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Default Re: comparisons of heat mat costs and performance

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The sand bed idea will be a bad one for sterilization purposes I'm thinking. If you want to do multiple loads of cuttings in this table, it's going to need to be sterilized between batches. How will you get the sand clean?
1 drop of triple-ammonium per 5 gallons of water.

I will not be planting directly in the horticultural sand (1/8 to 1/4 inch silicate). Its only purpose is to distribute heat laterally. Any cuttings or plants will be placed in 4 inch pots, which sit in 4 x 4 ring-flats. For rootings, I will likely use 50% coir + 50% perlite.
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