Aerated water

im useing bottled water would it be better to put a pump in the water b4 i water it or dose it make a diff at all?

put an air pummp in and leave it on i reckon; the ladies love oxygen.

xrob420x said:

im useing bottled water would it be better to put a pump in the water b4 i water it or dose it make a diff at all?

Click to expand...

A lot of growers aerate their water. In hydro, especially DWC, this is necessary, however, if doing soil, it's probably not necessary. Aerating your water does have the added benefit of helping to dissipate Chlorine from municpal treatment much quicker than just letting the water sit out. It doesn't, however, do a thing to dissipate Chloramine, which more and more municipal treatment facilities are using. Honestly, I think most growers do it at first. After a while most of us get lazy and in a hurry and skip the aeration process and when we don't notice a difference we usually tend to skip that step all together. It's really just a personal preference and certainly doesn't hurt anything. Happy growing and Welcome to RIU!

thanks i just poped a small hole in my spray bottle and put the pump tube into it

Aeration of water or nutrient solution, even in soil and soil-less mediums, directly promotes the intake of oxygen during liquid intake (ie. drinking) via millions of microscopic 'bubbles', simply put.. this is more benneficial to the upper root system devoted to 'breathing', however the benefits reach even the lowest portion of the root system, promoting oxygen intake and availability there as well. It encourages faster drinking and better use of nutrient. It's definitely an improvement

BadKittySmiles said:

Aeration of water or nutrient solution, even in soil and soil-less mediums, directly promotes the intake of oxygen during liquid intake (ie. drinking) via millions of microscopic 'bubbles', simply put.. this is more benneficial to the upper root system devoted to 'breathing', however the benefits reach even the lowest portion of the root system, promoting oxygen intake and availability there as well. It encourages faster drinking and better use of nutrient. It's definitely an improvement

Click to expand...

I agree that aeration is probably a good thing but I'm guessing the effects aren't noticed much if the growing medium has sufficient aeration. Water's ability to hold dissolved Oxygen is related to its temperature. Colder water holds more Oxygen than warmer water. In a soil or soilless medium that is well aerated, you will have tiny little air pockets and components that create a greater surface area. As irrigation water drains through the medium, some of the water is retained by the medium, but the roots are typically not sitting submerged in water. In hydroponics it becomes more crucial to aerate since the water IS essentially the growing medium. Since the roots are constantly taking in oxygen, the water/grow medium is constantly being depleted of Oxygen. In soil/soilless media, this isn't as much a problem IF the medium is properly aerated and draining properly. I agree it's typically better to aerate. As growers most of us want the best yields of the finest medicine we can grow. If aeration gives us even the smallest bit of an edge I say it's probably worth the trouble. As I said, it certainly can't hurt anything. Welcome to RIU!

I agree with Doc111.

Hydro I would consider it necessary, dirt not so much. Good for "bubbling" out any gases like chlorine, especially if you bubble your water overnight.

Chloramine......not too sure about. Google time on that stuff I guess


I always aerate my water, no matter what medium I am using. My preference, and an aerater is not going to add much to power consumption for the room.

Good luck OP.

It's true that aeration is more crucial in order to have a plant survive in hydro, but the benefits of well-aerated water extend into every medium. This is achieved in 11 weeks from cutting, when using coco as a medium, and aerated water... the plants gulp down vast quantities of water, upon the initial impact when watering, having that water flooded with microscopic air bubbles helps. I can only repeat what works for me, and it varies grower to grower, based on their tools and capabilities



The plant that nug came from

BadKittySmiles said:

It's true that aeration is more crucial in order to have a plant survive in hydro, but the benefits of well-aerated water extend into every medium. This is achieved in 11 weeks from cutting, when using coco as a medium, and aerated water... the plants gulp down vast quantities of water, upon the initial impact when watering, having that water flooded with microscopic air bubbles helps. I can only repeat what works for me, and it varies grower to grower, based on their tools and capabilities

The plant that nug came from

Click to expand...

Your pics didn't show up.

I must be doing something wrong.. this is a little different (linking photos) than the sites I've just come from. I can see them, even in your quote, but maybe others can't?

I'll just upload, hopefully that works

BadKittySmiles said:

I must be doing something wrong.. this is a little different (linking photos) than the sites I've just come from. I can see them, even in your quote, but maybe others can't?

I'll just upload, hopefully that works

Click to expand...

Much better! What strain? Looks very nice!

It's an Australian strain called Feralocity, or "Aussie Big Bud". A 30 year old local clone only, forced hermy in order to produce seeds for travel. The mother still generally dwarfs her offspring even 20 odd generations into the process, but we're getting there, even in pots a fraction of the size (numerous smaller pots improve breeding selection and the potential for better candidates):

16 days bloom.. they are thinner than buds grown in a larger pot, and the branches are greater in number on a clone, due to the revegged flowering-cloning technique that encourages branching (where this is from seed). But by the time it actually begins to swell and grow, the bud formation should solidly cover from the stalk near the base of the photo, to up to several inches higher than it is now (these are only 3 gallon breeding pots, versus the 10 - 15 gallons we use for yield-clones). Around 20 inches or more of solid bud.

edit- We're going off topic.. so I'll mention I aerate my water, so I remember why we started here

lol your plants are amazing

Man you gotta tell me what ur feeding those beastly ladies?

Like Doc111 said... after a couple years I stopped running my air pumps in all but hydro. I went without it when i upgraded at one point. I didn't see any loss of production and just never brought it back. If I was mixing up large resevoires that i kept for 2 weeks, then i might do it. But any water and nutes mixed up here are used within 5 days, most is used after a few hours. Most is grown in coco now. I just sort of see it as unnecessary at this point. This is just my opinion. My yields are good and im totally happy with one less loud piece of equipment. That fucking air pump was louder than all my fans combined. That hum cuts through walls like it's coming from headphones.

Some companies like House and Garden are even telling customers to not use air stones and pumps. I think they say it adds to instability of the nutrient solution.

Hygrozyme and airstones make for a buildup on top of the water. suds of some sort.