Skip to main content

What A Roulette Strategy This Is!

Easy Way to Clean Hydroton

There are always better ways to do things, so if you can top this please share. From my old days with aquarium gravel washing, I remembered to shove the hose down in there and turn it on high. I augmented this by using a screwdriver to punch about 8 holes around the bottom of the bag. Run the water and watch the dirt wash away. Adjust the bag periodically to free up dirt that had found a little pocket to hide in. It isn't perfect as is evidenced by a minor amount of silt in the bottom...

Easy Way to Clean Hydroton


from Hydroponics / Aeroponics
read more

Popular posts from this blog

Rockwool ?

Is the rockwool suppose to barely touch the water, and when givin nutes do you soak em in the water with nutes and place em back in your net pot ? 1st timer Rockwool ? from Hydroponic Growing Read more How to fix this hydroponic problem
Read more

How concentrated to make Nutrient Solution in my 13 Gallon RDWC Reservoir for One big Plant?

I am modifying my Power Grower RDWC systems to have a 13 Gallon Reservoir. And in general my tendency has been to make my PPM stronger then what they actually consume nutrient wise! I have done this because they don't seem to burn and because they can consume the whole entirely of the reservoir in one day at their peak flowering cycle. In Veg my plants can drink as high as 1400 PPM which seems crazy. But as soon as I flip the light cycle this drops to about 600-700. .5 conversion And I... How concentrated to make Nutrient Solution in my 13 Gallon RDWC Reservoir for One big Plant? from Hydroponics / Aeroponics read more
Read more

Is AISI-302 stainless steel good for the reservoir with nutrients?

I am wondering if AISI-302 stainless steel parts are suited for permantent contact with the nutrients? It is because I am thinking about using a non return valve which in the reservoir which has AISI-302 grade parts. I don't know how aggressive the nutrients are to metals and if this kind of stainless steel might bleed toxic stuff into the reservoir.... Any idea? April 22, 2019 at 04:01PM Read more about this fix
Read more