1st timer, w/Hydroton, could use a little help...

[palerider7777]

iv'e noticed that they will droop a lil when u spray them or r u saying they droop on there own if so no how close is ur light?

[GoldenGoblin]

[quote=Divestoned]

I think why everyone is on the fence is because Hydroton doesn't hold water (or enough anyway)

hydroton holds water really well. I have personally seen that it is possible to overwater hydroton.I have pictures of overwatered hydroton in flood and drain system in my "pro hydro" log.

just like hightillidie said "no water during night cycle."

have you ever used hydroton??? if not ....then please dont comment on it.

Dive:stoned:

When compared to other inert media hydroton doesn't hold that much water.

have you ever used hydroton??? if not ....then please dont comment on it.

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[palerider7777]

im using hydroton and it does'nt hold any water why would u want it to??

[TMusic]

I water mine 6 times a day, i don't think I could get away with this if the hydroton held a significant amount of water....

[TMusic]

do i need to completely change the reservoir if I want to increase the nute stregnth?

After a week? Two weeks?

I'm getting into the 4th week and I want to increase the ppm but my 20 gal reservoir is huge for my 5 little plants.

[turtle420]

do i need to completely change the reservoir if I want to increase the nute stregnth?

After a week? Two weeks?

I'm getting into the 4th week and I want to increase the ppm but my 20 gal reservoir is huge for my 5 little plants.

I suggest you make a complete rez change every 15 days max.
If it's too much water, mix less... 10 gallons?

You should start off with fresh water for your nute mixes... think about it. Your plants will be happier.

What hydro setup do you have?
"Aero/DWC"?
So, you keep the buckets' level constant with the rez?
Just wondering.

Best!

-turtle420
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[TMusic]

just saying that 20 gallons is big for 5 little plants. I like the 20 gallon tank, it holds temperature, ph, and ppm much more stable than 10 gallons.

I'm changing my water today. Is it ok if I mix it today, then make the entire somution stronger in three or four days without changing the entire 20 gallons? I know that the concentration will increase by itself over time, but that's not the idea. I'm getting into my 4th week and I'm at 360ppm. I would like to increase it.

Its a timed drip. 15 minutes every 3 hours, no watering in the dark.... and its more like a "pour" or "flow", instead of a drip... the pump is pretty strong.

[palerider7777]

i hav'nt changed my res in 4 weeks and mine are happy as pig in shit. i top off my res every 2 weeks and i do it in 5 gals at a time i'll fill the 5 gal up add the nutes stir it up and either pump it in there or pour it in as i have left a basket with just clay pellets i can pull out and pour

[TMusic]

can you top off with a higher concentration of nutes?

I have been topping off every three or five days, with 50% of the reservoir's concentration. It takes about 1/2 to 1 gallon to bring it back to normal (10-20 ppm lower)

Also, the droopy thing. My light schedule is 18/6, dark between 12pm and 6pm. Around 10 every day the top few sets of leaves on every plant gets a little droopy, the biggest one and the smallest one get it the worst. They look like this until 4 or 5 pm, then they'll perk up really nice. They do this almost every day.

[TMusic]

Here are some pics of The Droop... What's going on?

Here are some pics from about 10 minutes ago. The first one is the smallest plant, it gets the droopiest, the leaves are touching the hydroton. The second one is the biggest, also gets really droopy, the leaves lay down on top of each other. The other three look less affected.

They all stand up at the end of the dark cycle. I'll post some pics in 6 hours.

All the pics are different plants.