cheers for the comments guys
dont get me wrong some people like to grow in their own specific medium but i do get loads of pm's asking this and that so its only fair that i try and answer all those questions in this diary
yeah big buddha i know what you mean but the internet does have its fair share of dickheads who dont know how to grow period, you will like it better over here as the people are great and their knowledge is also really helpfull
here we go with seymours step by step to getting started in dwc........ drum roll ........ lol
1st thing you need is plenty of o2 blowing into your buckets, i think most of you guys know that i use a 60ltr per minute pump divided between 2 buckets which looks like this
next job is to get your water levels sorted out from the start, use an empty net basket and fill the water about 1" above the bottom of the net pot, ill always keep my water level above the basket and never below, i know loads of growers like to have a gap of about 1" under the net pot which is entirley their choice but i like to encourage just feeder roots to be in the res and not corded ones, feeder roots are what help achieve big yields
once you have your water levels sorted you can add your nutrients, for this stage of the grow ill be using
rhizotonic, cal/mag and formulex that come to an ec of 1.0-1.2, ph is 5.8, its important to let your ph settle a bit once you 1st add ph down to the res, wait till it remains stable @ 5.8 before continuing
then add your clay pebbles or what ever medium your growing with so it just covers the water level, i know a lot of growers who like to soak their stones for 24 hours before adding them in ph 5.8 water, this is entirley up to you
rest your rockwool cube with your seedling in ontop of the pebbles and start to fill in around the edges so she is nice and secure like this
the next step is to wait for the roots to appear from outside the net pot and its all systems go
res temps wanna be between 16 and 24 degrees
i never ever top feed the seedlings purely because i want the rockwool cube to dry out so the roots go searching for food, if you are top feeding it may take longer for the roots to appear outside the basket, just my own personal preference
ive also got my new grow room which is now a dr150 so ive got plenty of space for the plants to grow, my babies are under just 1 light which is running at 150 watts
hope this helps :thumbs: