Spliffer1
Well-Known Member
Okay, Iv'e recently taken up a bubble system, cloning my outdoor, and moving it in. Clones made it alright, and I set them in hydroton in my net pot, and began with a very light solution - less than 100ppm, ph staying right around 6.
I've had 2 rookie issues, that I've recently corrected.
1) - My buckets AND lids (from Loew's) were letting plenty of light through- to the point my water began to take a greenish tint.
I painted the buckets AND lids w/ flat black (after thoroughly cleaning- stone, everything), fresh solution and it solved THAT problem.
2) - About the same time, I learned that I had been keeping my res a little bit too full, to where it was up into the poy/media an inch or two. My roots haven't come tru the pot yet, so I thought the solution needed to be more accessible to the seedling, hence the high water. However, my root growth is really slow, and I began to get a little bit of clear slime forming on the bottom of my pot and a little forming on the bottom little bit of hydroton.
Hey- I'm new at this, alright?
With all this said, I picked up some hydrogen peroxide- 29% to add to the mix. I understand that it can clear up minor problems and be beneficial, but I'm unsure of how to use it. The bottle says "Dilute 3 ml in 4 l of water". Pretty vague.
Is that per 4 l of res solution?
Is that the concentration (3ml/4l) I should use?
How often?
What solution do I use for cleaning up my res', stones, and stuff?
I've had 2 rookie issues, that I've recently corrected.
1) - My buckets AND lids (from Loew's) were letting plenty of light through- to the point my water began to take a greenish tint.
I painted the buckets AND lids w/ flat black (after thoroughly cleaning- stone, everything), fresh solution and it solved THAT problem.
2) - About the same time, I learned that I had been keeping my res a little bit too full, to where it was up into the poy/media an inch or two. My roots haven't come tru the pot yet, so I thought the solution needed to be more accessible to the seedling, hence the high water. However, my root growth is really slow, and I began to get a little bit of clear slime forming on the bottom of my pot and a little forming on the bottom little bit of hydroton.
Hey- I'm new at this, alright?
With all this said, I picked up some hydrogen peroxide- 29% to add to the mix. I understand that it can clear up minor problems and be beneficial, but I'm unsure of how to use it. The bottle says "Dilute 3 ml in 4 l of water". Pretty vague.
Is that per 4 l of res solution?
Is that the concentration (3ml/4l) I should use?
How often?
What solution do I use for cleaning up my res', stones, and stuff?