blizzyblunts420186
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what should the water level be to net pot i got a 10 gallon tote with 6.5 gallons of water in it and the net now sits about a half inch in the water will that be fine or should it be deeper in the water
first time dwc ?
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SlowToker
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Hello guys,
Glad to meet you! You both have Basic Hydro 101 questions and there are a lot of threads about Hydro here.
Please do some reading before asking basic questions and you will get a lot more help from senior people. I learned this the hard way so enjoy!
Peace
Glad to meet you! You both have Basic Hydro 101 questions and there are a lot of threads about Hydro here.
Please do some reading before asking basic questions and you will get a lot more help from senior people. I learned this the hard way so enjoy!
Peace
SlowToker
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I have my water level NOT touching the water. The roots grow around the Hydroton<spelling?> I don't place me plants in the DWC till the roots are so long they will touch the water. Use a cloner or a small mister to grow your roots.
Once again, los of post here by many good growers and DYI if you don't have the big $$$ to spend.
Peace
Once again, los of post here by many good growers and DYI if you don't have the big $$$ to spend.
Peace
I started mine with the water just below touching the bottom of the netpot, and the splashing from the aeration would act almost like a drip setup keeping the balls slightly wet. As the roots began to develop and show outside the pot, I let the water level drop until it was about 3" below the pot bottom during most of the grow.
It won't take too long for the roots to grow through the balls and be sticking outside the pot..maybe 10 days..and soon you'll have a giant network of roots filling the reservoir. As long as the developing roots can get enough moisture to sustain the plant it'll be fine, you're not trying to deliver a bunch nutes at that point and they are getting plenty of oxygen, which is what you want. The huge amount of O2 they get in a bubbler/DWC set from the aeration is the primary reason these systems works so well in the first place. Just make sure the aeration is splashing a little onto the medium in the beginning.
It won't take too long for the roots to grow through the balls and be sticking outside the pot..maybe 10 days..and soon you'll have a giant network of roots filling the reservoir. As long as the developing roots can get enough moisture to sustain the plant it'll be fine, you're not trying to deliver a bunch nutes at that point and they are getting plenty of oxygen, which is what you want. The huge amount of O2 they get in a bubbler/DWC set from the aeration is the primary reason these systems works so well in the first place. Just make sure the aeration is splashing a little onto the medium in the beginning.
blizzyblunts420186
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yeah i just top feed them to start off with water out of the res just to direct the roots to the water it seems to its working they been in there four days now i took it out of soil thought i was goona lose but i didnt thak god
blizzyblunts420186
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yeah i trans planted from soil but the roots where very heathly they are long enough to touch but not through the net i think they will be breaking through in about a week due to shock and i am on 1/4 strength nutes with alot of root jucie and i gave them a root bath before placing in the clay