hornedfrog2000
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Just wondering if I should flood up to the rapid rooter, or just under it?
It shouldn't be, as long as your not top feeding, it should stay at the right moisture... the only time I did have problems (stem rot), which was corrected, was when I top fed and kept the rooter to wet...I was thinking about a whick, but wouldn't that make it too wet?
This is true, with a good pump and the bottom of the net cup barely touching the water should be enough, just make sure to keep an eye on it, beacuse if the water level drops, which it can evaporate, your small roots could dry out quick if your away from your grow longer then you should be... it happened to me recently, but the clones recovered overnight when the water level was fixed, but they were badly wilted...If ya have a big enough air stone with the proper pump for your resevoir and your fill line is close to the bottom of the pot,the bubbles should be sufficient to keep the 2/3's of the hydroton moist enough.Once the roots touch the water your in....just keep and eye on your levels and watch for root rot.Add microbeneficials and keep res temp moderate.Dwc sometimes run hot so use frozen water bottles to control temp in res helps keep things in check.Or by and expensive cooler.