"WATER LEVEL IN 5GAL DWC"?

[William and Sue Ashley]

Transplanting autos from humidity dome in root riots....Can I set the peat pod in water?....The new seedlings are a week old tap roots 8" and many roots coming out of the sides.....How high should I have the water level in the 6" basket....Using clay pellets......I have 600 mh lights on it also.....the first set of fern leaves are now dropping down at the tips....after transplant....just went and put 2 air stones in to see if it needs more oxygen? Right now I have the water level halfway up the root riot.....Just alittle nervous for my girls....They are my first newborns......

 

[Eliot Pryor]

I put 3 gallons of water in 5 gallon buckets. I run top feed to it start to finish. Some only use top feed until the roots reach the water. You need air space under the net pot. Good growing !!

 

[William and Sue Ashley]

Thanks for the response....So you do need air space between water and basket....If I dont top feed do I water peat plug until the roots are in the water?.....

 

[Eliot Pryor]

I think so.
http://www.growweedeasy.com/high-yield-bubbleponics-technique#diagram

 

[Jibblerjoe]

Need a pic. The leaves droop when next set of leaves pop , and stress will have them droop till they recover.

 

[William and Sue Ashley]

I will send a pic shortly...Do you agree with a space between water level and basket.....?.....

 

[dontknownuttin]

Peat in a DWC huh? That's new to me thanks for the helpful hint!.

 

[William and Sue Ashley]

My first as you can tell....LOL....Having a blast......Trial and error and alot of help from all of you...Much appreciated.....

 

[Jibblerjoe]

The pod that seed is germinated in should not sit in the water. Once roots are out of bottom of basket, you keep an air gap between water level and basket.

 

[William and Sue Ashley]

Jibblerjoe, that is what I was curious about....i have lowered the water to about 1" to 2" from the bottom of the basket...I did that about 3hrs ago and they already seem to look better.... Thanks Again...Best....

 

[intergalactic_harvester]

you guys are doing great! seems you slapped that issue down alright. keep it up!

 

[William and Sue Ashley]

THANK'S FOR YOUR REPLY....everything looks really good right now. I set my last 2 girls in today...Tap Root about 10" long. My first 2 I had the water table two high, and already had clay in the basket...I set the 2 in and laid the tap root on the clay in the water. The last 2 today, I slowly lowered the tap root threw a hole in the basket into the 5gal DWC....then proceeded to lay the clay....Big Difference in the shock level.....But nice to know I think I caught it in time and the first 2 girls will be just FINE....This is really COOL....LOL....