Rockwool to Hydro DWC - time to move?

[ispy]

in the mean time, still growing good.

 

[ispy]

still looks good. grew like 12" in 3 days. curious, @Aqua Man what are you looking for in progress here? just the new growth?

 

[Aqua Man]

still looks good. grew like 12" in 3 days. curious, @Aqua Man what are you looking for in progress here? just the new growth?


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looking for bud-set and stretch. Afrer about 2-3 weeks its will stop growing vertically and you’ll see bud grow really pick up

 

[PK1]

I lower intensity near the end a bit but its dependant on strain and light response

what do you look for to make a dection to lower the light intensity?

 

[Aqua Man]

what do you look for to make a dection to lower the light intensity?

Usually last week or so they aren’t photosynthesizing as much

 

[PK1]

Usually last week or so they aren’t photosynthesizing as much

oh really, i did not know that!! Where do you put the intensity at? 50%?

 

[Aqua Man]

oh really, i did not know that!! Where do you put the intensity at? 50%?

Ppfd maybe 600-700

 

[ispy]

Usually last week or so they aren’t photosynthesizing as much

last week of flowering?

 

[Aqua Man]

last week of flowering?

Yeah

 

[ispy]

question for ya'll. i prepped about 5 gallons of water the other day via RO and then added nutrients to it bringing it to about 600-700. I ended up not doing a res change so I just covered it with a towel. I need to add some water today and tested PPMs and it is like 1200. Also, I see a thin cloudy film floating in the water almost like when my smaller plant has the root rot. This bucket is only used to getting water to my plants and never used to house them. Should I dump it and start over? Is it OK to load nutrients in water and not use it a few days?

 

[Aqua Man]

question for ya'll. i prepped about 5 gallons of water the other day via RO and then added nutrients to it bringing it to about 600-700. I ended up not doing a res change so I just covered it with a towel. I need to add some water today and tested PPMs and it is like 1200. Also, I see a thin cloudy film floating in the water almost like when my smaller plant has the root rot. This bucket is only used to getting water to my plants and never used to house them. Should I dump it and start over? Is it OK to load nutrients in water and not use it a few days?

Yeah but you probably want to treat it with h2o2 or your live bacteria when doing so

 

[ispy]

Yeah but you probably want to treat it with h2o2 or your live bacteria when doing so

so just peroxide?

 

[Aqua Man]

so just peroxide?

3% peroxide at 2-3ml per gal Should do it

 

[Cashmeh]

3% peroxide at 2-3ml per gal Should do it

hes running a live system

 

[Cashmeh]

3% peroxide at 2-3ml per gal Should do it

I read that wrong. MB. . your talking about treating the holding tank for long storage and not the system itself.

 

[Aqua Man]

I read that wrong. MB. . your talking about treating the holding tank for long storage and not the system itself.

Correct

 

[Aqua Man]

When treating the water with peroxide you want to wait atleast 24 hr before adding to the system to allow the breakdown of the h2o2

 

[ispy]

When treating the water with peroxide you want to wait atleast 24 hr before adding to the system to allow the breakdown of the h2o2

thanks. i don't plan on adding nutrients like that again. it was my intent to use it and then changed at last minute.

 

[Cashmeh]

When treating the water with peroxide you want to wait atleast 24 hr before adding to the system to allow the breakdown of the h2o2

Im glad im still able to learn something new every day.

 

[ispy]

Im glad im still able to learn something new every day.

sorry, another question on nutrients - when do i start process of backing off nutrients during this phase and is there any schedule to follow?