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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-30-2011, 06:45 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
They are sitting that low right now. The problem...

They are sitting that low right now. The problem with moving them higher is that the water doesnt wick up enough to reach the roots if I set them higher. Some light does get in but with how I am...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-30-2011, 04:59 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
They are sitting that low right now. The problem...

They are sitting that low right now. The problem with moving them higher is that the water doesnt wick up enough to reach the roots if I set them higher. Some light does get in but with how I am...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-29-2011, 06:49 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
Well I found what the problem with that one was. ...

Well I found what the problem with that one was. The top half of the medium became dry. It was not established enough for it to maintain moisture from just the lower half of the medium. And the...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-29-2011, 09:52 AM
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Posted By jamromhem
Well Seems I have another problem that is...

Well Seems I have another problem that is creeping up. I am guessing it is over watering maybe? I really cant tell. There is no warning and it happens over night (this is the second plant to do...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-27-2011, 01:35 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
I figured I would give an update on my system. ...

I figured I would give an update on my system. After some inspection I found that the humidity in my root zone was WAY too low. It is probably a no brainer being in an air conditioned house with...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-25-2011, 09:14 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
I thought it outstanding news as well lol. I...

I thought it outstanding news as well lol. I thought I mentioned previously it didnt have an odd smell, and just smelled like bleach. I might have forgot to add that bit to it. I just thought it...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-25-2011, 02:57 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
I have a very important update on the water...

I have a very important update on the water quality of the area i am in. And the results also lave me some room to think about what I am doing..

The water in the area has very high iron and...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-24-2011, 11:49 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
ok. Had the poly sitting in bleach for a little...

ok. Had the poly sitting in bleach for a little bit now, but I had another idea come to me while I was doing dishes.. I have crappy tap water... I found sand on my dishes in the dishwasher so the...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-24-2011, 01:22 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
I will have to think about that and perhaps...

I will have to think about that and perhaps regulate my dosing a bit better.. I have been haphazardly putting bleach in as I felt it needed it rather than testing for the levels.

I am trying...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-24-2011, 08:42 AM
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Posted By jamromhem
I am trying to figure out how anything can grow...

I am trying to figure out how anything can grow (even the plants some times) in my system lol.. If you smell anywhere in the system it just smeels like bleach lol.. I use more than a hospital does...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-23-2011, 08:39 AM
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Posted By jamromhem
ok, as promised here are the pictures of the...

ok, as promised here are the pictures of the basil and the discoloring of the grow medium.

The only medium that is showing the discoloration is the one in the actual system. It is getting a more...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-22-2011, 07:27 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
Well I have to do another sudden update... ...

Well I have to do another sudden update... Since moving the hood and dropping the light lower my basil plants seem to be dieing off... I am not sure what is going on. They are both doing the same...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-22-2011, 05:25 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
Ok. I haven't done an update in a while so I...

Ok. I haven't done an update in a while so I figured I would add some pics of my plants as they are right now.

First is the Basil in my hydroponic system (The only thing in it right now). ...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-14-2011, 04:40 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
I thought I would post an update. After all of...

I thought I would post an update. After all of the troubles I had before all the plants were tossed, and new ones started.. Right now I have 10 lettuce plants all showing their leaves as of today. ...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-12-2011, 02:01 AM
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Posted By jamromhem
another thing I got for an addition to the res is...

another thing I got for an addition to the res is a new digital thermometer. It is one of those small oval ones for terreriums/aquariums. Most of those are crap, and do not work properly. The one...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-11-2011, 03:01 AM
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Posted By jamromhem
It was about $50 and it came with a small pump...

It was about $50 and it came with a small pump that hooked up to it with a simple elboe that was included and it comes with another elbow that goes ont he exhaust to push the cleaned water away. it...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-10-2011, 06:34 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
Well.. The infection in the system came back.......

Well.. The infection in the system came back.... This time I went at it full force... To shock the system I dropped about 64 oz of 3%H2O2 into the system for about 24hours... It did a good job...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-08-2011, 07:05 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
Well I thought I would give a quick update. I am...

Well I thought I would give a quick update. I am currently fighting the infection to my res again. It came back again. I have dumped about 64 ounces of 3% H2O2 in it and it has cut it down...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-07-2011, 06:39 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
I figured I would do an update on the system and...

I figured I would do an update on the system and show a few plants.

The first (if everything uploaded like I told it) is a picture of the first lettuce to sprout a third leaf. It is still tiny,...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-06-2011, 12:10 AM
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Posted By jamromhem
I was also thinking about something like that... ...

I was also thinking about something like that... Or perhaps a larger tube with clear poly surrounding the UV light in the center to let multiple res's have their nutrients pumped through it on the...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-05-2011, 10:36 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
Sure I would love any info you have. I think...

Sure I would love any info you have. I think right now though sterilization is the best effort for me right now. I might try to use a biological system later.

I have also looked at the UV...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-05-2011, 09:36 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
Your suggestions worked great GPS. The system is...

Your suggestions worked great GPS. The system is up and running again and the PH is stable now.

I have it going and it is working fine. The water is doing what it should be doing lol..
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-05-2011, 02:19 AM
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Posted By jamromhem
I think the common link if not the water is that...

I think the common link if not the water is that I used the same applejuice bottle to put liquids in both. I did wash it out, but did not sterilize it or anything to that nature. I was rather lazy...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-05-2011, 01:23 AM
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Posted By jamromhem
I am using tap water at the moment. I am going...

I am using tap water at the moment. I am going to try it as opposed to getting some distilled. With hope it will be decent enough (not knowing what is in it). I bubble it for a while to...
Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup 08-04-2011, 11:56 PM
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Posted By jamromhem
thanks for the input. I added some h2o2 to the...

thanks for the input. I added some h2o2 to the seedlings to try to give them some relief from the problem. I opened the dome I have them in and I could smell the same thing I had before... If I...
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