Left Ebb Flow Flood Cycle on for 4 hours!

Dr. Bigbud

Well-Known Member

• May 11, 2011

• #1

OS I was trying to addjust the pH by running my ebb flow pump and removing the tower drain pipe. when I dialed it in I allowed the tub to flood but I for got to turn it off for the next 4 hours!. I keep an air pump pumping air into the solution but Im wondering if those 4 hours underwater caused any bad damage. I would imagine roots drowned. Any one ever done this? Did it affect your plants badly? Thx

 

420forever1289

Active Member

• May 11, 2011

• #2

Dr. Bigbud said:

OS I was trying to addjust the pH by running my ebb flow pump and removing the tower drain pipe. when I dialed it in I allowed the tub to flood but I for got to turn it off for the next 4 hours!. I keep an air pump pumping air into the solution but Im wondering if those 4 hours underwater caused any bad damage. I would imagine roots drowned. Any one ever done this? Did it affect your plants badly? Thx

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i wouldnt imagine so...if u have an air pump in there its basically a dwc ....if u had no air going through ur solution i would be a lil more worried

 

bulla

Well-Known Member

• May 11, 2011

• #3

i think your plants will be fine ive done that before but mine ran for almost 12 hours

 

sparkafire

Well-Known Member

• May 11, 2011

• #4

Did your plants die or wilt? If no continue with your regularly scheduled program. No worries man we all do things like that, I like to not plug things back in.

 

Dr. Bigbud

Well-Known Member

• May 12, 2011

• #5

No wilting or dieing, they look the same. I guess since I had it aerated that shoulda helped like a DWC. Cool, thanks guys

 

Goldowitz

Well-Known Member

• May 12, 2011

• #6

I did it once for five hours or so and didn't have any problems.

 

IAm5toned

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• May 12, 2011

• #7

ever heard of RDWC... thats what you just did....

 

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Talents

Member

• Jun 10, 2011

• #8

TYTY every i just left my ebb&flow on for four hours and was triping balls the res is half full and half the root were not underwater no wilting when i turned off the pump should be fine =D