Hi everyone, Hope you are all doing well... Just wanted to ask opinions on where you growers get your seedlings from? I want to start with seeds next year but for my first round of experiments with this system I would like to start with strong healthy seedlings.

I just came across some information for eliminating chloramine from my tap water. My city uses chloramine rather than chlorine, and unlike chlorine, leaving the water sit for 24 hours does not get rid of it. (Chloramine is a combination of ammonia and chlorine). It also eliminates chlorine and stabilizes pH levels. The article I read advises to use a water conditioner in my tap water prior to watering my plants. It's similar to what is used in aquariums. If anyone has tried this for their hydroponic plants, let me know. FYI... I also understand you can also use ascorbic acid but I found the calculations for adding to the water was too complicated. PS...I live on the 18th floor of an apartment building in Ontario, so hydroponics is my only option in the winter. Come summer, the balcony is my urban garden.

Its growing well. Ec 1.8 and ph 6.1

Does anyone have a link for the live from Saturday? I cant find it on YouTube

My process for topping up is as follows- add 8l of RO water. Add my nutrients and stirring between each one. Adjust the ph if needed. My RO water is very alkaline and has a ph of 7.5-8. My plants are growing my ph everyday went down by 0.1 and by 7 days it had gone down to 5.6 but there was no room in my reservoir to top up so everyday I have to add in ph up. Now according to chat gpt which could be wrong- i need to adjust my top off water in my bucket to around 6.8 then add the nutrients and then pour it into the tower garden. This is what it said Why adjusting water down to ~6.8 helps By pre‑adjusting the water to ~6.8, you’re partially neutralizing the alkalinity of the water before adding nutrients. This reduces the initial chemical reaction between the alkaline carbonates and the acidic nutrient salts. As a result: The solution starts closer to the target pH Less “correction” is needed after adding nutrients Over time, the pH stays more stable because the main source of drift (reaction of water alkalinity with nutrient acids) has been reduced Think of it like pre‑tempering the water so the nutrient solution can settle at your target pH instead of swinging around.