how often to flush hydro?

ounevinsmoke

ounevinsmoke

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bigv1976 said:
Sounds like there is alot you dont know.
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Wow, chem dawg 91', #4 etc... One of the most powerful strains (so to say). Recently the originator of chem dog and dinafem created dinachem with the help of someone who had a guava chem strain.


I know what your saying man....
 
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joe macclennan

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ounevinsmoke said:
Well since you want to be a DICK. You need to flush especially if your using Hydroton. I never flushed and re used my hydroton after only rinsing with water. Then I saw Ph fluctuations from 5.8 to 4.3 with normal use of GH nutes in a power grower. Not only should he flush he should make sure he soaks his Hydroton in the desired Ph for 24 hours before his next grow.

Al B fuct also says you can grow like 2 pounds every two weeks... GTFOH Mofo's aint doing that shit til they get dialed in x2....
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You only rinsed your rock w/ fresh water and you wonder why you have problems? Second line in sig for you. I never ever ever soak my rock for 24 hrs. Did you make this up? The rock only needs to be clean. Duh. as in sterile w/no organic matter left on it.
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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ounevinsmoke said:
Flush every water change for 2-3 hours with plain water ph'ed or clearing solution Ph'ed to keep medium working at optimal levels. Its not that hard and no reason to be lazy. Prevents salt build up and keeps your hydroton from fluctuating ph in your water. It also may get some extra dust out of the hydroton that your initial rinse did not get. Just do it.
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Low PPM and polished gravel = no need to flush. I have never had a root problem either.
 
ounevinsmoke

ounevinsmoke

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hotrodharley said:
Low PPM and polished gravel = no need to flush. I have never had a root problem either.
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Your not gonna get a low ppm if you are reading instructions on the bottle which most novice growers do... Power growers never have root problems simply because the media cleans the solution before it recylces back to the res. Power growers can have 100 degrees temp in res and would still do fine..
 
ounevinsmoke

ounevinsmoke

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joe macclennan said:
You only rinsed your rock w/ fresh water and you wonder why you have problems? Second line in sig for you. I never ever ever soak my rock for 24 hrs. Did you make this up? The rock only needs to be clean. Duh. as in sterile w/no organic matter left on it.
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How clever, your second line is soooooo witty! Make up what? Ph fluctuations using hydroton? Get real!
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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ounevinsmoke said:
Your not gonna get a low ppm if you are reading instructions on the bottle which most novice growers do... Power growers never have root problems simply because the media cleans the solution before it recylces back to the res. Power growers can have 100 degrees temp in res and would still do fine..
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Oh I've gotten a little further advanced than that. Just a tad. Thanks for the concern though. 34 years as medical professional calibrating sensitive equipment and maintaining anything from clean to sterile settings to isolation with negative pressure air rooms. A bunch of plants in simple solutions has been kind of easy - comparatively. Our "solution" conductivity at work ranges from 13.4 - 14.5, our pH from 7.1-7.5 with acceptable error of 0.01%. Bicarb solution has a conductivity of 50-51 acceptable. We mix our own dialysates and bicarb solutions daily.
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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ounevinsmoke said:
Your not gonna get a low ppm if you are reading instructions on the bottle which most novice growers do... Power growers never have root problems simply because the media cleans the solution before it recylces back to the res. Power growers can have 100 degrees temp in res and would still do fine..
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Uh . . . the media cleans it how? Explain. I seriously doubt that 100 degree res temp would be compatible with cannabis. So what in the fuck are you reading?
 
ounevinsmoke

ounevinsmoke

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hotrodharley said:
Uh . . . the media cleans it how? Explain. I seriously doubt that 100 degree res temp would be compatible with cannabis. So what in the fuck are you reading?
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The media keeps the bacteria from reaching the res and other harmful organic matter such as algae. The media keeps the roots with enough oxygen to thrive even if the res temps are too high and the water is not getting enough oxygen. Explained in detail= if the res develops some sort of bacterial problem, once it is bubbled to the surface where the hydroton is then slowly drips back down through the hydroton it is cleansed/destroyed. My res has reached up to 96/97 degrees in the middle of summer in a power grower and I never got slimed, never saw a yellow leaf, or even saw signs of stress. I also grow DWC/bubble ponics and its not the same at all compared to a power grower.

My power grower is sterile without effort...
 
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