water levels in a flood and drain?

lioneledmonds said:

ok im about to start on my first proper hydro using a flood and drain setup ive make with some buckets

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cool beans...

my medium will be hydroton

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awesome stuff

and i have a couple quick questions i need answered.

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dont we all brother....

1) how high up the root system should the water level come to?

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you can flood them as high up the roots as you want to. it's the medium that the cutting/seedling is in that makes the problems.

as a general rule , follow this. with rw, rapid rooters or peat plugs ....you want the roots to get water not the medium the plant stalk is supported by.

2) i have clones in juffy cubes, will these still be good to use in hydroton or should i clone a few more into rockwool or something diffrent first or could i just use the hydroton to stick cuttings in?

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i would use rw cubes or rapid rooters. but with the hydroton in the bottom it wont make much difference in your set up.

thanks guys

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lioneledmonds said:

thanks heaps mate thats just what i was looking for, your a champ!

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