DWC with rockwool

**snicol** · 12-02-2011, 02:34 PM

I kinda screwed up and vegged in rockwool, as opposed to hydroton. (first grow some im semi lost) will rockwool be ok in my DWC setup or should I try to do surgery and move them to my hydroton pots?

**lordjin** · 12-02-2011, 02:39 PM

You can't just plop your rockwool cube in a bed of hydroton? That's how it's commonly done.

**VoidObject** · 12-02-2011, 02:41 PM

Rockwool is fine, just don't let it sit in water.

**snicol** · 12-02-2011, 02:53 PM

Well its a DWC setup so the rockwool will have to be semi-submerged the whole time.
And no I cant plop it in hydroton because the rockwool takes up the whole netpot. (4 in rockwool 4 in netpot)
So again will my rockwool be ok submerged throughout flower?

**lordjin** · 12-02-2011, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by snicol

Well its a DWC setup so the rockwool will have to be semi-submerged the whole time.
And no I cant plop it in hydroton because the rockwool takes up the whole netpot. (4 in rockwool 4 in netpot)
So again will my rockwool be ok submerged throughout flower?

^^^^See VoidObject's comment above.

**snicol** · 12-02-2011, 03:51 PM

So I fucked up is what your saying

**VoidObject** · 12-02-2011, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by VoidObject

Rockwool is fine, just don't let it sit in water.

As in, it can be an inch above the water and do great..

**lordjin** · 12-02-2011, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by snicol

So I fucked up is what your saying

I don't think so. Right, Void?

**jakefresh** · 12-02-2011, 04:41 PM

if the roots arent poking thru the bottom carefully tear away excess rockwool from the bottom and sides, I use 4x4 in rockwool in a 6 inch net pot and its a tight squeeze.