I just transplanted 8 clones from soil straight into hydroton. 7 survived, it's been 6 days now. Just gently take the plant out of the cup or pot, then gently run it under lightly flowing luke warm water. Cold wAter might shock the plant. Get as much dirt off as you can. Then dig a little hole in the hydroton and genlty place the cutting into the hole. Don't try to force it down. Instead just hold the cutting and pile hydroton around the stem to hold it up. Use 1/4 strength for all nutes for the first week. Always remember to add/mix in " micro" nutrient first to avoid nute lock-up Then gradually increase formula strength each week after. Run pumps/drip rings all the time when the lights are on. When u switch to blooming, u can turn off pumps when the plants are sleeping. This has worked for me.

First time I went to hydro DWC I tried to convert from dirt. Not advisable. Survival rate and stress on plants is very bad.

If they are still veg state I would advise cloning from them for hydro use. In the long run you'll be more happy.

Blatrix

i transplanted 4 of my plants from soil to hydro. they were all about a month old tho. i put them in a 5 gal bucket... filled it to the top of the soil with water.. let it soak for 20 mins then sit there and swirl and rub gently to get teh dirt off. i then used a hose to help wash away more dirt. i cut 50% of my root mass off so it was easier to clean... 100% success rate. maybe i got lucky but it does waste precious time doing this...

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