urgod
Well-Known Member
1. when i first started with my DWC system, i used a clear plastic tote which attracted a shit load of algae... and after algae bloom dies, the DO level in my water dropped to 3-4 ppm. i ended up getting root rot.
2. my second try... i mylar taped the plastic tote to make it light proof and reflective. this time i didnt soak rockwool in 5.5 PH solution... my new seedlings grew slowly and became nutrient locked. i had flushed the rockwool with 5.5PH solution to bring the PH up... the seedlings started to thrive.
3. being cheap on airstones and airpumps. i went to walmart and got the cheapest pumps and airstones... worst mistake ever. the 14$ pump stopped working while i was at work and i came home to a stinky reservoir. now i run on 3 150Gal pumps and 6 8.5" air discs. costs alot more but never had that problem again
4. putting plants too close to LEDs.. even though LED dont produce heat, they still burned my plants when i put them too close. dumbest mistake i made.
5. dont tend to your garden stoned. i got too stoned and i nuked my reservoir with nutes by accident. plus i knocked over a bottle of PH down.. hahaha now i got a super fucked up carpet.
6. dont foilar feed with hard water if u have hard water.. my old plants looked like they asked me for a white christmas... hardwater stains are hard to get rid of...
7. i spent over 3 grand on my system and i havent produced 1 crop because of my carelessness.. whereas my friend grow with 4 t5s and soil and he has better plants than me. (so sad) now i regret doing that, i should have just stick with lights and soil. prob much easier than hydro and all that shit.
8. low humidity is one of the other prob i had.. i had everything set up besides R humidity (was in the teens) had stunted growth, and when i got a humidifier, everything started growing.
9. the only thing i didnt get for my hydro system was stuff to help strengthen roots. i didnt know shit about plants or growing any kind of plants, so weed is the first thing i've ever grew. didnt know anything about the importance of roots... now i use sensizym, subculture M and B to help my roots... they look alot better now, root rot is slowly going away.
10. hot reservoir temperature. i read a journal on aquatic life and Dissolved Oxy levels... every 10C increase demands like an additional temperature while O2 retaining properties declines... after learning from master growers from this forum (thank to all of you that helped me), i keep my reservoir at 62-68F.
haha. i hope this will help new growers! dont make the same mistakes i did!
2. my second try... i mylar taped the plastic tote to make it light proof and reflective. this time i didnt soak rockwool in 5.5 PH solution... my new seedlings grew slowly and became nutrient locked. i had flushed the rockwool with 5.5PH solution to bring the PH up... the seedlings started to thrive.
3. being cheap on airstones and airpumps. i went to walmart and got the cheapest pumps and airstones... worst mistake ever. the 14$ pump stopped working while i was at work and i came home to a stinky reservoir. now i run on 3 150Gal pumps and 6 8.5" air discs. costs alot more but never had that problem again
4. putting plants too close to LEDs.. even though LED dont produce heat, they still burned my plants when i put them too close. dumbest mistake i made.
5. dont tend to your garden stoned. i got too stoned and i nuked my reservoir with nutes by accident. plus i knocked over a bottle of PH down.. hahaha now i got a super fucked up carpet.
6. dont foilar feed with hard water if u have hard water.. my old plants looked like they asked me for a white christmas... hardwater stains are hard to get rid of...
7. i spent over 3 grand on my system and i havent produced 1 crop because of my carelessness.. whereas my friend grow with 4 t5s and soil and he has better plants than me. (so sad) now i regret doing that, i should have just stick with lights and soil. prob much easier than hydro and all that shit.
8. low humidity is one of the other prob i had.. i had everything set up besides R humidity (was in the teens) had stunted growth, and when i got a humidifier, everything started growing.
9. the only thing i didnt get for my hydro system was stuff to help strengthen roots. i didnt know shit about plants or growing any kind of plants, so weed is the first thing i've ever grew. didnt know anything about the importance of roots... now i use sensizym, subculture M and B to help my roots... they look alot better now, root rot is slowly going away.
10. hot reservoir temperature. i read a journal on aquatic life and Dissolved Oxy levels... every 10C increase demands like an additional temperature while O2 retaining properties declines... after learning from master growers from this forum (thank to all of you that helped me), i keep my reservoir at 62-68F.
haha. i hope this will help new growers! dont make the same mistakes i did!
