Hydroton pulling moisture from air?

You are most likely over looking another reason, what is your humidity % right now? The only way I could see to add a humidifier is because the % is below 10 on average, as30-40 is ideal and you don't want much above that(save for clones, which a humidity dome works much better). My relative humidity is around 70% sometimes and I use hydroton, and my res is always decreasing, I would image you would need 95%+ for anything like that to happen, in which case you should not be running the humidifier.

On another note, if the humidifier is discharging directly on the hydroton/reservoir or on something above and dripping down, that could account for it.

How are the plants reacting to this. To much humidity could cause a plant to experience problems such as mold. I would have to say the humidifyer is somehow responsible. If nothing else you may have stumbled across another way of toppong up the res.

Thanks for the reply, I have the humidifier air outlet pointed towards the fan so it blows the moist air around my tent. There is nothing dripping around or on top of the plants, at least that I can see. It is so weird, its def a lot of water so it has to be coming from somewhere.

Here are pics of my setup, any ideas are appreciated. The red circle is where the humidifier is.

Originally Posted by JoshTheMadTitan

You are most likely over looking another reason, what is your humidity % right now? The only way I could see to add a humidifier is because the % is below 10 on average, as30-40 is ideal and you don't want much above that(save for clones, which a humidity dome works much better). My relative humidity is around 70% sometimes and I use hydroton, and my res is always decreasing, I would image you would need 95%+ for anything like that to happen, in which case you should not be running the humidifier.

On another note, if the humidifier is discharging directly on the hydroton/reservoir or on something above and dripping down, that could account for it.

My humidity before adding the humidifier was around 30-35% and after is around 45-55%.

Originally Posted by bird mcbride

How are the plants reacting to this. To much humidity could cause a plant to experience problems such as mold. I would have to say the humidifyer is somehow responsible. If nothing else you may have stumbled across another way of toppong up the res.

The plants are reacting very well now that there is more humidity in the tent. I think that 30-35% humidity is ok for flowering but I have heard it stunts growth during veg.

Could it have anything to do with the air pump pumping humid air into the airstones?? I am grasping at straws here....

Is it an intake vent fan or just a circulation fan you are directing it towards.

Originally Posted by bird mcbride

Is it an intake vent fan or just a circulation fan you are directing it towards.

Circulation fan.