week for a few days of flush but that's it and then when I'm at 0ppm for flush I will use that water to add my cleaner too pool shock or bleach then rinse that out fill and drain and dry and ready for next round....However my chiller I will unhook from the system and get a 5gal bucket fill it with vinegar or citric acid of course diluted and will run it for 24hr however if it is really bad I will replace the solution or I will just use a net get the main stuff out and go from there...And h2o2 works great for it too..Just rinse it good and good to go for the next run..Also you might want to suck out as much water as u can too if your going to store for a while....Which is something they need to improve chillers and make a drain for them as it would be easy to do and would do wonders too ....
When I do a water change to keep the new water the same as the old I will put it in the 55gal top off res a day prior and just turn the valve so it won't drain and get that clean and ready fill it up and then u will have 55gal that's ready to go my system does 80gal so I just run the ro line and mix it in at the same time and it works out great that way....And the ro water is a nice 66 I use so it's nice....However I think I will be getting a 30gal top off res instead as that's wat they drink In a weeks time and that's exactly what I want so I can have the top off a week ahead for nutes...So when it slowly drains into the system the plants get their new nutes for that week and wont get shocked by it and I don't have to do much of anything maybe pH it if need be but that's about it I also run the top off at like 5.2-5.4ph so as it slowly goes into the system it keeps the systems pH in check and I don't have to touch it then and does wonders for me...
I also refuse to use bennies for rdwc and go sterile well as sterile as u can have to keep plants alive..Which is also why and how I can go 2 months without a water change and I do the same for veg pretty much do a water change when its time for a new crop ...Saves a lot on water and nutes bill...
Which I also use dry powder nutes and everything for that matter..Huge believer in having clean and clear nutes for a hydro setup...As organics has their place and in hydro systems is not one of them ....But with anything in growing what works for me does not mean it will work for others and vica versa .....
With real interest I'd like to see some of you posts about organic DWC, what you use. Id like to learnYour missing out by not taking advantage of using bennies in your systems IMHO......they are, contrary to most beliefs needed to keep your roots happy and promotes pH stability which is where and when the real magic happens.
The peeps with problems using bennies are usually always related to the source water.....NOT the use of organics!!
Running a sterile rez, is well simp!y put, unnatural!! Nature and plants especially NEED the symbiotic relationship formed between the bacteria and fungi to express FULL genetic traits......
Sure, running or should I say fighting to keep things sterile will allow you to complete a grow......but nothing close to a system with organic inputs.....
I ran sterile for YEARS in a UC.......it sucked mostly in the finished product when compared to a hybrid system.....running both chelated nutrient base's along with organic inputs which require the beneficial bacteria's and fungi to be present will far surpass a half ass sterile system.
Think about this......no matter how much bleach, h202, and other sterilizing agents you add, there will STILL be bacteria present....if you somehow managed to kill everything in the water, that water would KILL your plants......dead!!
So logic would dictate to learn how to manage the bacteria and fungi populations....ever hear of aquaponics??? How much bacteria do you think is in one of those tanks???
Another "myth" is the needed low water temps and use of chillers...phoey!!! My temps STAY anywhere from70f to 75f.......no root rot, just massive ass root systems that frankly can get to LARGE to manage in even 30 gallon containers!!!
I encourage you to test on your own as opposed to reading these forums full of mostly myths from growers who just never learned to properly manage these type systems......again just my humble opinion based on well over 15 years of experience in RDWC and Aquaponic systems.......
I use jacks hydro part a, calnit aka part b, mgso4, m.o.s.t, m.k.p aka pk boost, potassium silicate agsil 16h which if you scrog is a must have for hydro true believer that's for sure...citric acid and pool shock I been using for sterilization and cleaning just trying out the citric acid I may try concentrated vinegar if I don't like the citric acid as I use regular 5% for my aero cloner and it does wonders.....And that's what I been running....I may try some Bennie's again like tribus original but will c maybe later just in the past didn't have good luck running it in a rdwc it totally makes sense don't get me wrong but rdwc isn't natural for the most part I mean the myans used to make floating rafts in a cenote and plant on them which is dopetastic....Also what works for one doesn't mean it works for all esp in growing.....If I may ask, what dry nutes do you use! Local shop doesn't carry them.
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