Results 1 to 10 of 16
Threaded View
-
06-13-2007, 10:29 PM #6Senior Member
First time with rock wool.
Chabnoc, I also have to adjust pH down frequently. I do all the prep that Zandor and LOC NAR both describe for the rockwool cubes and a bit more; I flush my cubes under running tapwater before doing the pH 5.0 24 hour pre-soak. Along with my controlled clonebox conditions, this gives me utterly reliable strikes in 6-7 days.
However, I use loose rockwool floc in pots in my flood trays. It's simply not practical to soak and drain 23 8" dia x 8" tall pots of floc. I'm told (but haven't confirmed) that rockwool has some limestone residue left from manufacturing and this is what causes pH to jump up.
For me, it's no more trouble than adding about 5-10ml of pHDown sauce to my 125L tanks every couple of days to bring the pH down to about 5.3-5.8.
Please have a look at the link to 'A batch of clones in rockwool' in my sig. May or may not be anything useful for you in there.
Similar Threads
-
Rock wool transplants
By airlift123 in forum Plant ProblemsReplies: 1Last Post: 10-28-2009, 06:50 AM -
ROCK WOOL SEEDING HELP
By anbesol in forum Indoor GrowingReplies: 4Last Post: 04-04-2008, 07:27 PM -
Oasis Vs. Rock-Wool
By Prunedale in forum Basic GrowingReplies: 2Last Post: 03-11-2007, 08:49 AM -
Rock Wool?
By MrMR in forum HydroponicsReplies: 2Last Post: 10-11-2006, 07:50 AM -
Rock wool dampness
By Rooisme1 in forum HydroponicsReplies: 17Last Post: 04-07-2005, 01:57 AM