new to d.w.c grow, any input appreciated!

[quote=rotor7ven]so here are my question's.

1. i germinated my seed on feb 26, its been a week almost and i think something is going wrong. is this correct? seems small for a hydro grow. i was thinking it would be a lot faster than soil.

2. can i use liquid karma now? it says on the back it helps growth for seedlings.

3. how often do i change the water in the bucket? every week?

4. when putting in the nutes, do i only use one dose a week? the back of the bottles say how much to put but not how often.

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1. Your seedling is still very young. Hydroponics does grow faster and bigger than soil, you just have to let your plants grow a nice root system in order for that to happen. Nothing is wrong you just have to give it time. Are the roots even poking out yet?

2. Yes you could use the liquid karma now, but i would give it a very diluted dose. maybe like 1/4 strength. You can bump the strength of the solution up as the plant gets bigger.

3. I change my water every week and a half. Ive heard of some people gooing a couple of weeks without changing it, but i like to give my plants new nutrients more than that.

4. This is where the PPM meter is needed. The only way to really know how many PPM there is in your water is too test it. Otherwise its all guess work.