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I've got calcium and iron - don't know that they're in forms available to the plants @ 200 ppm out of the tap. BEAUTIFUL drinking water, though. I thought I'd hold what I have for nutes and in two weeks follow your +200 ppm/week model. Only "oddity" I'm seeing is the ph needs reset (from...

Trickling seems to work, so far. I replaced one weak clone and now all three are showing new growth, so they're getting SOMETHING from the trickle. Enough? I don't know, but I just bumped the nutes from 500 to 800 ppm (over the 200 ppm my well water provides). I'll keep inching it up as the...

Yeah, I've already got a little algae from the initial perlite "flush". I was expecting some (supposedly harmless), but later, lol. I was pleasantly surprised by how retentive the perlite was of water - and from your chart it's equally good at holding O2 (thanks for that). I've drastically...

I'm attaching pics of my little science project, lol. 12-gallon cooler for the res, cat litter pails for pots, a $25 Vivosun water pump & $20 airpump, airstone inside res for DO, odds & ends for piping & attachments from Ace Hardware. About $125 all-in, including the nutes @$35. The second...

How'd the grow come out? I'm doing something similar (perlite, Jack's 3-2-1 nutes in the reservoir, top "trickle-feed/water" pumped from & flowing back to the res). The trickle's on for 10 minutes every 4 hours, "day" and "night". I installed drains so only about 1" of water pools in the pot...

I'd like to line the whole bucket, but I'll keep it in mind. Thanks!

I put in a second tent just to try out hydro. Rooting clones for a dutch bucket 3-plant test. After all the negative posts about the flavor, I think I'll just make cannabutter or edibles with hydro-produced THC & maybe alternate CBD-rich plants. Assuming my "test" had success, of course...

I have some, but testing it I thought it slowed up the drainage too much, so I tried nylon window screen, held in place by river rock with clay pellets above, then perlite. Something shifted, though, blocking the outflow - and I was lucky I caught it before a few gallons overflowed in my 3x3...

In reading here I've decided to try "paint strainers" (fine mesh bags, around 1.50 each from Walmart). They're round & my cat litter pails are NOT, but... Now if THEY get clogged up, it'll be back to square one - AFTER I clean up the mess, lol...

LOL! I HAVE lids drilled out (I'm using empty cat litter buckets). This is an experiment for now, so the greening of the perlite is okay. And I'm currently rooting clones for the system. Thanks for the input. I started with river rocks topped with clay pebbles to keep the perlite away from...

So you don't see any problems with light nutes in the water? I've got 200 PPM well water and using Jack's 123, planning to start with total PPM of 600, maxing at 800-1000 by the end of veg.

I'm doing something similar. I've timed the inflow/outflow and the pump shuts off when the pots are 2/3 full (drain is smaller than inflow). I'm using Perlite & it wicks out to the rest, except for the top inch or so. Rooting clones now & plan to water 3 times/day @ 10 mins. each. What would...

I've built a similar system. Leak testing & rooting clones now. How'd yours work? What water schedule worked & did you feed continuously ("Lightly" nute the reservoir & feed with each watering)???

Great info! So I guess I'll start with one 15-minute soaking of the Perlite when the lights come on, and see what happens. Going to check out your "Grow Journal" & see what I can learn there. Thanks!

Great advice on the hempy system! See my reply to Larry3215 in the thread - sounds like I was pretty close to something workable. Leak testing this week while I make room for the 2nd tent - then off to the races!!

Larry, thanks for the reply & advice. From what I've found, I was "on the way" to a hempy system - it just waters from a reservoir/pump on a timer instead of by hand. I have ALREADY even ordered "Jack's" nutes (a 3-compound combo)! Using cat litter pails (5-6 gallons), river rock up to the...

Thanks, I'll look "hempy" up!

3 plants, with a 12-gallon cooler for a reservoir. 1/2" line running to 1/4" t-adapters at each plant. Medium will be perlite, though I may run coco coir in one since this is first and foremost an experiment. Thanks for the reply!

Dipping a toe into hydro (small drip system). I've read that in addition to close attention to ph and feeding, I need to add something to counter root rot. I'm also planning to run my pump for 15 minutes every 6 hours. Any advice (even ridicule) will be considered...