i had better results with root growth when i used zone and roots excel over the grow i did with great white and roots excel.
sterile in the uc is the way to go
keep it clean and keep it at 66 degrees and you should have no problems
my plants were drooping the last two hours so i just changed my lighting from 18/6 to 16/8. seemed like they had had enough for the day and needed rest.
Because its much higher in water holding than the hydroton. I ran into a issue where my water level was too high and it water logged my plants once I dropped water level below bottom of net pot the plants responded and began growth again. If you have those kind of results ill def try it. I'm...
i only used 2ml per gallon of bloombastic. scroll to day 40 or so
its all here
the growstones look interesting but looking at that chart im not sure if its safe to use in the undercurrent. i hope rcmg lets us know how that one test site goes.
i might try the hydroton or growstones if...
im tired of the mess that hydroton make and all the clay silt left in the pipes and buckets from it.
if i were to use coco would my p.h. range 5.5-6.5 still remain the same and can i still use aqua flakes from house and garden? i figure coco fibers have to be much cleaner and easier to clean up.
ive heard algen extract is bad news in the uc i ran all of H&G nutes for veg except that. also your buckets are not light tight you might run into some algae issues but with a chiller who knows...
also lower the water level to just below the net pots at the end of the first week so they dont...
day 90 total
day 52 flower (light flipped to 12/12 on 2-6-2011)
church strain
raised ppm to 950 about 4 days ago and letting the plants eat them up until flush, so far there down to 600 and i am starting my flush in the morning.
5.8 p.h.
water level good hooked to float valve there...
i run house and garden nutes with airstones and i have not had a problem.
im also adding cal mag to my nutes and possibly getting my iron from that?
my plants show no deficiencies.
day 82 total
day 44 flower (light flipped to 12/12 on 2-6-2011)
church strain
1000 ppm down from 1050 ppm no add backs
6.1 p.h. adjusted to 5.6
water level good hooked to float valve there drinking too much to keep up.
room temp 78
room humidity 55%
res temp 66
co2 ppm 1400
day 80 total
day 42 flower (light flipped to 12/12 on 2-6-2011)
church strain
800 ppm down from 1000 ppm raised back to 1050 ppm today
5.9 p.h.
water level good hooked to float valve there drinking too much to keep up.
room temp 78
room humidity 55%
res temp 66
co2 ppm 1400
the...
day 79 total
day 41 flower (light flipped to 12/12 on 2-6-2011)
church strain
750 ppm down from 1050 ppm raised back to 1000 ppm today
6.0 p.h.
water level good hooked to float valve there drinking too much to keep up.
room temp 78
room humidity 55%
res temp 66
co2 ppm 1400
no...
day 78 total
day 40 flower (light flipped to 12/12 on 2-6-2011)
church strain
600 ppm down from 950 ppm raised back to 1050 ppm today
5.8 p.h.
water level good hooked to float valve there drinking too much to keep up.
room temp 78
room humidity 55%
res temp 66
co2 ppm 1400...
day 76 total
day 38 flower (light flipped to 12/12 on 2-6-2011)
church strain
600 ppm down from 950 ppm raised back to 950 ppm today
5.6 p.h.
water level good hooked to float valve there drinking too much to keep up.
room temp 78
room humidity 55%
res temp 66
co2 ppm 1400
there...