can you add liquid fertilizer to the water, or does that plug it up?
220829
No absolutely not. The instruction specifically say not to add water soluble fertilizer. The reason why is simple, if WS fertilizer is added to the water when the system is taken out of use there will be a small amount of residual water left in the tubing and in the reservoir itself. When this residual water evaporates it will leave tiny microscopic crystals of the fertilizer in both. As times goes by and this process is repeated the build up will slowly get worse eventually clogging the system. Also, any if there are any metallic part that come in contact with the WS fertilizer there is a potential for corrosion as fertilizer chemicals can be very corrosive to some metals.
220830
No absolutely not. The instruction specifically say not to add water soluble fertilizer. The reason why is simple, if WS fertilizer is added to the water when the system is taken out of use there will be a small amount of residual water left in the tubing and in the reservoir itself. When this residual water evaporates it will leave tiny microscopic crystals of the fertilizer in both. As times goes by and this process is repeated the build up will slowly get worse eventually clogging the system. Also, any if there are any metallic part that come in contact with the WS fertilizer there is a potential for corrosion as fertilizer chemicals can be very corrosive to some metals. No absolutely not. The instruction specifically say not to add water soluble fertilizer. The reason why is simple, if WS fertilizer is added to the water when the system is taken out of use there will be a small amount of residual water left in the tubing and in the reservoir itself. When this residual water evaporates it will leave tiny microscopic crystals of the fertilizer in both. As times goes by and this process is repeated the build up will slowly get worse eventually clogging the system. Also, any if there are any metallic part that come in contact with the WS fertilizer there is a... » Read More No absolutely not. The instruction specifically say not to add water soluble fertilizer. The reason why is simple, if WS fertilizer is added to the water when the system is taken out of use there will be a small amount of residual water left in the tubing and in the reservoir itself. When this residual water evaporates it will leave tiny microscopic crystals of the fertilizer in both. As times goes by and this process is repeated the build up will slowly get worse eventually clogging the system. Also, any if there are any metallic part that come in contact with the WS fertilizer there is a potential for corrosion as fertilizer chemicals can be very corrosive to some metals. « Show Less
220831
I haven't done that so I can't say for sure. The tubing is very narrow so as long as the amount of liquid fertilizer added doesn't increase the viscosity of the water it might be okay.
1020334
Prime is just a water conditioner so it is not a problem. Normally the day I do water changes I will not do any liquid fertilizer. I would do the weekly leaf zone the day after your water change.
548970
You dont. The water/nutrient solution is used up in plant growth. The bubbler prevents stagnation and ads oxygenation to the nutrient solution. You will continue to add water/nutrient solution to the master bucket as needed, it has a level indicator tube on the outside.
1485351
need a hose and hose-end sprayer; this fertilizer is water soluble, so it is dissolved in water and spread by spraying.
1509320
It worked well with homemade fertilizer, which I assume is much thicker than liquid cleaner. I put a PVC pipe in the bucket I was siphoning from so I could make sure the liquid was siphoned off. When I noticed the level was not dropping, I increased the flow of the nozzle.
1078437
You will have to plug it in, fill the water evaporator, insert a charcoal filter and turn it on. but that is the extent of set up.
411613
Yes, it works great just filling up the water from the top. You can then use filtered water if you want.
1849091
Sure you can! We didn't have solid space just grass so we didn't. If we have patio space we probably put on there. It does make for an easy time emptying the water right on to the grass and soil.
622534
Since the base has a "plug" I fill mine with water. Also I drove a metal rod in the ground right next to it and used a zip-tie to secure together. Works out great. If you put this near a pool the water in the base should be enough.
876081
No, you put water into the mark you want, then you put the amount of drops you want into the same place as the water, put the top part on and turn on.)
340267
Honestly, I don't have any well water to try it on but I would think so. We have a lot of minerals in our water and we live in a farming area so there is always the possibility of fertilizer run off. We use softener salt and the water that is NOT filtered leaves a heavy residue (dishwasher, flower pots) but the filtered water does not on the glassware we drink from.
841438
I don't think you can add extra water. You just add what you need at the time.
1467877
Kristen, it's supposed to go on the top and acts like a fertilizer. We didn't use it though. Good Luck!
1130991
Yep it hooks up to the water hose. My husband sets it by the garden and the water runs into that. So he cleans fish and waters the garden at the same time.
488806
I think you can. It's a very simple design with one solenoid valve. Be sure that whatever you use isn't the type that would clog up small tubing. Liquid fertilizer would be by far the best. To be sure, check wit the manufacturer.
1267743
No, this does not come with fertilizer. You would have to order those separately. Also, a word of warning, if you have hard or rocky soil, you may want to check some other options for watering. This unit does not hold up well in hard soils.
1892560
Yes, to keep the different nutrients in a liquid solution, they are split up in the three bottle. I started my first batch of plants with only the Gro solution. They were yellow (chlorotic) and didn't grow. I Didn't have the bottle with the proper nitrogen. Then read the full directions (I know-obvious first step) , ordered the others, added them and boom everything took off.