Quote Originally Posted by nuglover
OK i have the above information absorbed. now my new questions.
1. do i put the root riot straight into the hydroton after popping it or when it pops up and roots appear trough the root riot.

Yes, but no. You can do it, but you will probably have to water it by hand, and not run the waterfarm setup. Personally, after your seeds have rooted, I would put them in some cups, and water by hand until you have a few inches of Spaghetti (roots) hang out the bottom of the cube or whatever you're growing it out of.
2. all i have ever done is soil. when i put the root riot in the hydroton do i use ph'd water or do i add nutes?

If your water is city water which is generally a ph of 6.5 or so, just mix your 3 part GH in there until you have the right dose, perhaps 500 ppm, and then check the PH. GH has some stuff in it that will balance your PH and you don't have to do anything until later when the plants are consuming more nutes... then you have to PH it may twice a week.

3. if i add nutes what strength do i add them at this stage? (i use gh 3 part)

Once they have a couple of inches of roots I try to keep them between 400 and 700 ppm

4. do i run it 24/7 or 15 min on 15 min off. do i run it different with lights on and off?

I've always run mine 24/7, others do it 15 on and 15 off. I've also run it continuously during lights on, and not run it at all when dark, it didn't make any difference for me.

5. what is my target Ph range and what is the perfect Ph for hydro.

Its higher for soil, but hydro should be run 5.5 to 6.5. I would say the perfect ph is 5.7

6. and my last question. i take my water ppm and it ranges from 55 to 66 out of tap i let sit for 24 hours it measures 35 to 40 and 24 hours later it reads 24-30 and then stays there steady. why does it have the second ppm drop. and is the total drop chlorine evaporation if not what is it that left. also do i need calmag or is my water fine without it.

PPM changes a bit with temperature, and it settles down after a day or so. I don't know about the chlorine.... it could also have something to do with it.

keylime
keylime Reviewed by keylime on . have waterfarm questions hey all this is going to be my first attempt at hydro and i just built a home made waterfarm and trying to figure it out. oh ya I'm starting from seed. i used the gh waterfarm kit, 1 5 gal bucket a 10" net pot with hydroton. i have a duel outlet air pump. I'm thinking about adding an air stone into the reserve. i am going to use gh 3 part. my tap water has a ppm of 66 straight from the tap. is that hard water? i have a few questions. 1. what can i do about the splashing of water Rating: 5