hey all was wondering if it possible to overwater in a hydrobucket? should you start with lowest setting on the pump and increase it throughout later stages of growth? like the lowest setting for veg middle setting for flower highest setting for bloom thnx for any input and here's to you
Yes it is possible to over water with hydro. Overwatering is not necessarily caused by you cycle. It can be caused by your choice of medium. You want your medium to stay moist, but not soaked. You want your medium to be able to drain which pulls oxygen down (rockwool) so that the roots can grow. Does a hydrobucket run contiuous? I dont think it should but I'm really not familiar with the operation, I think it may be an emitter type. You should have recieved a medium with the bucket as a kit, this medium should suffice. With an emitter I would suggest a timer and cycle 3-4x/day for about 20-30 minutes. Again I am app Ebb&flow techniques here so you may want to wait for someone else to verify. Herb? Useless? Mistical?
J.E. my ebbn flow only floods for 3 minutes, 3 times a day. Tiva, its possible, yes. Using a drip, I am not sure of the cycles you want. Plus it would depend on the medium. Hydro corn or rockwool, etc. The best thing I can say is to monitor your plants. Drop off the frequency of the drip until your plants just barely start to droop. That is minimum frequency. Then adjust it up a little bit. Should be fine.
Whats the GPH on the pump? You can buy regulators that attach to your dripper, I have one, it can reduce the drip to 1/2 gph or 1 gph. Try just having the pump on when the light is on, if your bucket can hold about a half inch of water your roots can just chill in there until the pump starts goin back. GPH means Gallons per hour btw.
