Kinyan_ob_WakanTakan
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History, I am a very experienced outdoor SIP grower, but due the constant encroachment and hyper-urbanization in my neck of the woods I am looking at going Hydro.
So..... I ended up getting an all in one "stealth" closet to just see how it goes as I'm building my new grow room for the future and I know I have too many plants in this tiny enclosure, but like I said. This is an experiment / trial run to re-learn and practice before I go all in and ill be selling this setup upon grow room completion.
My intent is to re-learn how to grow using an indoor hydro tonic setup. I know a lot of my experience transfers, ,but some are just new learnings & skills I need to develop.
Equipment:
Super Closet Supercloner Hydro 17 gal system (I have completely sealed up every non used net to ensure no light leaks into the resevoir.
Aqua 4 port air pump
4 medium air stones situated under the 4 corners
KIND Led K300 light (recommended distance is 18-24" from canopy and right now it is set to 20")
Mini fan running constantly just on the top of the canopy
Submersible water pump @185gph
Conditions:
Strains: LSD, Headband (on left) & Harlequin & 2x Northern Lights (On right)
Water - Tap with a PH of 7.1
Air temp - 74
Water temp - 69-70
RH - 52%
PH - Bluelab PH Controller set to 5.8
Nutrients:
GH Flora Nova Grow (7-4-10) - PPM 500
Hydroguard - 34ml to 17 gal reservoir
Plants were germ on 12/29 and planted into Hydro 1/5 (less the front left which is 2 weeks behind)
In the beginning I was having some leaf curling issues and slow growth and am pretty sure it was a too high PH. I ended up getting a PH controller from Blue Lab and am no longer seeing "uniform" issues so I think the PH is now stable at 5.8.
I went with the recommended guidance on Terra Nova's site and introduced nutes to a 200 +/- PPM on 1/20 and then up to 500 +/- on 1/26.
Every week I do a complete flush of all water in the reservoir and refill.
Refill steps:
- Move the lid with the plats to an additional reservoir to a PH of 5.8.
- Clean out the reservoir with warm water & soap and rinse until nothing is left.
- refill with Tap Water
- adjust PH manually to 6.5
- add in 34ml of Hydro Guard (I am including pics and my local Nutrient List was worried I was getting root rot (No smell or slime) so we started adding Hydro)
- Add 50ml of GH Flora Nova Grow to a 500 +/- PPM
- this brings the PH down to 5.6-5.9, then the machine self adjusts to 5.8
Daily run:
- Lights set to 18/6
- Maxed air pump with a medium air stone under the 4 corners of the reservoir
- Water pump runs 5min every 4 hours just to circulate water in the reservoir and keep Notes from settling on bottom (Set up for top feed, but not using it right now).
- I am entering week 6 (Week 4 of Veg) and am gonna wait another week or so for the front left plant to grow since I have some height left.
So a couple of questions that I'm wondering about / perplexing me.
1) What are the conditions to cause the brown spots on leafs? Water Temp, Disease, Nutrient +/-. P, K?
- these are only on 3 plants eat primarily at the bottom to mid plant level.
2) What is the "ideal" PPM for GH Flora Nova? Veg? Flower?
3) What should I be worrying or not worrying about?
4) One downside to this "Stealth" system is the root mass is a nightmare and gets entangled into EVERYTHING. Should I be worried?
As always, I'm open to feedback and hope you all have a great day. Remember to be nice, it only takes a second to smile!
So..... I ended up getting an all in one "stealth" closet to just see how it goes as I'm building my new grow room for the future and I know I have too many plants in this tiny enclosure, but like I said. This is an experiment / trial run to re-learn and practice before I go all in and ill be selling this setup upon grow room completion.
My intent is to re-learn how to grow using an indoor hydro tonic setup. I know a lot of my experience transfers, ,but some are just new learnings & skills I need to develop.
Equipment:
Super Closet Supercloner Hydro 17 gal system (I have completely sealed up every non used net to ensure no light leaks into the resevoir.
Aqua 4 port air pump
4 medium air stones situated under the 4 corners
KIND Led K300 light (recommended distance is 18-24" from canopy and right now it is set to 20")
Mini fan running constantly just on the top of the canopy
Submersible water pump @185gph
Conditions:
Strains: LSD, Headband (on left) & Harlequin & 2x Northern Lights (On right)
Water - Tap with a PH of 7.1
Air temp - 74
Water temp - 69-70
RH - 52%
PH - Bluelab PH Controller set to 5.8
Nutrients:
GH Flora Nova Grow (7-4-10) - PPM 500
Hydroguard - 34ml to 17 gal reservoir
Plants were germ on 12/29 and planted into Hydro 1/5 (less the front left which is 2 weeks behind)
In the beginning I was having some leaf curling issues and slow growth and am pretty sure it was a too high PH. I ended up getting a PH controller from Blue Lab and am no longer seeing "uniform" issues so I think the PH is now stable at 5.8.
I went with the recommended guidance on Terra Nova's site and introduced nutes to a 200 +/- PPM on 1/20 and then up to 500 +/- on 1/26.
Every week I do a complete flush of all water in the reservoir and refill.
Refill steps:
- Move the lid with the plats to an additional reservoir to a PH of 5.8.
- Clean out the reservoir with warm water & soap and rinse until nothing is left.
- refill with Tap Water
- adjust PH manually to 6.5
- add in 34ml of Hydro Guard (I am including pics and my local Nutrient List was worried I was getting root rot (No smell or slime) so we started adding Hydro)
- Add 50ml of GH Flora Nova Grow to a 500 +/- PPM
- this brings the PH down to 5.6-5.9, then the machine self adjusts to 5.8
Daily run:
- Lights set to 18/6
- Maxed air pump with a medium air stone under the 4 corners of the reservoir
- Water pump runs 5min every 4 hours just to circulate water in the reservoir and keep Notes from settling on bottom (Set up for top feed, but not using it right now).
- I am entering week 6 (Week 4 of Veg) and am gonna wait another week or so for the front left plant to grow since I have some height left.
So a couple of questions that I'm wondering about / perplexing me.
1) What are the conditions to cause the brown spots on leafs? Water Temp, Disease, Nutrient +/-. P, K?
- these are only on 3 plants eat primarily at the bottom to mid plant level.
2) What is the "ideal" PPM for GH Flora Nova? Veg? Flower?
3) What should I be worrying or not worrying about?
4) One downside to this "Stealth" system is the root mass is a nightmare and gets entangled into EVERYTHING. Should I be worried?
As always, I'm open to feedback and hope you all have a great day. Remember to be nice, it only takes a second to smile!