Are Your Balls Clean?

[GluteusMaximus]

No reason to be ashamed of your dirty balls anymore!

I received my hydroton and, after looking at the package, wondered "do I really need to clean my balls?". I didn't see any dust in the bag with the hydroton so I wasn't sure if they really needed prewashed. New to hydro I wasn't taking any chances so I connected an old washing machine and began to wash my balls.

The rinse water looked like mud!!

Washed them again, still nothing but mud pouring out the drain hose. I realized when I filled the washer drum with water, the hydroton floated and so did the dust and mud so it never really seperated from the hydroton. The hydroton just kept floating in the dust/muddy water. I finally came up with what I feel is the best method for cleaning hydroton.

If you have an old washing machine (or don't care about your new one) you can pour your hydroton in and set it on the spin cycle. Have the drain hose remain below the drum level of the washer so that the water drains right out even if the pump isn't working. With the hydroton spinning in the drum and the lid open, wash them with a garden hose spraying the hydroton as it spins around. The dust/mud washes right off and spins to the outer portion of the drum and down the drain. I was able to wash 400 Litres of hydroton in about a hour.

After washing, I put the hydroton into the grow buckets and cycled the flood and drain system several times to ensure all water was clean and my TDS was not increasing. I now have the cleanest balls in town. I can't wait to show them off.

So if you're new to dating or hydroponics, you know the importance of having clean balls. Don't forget to wear clean underwear.

Oh also, beware of "clay puffs", they're not the same as hydroton. They float too much and they're fragile and crush easily.

GM

GluteusMaximus Reviewed by GluteusMaximus on 03-03-2006. Are Your Balls Clean? No reason to be ashamed of your dirty balls anymore! I received my hydroton and, after looking at the package, wondered "do I really need to clean my balls?". I didn't see any dust in the bag with the hydroton so I wasn't sure if they really needed prewashed. New to hydro I wasn't taking any chances so I connected an old washing machine and began to wash my balls. The rinse water looked like mud!! Washed them again, still nothing but mud pouring out the drain hose. I realized when I Rating: 5

[Gen]

I love that post! Keep you balls clean, use your washing machine!

[Easy Roller]

I washed my in the bath!


They left behind a red silt....I'm glad I washed my balls....Wouldn't want that thick red silt sufocating my plant's roots...

The whole point of hydropnics is to create an optimum environment for those roots!.....Thick red slime ...starving my roots of air isn't what I signed up for!

[turtle420]

LOL!!!
Hillarious title!!!

[latewood]

freaked me out the 1st time i looked at my roots after pitting plants in hydroton...use an old spaghetti collander,
under high pressure tap water.

[Zandor]

You can also use a sweater bag from wally mart. They only cost a few bucks and then you can run them through the dish washer.

You can use a cement mixer too if you have enough. Just drill a shit load of holes for drainage.