Will Hydroton Sink | What To Do With Floating Hydroton

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Hydroton is a great growing medium for hydroponic and orchid growers. However, floating hydroton can uproot your plants damaging or killing them. See how a simple method can be used to make sure your hydroton will not float.
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[@henryhernandez5392]

Nice video thanks for this

[@catchgrowcook]

Happy to help out! Good luck with your hydroponics setup :-)

[@x1dl]

Trying to use it as substrate in my aquarium lol I think I’ll have to use something else though

[@AgrimAggarwal1]

love you brother

[@nicolashamlin8972]

Then all the small pieces end up in the fish tank. Not really a good fix when using a bell siphon.

[@Agnus78]

Hydroton is called keramzyt, in Poland.

[@pcm9736]

can you suggest me which brand is good in quality. Thanks

[@catchgrowcook]

Hi PCM - I got these hydroton clay pellets from Amazon and the bag was surprisingly cheaper than my local garden store: amzn.to/3SKAYol I haven't had any issues with these other than making sure to rinse them or soak them overnight before using them to rinse off the extra clay dust.

[@KoiAquaponics]

How long does this last before it breaks into a soggy mess?

[@catchgrowcook]

I forgot I had hydroton sitting in water for months and the balls never broke down on their own. So it seems like the hydroton will never break down in just water

[@angeljin9386]

Just take the floaters and put them in the bottom of the next pot you make...

[@dillonkaraduinis]

You just need to let it soak for longer

[@sylviedelyon4594]

Why not just remove the floating ones and use them to fill a saucer so the plant's roots don't rot? This is such a funny idea!

[@catchgrowcook]

You absolutely can and that's probably a better idea! This was just a test to see if hydroton would eventually sink if you soak them so it doesn't uproot your plants

[@sylviedelyon4594]

@@catchgrowcook I know. It's just that to my over-rational mind this was just totally unexpected and therefore funny.

[@denisdb725]

Ok the video goes back 1,5 years butt, are you joking? Smashing the floaters? In 2 bags there are almost 1 bag of floaters. Do you really believe as in a system with 50 or more bags ( sacks ) people start smashing 25 or more of the bags / sacks. Why not drill a litlle hole in it? So you can do a new video to be shure afterlife is still on KZbin long after you left the planet.

[@unknowninvisibility]

Booooo