Quote Originally Posted by Weedhound
You just pinned exactly why I hate hydroton. Never mind the coco puff effect.....the amount of time and energy wasted on 1) pretreating the crap FOREVER and 2) the amount of time you waste on plant growth for the first week or so until your h-ton FINALLY stabilizes. I had babies 2 and 3 weeks old that were growing slower than molassas in January due to a constantly unstable ph.
What is the coco puff effect?

But yes I agree with what a PITA it is to get hydrotron dialed in. If I find it to be a hassle I'm going to build a pair of PH dosers for my 2 resevoirs to automatically adjust the PH for me. Hell I might do it anyway. It would allow me to be able to allow the plants to basically run on auto pilot for at least a week at a time.
daihashi Reviewed by daihashi on . pretreating Hydrotron Am i soaking it in PH adjust water to 5.5 just like rockwool or is ther something more to it? Rating: 5