Quote Originally Posted by tinytoon
Hell we just boil ours :thumbsup:
Yes it should be soaked to PH'd water, no nutes. Fill bucket with hydrotron and soak in PH water for a few hours and check PH. If more than a couple points from your starting PH then dump water and repeat until PH water in with Tron stabilizes.
I'm sure it does no harm to PH the water after cleaning your hydroton, but unless there are unusual reasons it will not affect anything. Hydroton has very little moisture retention, very much unlike rockwool. It makes no sense to soak the hydroton in PH'd water.


keylime
keylime Reviewed by keylime on . Hydroton Question Hi Everyone! This is my first time using hydroton. I got some used stuff from a friend, and I have cleaned it, soaked it, and baked it, and now I am wondering if I should soak it again before using it, or if I should just put the freshly baked hydroton into my pots as is. I let it cool for a while, so it is now at room temp, but it is completely dry. My instincts tell me that I should probably soak it again in pH neutral water, but I'm not sure. Can anybody give me some guidance on Rating: 5