We are currently running RO, calmag, Rock Roots, and Ionic grow. Our ppm is currently just over 300 as we are trying to ramp it up slowly in order to avoid any problems with over fert. We run our water temp at 69-70 in order to accommodate the bennies that we maintain with a bio filter which has served us very well so far.It's a good time of year for dwc for most, I'm in the desert and have another 5 weeks till cooler temps. What's your feeding regiment ?
Yea I have carb filters but the little guys are just starting to smell so that is on the agenda for the week. I will keep the progress of that stuff updated too!!No carbon filter?
Yea it's got a learning curve for sure, an from what I can tell it never fails to require some intuition. Our system is a little different than most in that it actually pulls water through the outside rows of buckets and top feeds through a tube to the middle 8 buckets. There are stones in all the buckets and we didn't really do it like this intentionally other than using what we had laying around. We had some major issues with slime at first but after using some home brewed tea with local EWC and some great white it seems to be in the past hopefully. Chiller is key even if you aren't running cold temps because it allows control and prevents huge temp swings of the solution. It's gonna be a long haul and you will see me setting up a coco garden in another room as well. Lots of things will be happening. I'll put some pics up later to better explain what we it goin on. Good lookin out y'all.Just pulling up a seat. I am in aero right now but have been wanting to check out DWC especially since I'd be able to grow plants that are 2 feet taller.
Noted, do you have a link for this thread you read?just got done reading voids thread and from what I gather having reflective material directly beneath your plants can harm them while in their smaller stages just something I noticed
Are you using R.O. water or tap water?Just a little update with a pic. Things are going well, but there does seem to be a deficiency of Cal i think. In this pic you can see the problem in the bottom left plant's bottom leaves. It appears in other ones as well and hopefully the now 200ppm of Calmag will help. Any input is welcome as usual. Root growth is picking up again after a bout with some dead looking roots above the water line. This seemed to coincide with Cal deficiency as well, so we shall see. View attachment 3260748
I am using RO. I have been using great white in a tea that I brew every week or so... It seems to keep the roots healthy and the sludge out. Our system is super clean and clear with no bad bacteria blooms. Water temps are at 68.Are you using R.O. water or tap water?
In my setup (Aero) I have been using Zone and Orca. My roots have never been healthier. I had some issues, especially with heat, once I added these it seemed to clean up any sludge and the roots started fishboning and turning a nice white. They are brown now but that is because of the nutes I use, floralicous plus is very dark and stain everything.
P.S. I use tap water and haven't had any need of CalMag since. Although my tap water is around 300 ppm. The last place I lived it was at like 650 ppms so I was forced to use R.O.
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That sounds about perfect. Any root shots?I am using RO. I have been using great white in a tea that I brew every week or so... It seems to keep the roots healthy and the sludge out. Our system is super clean and clear with no bad bacteria blooms. Water temps are at 68.