Shady Business… In the Cuts: Under Current

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Very nice
Its surely gonna get crouded have fun crawling around. Its really not a bad thing fill the room
Keep it up bro
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Fuckin AWESOME dude, your setup is killin me.
How do you have your Hydrologic Stealth RO100 supplied any pics? Did you add some plumbing, run a hose, etc????
 
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Shady Under Current… Round 11 and the Sweet Spot

Lookin mean and clean Shady! Fire you say? Fire it up man! Plants are lookin awesome, and they are only gonna get better I'm sure.:rauch08:

-TF
Whaddup TF! Thx as always for the words of encouragement and time you take to post in my threads... :cool


Ur pimp hand is gaining strength bro, them bi*ches is performin wonderfully, Peace SSP
Thx Shiva! I love that analogy... Got to slap these bitches around after I break their necks and molest them a bit... :pimp:


You're gonna have a jungle in there bro by the time they finish.....
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That's a really mouthwatering line up you're running
this round!
Much respect waayne! I'm just striving to reach the beginning stages of your level... Seems as though I've got a long way to go... :thinking


Very nice
Its surely gonna get crouded have fun crawling around. Its really not a bad thing fill the room
Keep it up bro
BG
Right on my friend! I will definitely be happy crawling around on the carpet and looking up these girls skirts... :tongueout


Fuckin AWESOME dude, your setup is killin me.
How do you have your Hydrologic Stealth RO100 supplied any pics? Did you add some plumbing, run a hose, etc????
Many thanks bud! The Hydrologic is in the bathroom... I posted the installation somewhere in my Round 3 journal and shown it hooked up to the shower head... It works like a charm! :yes




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Shady Under Current… Round 11 and the Sweet Spot

So I’ve been a bit busy with 3 diff rounds going and some new seedlings, but it’s time to update the Under Current. I’ve been listening to my plants and they’ve been telling me that they’ve got plenty of Nitrogen, Calcium, and Magnesium… Lately they’ve been begging for more Phosphorus and Postassium. Since this is my first time running the UC and the DM Gold line of nutrients, I’m simply doing my best to react accordingly and learn along the way…

Additionally, I have been very deliberate on the manual top off PPM’s and pH in relation to the before and after stats so that I keep these girls in the sweet spot. The manual top offs also have allowed me to prepare for the full time use of the top off res as I enter the 2nd trimester of bloom. On a side note, I can say that following the FAQ’s on www.cch2o.com has been very beneficial… Anyways, I’ve noticed that these girls are a bit slow to hit their peak of flower production in the first trimester, probably due to a bit too much Nitrogen… And consequently I can see how these girls will go beyond the 70 days of bloom that I normally take my girls. In any event, I’ll start once again with some top off stats where I’ve omitted CalMag, and ultimately Roots Excelurator

5th Bloom Top Off: 4 gal total on 3/4/11
DM Flower A: 8 ml/gal
DM Flower B: 8 ml/gal
AquaShield: 3 ml/gal
Roots Excelurator: 0.5 ml/gal
HammerHead PK 4/8: 8 ml/gal
PPM: 838 @ 0.5 conversion to EC
pH: 5.97

UC Stats Before Top Off
PPM: 589 @ 0.5 conversion to EC
pH: 5.49

UC Stats After Top Off
PPM: 615 @ 0.5 conversion to EC
pH: 5.65


6th Bloom Top Off: 4 gal total on 3/7/11
DM Flower A: 7 ml/gal
DM Flower B: 7 ml/gal
AquaShield: 3 ml/gal
HammerHead PK 4/8: 10 ml/gal
PPM: 718 @ 0.5 conversion to EC
pH: 5.75

UC Stats Before Top Off
PPM: 615 @ 0.5 conversion to EC
pH: 5.70

UC Stats After Top Off
PPM: 627 @ 0.5 conversion to EC
pH: 5.73


On Day 26 of Bloom it was time for the first res change since I flipped the switch. Once again, I simply turned off my chiller, air, and water pump… Then I removed the return manifold in the Epicenter to attach my drain hose, and turn back on the return pump. This effectively removes the majority of water with the exception of less than 10 gal that remains in the bottom of the buckets, PVC connectors, and hoses. Then I merely filled the Epicenter with a separate 400 gph pump from my top off res and once the system was filled, the chiller, air, and water pumps were turned back on… The entire res change took less than 30 min…

1st Bloom Res Change: 30 gal total on 3/10/11
DM Flower A: 7 ml/gal
DM Flower B: 7 ml/gal
AquaShield: 3 ml/gal
HammerHead PK 4/8: 3 ml/gal
PPM: 715 @ 0.5 conversion to EC
pH: 5.55

UC Stats Before Top Off
PPM: 640 @ 0.5 conversion to EC
pH: 5.65

UC Stats After Top Off
PPM: 695 @ 0.5 conversion to EC
pH: 5.58

All of the following photos were taken tonight on Day 27. Here are a couple shots under the HPS… The blue light in the bottom right is from the CFL that I turned on just before lights out so that I can get good focus from my camera once the HPS turns off for the money shots…
http://i1083.invalid.com/albums/j390/ShadyUnderCurrent/Round11Bloom3.jpg

http://i1083.invalid.com/albums/j390/ShadyUnderCurrent/Round11Bloom4.jpg

Now for the money shots…
http://i1083.invalid.com/albums/j390/ShadyUnderCurrent/Round11Bloom6.jpg

http://i1083.invalid.com/albums/j390/ShadyUnderCurrent/Round11Bloom5.jpg


Master Kush x Bubba Kush…
http://i1083.invalid.com/albums/j390/ShadyUnderCurrent/MasterxBubba2-4.jpg


Purple Urkle x The White…
http://i1083.invalid.com/albums/j390/ShadyUnderCurrent/WhiteUrkle2.jpg

http://i1083.invalid.com/albums/j390/ShadyUnderCurrent/WhiteUrkle3.jpg


Socal Master Kush x The White…
http://i1083.invalid.com/albums/j390/ShadyUnderCurrent/WhiteMaster2.jpg

http://i1083.invalid.com/albums/j390/ShadyUnderCurrent/WhiteMaster3.jpg

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Shady,

Bro those bud shots are killin em, all the white crosses are completely living up to their name. Awesome bro that UC is filling up nicely, bet you got some great smells coming off em! Hope all goes well...

2Dog
 
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Shady yuor note taking and attention to detail is epic. Your threads are always filled with pure facts and numbers. You leave nothing in the grey area thats what I like about reading your posts. I had a bit of a set back with my UC grow, first a leak and then added hygrozyme. FYI to everyone hygrozyme is a recipe for disaster in the UC. Its acts like steroids for algae growth. After I drained my UC, rinsed and then refilled with RO base nutes and aquashield my plants are now flourishing.

I started with benis and aquashield but I think its over kill. The aquashield has enough benis in it to keep the root system in check IMO. Boy have I learned a lot in my first UC grow and I haven't even flipped yet! I know in my next run I am going to just use base nutes and aquashield in veg and in flower I am gonna use base nutes aquashield and a booster. In all honesty I bet the lucas formula and aquashield would rock the shit out of the UC. Simplicity and effectiveness at its best.
 
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don't think those plants could be any healthier...That white urk is gonna be nuts!
 
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im loving it shad....nice bro i cant wait to get bac rolling...
 
justiceman

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Yo shady nice updates man. The frost on those strains are bad ass. I always like it when the fan leaves start getting frosty as well as the buds. Seems like the UC is going quite well for ya. I really like the detail on the top offs for the reservoir. That's some good info.

Would you say that leaving the water in the bucks you cant get(less then 10gal) messes with your rez when you refill it? Or is it such a small amount so doesn't matter considering how much water you put in to offset it?
 
Tobor the 8th Man

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Shady you have very good methods and have a knack for organization. I really like your style. It appears you have taken to the UC like a duck to water.
 
420Gator

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damn shade man rockin the uc with stlye, nice node spacing on the ladies.

do u have each light hooked up to its own timer?
 
sticky icky

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Dammm shady very nice set up man them girls are frosty as hell already wait another week or two there gonna be insane that canopy is gonna be so stacked with frosty colaz those strains are mouth watering keep up the top level work brotha Madd respect!!
 
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Shady Page 21 ! Your Fire OG is ready for a museum bro ! This thread is epic craziness! killing it all the way!
 
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Shady Update… Under Current

Shady,

Bro those bud shots are killin em, all the white crosses are completely living up to their name. Awesome bro that UC is filling up nicely, bet you got some great smells coming off em! Hope all goes well...

2Dog
Right on 2Dog and thx for the positive vibes! The White crosses are indeed living up to their name... Mad props to ogr for breeding such dank hybrids! :cool


Shady yuor note taking and attention to detail is epic. Your threads are always filled with pure facts and numbers. You leave nothing in the grey area thats what I like about reading your posts. I had a bit of a set back with my UC grow, first a leak and then added hygrozyme. FYI to everyone hygrozyme is a recipe for disaster in the UC. Its acts like steroids for algae growth. After I drained my UC, rinsed and then refilled with RO base nutes and aquashield my plants are now flourishing.

I started with benis and aquashield but I think its over kill. The aquashield has enough benis in it to keep the root system in check IMO. Boy have I learned a lot in my first UC grow and I haven't even flipped yet! I know in my next run I am going to just use base nutes and aquashield in veg and in flower I am gonna use base nutes aquashield and a booster. In all honesty I bet the lucas formula and aquashield would rock the shit out of the UC. Simplicity and effectiveness at its best.
Many thx for those kind words brah! I definitely agree on the less is more approach... Indeed I've read many journals on the Farm with the hygrozyme debacle. Glad to hear that you are back on track in the UC though, and I'm certain that you will be rocking those blue buckets soon enough... :rock


don't think those plants could be any healthier...That white urk is gonna be nuts!
Thx bud! Just doing my best to keep it super simple... :yes


:confused0054:daaaaaaaamn, your shit's lookin sick bro!
Thx aSilvrHaze! Hope to see your new room in action and filled with beautiful ladies... :makeup


im loving it shad....nice bro i cant wait to get bac rolling...
Thx buddy! Can't wait to see your UC filled once again... TGIF!:friday:


Sik Bro! Its on and Crack'n in there !!!!
No doubt my friend! The party is poppin'... :party


Yo shady nice updates man. The frost on those strains are bad ass. I always like it when the fan leaves start getting frosty as well as the buds. Seems like the UC is going quite well for ya. I really like the detail on the top offs for the reservoir. That's some good info.

Would you say that leaving the water in the bucks you cant get(less then 10gal) messes with your rez when you refill it? Or is it such a small amount so doesn't matter considering how much water you put in to offset it?
No worries brah! Just think of the res change as a huge top off of what remains in the buckets... :thinking


Bam! Green eggs and ham!
Always nice to see you around bro... Guess it's time for breakfast... :mmm


Looking awesome Shady - keep it up homeboy :)
Thx Bobby! Nice to see you filling up those pipes... Looking forward to more updates on your ladies in bloom... :flower


Shady you have very good methods and have a knack for organization. I really like your style. It appears you have taken to the UC like a duck to water.
Much respect playa! I dig your way with words and skillz in the garden... Keep pimpin' those bitches... :pimp:


quack!!!! lol! Shady's a natural Tobar!!! Im excited to see him excited!! those RDWC nugs are gonna blow him away! Go Shady!!!!:harvest:
Too kind bro... I couldn't have gotten this far without you and the rest of my buddies at the Farm... :happy


damn shade man rockin the uc with stlye, nice node spacing on the ladies.

do u have each light hooked up to its own timer?
Thx for swinging by bud! Yessir... Each light is on it's own timer, and each is set to fire a couple minutes apart... :time


Dammm shady very nice set up man them girls are frosty as hell already wait another week or two there gonna be insane that canopy is gonna be so stacked with frosty colaz those strains are mouth watering keep up the top level work brotha Madd respect!!
Thx for the kind words and support sticky icky! Seems like it will be another week before these buds blow up... I'm pretty certain this round will go 80 days instead of the usual 70...
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Shady Page 21 ! Your Fire OG is ready for a museum bro ! This thread is epic craziness! killing it all the way!
Whaddup Mud Man! Thx bro, but I'm just trying to keep up with you and those bad ass bud shots... You got shit on lock! :lock:


Killin it bro! Keep it up
Sup JointOps! Thx for the props and I'm diggin' your dank desk... Everyone should have one of those in the office... Time for some coffee and me to get to work now... :coffee




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Shady Update… Under Current

This is an update I typed with not much change flower development since previous update, but I wanted to document my progress. It seems that the last res change was a little too hot for the girls and caused the PPM’s to increase and the pH to drop. I also had my Hanna 98129’s pH probe finally fail after a year and a half of faithful readings. I knew something was wrong when Round 12’s soil/coco plants weren’t looking too good over the last week. Then I checked my pH in Round 11’s Under Current Epicenter and it read below 5.0… Then I checked my tap and RO water’s pH, and they were both off. After several attempts of a 2 point pH calibration, I was convinced that the probe was no longer good. Once the probe was replaced, and the Hanna fully calibrated, I was getting accurate and consistent readings. Here are the stats of my 1st top off with RO to reduce the PPM’s and increase the pH:

1st pH Top Off: 3 gal total from 3/14/11 to 3/16/11

UC Stats Before Top Off
PPM: 720 @ 0.5 conversion to EC
pH: 5.20

UC Stats After Top Off
PPM: 677 @ 0.5 conversion to EC
pH: 5.55

Here’s a quick shot of the Epicenter’s lower water level that I’m using during bloom…
http://i769.invalid.com/albums/xx335/Shady-Sativa/EpicenterBloomLevel.jpg

After reading and comparing several UC journals with similar setups that do not incorporate CO2, I felt a bit more comfortable about the progress of the flower development for this point in bloom… However, I plan to top off tomorrow with RO plus HammerHead PK 4/8 only, and no base nutes to kick things up a notch.

Additionally, my humidity has been a bit high and the dreaded PM was showing up on a few leaves... So I decided to attempt the Green Cure spray at a lower dose this time. I used two small scoops, at ¼ teaspoons each of Green Cure, per 32 oz of RO water… This is one scoop less than the recommended dosage:


The following photos were taken on 3/17/11 before the Green Cure spray and you will notice a few leaves with patches of PM…
http://i769.invalid.com/albums/xx335/Shady-Sativa/Round11Bloom7.jpg

http://i769.invalid.com/albums/xx335/Shady-Sativa/Round11Bloom8.jpg

http://i769.invalid.com/albums/xx335/Shady-Sativa/Round11Bloom10.jpg

http://i769.invalid.com/albums/xx335/Shady-Sativa/Round11Bloom9.jpg


Master x Bubba…
http://i769.invalid.com/albums/xx335/Shady-Sativa/MasterxBubba.jpg

White Master…
http://i769.invalid.com/albums/xx335/Shady-Sativa/WhiteMaster4.jpg

White Urkle…
http://i769.invalid.com/albums/xx335/Shady-Sativa/WhiteUrkle4.jpg

http://i769.invalid.com/albums/xx335/Shady-Sativa/WhiteUrkle5.jpg

I also realized that I haven’t posted many shoot photos, so here’s a quick one…
http://i769.invalid.com/albums/xx335/Shady-Sativa/StemShot.jpg

And this is the shoot of the White Urkle next to the small Roots Excelurator bottle. As a reminder, I stopped using Roots Excelurator before the last res change…
http://i769.invalid.com/albums/xx335/Shady-Sativa/WhiteUrkleStem.jpg

Finally, the gratuitous root shot of the White Urkel with the top of the roots at the waterline…
http://i769.invalid.com/albums/xx335/Shady-Sativa/WhiteUrkleRoots.jpg

P.S. The quota resets on the 21st, but luckily I've got backups... :smirk
 
Tobor the 8th Man

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That is a serious root ball shady. Keep up the good work.
 
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Shady your shit is looking great man, can I ask a question about your screen or netting without insult? It does not look like it did shit.. is it just for bud support or you putting up another one too cause there is no bobbing and weaving there.. just grew straight up through it usually a scrog your buds start swelling just above your trellis. I love your fucking grow bro.. great strains too! Keep at it.. Looks like it was just for bud weight support.. Right on!!! Reps.
 
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