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i haven't fed the plant nothing more than water and b1 compound phd @ 5.6~6.2 it's been under a t5 light for most of the time and recently moved under a 400w mh because the tap root started coming out after a day and i had to transplant a little early. it started happening before i put it...

I'm looking to insulate my 5gallon black bucket. What is the cheapest/easiest way? What's a good idea for the lid too?

vouch. i enjoy growing hydroponically much, much more. I've just run into some stupid problems. I just ordered a reverse osmosis filter system. I'm installing it tomorrow.

yeah I recently moved it to the other side of the room opposite my light. It made a 2-3 degree temp difference. My room is pretty large, I am wasting space. However, until I successfully manage 1 plant I don't want to burden myself with multiple plants. Hydro has been a lot more difficult than...

Thanks guys. I've tried most of your suggestions already. I tried using beneficial bacteria, but it got nasty with the ice bottles. Without them my bucket is room temp. It is insulated with fiber glass and wrapped in mylar. It is not helping. At this point I am looking for a way to keep my res...

I have it wrapped in mylar... I was using ice bottles within 12 hours the temp was at 72 degrees. I don't have the time to keep up with it like that.

I've been having res temp issues. I finally got an in-line fan installed and my room temps are at 75 degrees now. However, my res temps are at 75 degrees as well. Since my res is only about 3-5gal, would the Coolworks ice probe benefit me?