Matthew7
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I have four, five gallon buckets with Hydroton in net baskets and two 6" air stones inside each bucket. Two questions I have that maybe someone can help me with.
!: I used clear tubing, pulled through holes I drilled near the top of the buckets to operate my airs tones . I wish I'd searched out black tubing instead but ....lazy (I already had the clear). Should I wrap the tubing with electrical tape where it enters the buckets or something. I didn't think much light could enter because the holes are drilled just under the lip of the bucket and the holes are just big enough for the tubes but I don't want algae inside my buckets because my tubing acted like a fiber optic cable or something.
2: I'm using filtered water because the PH is so much better than my well water. It seems to be in a fairly safe range (5.8 or 6 and I'll be using 1/4 strength nutes for two week old seedlings) -In a pinch can I use baking soda if my PH is out of the safety zone or should I be ready with something else just in case???
Thanks again for all your help, Matt
:holysheep:
!: I used clear tubing, pulled through holes I drilled near the top of the buckets to operate my airs tones . I wish I'd searched out black tubing instead but ....lazy (I already had the clear). Should I wrap the tubing with electrical tape where it enters the buckets or something. I didn't think much light could enter because the holes are drilled just under the lip of the bucket and the holes are just big enough for the tubes but I don't want algae inside my buckets because my tubing acted like a fiber optic cable or something.
2: I'm using filtered water because the PH is so much better than my well water. It seems to be in a fairly safe range (5.8 or 6 and I'll be using 1/4 strength nutes for two week old seedlings) -In a pinch can I use baking soda if my PH is out of the safety zone or should I be ready with something else just in case???
Thanks again for all your help, Matt
:holysheep: