Can You Over Water Hydro?

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unity

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royalewithcheese40 said:
dude, im having the same exact problems and have the same questions. im not sure if its overwatering or nute burn. they seem to have the same symptoms. my feed chart (van de zwaan aqua flakes) says not to use an oxygen pump. the bottom of my cubes are just below the serface of the water. the water is constantly being cycled, but the level is always the same. is that bad? should i flood and drain it? shit!!!

good post. let us know what happens.
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Hi mate, noticed that you stated in your post that your cubes were under the water surface. I am pretty certain that you do not want your medium in the res, also the res. MUST be aerated.
Good luck!
Unity
 
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cheddar97008

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Can't over water with oxygen. I run a deep water culture hydro system. (Each plant's roots are completely submerged in a 5 gallon bucket, thru a 8' net pot lid). As long as the solution is oxygenated and water temp is controlled it should not cause harm. In my system, each single cell bucket is top fed instantly acting as an oxygen generator, however I still have an airstone in each bucket, even the controller bucket.

Re: House and Garden, I've been told that the warning about not oxygenating your solution/controller tank was a misprint along with several other errors that occured during the Dutch to English translation and should be fixed soon. There are several inconsistencies with the nutrient calculator and the feed chart from the U.S. Distributor, but am told to go with the US feed chart from Humboldt Co.


A wise man recently explained oxygenated water in the most simplest form: It was another rainy day in Oregon and he pointed outside the grow store and said, you see all those bushes, trees, weeds, etc..? Sure I said, Well they have been getting rained and dumped on non stop for the past 3 weeks, and do they look like they are unhealthy? No he said, and they are thriving under these conditions because as the rain falls it gathers oxygen, and thus helps but does not harm the plants.. Just like soil and hydro, and especially the deep water culture I'm using as long as it's oxygenated overwatering shouldn't be the issue. Maybe the Rockwool is, try using rapid rooters
 
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greenmeanie91

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LoudBlunts said:
the way i see it, hydro is only made available because we aerate the way or res that the plants feed from and live in.

im not sure....but there would be no way in hell that a plant could survive in stand still water.... dont they constantly feed? wouldnt that be like flooding your soil pot plants with 2 gallons every day? can you say death?!!!!
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look into the kratky method, it's in non airated still water but you leave just the bottom of the roots in the water and half the roots out of the water so they can still breathe.
 
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Keesje

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greenmeanie91 said:
look into the kratky method, it's in non airated still water but you leave just the bottom of the roots in the water and half the roots out of the water so they can still breathe.
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