How long to aerate water?
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What a great question. I keep two green bins full of city water prepping for hydro or dirt and both are constantly bubbled. I wonder if it's necessary, maybe 5 minutes an hour saturates (hahaha wrong word for sure) the water and the rest is waste.<br />
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the bubbles are more about keeping the nutrients mixed...... those air bubbles move a lot of water........ some peeps put in a small 100 gph water pump on a timer to come 30 mins or so before they water to mix their water/nutrients.......... my air pumps run all the time.
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Thanks sopappy. I'm glad it's worth it. I couldn't find a solid answer on the net, so I figured I'd ask the pros. Thanks man.
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I have an extra timer Grower, and thanks for all the help on my current grow. They are doing awesome.
You guys are good growers. Thanks Hushpuppy. Constantly it is.
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I'm with hush--aerate it constantly if it is to sit. If you are talking about aerating a bucket of water to evaporate chlorine, I think that 12-24 hours is good.
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I run my teas for 24 hours with bubbles. Sometimes 48 hours.
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Indeed, I just scooted down and turned them back on haha
I find the same thing, the search is not all that great here and the net is so full of experts now, you can waste a lot of time searching
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I'd toss a pump in there too. Doc calls it a flume, mixes up solutions real good.
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Not me, mine falls and so does my ramp in hydro.
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What type of water do you have? Mine is well water and an overnight aerating ups my pH .8.
I guess I should change that to ....aeration will change your pH....lol....
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SCREAMING AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!! LOL I'll just keep an eye out and I'll let all ya'll know what happens with my rain water gents. I have everything but the barrel.
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Welcome to college Chemistry101 my peeps Aerating will certainly cause a change in the pH because of the chemicals in the air reacting with whatever is in the water. So its always good to check the pH of water that has been sitting or aerating. Once you know what to expect from it, its not quite so critical. However, rainwater and well water can change the chemistry so never take it for granted that its going to be one way all of the time.
Aerating will certainly cause a change in the pH because of the chemicals in the air reacting with whatever is in the water. So its always good to check the pH of water that has been sitting or aerating. Once you know what to expect from it, its not quite so critical. However, rainwater and well water can change the chemistry so never take it for granted that its going to be one way all of the time.
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Be sure and check the ppms of your rain water, too. I live in the mountains surrounded by national forest and the largest wilderness area in the lower 48. Our rain water is quite pristine. Rainwater from industrial areas can have nasty things in it.
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City water 7.8 out of the tap, I let it sit overnight (lot's o' bubbles) and it'll be 7.0 next day. Funny, the same amount of change the other way.
With my ramping down in hydro too, I'm thinking there's a connection.
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If you are on city water they are probably using chrlamine instead of chorine these days. It does not bubble out of the water you will need a charcoal filter. Like the little boy filter I just bought. $140 CDN .
Then I'd still bubble my filterd water to add oxygen and keep the nutes from falling out of the solution. I like to use a pump and air stones the pump adds heat to my Rez
Then I'd still bubble my filterd water to add oxygen and keep the nutes from falling out of the solution. I like to use a pump and air stones the pump adds heat to my Rez
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