02-22-2023, 06:01 PM
(02-21-2023, 10:52 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: Wow, it's crazy how much of that stuff you have to use. I was thinking that a high PH could also cause the lines to clog, that send the water to the top of your tower, do you think that is possible?
It is crazy. No, not really, it's 1inch PVC tubing going up the center. The nutrients do create some discolored build up and I could also see inside and could see areas where water may sit longer that there is a little of the build up there. The drip holes that it 'rains' from that I could see do not looked plugged at all. Part of the 4-6 month reset process, you do a major cleaning/scrubbing. At that time, you can set aside any growing plants you want to keep in a dishpan to put them back in and/or could restart any seeds as well.
I pulled out a few of the grow baskets just to see if any of them had any roots coming out the bottoms yet and I could see many were already 2-4 inches long. So come maintenance day on Sunday I'll be trimming them a little bit.
As expected, the ph test of today was back to an 8.5. Our replacement ph Down has shipped so it may not be very long until it arrives. Tomorrow, I'll give it the last dose of treatment for what it's worth.