dostrander
Active Member
Well, let me start out saying I SCREWED UP.
I do bucket hydro with 2 gal buckets, these have a 3/4" overflow screened tub fitting up top and the 'teal' colored 1/2" screened fitting down below for injection and drain with hydroton media. For me these have been working out great with a 4 week veg cycle, by the time of harvest these buckets are about 3/4 full of roots, what I would think to be about maximum.
Now to my screw up. When I changed the timer to go to 12/12 I apparently knocked the switch from "timer" to "on" and didn't realize it. I run it so that on is during the day and off at night to make it easier to work on during the day. I didn't realize this for about another 4 weeks when I was wondering how come it wasn't starting to flower. Now the buckets are at maximum root fill and the solution only trickles out when draining. I've tried running some small bottle brushes in thru the bottom drain to try and clear the screen but it aint working. I suppose I could try and pull the root ball out and transfer them to 5 gal buckets but am hoping someone might have another idea.
I do bucket hydro with 2 gal buckets, these have a 3/4" overflow screened tub fitting up top and the 'teal' colored 1/2" screened fitting down below for injection and drain with hydroton media. For me these have been working out great with a 4 week veg cycle, by the time of harvest these buckets are about 3/4 full of roots, what I would think to be about maximum.
Now to my screw up. When I changed the timer to go to 12/12 I apparently knocked the switch from "timer" to "on" and didn't realize it. I run it so that on is during the day and off at night to make it easier to work on during the day. I didn't realize this for about another 4 weeks when I was wondering how come it wasn't starting to flower. Now the buckets are at maximum root fill and the solution only trickles out when draining. I've tried running some small bottle brushes in thru the bottom drain to try and clear the screen but it aint working. I suppose I could try and pull the root ball out and transfer them to 5 gal buckets but am hoping someone might have another idea.
