stupid DWC ??

[tinytoon]

I'm sorry DH. Clone is in a Rapid Rooter which is in the Hydrotron inside a 6" bucket basket on top of a 5 gal bucket :thumbsup:

tinytoon Reviewed by tinytoon on 10-21-2009. stupid DWC ?? this is probably a simple stupid question but what is the easiest way to do a water change in a 5 gal DWC bucket?? I dont run DWC as of yet but thinking about doing a mother plant this way and continuing E&F in my cab and tent. so if I have a 5 gal bucket, netpot lid, airstone and pump what would the simple method be?? just didnt think popping the lid of and exposing roots to light to change water was a good idea but I have no clue hehe :wtf: Rating: 5

[LOC NAR on probation]

hmmm .... nobody knows water level??

Newly rooted clones water level is just barely below the bottom of the netpot. Bubbles splash the bottom and keep it wet. Then the water can be lowered a bit when roots hang down good. Air ball roots stay fairly dry but moist.

[tinytoon]

kk ty :thumbsup:

[tinytoon]

Roots out of the basket after 9 days :thumbsup:
Pics tomorrow

[tinytoon]

ok been going for about 2 weeks or so now and plant has roots (about 4) hanging down to the water and roots look great, growth however is slower than a turtle that was hit by a semi-truck!! Was running a pair of 75w cfl's over top of plant and just upgraded those to a pair of 100w cfl's. Could it be low light levels being the cause of slow growth? Comparing to the plants under the 400w MH which were started about 2 days earlier, the cfl plant is about half the size.

[ForgetClassC]

Whats your nute solution at? When I did a DWC I started it at 1/2 the level for the seedlings and stuff and in the first 2 days had roots from a clone. After that it didn't really stop. Weird that they only have 4 roots, mine erupted as soon as they hit the water. Are the roots just straight or do they branch out all over the place. Man I'm rambling, I'm so high, fuckin trainwreck......

[tinytoon]

Sorry not to make it more clear and stupid me should take a pic or 2 also but there are like 4 roots that are about 7" long that reach the water and there are others coming out of the hydrotron. The plant has more than 4 roots total, sorry for being misleading. Root growth looks good it is the top side that just doesnt really seem to being doing much. Thats why was wondering if it had to do with only 2 100w cfl's atm compared to my 400w MH in the tent. Nute strength is full. 5 ml per gal of micro/grow/bloom PH at 5.9

[disrupt86]

they will come, due time.if 4 have made it u got 40 more on the way in a week or 2

[tinytoon]

kk thnx for the support :thumbsup: I'm going to add 2 horizontally mounted flouros on either side and keep the 2 100w cfl's over top. All will be running 6500k daylight bulbs :jointsmile:
sorry for all the stupid questions, I just got so used to my 2 E&F units I dont even think when I work with those and this is the first DWC I have done and didnt really know what to expect.

[tinytoon]

did rez change yesterday along with the 2 cabs (the normal Sunday duty), and all looked real good, roots coming along good and nice and white. Tonite I go and check on my lil bucket baby and root part that was dangling in water has a brown tint to it and almost slimy looking (didnt want to touch as roots still look on fragile side). So now I sit here and think :wtf: wtf?? If a small amount of light was getting into the buckey could this be a cause?? PH is running right around 5.8/6.0 and res temp is 68/73. I know temps can cause root rot but I dont believe I am even close to being high. Have 2 6" airstones that are bubbling there arse off so lack of O2 should not be a cause. What am I leaving out??