First DWC. overwhelmed with names and chemicals and additives

[PK1]

the brown stuff is the nutrients that are sitting at the end of the bucket. It doesn't have enough water circulation or agitation to keep the nutrients mixed. i think you need a stronger pump to raise the water level.

 

[Aqua Man]

Would probably start calling around. Many have good success with great white also.

 

[MischiefMagic]

I can help!

 

[User59204626117]

I am going to call stores today and get it bacillus bacteria figured out once and for all.

I’ve read lots about great white too. The thing with 5 diff kinds is I feel I’ll probably end up getting the worst option. Great white, z9, hydroguard, southern ag, etc etc. Watch me pick the shittiest one.

 

[User59204626117]

the brown stuff is the nutrients that are sitting at the end of the bucket. It doesn't have enough water circulation or agitation to keep the nutrients mixed. i think you need a stronger pump to raise the water level.

yeah. My pump is a total joke. I’m tired of buying stuff twice.

Ps: link didn’t work. No link

 

[PK1]

yeah. My pump is a total joke. I’m tired of buying stuff twice.

you can buy the proper one this round and then have your current pump used as cleaning the rez water. So, instead of carrying, use the pump to dump the water out or in

 

[User59204626117]

I’m thinking an e transfer to Aqua Man to throw some southern AG in the mail is the best and easiest option. I’ll pay ya double. And buy you a steak supper for all the help

 

[User59204626117]

To do list:

- get a better water pump
- Maybe a better drip system too

- 2 more air stones, and a manifold now.

- bacillus bacteria

- raise water level somehow.

 

[Grownsince95]

Does anyone here use pond zyme in their res? It's cheap and widely available everywhere.....?

 

[PK1]

watch the link i sent you. dnt just go buy

 

[User59204626117]

watch the link i sent you. dnt just go buy

i never got anything And there was no link in your post.

 

[PK1]

Does anyone here use pond zyme in their res? It's cheap and widely available everywhere.....?View attachment 1080683

no, but thanks for sharing. I should of figured API carries something to keep the build ups low. howwever, My fish keep my tank clean.

 

[PK1]

here is something to watch for your new setup. no airstones and just proper circulation which

@User59204626117 click on new setup which is linked to what you gotta watch

 

[Aqua Man]

I am going to call stores today and get it bacillus bacteria figured out once and for all.

I’ve read lots about great white too. The thing with 5 diff kinds is I feel I’ll probably end up getting the worst option. Great white, z9, hydroguard, southern ag, etc etc. Watch me pick the shittiest one.

They will all work.

 

[Aqua Man]

I’m thinking an e transfer to Aqua Man to throw some southern AG in the mail is the best and easiest option. I’ll pay ya double. And buy you a steak supper for all the help

I can send it no charge but my only concern is it may freeze.

 

[Aqua Man]

Does anyone here use pond zyme in their res? It's cheap and widely available everywhere.....?View attachment 1080683

Yup ita an option for enzymes.

 

[PK1]

I can send it no charge but my only concern is it may freeze.

dosent he still have to use hydroguard with ag?

 

[Aqua Man]

dosent he still have to use hydroguard with ag?

No they are the same.... bacillus amyloliquefaciens. S AG is far far more concentrated and far cheaper. To give an idea hydrogaurd is 2ml per gal and S AG is is 1ml per 20gal.

 

[Grownsince95]

Yup ita an option for enzymes.

So the bacteria in it produces the Enzymes? What else would have to be used with this?

 

[MischiefMagic]

I had Cyanobacteria on my roots. I had a bad case of root rot. I used a tea instead of hydroguard because hydroguard wasn’t working for me. When I say bad, I mean bad bad bad. I used pool shock, h202, chlorine etc. nothing worked.

I started using this tea, it consists of Mycogrow, Worm Castings, molasses, and some air stones thrown together in a bucket. You put that in your Rez (AFTER YOUVE CLEANED IT) and don’t touch the roots bam. It saved my crop and man did the bennies do their job. Rez temps hit 78, I left it uncovered and the water looked a tad murky but the sides of the wall were clean as a whistle.

What the tea does is fight off the algae and the roots know this and end up feeding the beneficial microbes you just inoculated in the tea. I can teach you but I have to give credit to my man Heisenberg for this tea