Lynch_Ironside
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Hey everybody, hope the community is well. I was too busy to document my last grow but have some time now and will be posting throughout. I’ll post some pics up of my last one while I’m waiting to get the seedlings in the system.
seed germination with paper towel and ziplock bag on a seed starter mat.
36 hours 4 of 4 popped
Transfer to rapid root cubes today and placed back in the ziplock with a cfl
res setup is as follows
3 totes 15 gallons each
2 for the plants and the 3rd reservoir outside the tent allows me easy access to drain, check ph and ppm.
However during the last grow I didn’t have a pump circulating the water, I figured as the plants drink they will pull water from the other res, and they did but not as well as I would’ve liked. I found out that even though it was a closed system all three reservoirs had different ppm and ph levels.
this time I added a pump and a manifold to circulate the water from the outside res into the other 2 allowing for the water to turn over maybe once an hour.
I placed air stones in front of bulkhead openings that feed the water back to the outside res. My thoughts are that the air will push roots up and away from the bulkheads.
I also have a heater and sponge filter in the outside res.
seed germination with paper towel and ziplock bag on a seed starter mat.
36 hours 4 of 4 popped
Transfer to rapid root cubes today and placed back in the ziplock with a cfl
res setup is as follows
3 totes 15 gallons each
2 for the plants and the 3rd reservoir outside the tent allows me easy access to drain, check ph and ppm.
However during the last grow I didn’t have a pump circulating the water, I figured as the plants drink they will pull water from the other res, and they did but not as well as I would’ve liked. I found out that even though it was a closed system all three reservoirs had different ppm and ph levels.
this time I added a pump and a manifold to circulate the water from the outside res into the other 2 allowing for the water to turn over maybe once an hour.
I placed air stones in front of bulkhead openings that feed the water back to the outside res. My thoughts are that the air will push roots up and away from the bulkheads.
I also have a heater and sponge filter in the outside res.