I did have the light turned right down to 30%, that it's the lowest setting for it, was set there for 4 days. I just turned it up some this morning.
My apologies, I didn't catch that it was there for days.
I had it up to 19 before lights out but back to 18 overnight. I'd hate to have to put a small heater in there as it's not going to help with the humidity. I will drop a mercury fish tank thermometer in there today after work to see how accurate my digital thermometers and pen are before going crazy over a degree or 2
I very muchly appreciate the help you are providing and the time it's taken you. It certainly is frustrating though to not know what's causing the issues. It's one thing to have an issue, know what it is and then accept whether you can beat it or not.. but to have something going on that no one can quite put their finger on makes it more brain racking.
Hey there GDB, thanks for stopping by. Your 2 cents is welcome anytime my friend, feel free.Hey, Dick!
I'm all caught up (again) and find myself intrigued by your DWC issue.
I'm reluctant to weigh in because I haven't done DWC in several years and I honestly would need a refresher to remember how to go about it properly. But I'm not going to let that stop me from putting in my 2 cents worth!
When I saw the pics of your bubbles several pages back I thought, "Wow. That's a lot of bubbles!" When I was running DWC I had fairly good results and I never generated that amount of bubbles, nor did I use an air stone as large as the one you are using.
Back when I was first researching how to go about DWC I "think" I remember reading that too much bubbling can be a bad thing. (Don't hold me to this, as I said, I "think" I remember reading that.)
Anyway, take that for what it's worth, which may not even be 2 cents.
You may want to try using smaller air stones to see if that helps. I grew in 5 gallon buckets and used these air stones with satisfactory results:
Good luck and happy growing!
It's a step in the right direction thats for sure!
Great news and good call GDB!!
That's what I figured too, people all.over the internet saying you can never have too many bubbles. But never mention the turbulence it makes too.
When I top up its just below the net pots and inch or so.
Yeah that's a bonus, as long as it's not effecting my air pump we good! Let's hopenthey start lifting some more over the next day or so.I hope I was right, Dick! That you could adjust the valves is a plus. Now you can leave those stones in place.
Who knows, when that root ball is nearly filling up all the space you may need to turn it back up!
Thats what I'm hoping. I was trying to gather as much info as possible.Hey Dick,
Great to see the little ladies perking up a bit! I think that this is because you upped the light intensity a bit but whatever it was it looks as though they are heading in the right direction
I will check this out, that's one I haven't heard of before. Thank you
This makes a lot more sense as well.@Grand Daddy Black was spot on.
Excessive Bubbling
A bubbler hydroponics system needs to have plenty of bubbles, but it is possible to get too much of a good thing. A lot of vigorous bubbling, such as might be caused by a pump that’s too strong for the system, can actually damage the plants. The bubbles will get in and around the delicate roots, shifting them about and possibly breaking off bits and pieces. Too much of this can end up killing the plants in a bubbler system.
