I'm a dummy!

[carmen]

So, after my last water and nute changeout, apparently I never reconnected the power to the basin. So, for the last 6 days, for five minutes every hour, the base was telling the pump to go, but nothing was happening. I discovered this because I was chasing a teeny jumping spider around the AG and noticed the cords separated. Durrrr. No wonder the sponges didn't seem as wet and look like they were growing hairs. I am probably going to have to completely reset it.

[Shawn]

Just plug it back in.  It should not affect the Nutes alarm or anything.  But now that it is working, your plants should start to grow.  Give it a little longer for them to germinate.

[carmen]

It's funny that I didn't notice because the basil is starting just fine. Only my super hot pepper seeds are not. We will see how it goes.

I recommend getting a siphon. That way you don;t have to unplug and lift the reservoir out to dump the water.
I have had several types and you can get them for a reasonable price online.
They work wonders.

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[carmen]

I may try that and also a small cheap aquarium air pump. Those hole with the rubber stoppers on top, I have the Harvest, I assume that is what they are for.

[MaryL]

We’ve all done that, lol.  It’s not a risky thing during germination as they don’t need much oxygen yet, but later it’s much more important.  And yes, those little stoppers are for air or water tubes.

[drbanks]

I have done that so many times!

And a few of the times I didn't do that, it turned out the pump needed replacing.

Been there; done that; got the mold.