To keep things healthy at the root zone, it is important to maintain the proper temperature of the nutrient solution. Some growers are lucky and never have a problem in this area. Others find themsleves constantly battling root rot. Best practice is to keep your nutrient reservoir between 68 and 72 F to maximize root growth. This encourages high Dissolved Oxygen levels and the inhibition of Pythium. 80 degrees and above will bring on all sorts of nasty diseases.

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Removing particles from water through reverse osmosis is particularly useful for hydroponics - where all nutrients are added to water and then fed to the plants. In water with high levels of dissolved solids, growers find that it is nearly impossible to provide enough nutrients, and they also often fight major pH issues.

Reverse Osmosis occurs when water is moved across a filtering membrane against the concentration gradient, from lower concentration to higher concentration. To illustrate, imagine a semipermeable membrane with fresh water on one side and a concentrated aqueous solution on the other side. If normal osmosis takes place, the fresh water will cross the membrane to dilute the concentrated solution. In reverse osmosis, pressure is exerted on the side with the concentrated solution to force the water molecules across the membrane to the fresh water side.