i tried ebb and flow once fail lol. went hermie on me haha.
im growing in coco now mate run to waste i love it you just mix ya nutes ph 5.8 or 6.0 whatever ya like and ya just water it till you get run off once a week easy.
do you have to keep checking ya ph in the dwc setup mate?
try some h202 or oxy plus in ya mix mate it's peroxide
i use oxy plus but it kills organisms good and bad and ya have to keep using it but it's good shit
and i mix my nutes in a 10 lite bucket (Australian here dnt know gallons)
and add 2 drops.
Thanks, I will go ahead and look on the peroxide. I am using hygrozyme right now which is an enzyme that eats dead roots and keeps em clean. I just started to use it though, I forgot i even had it or else I would of used it from the get go.
Yeah, I have to keep tabs on the ph of the water in the bucket, it does fluctuate sometimes. Most of the times I just top of with 6.0 ph and thats it though, it seems stable. I also control the ppm's
"I have the water about 1" below the netpot with a ph of 6.0 with about a 600 ppm.
Was wondering, how often do you change the water?
I have heard change once for flower and have heard every other week, kinda confused on that. Is it more of a personal preference?"
I never saw a response to your questions so I am curious how often you have changed water? In my experience you can maintain a res and adjust the ph accordingly, always creeps up over time, but it really depends how much time and how far you really want to go. People usually say a full change every 7-10 days, but I've seen whole grows go without ever doing a complete change.
In the past I would do a full change and clean every time I adjusted nutrient levels. Every couple of weeks was always good for me. I also liked to trim back the roots (for me this is usually during veg only, when you have multiple plants in the same DWC they wrap around everything and can get really slimey and nasty) to clean them up as well, they grow back very quickly and it's almost as if they don't even miss them. I've also read that the root trimming is good for them but I'm not an expert so I'll refrain from misquoting what I've read.
The first time I tried a bubbler I was hooked because although it still needs maintenance I could leave for several days and not have to worry about it.
Have you considered turning that DWC into an Aeroponic unit with a mister? You may find this to be even better and if you already have a good soil system going you could test run the aero before committing to building something to replace the soil.
IMO the soil was always a pain, especially when it came to disposing of everything after a soil grow.
I haven't changed it so far. I was told it is ok to change at switch to flower. The plant seems to be fine so far. As for the roots that what the hygrozyme does for me. Ever since I used it the roots have become more white and full.
Haven't considered Aeroponics yet, I am just messing with this for now. It is definitely an option though, I am sure I will get the bug to do something new. This is way cleaner and less work so far. Depending how this turns out, it may drastically change the way I grow.
Thanks for stopping in here man and be sure to keep checking in cause I may need help. Everything is going smooth so far though.
