Dwc and growstones.

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Byron

Member

• Mar 14, 2013

• #1

This is my first dwc and I'm using growstones. My stones don't seem to be wicking. I set the water level to just under the 10 inch net pot, and at about half way up the net pot. Still no wicking/capillary effect.

So raise the water or lose some stone?

Mind you my clone is itty Bitty.

Any info fellas?

 

Fazer1rlg

Active Member

• Mar 14, 2013

• #2

Hydroton doesn't wick either bro. You will have to top feed until the roots are submerged in the water. Then they will bring water up to the plants.

 

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Byron

Member

• Mar 14, 2013

• #3

Aha lame lol.

Maybe ill set up a pump, dripper,timer.

Thanks.

 

Fazer1rlg

Active Member

• Mar 14, 2013

• #4

Byron said:

Aha lame lol.

Maybe ill set up a pump, dripper,timer.

Thanks.

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Yep no problem. It shouldn't take long for those roots to hit that water. Give them 2days.

 

Hugo Phurst

Well-Known Member

• Mar 14, 2013

• #5

How big is your plant that it's in a 10in pot?

There should be a complete layer of hydroton/stone at the bottom of the net pot, then you set the roots there and fill up the pot gently.

You put the water level so it covers the bottom of the pot, as the roots get into the water, slowly drop the level to 1 or 2 inches below the bottom of the pot.

Lot of air, DWC needs lots of air.

And root treatment.

 

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Byron

Member

• Mar 14, 2013

• #6

Well I chose to use different clones. They are about 6 inches. 3 inch roots. Just stuck one in my flood n drain, waiting a bit on the dwc for more info.

And yeah big net pot. I grow trees medically. Prob shoulda got a 6 inch too.

Ty guys

 

firsttimeARE

Well-Known Member

• Mar 14, 2013

• #7

Byron said:

This is my first dwc and I'm using growstones. My stones don't seem to be wicking. I set the water level to just under the 10 inch net pot, and at about half way up the net pot. Still no wicking/capillary effect.

So raise the water or lose some stone?

Mind you my clone is itty Bitty.

Any info fellas?

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It's the 10 inch net pots. Shit can't wick through 5 inches on each side.

I use 6 inch and find my growstones wick TOO much with absorbent mediums like rockwool.

You also waste less stones. I recently started using smartpots #3 in my f&d and wow...Used like 4 times the stones as I normally do.

 

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Byron

Member

• Mar 16, 2013

• #8

Here's the flood n drain bucket been in there 2 days.watering 2 mins every 2 hours. Looking a bit rough.

http://i47.tinypic.com/70hruq.jpg

Here's the dwc. Hand watered some today. Mind you its a bit back from a 400 hps vert . Looking a bit rough as well.

http://i47.tinypic.com/mj0roj.jpg

Any recommendations? 3 phenos of BC godbud. Ph varies from 5.6 to 6.2. PPM IS PROB 400 roughly. They have small roots XD