Watering times?

[kaliking]

Hey guys,

 

I just moved my rooted plants to my aero system, and wanted to know if you guys could give me some advice on how many times i should water a day and for how long.

The plants are in net pots, rooted in rockwool plugs (pots filled with hydroton).

The plants will have a 400watt Mh for light (I have a 430 hps for bloom)and the aero machine mistes nutrients at the roots. There are 6 360degree mistres that completley airate the grow chamber with nutrients. After the nutrients are sprayed at the bottom of the net pots then it is recirculatd back to the reservoir.

 

I was thinking of misting for 15 minutes every 3-4hrs is this to long to wait for watering??

[Paranoid]

I use an airo 5 system and the pumps stay on 24/7, That was the advice from the hydro shop and it works well. I have noticed wilting after about 1-2 hours of pumps being off with lights on.

I was told to only water twice a day for the first couple of days of transplanting into netpots to get the roots growing quicker but if your got roots coming out of the pot go 24/7.

[kaliking]

Alright cool, i already got the roots in the pots so it looks like 24/7 watering is about to comence.

 

Since you use aero, I have heard people complaining about as soon as power failure that roots dry out very quick and that plants can die easily.

Have you ever lost a crop from not watering roots?? I have eletrical storms were i live and power failure is possible, how long you think i would have before plants dried out?

 

Thanks

KK

[hydrodude]

If u did have a power failure is there a way with your sys to manually wet the roots? to keep em alive? maby water every 5 hours....

[kaliking]

Nah, the only way to wett the roots would be to open the lid and do it myself, if there was power failure. I went out and bought a new surge protector with a battery backup for $75, I think itll keep the pump running for a bit if power goes off, but i see my plants every 4hrs unless im at work.

 

(maby water every 5 hours....)

How often you think i should water nimer?