plutosmoke
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My input, although over watering is really hard to do, I have experience this with certain strains. I've been growing 4x4 RW in cubes tables for years with a 30 gal bucket and 4x4 table, an insufficient reservoir indeed, but I have been able to control the solids buildup from low level flooding by top feeding with 300ppm solution on weekly intervals(the intervals is dependent in flower weather they are heavy feeding or light feeding). Which prompted me to use build PICO manifold drip system to integrate into my flood n drain system, so i have a hybrid drip and ebbnflow recirculating system.
Also, I use a coco tek mat for the roots to build into and being that coco dries out a lot faster then RW it also prompted me to build the hybrid system to keep the two medium sufficiently most. Also i believe the root mass underneath the mat is in a aero environment with the amount of moister between the trays and the mats.
My feeding goes: Drip once and flood 3 times a day. The flooding only floods enough to drench the coco tek mats. The top drip prevents the salt buildup in the RW and allow me to flush out the RW when needed.
I cover the trays with the Panda sheet that i cut up so to keep the moister in the mats. Using RO water, the PH begins to stabilize by week 2 of flower and adjusting PH daily becomes less of a problem. My Panda sheets are held together by: Gorilla tape each corners and cut a slit, put a small screw at each corner of the tray, and put the screw through the slit at each corner(just like button up or unbutton a shirt).
Also, I use a coco tek mat for the roots to build into and being that coco dries out a lot faster then RW it also prompted me to build the hybrid system to keep the two medium sufficiently most. Also i believe the root mass underneath the mat is in a aero environment with the amount of moister between the trays and the mats.
My feeding goes: Drip once and flood 3 times a day. The flooding only floods enough to drench the coco tek mats. The top drip prevents the salt buildup in the RW and allow me to flush out the RW when needed.
I cover the trays with the Panda sheet that i cut up so to keep the moister in the mats. Using RO water, the PH begins to stabilize by week 2 of flower and adjusting PH daily becomes less of a problem. My Panda sheets are held together by: Gorilla tape each corners and cut a slit, put a small screw at each corner of the tray, and put the screw through the slit at each corner(just like button up or unbutton a shirt).
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