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I'm a bit confused here. I am not sure if you are saying that the water level keeps rising, or the PH keeps rising. Or both? You mention drowning them, but I think you don't have them in the system yet and are just trying to stabilize for the transition from seedling to veg, right?My only concern besides making sure I don't drown them is why is my water constantly rising? I get that pH will go up over a week or so while in the system and as long as it's within 5.5-6.5 to just chill out but it keeps going up and I keep bringing it back down. Last night 5.9 turned into 6.7 this morning. pH downed it again to 5.9 and then it shot up to 6.4 a bit later. Is this thing ever going to stabilize for the short-term?
Welcome to the farm.
Gary at PA Hydro is a good dude and sells good systems. I built my own but bought lots of parts from him and I have been extremely satisfied with the results. One thing I will caution you on is that this system responds quickly to small inputs, it is easy to make a mess over-correcting, so small changes more often when dialing things in will be better in the long run, trust me.
I'm a bit confused here. I am not sure if you are saying that the water level keeps rising, or the PH keeps rising. Or both? You mention drowning them, but I think you don't have them in the system yet and are just trying to stabilize for the transition from seedling to veg, right?
If I am reading you right, and you have water running thru the fallponics system with no plants, and the PH rises significantly every day - we have a problem. Happy to help you figure it out, but can you tell me if I am understanding you correctly?
What exactly is in the water in the RDWC right now? Or is all of this happening in the 10x20 tray?
Following along. I just bought the same system but for the 3x3 tent. I have never grown hydro so hope to learn from your experience. Good luck with your medicine!
You didn't answer @Moe.Red
Did you fix the PH swing?
No reason. GH is chelated properly and has helped me grow many many trees with great success.Does anyone recommend starting with something other than GH Flora Trio and CaliMagic? I was thinking to start simple first before going for something fancy like Advanced Nutrients or Athena.
I don't want to buy into marketing gimmicks like "pH perfect technology" - at the same time, I'd switch if people can legitimately vouch for these products. Apologies if I come off uninformed, just haven't gotten around to doing much research.
I don't recall if you are running sterile, but if not 62 is pretty cold to develop colonies in the time frames we need them. 72 is the sweet spot for bacteria and O2 sats.Oh damn - thought I did*smacks head*
The pH still swings up. The guy at the local hydro store said it's because the GH pH up/down isn't "strong enough". He recommended Advanced Nutrients pH down. I'm skeptical of AN based on what I've personally seen others say but wanted to give it a try to see what all the hype is about. Also picked up some PowerSi online to start later in the regimen.
I think part of my issue is trying to keep the 5 gallons at 68F. I have an aquarium heater in the bucket - not sure how much a role that will play especially since the basement is very cold and everything is on cold concrete floor. Water doesn't get above 62F even with all this going.
Indeed, diving into the deep end is how we rollThanks - appreciate it! Definitely feels like diving into the deep end with this kind of setup but I really want to learn and get proficient
Have you decided on what cultivar you want to grow?
I've been running nothing but gh 3part and calmag for 8 years. I too started my rdwc journey thinking "keep it simple", I've mastered the simple part.Does anyone recommend starting with something other than GH Flora Trio and CaliMagic? I was thinking to start simple first before going for something fancy like Advanced Nutrients or Athena.
I don't want to buy into marketing gimmicks like "pH perfect technology" - at the same time, I'd switch if people can legitimately vouch for these products. Apologies if I come off uninformed, just haven't gotten around to doing much research.
Canna Aqua line working good in NFT systems i think DWC too. i havent need use calmag because its in base nutrients.Does anyone recommend starting with something other than GH Flora Trio and CaliMagic? I was thinking to start simple first before going for something fancy like Advanced Nutrients or Athena.
I don't want to buy into marketing gimmicks like "pH perfect technology" - at the same time, I'd switch if people can legitimately vouch for these products. Apologies if I come off uninformed, just haven't gotten around to doing much research.
Agreed, I hardly have to do anything to mine it just goes full steam ahead whilst Ph and ppm remain steady and consistent.I've got the same 4 bucket PA Hydroponics system and I think you're over thinking things. I grew 10+ years before I jumped into RDWC
and shit it's easy. I'm using the GH 3 part, tap water at about 600 ppm, just let is set a day or 2 to dechlorinate. Even with plants in buckets there's
plenty of time to adjust the ph, it usually takes me a day or two to get it down 5.6-5.8 . Always use hydroguard and got nice white roots. It's just a weed,
let it grow but don't kill it with too much attention.
Not running anything at the minute just yet but I was going to run with hydroguard as my beneficial bacteria. Hoping once I get going, turning the light up will heat the tent enough to get water temps up. At 15% dimmer with no extractor fan, the ambient temp tops out at ~74F. Outside the tent is where my reservoir is and it's in the low 60's.I don't recall if you are running sterile, but if not 62 is pretty cold to develop colonies in the time frames we need them. 72 is the sweet spot for bacteria and O2 sats.
I don't have a top-off res. I'm open to it in the future but the setup is currently taking up a lot of my basement.Agreed, I hardly have to do anything to mine it just goes full steam ahead whilst Ph and ppm remain steady and consistent.
Not sure if the OP mentioned whether he/she has a top off tank, but a top off tank will change your world.
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