hydroton

Hey folks, Configuring a new little flood/drain table in a 2x4 tent. This will be for 2-4 plants, and likely use a screen to even out the canopy, scrog style, as I don't have a ton of height (the tent is only 6'). I'm debating between the following two approaches: 1) 5" net pots with...

Hi everyone, I am very much new to growing, as this is my first grow and I am only 1 week since planting. My PH seems to be climbing must faster than natural as I am not seeing my PPM fall nearly at that pace. I have changed the water completely at 5.6 PH and 340 ppm and within 2 days my PH...

I have some clones that are in an aeroponics cloner. I'm going to grow them in an Ebb and Grow with hydroton in the buckets. Everytime that I transplant to hydroton, I get what appears to be transplant shock. The leaves will start turning yellow and the stems go from a nice green to purple. I...

Clones from a friend: Week 1 in DWC: Week 2 in DWC: I believe the strains are 3 Kings and Glue Lemon Haze. TLDR; In a 2x4 tent, I'm using 2 Igloo 5 gallon water coolers as my reservoirs. 2 x Tetra Whisper air pumps model 77855 feeding the top feed with the GH Farm kit, as well as...

I want to use Coot's Mix(from clackamascoot.com) and I've heard stories of perlite breaking down inside the soil and pretty much becoming sandy material. I'm looking for an alternative to perlite. I thought about hydroton( seen it on "grow your greens" youtube channel) but I've also heard about...

Hello all, Ive been around weed for as long as I can remember but this is my first grow fully by myself, and my first time posting on this site I learned a lot about growing on this site 5 or 6 years ago, but when i finally went at it recently, i was surprised that i'd retained no information...

So I just made a new DWC system that I'm really excited to run and I've found myself in a predicament. Out here in Hawaii it's very difficult to get expanded clay on this particular island and I've only managed to find a small bag so far. There is a small grow shop here but they are 3 weeks out...

I have 5 gal bubblebuckets and hydroton as my medium. My seedlings just popped in some Rapid Rooter cubes. When I transplant them, do I have to top feed until the roots develop more or will the hydroton wick enough water?

First time growing and decided to jump right in to DWC. I have a 4x4 tent, 4-5gal bubble buckets, and hydroton for the medium. My seedlings are in rapid rooter right now and I'm transplanting soon. They are Gorilla Glue autos. I was wondering if I need to top feed them until the roots develop...

What happens if the roots outgrow the net pot?

My setup: 4x2x6 Tent Light: Hydroplanet™ 600w Air Cooled Tube Hood with dimmable ballast Medium: Hydroton and Rapid Rooters Pot size:Four - Five Gallon buckets Exhaust: iPower 6 Inch 442 CFM Duct Inline Fan with 6" Carbon Filter Fans: Two small clip fans on LOW setting Airpump: E G Danner 40518...

Hi guys, I am just wanting advise on how to transplant and what baskets to use. I'm not familiar with the weird ones that are deeper with the centrepiece in pic one (What is that for?) If i use the ones without do I put them all the way to the bottom and fish the roots through basket? (Plants...

Hi, All, I am just getting back into growing after a bit of an hiatus and I decided I want to get into hydroponics. I decided to get into flood and drain, because I really like the simplicity and flexibility of this style of growing. I can try different types of media as well as convert the...

So i germed an auto paper towel method and it popped. I had a bag of hydroton on the way so i planted in soil until it came. Three days later my package arrived..i dug up the seedling which was about 1.5 inches long. The codyledons had broke the surface of the soil and turned up. Pretty much...

I was wondering if anyone has used Hydroton as the top layer of plants that are in soil. Not mixed into the soil but just used as the top layer. Are there any negatives to using it? I don't have any issues I just like the way it looks and mainly just want it for decorative purposes. Would be an...

One off my seedlings was looking great until today, when I noticed the stem was thin in the middle as if it had been pinched. A few hours later I checked on it, and as suspected the seedling folded over, half way up the stem. After reading a thread about a seedling dying due to its shell (still...

I built an ebb and flow. 18 gallon res 10gallon table. 264gph pump. 1/2 inch. 3/4 overflow. (3) 1.3 gallon buckets. With hydration. Question is. Is this enough flood?

Hi guys, just harvest 11 buckets ebb and grow system few days ago. Its 7 liter bucket fill with hydroton. Yesterday I tried to clean up hydroton, It took me 5 hours to get rid of roots. Wonder how you guys clean your hydroton? Also think about change medium. coco? rockwool? I can simply throw...

Hi all! New grower and member here! First off thank you all ahead of time for reading and replying. I have a few babies on their way out. Just moved them into flower. They had a rough coming up but by the last week of veg they were strong. Got everything dialed in in the tent we had set up. Had...