First time DWC. Seedling looking droopy

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Alex77145

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So this is my first dwc grow and thank god everything seems to be going alright, except for the droopy looking leaves.

The ph is about 6. I have fed it once very lightly with GHE with like 1/4 of the recomended dose. I believe I have more then enough O in the water. The temperature is on the lower side about 18°c. Also the lights are a little to far away, because I have another plant growing in there right now, but it is leaving soon and the seedling doesn't seem to be stretching. The leaf growth seems fast enough to me and the roots seem alright too. It is a top fed system.

What do you think? Will it just grow out of it?
 

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Purpsmagurps

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so they are drooping because they are not getting enough oxygen in the root zone. that other dripper you have going in the hydroton on a timer? if its on 24/7 it shouldn't be.
 
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Purpsmagurps said:
so they are drooping because they are not getting enough oxygen in the root zone. that other dripper you have going in the hydroton on a timer? if its on 24/7 it shouldn't be.
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Yeah, it's on 24/7. I was following the info I read on growweedeasy.com But still, they are getting oxygenated water, why would that be a problem?
 
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Takeshy said:
The problem its not the pump. That lpm is enough.
Whats your water level? Water should be inches away from the netpot.
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It is a few good inches away, the container is half filled up. Also today more roots appeard and the newer growth kind of looks better. Could it be because my lights are too far away?
 
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So here it is today. The roots are basically already touching the water, so should I just turn the pump off atleast for a day and see the reaction?

I was a little worried about the riot cubes being to wet from the start, because it said everywhere that they should be too wet, but I'm not really sure, how that's possible, as they just soak up all the water coming from from the top feed.
 

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Logan Burke

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Looks like it could simply be stress from transferring to your netpots...I would keep everything as is and give them a couple days...if they've not improved in 1-3 days, then it may be worth concern. I don't think you need to worry about turning off the water pump...unless you're having issues with water temp.
 
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Logan Burke said:
Did they turn around for ya?
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No, I made another thread. The plant continued to grow I'd say pretty fast, the roots are developing nicely, but the leaves are still like curving down. I honestly don't know what to do, because the PH is fine, temperature is fine. Lights are fine. Can it have sonething to do with my feeding?
 
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Logan Burke

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Ok just checked out the new thread...yes that is definitely concerning. I can almost guarantee it is nutrient/ph related...what PH do you normally run?...Do you know 100% that your PH meter is accurate? No funny or bad smells coming from your water?...I know DWC seems like a huge pain, but once you get these kinds of issues solved, it is such a breeze and you will be so happy you didn't give up on it!!
 
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