Flowering Problem.

[Green-Nubie]

Hello all, I figured id post a problem iv been having and what i found was the issue.

 

Iv been having problems in my recirculating dwc set up in my flower room. I had problem since i built this system.

 

Well i was doing some testing on a track motor i had take a poop. i had the ohm meter out testing the motor and dropped the leads to put a screw back in. When i dropped the leads they landed in the water of a tote i had open. the meter read 42 volts a.c. in the water.. i said what the bleeeep... unplugged the pump and it went away..

 

That got me thinking wow did i just find my issue?? so i bought a different style pump a inline one..

 

Now there is no voltage in the water and almost right away the plants started looking better.. now one week later all is great and things are moving along 8 times as fast.

 

Figured i would share this info in the hopes it might save someone else the headache and depression.

[adf]

One reason I will never go to hydro. Waste of time. Waste of $$$$. And quite frankly, IMO the most expensive way to grow.

[LITLJON]

Hello all, I figured id post a problem iv been having and what i found was the issue.

 

Iv been having problems in my recirculating dwc set up in my flower room. I had problem since i built this system.

 

Well i was doing some testing on a track motor i had take a poop. i had the ohm meter out testing the motor and dropped the leads to put a screw back in. When i dropped the leads they landed in the water of a tote i had open. the meter read 42 volts a.c. in the water.. i said what the bleeeep... unplugged the pump and it went away..

 

That got me thinking wow did i just find my issue?? so i bought a different style pump a inline one..

 

Now there is no voltage in the water and almost right away the plants started looking better.. now one week later all is great and things are moving along 8 times as fast.

 

Figured i would share this info in the hopes it might save someone else the headache and depression.

What was going on before the discovery of the bad pump?

[Sinsemillaplease]

One reason I will never go to hydro. Waste of time. Waste of $$$$. And quite frankly, IMO the most expensive way to grow.

 

That's just a stupid response... and you won't often hear me saying something non-constructive so I really mean it. Stupid, ignorant, misinformed, etc.

[Green-Nubie]

What was going on before the discovery of the bad pump?

 

 

generally just slow and sickly.. kinda like a root rot problem. but roots were great looking..

[LITLJON]

generally just slow and sickly.. kinda like a root rot problem. but roots were great looking..

Drive you crazy trying to adjust your nutes? LOL

[Green-Nubie]

Drive you crazy trying to adjust your nutes? LOL

 

 

crazy is one word..lol .. depressed is mainly the word..

 

Iv beat my head on the wall so much i now have to fix the light leak..lucky im really hard headed..

[Sinsemillaplease]

What was the pump brand and model.... I'd like to make sure I don't buy one.

[Nix]

Pumps are actually very cheap. Hydro can be more expensive to start I suppose (not that premium soil and additives are cheap). But once it's dialed in you never have to water, just top off the reservoir. It's the problems and setback, as this grower is experiencing, that take the most time and money. One thing is for sure though, plants in a hydroponic nutrient solution grow faster and bigger.

 

I've never heard of this problem with electrical current in the water. How much was your inline pump? I've thought about going that way to avoid getting gunk in my submersible pump. But instead of buying a new pump I just bought a fine mesh bag at the hardware store and that keeps any particles from getting in there.

 

If root rot is the issue have you noticed any slime or white gel-like substances floating in your res or buckets? I imagine you have air stones in each plant site?

[Uncle Bud]

I think he just got a bad pump. Stuff happens, just glad you weren't shocked. maybe you should get a few ground fault sockets to protect yourself in case something like that ever happens again.