6 day old seedling in dwc. Help please qq

[Anasazi]

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It's DWC. Roots not even hitting the water yet and I already lowered the water level to maybe 2 inches below the pot. I'm scared the rockwool cube is too wet. The tips of leaves look bad and the color is a much much lighter green than her sister (not shown) who is the exact same age but planted in soil.

6 days old and no nutes yet. PH between 5-6 (using drop tester)

Maybe it's just hungry? I thought I wasn't supposed to feed this soon though. I took the net pot out of the bucket and set it under some cfls to try and let the rockwool dry for a bit. I'm going to refill the res with 1/4 nutes and hope that works.

Please help ;(

 

[BayLee420]

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AK47 photoperiod

It's DWC. Roots not even hitting the water yet and I already lowered the water level to maybe 2 inches below the pot. I'm scared the rockwool cube is too wet. The tips of leaves look bad and the color is a much much lighter green than her sister (not shown) who is the exact same age but planted in soil.

6 days old and no nutes yet. PH between 5-6 (using drop tester)

Maybe it's just hungry? I thought I wasn't supposed to feed this soon though. I took the net pot out of the bucket and set it under some cfls to try and let the rockwool dry for a bit. I'm going to refill the res with 1/4 nutes and hope that works.

Please help ;(

Good to see you posted your issue here. I'm not an expert on hydro, so I'd be no help at all. Be patient someone will be of help soon.

 

[DWCocha]

Hi bud ,its pretty normal for a seedling to take upto a week or maybe a bit longer to show a root so don't worry too much .Lowering the water level is a good idea to make them go searching downwards ... & maybe go 1/8 th strength nute for the 1st week ?. A PH meter is almost essential for DWC & your looking to be between 5.5 & 5.8 for the 1st few weeks & anything outside that range may cause problems .

I would also fill the net pot up with a few more pebbles as light will damage any roots exposed

good luck :Sharing One:

 

[Anasazi]

Thanks for the input. I guess I will try to drop 50 bones on some type of ph meter.

 

[teerowdy]

while you dropping loot on a pH meter, you might as well get a ppm meter as well. Your gonna need it...

 

[Anasazi]

Ahh I already had a ppm meter. No way I take my first steps into the hydro world without one haha. I actually did a lot of research before I went down this road. That is why i'm stressing out so hard now. I feel like I did everything right and my plant is not looking right. ;(

 

[teerowdy]

just keep in mind with these plants its not a sprint, you still have alot of race to run. just be patient and cover ya abc's then just watch her grow

 

[natertots]

i use ph strips cause im cheap bought a cheap meter but couldnt keep it calibrated. i use hydrion tape. it measures from 5.5-8ph and the colors are easily distiguished.