What do you do with your runoff? - Growing in Coco Coir - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums

02-02-2007, 02:09 AM

The thing that tears me up about coco is that runoff that I paid good money for.

I currently have my pots on top of a rubbermaid and there is a 1/2" hole collecting the runoff for every 4 pots. Every Saturday, I adjust the pH and EC of what has collected from the week. I use use half for my house plants and half to water the ladies. Sunday is the pH adjusted water flush in case there are any odd nute ratios left over from the res.

Am I being cheap here? What do you do with your runoff?

02-02-2007, 02:15 AM

Cut it 50/50 with tap water then it goes on my flower garden

Hydrofome420 · 02-02-2007, 02:18 AM

Thats what I do also, either in soil or when I am running my bubbler.

When I change the water or use the run of, it all goes in to the garden or
the house plants.

In winter it goes in the toilet.

02-02-2007, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Hydrofome420

In winter it goes in the toilet.

That just made me a little sad inside.

Hydrofome420 · 02-02-2007, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by JackKerouac

That just made me a little sad inside.

LOL, if you want I can send it to you,
but you have to pay shipping.

02-02-2007, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Hydrofome420

LOL, if you want I can send it to you,
but you have to pay shipping.

Ha, a market for "gently used" nutrient solution. It's like the Goodwill of hydroponics.

Lofty · 02-02-2007, 02:44 AM

hey jack i reuse my run off but not coz i'm being cheap lol, its not to save nute b coz its got good micro-organisms in it thats built up in the media, u cant buy that stuff, but it also has toxins in it so i put the run off in a bucket and add some zym to deal with the shit and use it to make nutes up bout 2 days later.

ok i admit it, i'm cheap

The Dopest · 02-02-2007, 02:49 AM

i thought my girl laughed at my clothes now if i tried buyin second hand nutes

02-02-2007, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Hydrofome420

LOL, if you want I can send it to you,
but you have to pay shipping.

lmfao

some of yall on here are funny as hell

gaiusmarius · 02-02-2007, 06:37 PM

well heres my take, a lot of the time the run off is safe to reuse, i know this because i have been recirculating the nutrient solution in my grow for ages. it does no harm what so ever. you in fact get an accumulation of good guys in the nutrient solution. when i do a flush to get salt levels down, then i will throw away the run off, as it gets the salt out quicker. but after that i go back to recirculating the nutes. that small amount that runs back to my main tank through a stocking, doesn't effect the tank much, not enough to cause problems if you are not over doing it with the nutes.

the reason canna tells you to dump the run off, is because they advise such a high nutrient dosage. which means it's safer to dump the run off, but very wasteful imo.

02-02-2007, 02:09 AM	#1
JackKerouac Guest Posts: n/a	What do you do with your runoff? The thing that tears me up about coco is that runoff that I paid good money for. I currently have my pots on top of a rubbermaid and there is a 1/2" hole collecting the runoff for every 4 pots. Every Saturday, I adjust the pH and EC of what has collected from the week. I use use half for my house plants and half to water the ladies. Sunday is the pH adjusted water flush in case there are any odd nute ratios left over from the res. Am I being cheap here? What do you do with your runoff? Last edited by JackKerouac; 02-02-2007 at 02:15 AM..
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02-02-2007, 02:18 AM	#3
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02-02-2007, 02:44 AM	#7
Lofty Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Up my own arse Posts: 532	hey jack i reuse my run off but not coz i'm being cheap lol, its not to save nute b coz its got good micro-organisms in it thats built up in the media, u cant buy that stuff, but it also has toxins in it so i put the run off in a bucket and add some zym to deal with the shit and use it to make nutes up bout 2 days later. ok i admit it, i'm cheap __________________ Ladies and gentlemen, please remove all lose change and keep your hands in the carrage at all times. But once the ride has started theres no getting off, There maybe times when you feel scared and sick please do not panic this will pass, and may i welcome you to the longest scariest roller coaster ride we call LIFE!
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02-02-2007, 02:49 AM	#8
The Dopest [THC] True Hippie Coonass Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,185	i thought my girl laughed at my clothes now if i tried buyin second hand nutes __________________ I Spit Swishers ICMAG'S OFFICIAL ~DIY~ LINK-O-RAMA Root Porn!
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02-02-2007, 06:37 PM	#10
gaiusmarius Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,619	well heres my take, a lot of the time the run off is safe to reuse, i know this because i have been recirculating the nutrient solution in my grow for ages. it does no harm what so ever. you in fact get an accumulation of good guys in the nutrient solution. when i do a flush to get salt levels down, then i will throw away the run off, as it gets the salt out quicker. but after that i go back to recirculating the nutes. that small amount that runs back to my main tank through a stocking, doesn't effect the tank much, not enough to cause problems if you are not over doing it with the nutes. the reason canna tells you to dump the run off, is because they advise such a high nutrient dosage. which means it's safer to dump the run off, but very wasteful imo. __________________ Making BubbleHash with Bubbleator Searching for SourPoison, AfghanDieselHaze and CheeseHaze keeper making canna butter
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02-02-2007, 02:15 AM	#2
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Cut it 50/50 with tap water then it goes on my flower garden
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