Surfer Joe
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I did a hydro grow in a single bubble bucket once before that came out very well and I was going to try again but I've been reading about the development of beneficial bacteria and it seems at odds with what I did before.
My habit before was that I changed the nute bucket every week and started with a fresh bucket. During the week I merely read the ongoing Ph and topped up the bucket with the correct Ph water to keep it in line.
It used to range from 5.5 to 6.5 and down to 4.9 during the week, and then I changed the bucket to start again about 5.6.
Since each time I changed buckets I was starting out with a clean system and fresh nutes, I wonder if I was affecting the development of beneficial bacteria, and whether I should do things differently this time. I never had any rootball or leaf problems during that grow, but maybe I was just lucky.
Here's a shot of the last grow.
My habit before was that I changed the nute bucket every week and started with a fresh bucket. During the week I merely read the ongoing Ph and topped up the bucket with the correct Ph water to keep it in line.
It used to range from 5.5 to 6.5 and down to 4.9 during the week, and then I changed the bucket to start again about 5.6.
Since each time I changed buckets I was starting out with a clean system and fresh nutes, I wonder if I was affecting the development of beneficial bacteria, and whether I should do things differently this time. I never had any rootball or leaf problems during that grow, but maybe I was just lucky.
Here's a shot of the last grow.