Aqua Man
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Yeah but 320ppm of nitrogen is about 3x as much as i run at the highest. Typically i never run over 120ishHow did I not know this? Just wow. And not a little bit,
"As Nitrogen applications increased from 30 to 320 mg L−1 N, Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) decreased by 69% and 63% respectively."
Thanks for all that great info Moe! I have seen where AquaMan has talked about something called rapid rooters or something like that. I'm trying to figure out which one would be best. I found an article on using Rock Wool and it looks to be a bit involved but nothing I cannot succeed with I believe. I would be curious to hear your opinions on this topic @Aqua Man and perhaps the differences between Rock Wool and the rapid starters.What I do is the paper towel method until the seed pops. Then once I see the direction the root is taking I put it pointed down into a rockwool cube. Once it roots thru the rockwool, treat it just like a clone, with the exception that it has a tap root and that dude will keep going south until it finds some resistance. That's a little different in RDWC because we are not germing in solo cups.
I'll try to dig up some pics.
Edit sorry these are shit but it’s what I got on my phone at the moment
So in hydro i prefer rapid rooters as they are easy to use and hold less water then RW. Now many use RW with great success but they can stay a bit to wet for seeds and clones when forst put into a system. As long as you know what your working with then thats not an issue.Thanks for all that great info Moe! I have seen where AquaMan has talked about something called rapid rooters or something like that. I'm trying to figure out which one would be best. I found an article on using Rock Wool and it looks to be a bit involved but nothing I cannot succeed with I believe. I would be curious to hear your opinions on this topic @Aqua Man and perhaps the differences between Rock Wool and the rapid starters.
It appears time is flying by and I was thinking all day that I was just a couple of days past week 1 of flower in the RDWC but I checked my notes and today is actually day 15!
Learned a good lesson today and hopefully it won't cost anything. I had an appt with a friend early this morning to help him work on his house but I needed to get the inline fan taken out when the lights are on so I can raise the light some because I was running out of headroom with the stretch. Lights are off at 2pm and I figured I might not be home in time so I pulled the fan, raised the light before I left so the plants wouldn't burn and figured I would hook everything back up when I got home. When I got home I thought I had a disaster. I opened the tent and there was water all over the floor of the tent and I originally thought I had a leak in the system. As I looked closer, it looked like someone sprayed the inside of the tent with a garden hose! The walls were drenched and lots of moisture on some of the leaves that were touching each other.
I had no idea the humidity would take off like that without that fan running, but it sure did! I looked at the monitor and it was a whopping 89% and that was after I had the tent open for a few minutes. Anyhow, I wiped the walls and floor down, got the fan back in service, cranked up the other two fans and everything has dried out before lights went off at 2pm.
Other than that, cruising along and as far as I can tell, very well. The root ball is massive, nice and white, all conditions except humidity dialed in. Going to bring in the dehumidifier later this eve to try to get the RH down around 40%.
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As a side note, my Zinnias are in full bloom in my pallet garden!
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Anytime brotherThanks Bro!
100% i should have mentioned the rooting hormones are more for clones. Seeds dont really need then at all. Great point @Moe.RedI’ve had that humidity problem too. I just upgraded my dehumidifier again to 190l. External. Rh can be a bastard on these hydro systems. Way more than soil.
I don’t use any hormones on the rock wool so rapid rooters may be easier. I really don’t think there is much to making seedlings. Just water control light and temp/rh in the right proportions is all I’ve ever needed. I don’t even give nutes until roots develop.
Once you see roots coming out of the sides and bottom I stick them in the veg tent which is all new for me this time. I’m doing fogponics with a few extras. When they get roots thru the net pot they go in the big tent. Nothin to it. Could do it all right in your main tent. Just have to top feed until roots reach the water.
This and a pump on a timer running from your res will get you over the hump.
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Yeah I think he was asking about starting in seed because he did clones last time and wants to try seeds.100% i should have mentioned the rooting hormones are more for clones. Seeds dont really need then at all. Great point @Moe.Red
Some reason i always equate that what im doing is what someone else is and once again the reason assuming is not a good practice
@Moe.Red I run RDWC and GH also, would you mind sharing your recipes. I have been having trouble the last two grows when I switch from Veg to Flower. The plants look like they are getting all kinds of different things happening to them. I believe it is N toxicity as I have chillers, blue lab ph,ppm, tds, ec testers in res at all times.Hey Sweetleaf! Welcome to the watery club!
Do this right and you will have explosive growth. Get ready for a fast flip or to crop and scrog the crap out of it or you will run out of headroom in the stretch. Ask me how I know lol.
I'd also look at maybe dropping that water level to below the net pots.
For your leaks, I'll assume this is from the 3" lines because your vinyl input hoses should be above the waterline - which is what makes it fallponics. I had a hell of a time with some of mine too and honestly it took me many grows to get them 100% dry. Once you are into the grow, you will not really be able to do much plumbing repair, so definitely worth it to run for a few weeks without plants and make sure you got it nailed down.
I've been running this system for I guess 6 years now in multiple tents, if ya run into trouble give me a shout. I hope you love it as much as I love mine.
PS - I'm no help on the nutrients, I run General Hydro.
Yes, I can help. Best thing to do is start a new thread with all the info on your grow, and pictures of the plants / issues you are having. Tag me in with @Moe.Red when you start your thread and I'll find you.@Moe.Red I run RDWC and GH also, would you mind sharing your recipes. I have been having trouble the last two grows when I switch from Veg to Flower. The plants look like they are getting all kinds of different things happening to them. I believe it is N toxicity as I have chillers, blue lab ph,ppm, tds, ec testers in res at all times.
I've heard to not run Floralicious Plus as it is organic so I am going to cut that to see if it helps but would be nice to see what another cultivators does in their system. Thanks for any help. Have a great day.
Yes, makes perfect sense and I wondered if all the air was out of the 3" line and I really don't see how it could be with the water level so low. As I recall, Gary filled the res side and when close to full he turned on the pump and that burped the line. Is there a way to do this without major surgery? I'd have to run 33 miles one way to get parts and not even sure they would have what I need. Perhaps next time I get to town.....great idea too btw.I did the hump too.
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And I ended up with a big air bubble in the top of the 3" so I drilled a little hole and put a 1/4" fitting in and ran a tube up higher than the system. This lets the air out of the hump and at that point the water level is set by the float valve letting water into the res.
If that doesn't make sense I can explain further. Basically you gotta burp your hump. Sounds like a Nicki Minaj song but unlike her lyrics this actually works and has a benefit.
After you burp, you will need to add a major top off.
You can just drill a hole and then tape it back up after water comes out for now. I am not sure if there is a way to snake a hose in there and somehow force it out, I'd have to be standing there looking at your system. With mine there are enough corners that would be difficult.Yes, makes perfect sense and I wondered if all the air was out of the 3" line and I really don't see how it could be with the water level so low. As I recall, Gary filled the res side and when close to full he turned on the pump and that burped the line. Is there a way to do this without major surgery? I'd have to run 33 miles one way to get parts and not even sure they would have what I need. Perhaps next time I get to town.....great idea too btw.
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