DWC Bucket Concerns

[ThaFooT]

the nutrients dont seem to be constantly in the water. when i open the lid, the water is mostly clear and i can see the nutes kinda grouped together around spots of the bucket. bigger/more airstones sounds like a great idea because maybe the water isnt aggravated enough.....

i have a grow log of "her" goin on. i joined the site awhile back, never really had the chance to do shit.

[tinytoon]

Hmmm never seen that one. so basically your saying the nutes dont mix with the water? Very odd

[polishpollack]

Some of the Botanicare products are organic, meaning heavily based on carbon. Bacteria eat carbon and reproduce like crazy in a moist environment with warm temperatures. The slime on container walls could be algae if the container isn't light tight, but it also could be layers of bacteria. It's interesting that you say you change your water every week but still have slime on the walls. For Botanicare products, it could also be layers of nutes that gather on the walls, as organic ferts are known for lumping together and creating a slime that can plug up tubing in hydro. If the grow is good then I wouldn't worry about it much. You might find that the continer stinks, in which case it's odor-producing bacteria. You might find green or grey looking chunks in the water, in which case it's algae. If you don't find either, then it's probably just fert sticking to the walls.

[ThaFooT]

thank you very much polishpollack, you have kinda reassured me. the grow is going pretty well. its hard to really tell since this is my first hydro grow. the girl has a little under 2 weeks left and omg im hopin to yield around 3 oz.....

anyway, heres 2 pics of the bucket "problem" as u can see the nutes are grouped together. i simply stick my hand in that mofo and give it a stir...

thank you all very much in helpin me through my journey:stoned:

[Weezard]

Looks like "tron dust" to me

You didn't pre-soak and pre-rinse the Hydrotron?

It's harmless in DWC.
(Can screw-up a water pump though)

Your gal looks happy.
If you put that white bucket in a black plastic bag the algae will stop growing for lack of light.

Aloha an' grow on.
Weezard

[ThaFooT]

thank you weezard for chiming in. I don't know what "tron dust" is. I'll look into it after work. I did however wash the hydroton. I didn't use any solution, just rinsed it out with a garden hose until the water wasn't reddish anymore. I spray painted the outside of the buckets and then lcovered it in duct tape. I like the black bag idea. It'd be easy to just pull the bag back around it after checking everything.

[ThaFooT]

ahh just got what "tron dust" was. Naw don't think that's what it is but I'll do some tests. Thank you.

[ThaFooT]

check out the pic ive attached. i harvested her and this is all the roots that she had. its been distilled water and clearex for 8 days. somethin doesnt look right. the buds are amazing after being trimmed. most leaves had brown tips. im thinkin the airstone wasnt puttin enough out. even tho it had a dedicated 5 gallon pump, the stones themselves r kinda garbage. they seem to clog. lemme know what yall think. thanks. time to update the grow log.