Hey everyone. I want to try hydro, using a Rubbermaid 35-gallon reservoir (flat bottom). Itâ??s the hottest part of summer (100 degree plus everyday). I have a some bottles of liquids sitting on the floor of the room (nutes and pH down). To find roughly what temperature my reservoir nutes would be at, I measured the temperature of the bottle of pH Down, at the hottest part of the day. It was 86 degrees -- at least cooler than it was outside. And since the nutes flow in and out of a reservoir, the water movement might cool the water a little more, hopefully down to 80 degrees.
My question is: has anyone done hydro at that high of a res temp? A water chiller isnâ??t possible. But I could add a lot of beneficial micros (Hydroguard), or a lot of hydrogen peroxide? Someone even told me to run chlorine in the reservoir â?? that the plants wonâ??t mind it.
I know from what Iâ??ve read that 65 is the best temp; at high temps [like mine would be] the water canâ??t hold oxygen so root rot, etc. But has anyone actually done a grow where the res temp was over 80? And air temps around 90. Is trying to do hydro at these temps a really bad idea or is there a way you can pull it off?
growinit Reviewed by growinit on . Reservoir temp 85: anyone tried this? Hey everyone. I want to try hydro, using a Rubbermaid 35-gallon reservoir (flat bottom). Itâ??s the hottest part of summer (100 degree plus everyday). I have a some bottles of liquids sitting on the floor of the room (nutes and pH down). To find roughly what temperature my reservoir nutes would be at, I measured the temperature of the bottle of pH Down, at the hottest part of the day. It was 86 degrees -- at least cooler than it was outside. And since the nutes flow in and out of a Rating: 5