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[FatNate]

So I haven't given up yet. With a new 5x5 and a 4x4 kids swimming pool I've managed to put together a automated watering system,flood system ,ebb and flow 27 gal reservoir with a pump and line going to the 4x4 pool and a similar pump from pool to reservoir both on timers I've managed to free up so much time. After 6 weeks veg for 1st group and three weeks veg for second group im feeding them all transition to bloom cycle. Now I may be crazy and doing wrong but they are all taking EC 2100 pH 5.9 ish. This is the fastest most explosive growth I've ever done. 19 babies are drinking 3 gallons daily and it's increasing. Wanting to ask if I need to give such high EC cause I'm going through flora series quickly . Basically in 7 weeks they are it all up. I've read some EC guidelines and wondering since I'm forcing my photos into flowering can I excellerate my feeding schedule. At six weeks I feed them between 1800 and 2400 EC and they are taking it. I noticed dark blueing on some leaves so I dialed it down to 1850 EC this week . With a 12 on off light schedule and two 40 minutes soaked daily they seem very happy. I'm hoping for 8 to nine weeks flowering but I have 5 variety and 1 auto that's already forming 8 colas on it. I created manifolds on the older 5 plants and spent a lot of time training defoliating and topping ,filming . I'm averaging 8 main colas per plant. I think I made mistake topping with only two nodes so they are short stout and bushy. I'm only going to defoliate when light is blocked. How high EC should I move forward with . Any old timers wish to share some wisdom? Here are pics of old homemade tent and new one with kiddy pool.

 

[Bobcat.Branch]

2.4 EC seems like a lot. I never really went past 1.8 in Coco/perlite with Flora series in my ebb and flow system. With an appropriate strain and dialed in environment, they will eat a lot for sure.

Be mindful of salts buildup as you go along, and be ready to remedy it.

 

[yamyam222]

2.4 EC seems like a lot. I never really went past 1.8 in Coco/perlite with Flora series in my ebb and flow system. With an appropriate strain and dialed in environment, they will eat a lot for sure.

Be mindful of salts buildup as you go along, and be ready to remedy it.

I too get paranoid about buildup in coco. I feel a lot of people miss that detail coming from soil. I stay ahead and ensure I get plentiful run off every watering. Then deep in flower, I hit them a little harder once week and absolutely ensure the bottom salts are flushed. I’ll even measure the runoff ppm to ensure I’m not torching the girl.

 

[yamyam222]

So I haven't given up yet. With a new 5x5 and a 4x4 kids swimming pool I've managed to put together a automated watering system,flood system ,ebb and flow 27 gal reservoir with a pump and line going to the 4x4 pool and a similar pump from pool to reservoir both on timers I've managed to free up so much time. After 6 weeks veg for 1st group and three weeks veg for second group im feeding them all transition to bloom cycle. Now I may be crazy and doing wrong but they are all taking EC 2100 pH 5.9 ish. This is the fastest most explosive growth I've ever done. 19 babies are drinking 3 gallons daily and it's increasing. Wanting to ask if I need to give such high EC cause I'm going through flora series quickly . Basically in 7 weeks they are it all up. I've read some EC guidelines and wondering since I'm forcing my photos into flowering can I excellerate my feeding schedule. At six weeks I feed them between 1800 and 2400 EC and they are taking it. I noticed dark blueing on some leaves so I dialed it down to 1850 EC this week . With a 12 on off light schedule and two 40 minutes soaked daily they seem very happy. I'm hoping for 8 to nine weeks flowering but I have 5 variety and 1 auto that's already forming 8 colas on it. I created manifolds on the older 5 plants and spent a lot of time training defoliating and topping ,filming . I'm averaging 8 main colas per plant. I think I made mistake topping with only two nodes so they are short stout and bushy. I'm only going to defoliate when light is blocked. How high EC should I move forward with . Any old timers wish to share some wisdom? Here are pics of old homemade tent and new one with kiddy pool.

I love your setup and look forward to seeing the results! My max is EC is 1.4 and usual around 1. I do feel I underfeed sometimes.. I’m still dialing in on coco, after a rough start..I’d rather undershoot until I know the limits.

 

[Bobcat.Branch]

I too get paranoid about buildup in coco. I feel a lot of people miss that detail coming from soil. I stay ahead and ensure I get plentiful run off every watering. Then deep in flower, I hit them a little harder once week and absolutely ensure the bottom salts are flushed. I’ll even measure the runoff ppm to ensure I’m not torching the girl.

Hand watering? Good call on getting enough runoff. In a perfect world, we are replacing what's in the coco currently with what we're feeding it at the moment. Too much runoff is a waste, too little and you're possibly in unknown ppm and pH territory with pH and EC changes going out of band.

Ebb and flow, I feel, is even more susceptible to build up over a shorter amount of time. I'm keen to keep track of reservoir measurements between change outs, and occasional pH'd water-only cycles to keep the coco from getting out of whack.

 

[yamyam222]

Ebb and flow, I feel, is even more susceptible to build up over a shorter amount of time.

Yikes! I'll stick to hand watering. I worked as an electrical controls engineer for 20 years. I find more enjoyment not automating everything!
I do find these automated system interesting. But I enjoy watching others do such things this late in life.

 

[Bobcat.Branch]

Yikes! I'll stick to hand watering. I worked as an electrical controls engineer for 20 years. I find more enjoyment not automating everything!
I do find these automated system interesting. But I enjoy watching others do such things this late in life.

So you understand why I'm going back to soil and hand watering.

Every year, it seems, I'm leaving my electrical/electronic mind behind in favor of simple generalities and cool breezes on the front porch. Life is fucking weird sometimes.

 

[yamyam222]

So you understand why I'm going back to soil and hand watering.

Every year, it seems, I'm leaving my electrical/electronic mind behind in favor of simple generalities and cool breezes on the front porch. Life is fucking weird sometimes.

I do! I wouldn't be able to leave the house for more than 12 hours. I'd be planning every contingency. I'd have backup power supplies, flow sensors monitoring everything, backup systems.

I'll just put some wicks down if the wife and I need to get away for a bit.

 

[ArtfulCodger]

Welcome to The Farm! I'll be interested to follow along. The plants will let you know if they're happy with what you're doing. Take good notes.