First ever dwc grow

[Bigandy1208]

Hi just looking for some advice currently just started my first dwc grow in oxypot xl systems 2 plant res.
cutting are jealousy candy
Tropical galeto
Tokyo snow
on day 5 today feed is off the canna chart I’m using canna start and rhizoctonic at the moment.
ec 1.3-1.5
ph 5.8
temp 26c
humidity 50-60% depending fluctuations
thinking 🤔 of starting aqua a+b at day 7
roots started to show threw net pots at day 3
Any help or advice to let me no what to do or if I’m doing things right would be greatly appreciated I’m not bad with coco but this has me out of my comfort zone 😂
thanks in advance

 

[Bigandy1208]

Is there nobody here that runs dwc who can help I’ll move to a forum that can if not I don’t mind thanks

 

[Allenpro]

12 hours and no response, you should contact customer support. LOL. Looks good to me but I keep my water about 1/2 inch below the net baskets just in case the air pumps die or I forget to turn them back on. Roots will drown in about 2 hours and there may be no resuscitation. My experience with DWC/RDWC is the feed the roots and keep them happy, I use Tribus or Orca along with some other supplements and dont forget to add Hydroguard or similar to fend off root rot. The happier the roots the less important PH and water temps become. Always important but more forgiving.
I generally top feed once a day until I have lots of roots in the water.

 

[Bigandy1208]

Thanks for the reply I read to keep a 1-2inch gap Iv been keeping a 1 inch and have not top fed they have been in 6 days today from clone into the oxypot completely new to me I usually grow in coco I’m not bad with that but this is really outside my comfort zone I’m in the uk and I can not find the hydro guard I have cannazym and have ordered some active earth I think that may be the same I’m not sure 🤔 as I say I’m learning everything as I go so any help is really appreciated thank you for your reply

 

[Bigandy1208]

I also never turn the pumps off is that right they run 24/7 I have a lot of spare pumps incase any fail and I keep them above the water line as I hear they can fail and empty the res

 

[Allenpro]

Yes, 24/7 and keep them above the waterline

 

[Allenpro]

As long as you have an air gap of at lease a 1/2 inch its good, 1 inch is of course better

 

[Allenpro]

This stuff is more concentrated that Hydroguard if you can get it and I ran a test batch with water temps above 90° with no root rot. It smells like sewer for about an hour after you add it though
Microbe Life Hydroponics Premium Photosynthesis Plus

 

[Bigandy1208]

Thanks mate I’ll definitely do that do you no if cannazym is more or less the same thing I have that already

 

[Allenpro]

From the description I would say yes, same deal

 

[Bigandy1208]

I thought so I just wanted to check I’ll get plenty in 😂😂

 

[Bigandy1208]

What I mean is I’ll get plenty in to last me not actually in the res sorry read that as I sent it haha

 

[Allenpro]

It takes time to build a good culture in your reservoir and every time you change it you loose some of that culture so keep replacing the Mycorrhizal each time.