About to mix it up...

Hey guys and gals, was formerly a soil grower for about 5 years...this summer I decided to switch my cannabis room to RDWC and my vegetable room to ebb and flow. A few months ago I was servicing a 480V 800A lighting panel and some welding dust got stirred up and caused an arc blast across all 3 phases. I suffered third degree and complex burns on both arms, luckily my face shield saved most of my face and I only got flash burns from the brightness...long story short, I've had a few thousand dollars of lighting components, water pumps, air pumps, PVC, fittings, etc all just sitting around, and hopefully this Friday I will be cleared to use my hands again...sorry back to the point, I'd like to hear what other growers who've switched from soil to hydro have found to be the biggest differences, and what are some things to look for that an old soil grower might not think of. Apologies for the long post, can't wait to receive all your guys' knowledge!

Quality PH meter and TDS meters you can't grow hydro without them

Your plants can grow double in hydro, but it's easier to mess them up. You will need to replace the res about weekly.

athomegrowing said:

Your plants can grow double in hydro, but it's easier to mess them up. You will need to replace the res about weekly.

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Not necessarily. I run the same solution all the way through change it maybe twice and simply let it top off automatically.

Herb & Suds said:

Quality PH meter and TDS meters you can't grow hydro without them

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I'll argue pH meters versus litmus paper any day. We used both in dialysis. Fuck pH meters. A good EC/PPM meter along with the correct calibration solutions. Most definitely. Litmus is more than adequate for our purposes and needs no calibration.

hotrodharley said:

I'll argue pH meters versus litmus paper any day. We used both in dialysis. Fuck pH meters. A good EC/PPM meter along with the correct calibration solutions. Most definitely. Litmus is more than adequate for our purposes and needs no calibration.

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LOL I knew that you would

hotrodharley said:

I'll argue pH meters versus litmus paper any day. We used both in dialysis. Fuck pH meters. A good EC/PPM meter along with the correct calibration solutions. Most definitely. Litmus is more than adequate for our purposes and needs no calibration.

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LOL I used litmus paper for the first two years I grew in soil before I broke down and bought a pH pen hahaha had like four rolls left over from shit I stole from the organic chemistry lab lol...here comes a stupid question, do they make 'EC' litmus paper?

Giddy up said:

LOL I used litmus paper for the first two years I grew in soil before I broke down and bought a pH pen hahaha had like four rolls left over from shit I stole from the organic chemistry lab lol...here comes a stupid question, do they make 'EC' litmus paper?

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They make hardness test strips.