So I live in a very tropical country, temps in the summer can get very high and water temps can go to 86 even 88. I cannot invest on a chiller, so the question is, can I still do DWC? Maybe using Hydroguard or Southern AG would solve it? I do have Southern AG available and growing in DWC right now using natural sunlight but it is the winter and temps are good but in the summer that's the problem.
Can you grow in DWC at 86F?
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BobThe420Builder
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My water is always ambient temp in my summer on the surface of the sun
Usually 75-81 degrees
Never an issue with GH flora trio, hydroguard and z7
So give it a try and see
Usually 75-81 degrees
Never an issue with GH flora trio, hydroguard and z7
So give it a try and see
Thank you for yourinput Bob, but temps can reach 88, thats quite some difference
BobThe420Builder
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81-88 isn't a huge jump as much as u think
I'd say try, worst case, go to another medium
Regular rezz changes, lots of bubbles, adding frozen water bottles on hot days
Portable Ac can help a lot as well if u can get one
I'd say try, worst case, go to another medium
Regular rezz changes, lots of bubbles, adding frozen water bottles on hot days
Portable Ac can help a lot as well if u can get one
Hobbitgoblin
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I am. Had a bunch of seeds and just wanted to pop a few. 2 i threw into an empty mayonnaise jar and an empty Pine-Sol jar. No chiller no ph straight tap water and cheap soil as a medium. Only issues I've had are gnats from over soaking the soil and when I don't top off never changed the rez c because roots wrapped around airline.... They doing great temps in the tent are 84-86° Fahrenheit. I even tried just adding a splash of diluted chlorine but didn't like that too much so I literally evaporate and added great white bennys. One has algae the other no algae but they don't give a dam healthy weirdos.
