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So after reading around the net last night I found a very useful video on google (google rockwool there you'll find it). Apparently, a lot of new hydroponics growers do not realize or are not told about how rockwool is neutral medium and that it needs to be Ph & PPM/CF balanced before planting any seeds in it. Basically my first 6 seeds were wasted in my bubbleponics system from SH because I didn't know what to do. So I'm posting this, hoping it will help someone as well as get feedback if I'm doing everything correctly. I germed my Nirvana Afgaani seeds (beautiful seeds which grew 1/4" tap root in 48 hrs on my router). So last night I collected a gallon of Brita filtered tap, used Ph stick which came with the system, checked the Ph only AFTER I mixed a tiny bit of nutrients (bloom & micro) and used a little of Ph down to make the Ph of water 5.5 as that's the most recommended Ph level for rockwool seed propagation. The adding of the nutrients was trial and error b/c I didn't have a CF/PPM meter. That is one of the first things any newbie hydroponist needs to get b/c otherwise you will kill your plants and will never know what the quality of water is. So I had that water stand and evaporate overnight, soaked 2 rockwool cubes, made small 1/4" holes on top and placed my germinated seeds in them, just slightly covering the top of the seed. I also made sure to squeeze the rockwool cubes just a little before to give the seeds more air and avoid drowning them. Now i've read how some people said it's ok to put the cubes into the hydro system right away, I don't agree as that didn't work for me. I have placed these 2 cubes on a plate, put some water on the plate which I have prepared the night before, covered the plate with a clear plastic saucer from Homedepot and placed it on top of my router again where it's warm and dark. This should produce sprouts which I will then transfer to my 6 gal hydro tank. I also bought a heater from HD which only cost 50$ and it has a nice thermostat on it so it'll allow me to keep the temperature at the exact level I need. I'm going for 72-77F right now as that seems to be the most favorable for marijuana germination and sprouting. Wish me luck