Forum: Hydroponic Nutrients and Mediums
08-31-2014, 07:33 PM
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
08-31-2014, 12:00 AM
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Views: 29,046
It looks like all you would need to do is fill...
It looks like all you would need to do is fill the baskets with more grow rock. You want the water level to be about 2 inches below the top of the growing media. That way the top of the growing...
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Forum: Hydroponic Nutrients and Mediums
08-17-2014, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 39,266
I would use the Veri-Gro nutrients...
I would use the Veri-Gro nutrients (http://vertigro.com/products/fertilizers.php) 6-12-28 Fertilizer and Calcium nitrate (FCombo). Their very cost effective, especially in the 25lb quantities, and...
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Forum: Hydroponics
08-05-2014, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 18,863
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Forum: Hydroponics
07-30-2014, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 30,328
Yes, but have you ever heard "theirs a sucker...
Yes, but have you ever heard "theirs a sucker born every day?" Fact is the raw chemical elements that make up the nutrient solution are very cheap. Your not paying for better quality by paying more,...
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Forum: Hydroponics
07-29-2014, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 30,328
Assuming the stuff is a complete hydroponic...
Assuming the stuff is a complete hydroponic nutrient, and not just an additive, and/or need other parts to work well. If the stuff costs $290 per gallon, that's not what I would really consider cost...
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Forum: Hydroponics
07-29-2014, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 30,328
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Forum: Hydroponics
07-27-2014, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 30,328
It's true that I am not familiar with any...
It's true that I am not familiar with any nutrients called 'Golden tree" (and still don't). However that wasn't what lead me to the conclusion that they were talking about growing in soil. There were...
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Forum: Hydroponics
07-25-2014, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 30,328
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
07-07-2014, 12:48 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 42,967
Hello andydassel,
First, glad you are venturing...
Hello andydassel,
First, glad you are venturing into hydroponics. What is your girlfriend complaining about? It costs to much, it takes too much of your time, where the plants are etc.. What dos she...
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Forum: Hydroponics
07-01-2014, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 30,328
DanHass,
This is a Hydroponics forum. We grow...
DanHass,
This is a Hydroponics forum. We grow plants hydroponically, not in soil. The growing medium in hydroponics doesn't have any nutritional value for the plants. It's designed that way because...
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Forum: Hydroponics
06-28-2014, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 26,041
Hello Remembering,
I would never suggest...
Hello Remembering,
I would never suggest spending money when you don't need to. However pH test drops, and pH up and down don't cost much at all. But as Stan mentions, pH is important. I understand...
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
06-26-2014, 03:44 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 49,951
Hello MontyJ,
Yes.. Heat is a form of...
Hello MontyJ,
Yes.. Heat is a form of energy, and you cant eliminate energy, it can only change form. So it stands to reason that the heat energy needs to go somewhere. But were does it go? I...
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
06-25-2014, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 49,951
Hello MontyJ,
Ya, I would agree the first thing...
Hello MontyJ,
Ya, I would agree the first thing to focus on is insulating the buckets and tubing for sure. But the second part is to cool down the inside of them, otherwise the insulation will only...
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Forum: Hydroponics
06-23-2014, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 26,041
Hello Remembering,
Yes, that's why...
Hello Remembering,
Yes, that's why growing large plants in a 5 gallon water culture system isn't the best choice of hydroponic systems to grow them in. Especially for plants like tomato's that...
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
06-23-2014, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 49,951
Hello MontyJ,
I don't know how much new...
Hello MontyJ,
I don't know how much new construction you have near you, or what the construction standards are in Mexico. But here in lake havasu there are new houses going up all the time. Here...
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Forum: Hydroponics
06-19-2014, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 20,041
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Forum: Hydroponics
06-19-2014, 02:02 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 19,713
Hello MontyJ,
I have a different experience...
Hello MontyJ,
I have a different experience with using air pumps and their relation to water temps than stan. You can run your own tests, and your experience may vary from either of ours. For me I...
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
06-19-2014, 01:27 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 49,951
Hello MontyJ,
I live in the desert also. Lake...
Hello MontyJ,
I live in the desert also. Lake Havasu city AZ (the Mohave desert). We typically reach 120 Ferinheight by late summer. The last month has been in the 102 to 110 range and it's not even...
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
06-14-2014, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 29,228
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Forum: Hydroponics
06-11-2014, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 24,183
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Forum: Hydroponics
06-11-2014, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 17,862
Hello gjjdemarco,
Even thought pictures would...
Hello gjjdemarco,
Even thought pictures would be helpful, from your description of water level and where you notice it growing, I don't believe it's mold. I would guess it's algae. Algae is a micro...
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Forum: Hydroponics
06-11-2014, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 25,180
Hello ryeookin,
That 's not really...
Hello ryeookin,
That 's not really what I meant. I didn't mean that the plants won't drink up much water over a 45 day period while they grow to full size. I meant that seedlings an inch or...
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Forum: Hydroponics
06-06-2014, 06:13 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 18,404
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Forum: Hydroponics
06-06-2014, 05:07 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 25,180
Hello ryeookin,
First I'm curious as to why...
Hello ryeookin,
First I'm curious as to why you changed nutrient manufactures? Did you think the Flora series nutrients were not working? For plants that small your mixing them way to strong. Like...
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