lol.... I'm sure no one wants to be holding my hand that much. "What a noob, he can't even tell the most basic of things!"Even if you need to ask us twice a day whether or not they need water.
^^^For atarters leave them out of the system for as ling as it takes to get a good root mass to start with. Starting with a healthy eatablished seedling is 90% of the battle
I did that time. My earlier post in this thread has a shot of the full canopy before chopping.Do you flower your plants that densely packed? Haven't seen hydro systems so densely packed with plants that large.
We hang out here cause we like it. We wouldn't keep posting if we thought it was hopeless.lol.... I'm sure no one wants to be holding my hand that much. "What a noob, he can't even tell the most basic of things!"
I'm sure I've managed to annoy most everyone here as it is with my problems/questions.
^^^
And figure out where your fungus infestation is coming from and eliminate it. It's coming from somewhere, could be your hands.
I just went thru this process a few weeks ago and I think I posted up most of the pics. I was restarting up a RDWC that had been sitting drained a while, and I failed to drain the chiller or some of the other lines. When I added RO and started pumps by basement smelled like a sewer. I can't imagine what all was growing in there, but it was pretty bad.I suspect it's embedded in the system somehow. Probably got into the solution, and now is in the tubes, plumbing, chiller, etc.
It's probably in my glass droppers I use to top feed too - but can't figure out how to properly clean/sanitize them due to the insanely tiny holes/tube.
I just went thru this process a few weeks ago and I think I posted up most of the pics. I was restarting up a RDWC that had been sitting drained a while, and I failed to drain the chiller or some of the other lines. When I added RO and started pumps by basement smelled like a sewer. I can't imagine what all was growing in there, but it was pretty bad.
Step 1 - clean. With the system topped off with clean water, add H2O2. Run all pumps and air stones. Get into there on your knees with a toilet brush and get every nook and cranny.
Step 2 - flush. As much as needed for your grow style. If you are keeping the H2O2, you just need to get it down low enough for your grow. If running biologics, zero. I use test strips to know.
Step 3 - adjust PH, nutes, add silica or whatever, and then beneficials. If running bennies, give it a week before you
Step 4 - add rooted plants.
As far as level of H2O2, I use a lot. I also use it to clean all surfaces. Floors, walls, pipes, fan blades, etc. As far as where to run your grow, 5-10 PPM seems about right for most people.
I think you can replace the above H2O2 with Chlorine, but I have never done this.
Yeah, I might have to get some more 12% here too and go this route. Bleach is essentually just liquid chlorine, vs pool shock being a solid, more concentrated form (albeit slight chemical differences between sodium / calcium). I don't foresee any issue cleaning my res with it if I'm going to be intentionally adding chlorine back into the system when it's running for HOCL.I would say that your best friend for cleaning would be H2O2. I don't think I would use bleach in my system but I could be wrong. I am going to be ordering a couple of gallons of 12% Hydrogen Peroxide to have on hand for just such purposes. I am also brand new to RDWC and I am sure the experts will either confirm or deny what I have said here.
I'm pretty sure Moe runs live so his H2O2 levels would be zero and he confirms that with his test strips.What levels are you targeting to initially hit and maintain for your grows while using it?
I'm pretty sure Moe runs live so his H2O2 levels would be zero and he confirms that with his test strips.
Interesting - I wasn't aware there were H2O2 test strips. What levels are you targeting to initially hit and maintain for your grows while using it?
What levels are you targeting to initially hit and maintain for your grows while using it?
I run mine at about 5 ppm. I don't add it daily just every res change.As far as where to run your grow, 5-10 PPM seems about right for most people.
I run mine at about 5 ppm. I don't add it daily just every res change.
Wow, interesting. I was under the assumption H2O2 broke down very quickly - basically in a matter of 2-3 days max. How often are you doing res changes?
A year. We are talking about adding like 20mL at a time during a grow. The big use is cleaning. Use chlorine for that if you prefer.This was my concern going H2O2 - how long is 1gal really going to last me?
It breaks down faster or slower depending on the biologic load it has. The only way to know how fast other than a rule of thumb kinda situation is to measure it.
Think of it this way, if peroxide popped off spontaneously based on time or being in water, that 3% solution would not be shelf stable in that bottle.
A year. We are talking about adding like 20mL at a time during a grow. The big use is cleaning. Use chlorine for that if you prefer.
My understanding was once a bottle of H2O2 is actually opened/unsealed, it begins to lose potency?
I use shampoo and extremely hot water to clean mine. . not even lying.I suspect it's embedded in the system somehow. Probably got into the solution, and now is in the tubes, plumbing, chiller, etc.
It's probably in my glass droppers I use to top feed too - but can't figure out how to properly clean/sanitize them due to the insanely tiny holes/tube.
I've got some time now while the new beans start popping to try to fully clean/sterilize this system. Any tips? I boiled the hydroton lastnight. Should I soak it in some kind of bleach/water mixture too? What about the res/system/chiller/pumps/etc - drain it completely, refill with clean water, and then maybe run some kind of heavy bleach/water mixture through it? Something else?
They add stabilizers and other things. Also the bottles should not be exposed to light. Thats partly why you want the high % stuffIt breaks down faster or slower depending on the biologic load it has. The only way to know how fast other than a rule of thumb kinda situation is to measure it.
Think of it this way, if peroxide popped off spontaneously based on time or being in water, that 3% solution would not be shelf stable in that bottle.
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