My first hydro grow so please forgive the possible stupid questions.
Details:
- rdwc 5 gallon reservoir and 6, 5 gallon buckets, for plants. I have an air pump and water pump.
Questions:
- I noticed that when I drop the ph in the reservoir and run the water pump, the ph of the resivoir water raises. I assume because the water is slowly flowing to the other 6 buckets and their ph was higher. I want to confirm that all the buckets (all 7, 1 resovoir and 6 plant buckets) need to have a ph between 5.5 and 6.5?
- Another thing I am incredibly confused about is the nutrients. I have the flora grow series and they all say to feed the plants a certain amount per gallon. Again, are they talking about per gallon of only the resovoir water? Or, are they talking about all 35 gallons my rdwc system holds (7 buckets at 5 gallons each)?
- how often do I run the water pump? I have seen varying reports. Some say a few times a day, some say only when adding nutrients and adjusting ph. Should I have the water pump on a timer as well or run it manually only when adjusting the ph?
Thanks so much.
Details:
- rdwc 5 gallon reservoir and 6, 5 gallon buckets, for plants. I have an air pump and water pump.
Questions:
- I noticed that when I drop the ph in the reservoir and run the water pump, the ph of the resivoir water raises. I assume because the water is slowly flowing to the other 6 buckets and their ph was higher. I want to confirm that all the buckets (all 7, 1 resovoir and 6 plant buckets) need to have a ph between 5.5 and 6.5?
- Another thing I am incredibly confused about is the nutrients. I have the flora grow series and they all say to feed the plants a certain amount per gallon. Again, are they talking about per gallon of only the resovoir water? Or, are they talking about all 35 gallons my rdwc system holds (7 buckets at 5 gallons each)?
- how often do I run the water pump? I have seen varying reports. Some say a few times a day, some say only when adding nutrients and adjusting ph. Should I have the water pump on a timer as well or run it manually only when adjusting the ph?
Thanks so much.
