peat pellets question?????

**primeralives** · 04-27-2007, 08:16 AM

can i use peat pellets instead of rockwoll in my bubbleponic system???

**SHAMAN** · 04-27-2007, 09:47 PM

I tried this once. The peat tends to grow mold and fungus after a bit. Not a good plan unless you are growing mushrooms.

**primeralives** · 04-28-2007, 05:59 AM

....oops i already did it...

**VictorVIcious** · 04-28-2007, 08:08 AM

Don't let one persons bad experience influence you that much. I used peat pellets and transfered them to my hydro system, no problem. VV

**SHAMAN** · 04-28-2007, 11:19 AM

Good luck.. Maybe it was just me.......

**cali-high** · 04-28-2007, 11:28 AM

peat pellets do tend to mold more then rockwool thats a prove fact

**VictorVIcious** · 04-29-2007, 10:58 PM

if it has been proven then it is a fact. I agree that peet pots have more of a tendendacy to mold. I agree that peet pellets have more of a tendancy to mold than rockwool does. I don't agree that if you use peet pellets you will get mold.

**Al B. Fuct** · 04-30-2007, 06:09 AM

Rockwool is made from basalt rock, melted and spun out like cotton candy. It cannot be eaten by anything and won't support mould growth by itself, even if wetted with plain water. However, if you add nutes to the water and algae spores are in the air, like any good plant, algae will grow on rockwool. Rockwool stays intact when wet, even for long periods of time.

Peat is an organic material. It can be broken down and eaten by fungi and moulds. It will also tend to physically break into little bits and generally create muck in a hydroponic system.

**primeralives** · 04-30-2007, 06:17 AM

well see what happens, where can i buy rockwoll anywaya?

**Al B. Fuct** · 04-30-2007, 12:24 PM

Rockwool is available in various shapes, from cubes to slabs, or even as bales of loose material for pot stuffing, at your friendly neighbourhood hydro shop.