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jjm.... IMO, it would have been much easier to just rinse the hydroton off.... 15 minutes in a mesh bag or pot with drain holes.... Rinse off until you don't see any of the clay runoff.... Let dry and re-rinse if you want to as well....

I too just like you researched and found many different methods of cleaning or cleansing off hydroton.... And after years of experience, I can say that simply rinsing the pebbles off will not give you any pH problems during your grow.... pH is never ever stable for more than 24hrs....depending on the amount of water in your rez.... A smaller rez will flucuate faster than a larger one.... And when I say that it's never stable, I mean that fluctuation is always occurring at .001....either up or down....

So with a freshly bought bag of hydroton, rinsing well is perfectly fine.... Just my :twocents: though....

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