Hey hey hey ladies and gentlemen check it out!
My long awaited DWC setup is finally complete!
I had a lot of fun building it yesterday and tweaking a few things here and there. I also shortened the scrog net a little bit so that I can manage the reservoir a little easier. Lots of changes.
The pump has been running for two days and the temperature is stable at 17C/62F (not bad I think). After the temperature readings somehow broke(?) in my TDS meter I went and bought an aquarium thermometer. Looks like older methods are the most reliable.
I soaked a rockwool cube in 5.5 pH water for the night and popped the already slightly cracked seed in. I placed the medium in a DIY humidity dome (two plastic trays on top of eachother) buuut nothing has been happening so far. I've read that it's best to wait until roots start showing at the bottom before putting it into the net pot.
That pump splashes like a motherfucker. I also added mylar to the lid of the reservoir, just to be sure that it isn't overheating.
Apart from that everything is looking swell, the only thing that's bothering me is that I don't have the pH meter yet... it's still being shipped, and by the looks of it I won't be having it for the next two weeks... bloody shame, but what can you do. Everyone needs a rest during Christmas. So for the time being I'll be using a pH tester from General Hydroponics. Not exactly what I'll call convienient or trustworthy, but it's better than nothing.
I was also rumagging through the internet in search of a GH Flora Series feeding chart. I came across one on Grow Weed Easy and after doing some converting and calculating I think I'll stick with it.
So there's nothing much to do really haha, I can't wait until those roots start showing so I can move the cube to the DWC system.