Amazingly helpful info desertsquirrel! I didn't have an aeroflo, so I made use of what I had and tried Ham's dwc tray. My roots, after 8 days, are no where to be seen outside the pots yet, and am wondering if this is normal.
Here's what's been done. I bought these clones from a club, actually some guy off budtrader, that was part of a club. 16 Super lemon haze. They looked decent, roots sticking out of the rapid rooters, not more than a half inch in any area, but a good amount of roots sticking out for each. The roots weren't the healthiest looking though, but not bad. So, I pop em directly into the net pots, with the bottoms of the rapidrooters sitting at just about water level and on top of hydroton, then filled in and surrounded by hydroton.
Water temps 62-64
11 air stones from an Alita-100
Air temp: 80 RH 70%
pH 5.9-6.2
Nutrients were mixed at 1/3 strength PPM ended up around 7-800
Canna Aqua A/B
Liquid Karma
Humboldt Roots (like
roots excelurator)
Dynagro Silica
Cal/Mag
Light source 1k MH
Co2 ppm 900
The pictures show 1 of the plants doing fairly well, showing white fuzzy roots (although they are not outside the pot.) Then some plants looking pretty funky. One picture shows the spots on a leaf I interpreted to be a Magnesium deficiency, and have since corrected. Overall not so bad, I think, because the newest shoots all look fresh and green, I have some hope.
Is it just the initial shock of being picked up and brought home, then to adjust to a new system that is slowing things down? Or am I missing something important?
Ham and anyone else I'd love to have your help!