hi im new to hydroponics and im going to be starting a dwc bubble bucket and i wanted to know if u just add a fill line to ur bucket and maintain the water at that level and just add more nutes every week?
I run a hydro drip method . I keep track of the ppm's. If my water level gets low I top off accordingly . But once a week I'll let the buckets get really low the I'll mix a new batch of fresh water and nutes.
do you ph correct your water before you put the nutes in and the water u top off do u correct the ph of that to?
[quote name='"bdm80"']tested the ph of my water source its 7.5 from the tap[/quote] You want the ph to be between 6.5-7.0 and with nutes added that may go way up depending on what your using.
ur ph range is off read this chart for correct ph range for soil and hydro http://forum.grasscity.com/sick-plants-problems/946825-ph-ec-what-means-your-plants.html
[quote name='"bdm80"'] ur ph range is off read this chart for correct ph range for soil and hydro http://forum.grasscity.com/sick-plants-problems/946825-ph-ec-what-means-your-plants.html[/quote] Huh u learn shit everyday iv always been using around 6.5 for soil and water and turned out fine but was also growing outdoors so a little different I suppose