ok, time for a project update worthy of noting.
the hydroton is still climbing every day.
i called another dro shop looking for a diff medium and got to talkin to this dude.
he asked why, and all.
then we started talking about my water.

when i rinsed the red dust outta the hydroton, it was with water straight outta the tap, and lots of it.
he suspects i have a chlorine residue on the media.

i got a big ss pot i use for corn on the cob,
im gonna go boil me some water and cook out the chrloine.
back in a bit.