I was under the impression hydroton was for hydroponic applications only, but if not I'd be interested in learning more.

PharmaCan, the problem is from different people telling me different things on different forums, only to find out it was wrong information, or something along the lines of that.

I initially did not use my tap water because the pH is around 8.5. So I thought it would be easier to buy spring water by the gallon but it wasn't. So I decided to purchase the pH control kit, to fix any problems and use my own tap water.

That's what I'm trying to do; figure out what medium will work with FloraNova, because now that seems to be the only problem. Apparently Pro-Mix BX is the best, and I won't have to worry about pH, but it's not at Home Depot any more (too late in the season).

My hydro store sells Sunshine Organic Planting Mix which is very similar to Pro-Mix, so I plan on getting that and mixing it with perlite 70/30, if someone can verify that I can safely use FloraNova nutes with it.

Peace,
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