researchkitty
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Real clean lookin and nice! +rep to ya!
For All Cap Ebb and Grow Users
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hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
thanks kitty il post up some updates in a week of there progress
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
well heres a update PH is still rock solid ive never seen ph stability like this, I even cleaned and reset/calibrated my gaurdian and its
still 5.8 crazy stuff this technofora line of nutes are!! AS FOR THE RES the water is crystal clear and no sign of slime, now im not useing
H202 with this run or bleach, this run is with benny that Tech supplies with there full nute line.
still 5.8 crazy stuff this technofora line of nutes are!! AS FOR THE RES the water is crystal clear and no sign of slime, now im not useing
H202 with this run or bleach, this run is with benny that Tech supplies with there full nute line.
researchkitty
Well-Known Member
If you dont have H2O2, make damn sure the rez is bubbling with bubbles! Otherwise you run many risks....................... H2O2 is awesome at eating dead little chunks of roots so you dont get root rot!
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
im banking on bennys this round but the res has a large pump that run x4 large air stones in the res that come on for 15min every hour
tommyo3000
Well-Known Member
I'm looking at an inline UV sterilizer with 3/4" fittings for my ebb and grow setups... Anyone have any opinions? I'm doing the GH expert line-up, which should only have minimal microbes.. not using subculture at all
http://cgi.ebay.com/UV-9-watt-Clarifier-Sterilizer-Algae-Green-w-Bulb-New-/290584134948?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43a82a0524#ht_1946wt_802
http://cgi.ebay.com/UV-9-watt-Clarifier-Sterilizer-Algae-Green-w-Bulb-New-/290584134948?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43a82a0524#ht_1946wt_802
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
I run a uv setup it works good but it kill all bennys,
stillgamble
Active Member
what bottles ru using from this line up?
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
BC grow/bc bloom/ bc boost/ magical/ thrive alive/ sugar daddy
is the full line up
is the full line up
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
Ok well I went and did a res dump and cleanup, the res was close to being perfectly clean. Reasons for not going
2weeks was having a new medium and nutes I want to see how dirty it might have got! So plant look alittle better
But im seeing some yellowing of lower stuff so I added some more magical. Ph still remains rock solid at 5.8 even
After the dump, fresh water add nutes and blame 5.8 crazy
The AN run is off the hook week 3 and they look like week 4 lovin this one so far, will get pics up asap.
2weeks was having a new medium and nutes I want to see how dirty it might have got! So plant look alittle better
But im seeing some yellowing of lower stuff so I added some more magical. Ph still remains rock solid at 5.8 even
After the dump, fresh water add nutes and blame 5.8 crazy
The AN run is off the hook week 3 and they look like week 4 lovin this one so far, will get pics up asap.
researchkitty
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Thankfully in hydro, we have no beneficial bacteria. It's just chemicals. In-line UV is safe. It's also expensive and unnecessary, though.
I buy the bottle of algae killer from wal-mart for $5 and just a few drops each week keeps it clean. The bottle should last you a year for normal sized grows. If you have any other buildup problems, you probably need to clean your Hydroton. Shit is dirty from the bag, takes a bunch of baths to get it from silt coated pebbles to pebbles. Nothing else should ever be a problem in your buckets, lines, or system.
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
hey kitty can you post up a pic of the algae killer bottle so I can make shure i get the right stuff.
tommyo3000
Well-Known Member
A lot of people go for beneficial bacteria and fungi in hydro.. Many additives contain some living things.. I try to keep my systems sterile with bleach, but I want a less hands-on approach to sterilization. I like ozone, but UV is cheap. Here is a 9watt sterilizer for $35 shipped http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290584134948&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_1952wt_802
Pythium, fusarium, and phytophthora are concerns in hydro.. Bacteria can grow in tubing..
A sand or charcoal slow filter would be even cheaper than UV...
researchkitty
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They only sell one at walmart, it says "Algae Destroyer" on it.
About the size of a small bottle of shampoo, near the fish.......... I know there's some pics of the bottle in the grow journal but I wont be to the grow spot for 2 more days so that'll have to do
researchkitty
Well-Known Member
Really? Show me some beneficial bacteria for hydro?
I've *never* seen it...........
hornedfrog2000
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Should I have any problem with this cap system? I'm planning to use it for my mother plants. Please let me know before I pull the trigger Friday morning.
I'm planning to get a factory refurbished system.
I'm planning to get a factory refurbished system.
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
Just make shure you get the check valves they dont come with the system
hornedfrog2000
Well-Known Member
I just ordered the system. What are these check valves??? Where do I get them?
Ferredoxin
Active Member
CAP told me the check valves were just a temp fix for some units, and that my system does not need them. Just FYI.
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
hmm well there a nice fail safe to the system.
@horn you have to call cap for them
@horn you have to call cap for them