First time grower. Immediately went with RDWC

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And should I add hydroguard to a running system, little by little, or will the chance happen that it shocks the plants? I don’t find any info yet. Only to put in it at 2ml/L

pH is about to settle at 5.7 I think
Yeah add at half strength. Hydrogaurd is a bacteria it won't do any harm. Just an expensive waste if over dosed
 
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Yeah add at half strength. Hydrogaurd is a bacteria it won't do any harm. Just an expensive waste if over dosed
What do you mean “at half strength”? 50/50 hydroguard/RO water?

and if i dont let te water touch the netpots, at the highest pot, its at least 2 inches in the lowest pot (difference in floor height)
 
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And if they don’t touch the net pot. How will they get nutritions to grow roots?
You have airstone in each bucket right?

The bubbles breaking the surface mist the bottom of the net pot and you top feed I would say with RW every 2-3 days. In peat or rapids everyday until the roots hot the water. The air Goin in means air coming out from the hydroton. This is very humid so the roots don't dry when the 2 are combined. Because they were started in a cube they need to transition and if the RW stays soaked there is no gas exchange unless running a constant top feed loop as some do for the first week for that reason.

They need air but they need to stay in 100% humidity so they don't air prune or become damaged.

After they have a bit of roots in the water they will have plenty of dissolved o2 and you can raise the water level if you like. I keep mine 1". And don't listen to the bro science of lowering g your water so the roots grow better to seek it out. The bubbles breaking the surface keep the roots coming put of the net pot misted and if it to low that's when you often see then slightly turn brown compared to the submerge root and often after that root rot sets in.. 9/10 you see it start I the area between the water level and the net pot.
 
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You have airstone in each bucket right?

The bubbles breaking the surface mist the bottom of the net pot and you top feed I would say with RW every 2-3 days. In peat or rapids everyday until the roots hot the water. The air Goin in means air coming out from the hydroton. This is very humid so the roots don't dry when the 2 are combined. Because they were started in a cube they need to transition and if the RW stays soaked there is no gas exchange unless running a constant top feed loop as some do for the first week for that reason.

They need air but they need to stay in 100% humidity so they don't air prune or become damaged.

After they have a bit of roots in the water they will have plenty of dissolved o2 and you can raise the water level if you like. I keep mine 1". And don't listen to the bro science of lowering g your water so the roots grow better to seek it out. The bubbles breaking the surface keep the roots coming put of the net pot misted and if it to low that's when you often see then slightly turn brown compared to the submerge root and often after that root rot sets in.. 9/10 you see it start I the area between the water level and the net pot.
Thank you!!!
 
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What do you mean “at half strength”? 50/50 hydroguard/RO water?

and if i dont let te water touch the netpots, at the highest pot, its at least 2 inches in the lowest pot (difference in floor height)
That's hydro block the others up. System has to be level.

Hydrogaurd at half the recommended dose.

Think 1ml per L or gal is half? I'd have to look at my bottle if it's still around. Prob threw it out since it would be expired like 2 yrs now.
 
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That's hydro block the others up. System has to be level.

Hydrogaurd at half the recommended dose.

Think 1ml per L or gal is half? I'd have to look at my bottle if it's still around. Prob threw it out since it would be expired like 2 yrs now.
The plants are doing better. Looks like some even had some growth on the new nodes.

pH rised from 5.8 to 6.2 when I was asleep. I’m going to put my laundry in and wash some more pebbles because I see that light goes in to some of the potts because they’re not filled to the brim with pebbles. I assume that moisture also will get out then.

I have no way to level my buckets at this point. But, when I putted the clones in, they were all the same height of the water. One clone sticks deeper in the bucket then the other clone. So they should at least all have the same height of the water. Only the netpots diverse in height. Some have an half inch. Others 1,5 inches.
Some of them definitely look happier then yesterdat and I see no new yellowing or burnder tips. So it was either the solution that was to high or the lights to intense/low.
I’m going too put nutritions in the RO water of my tank. Will the water stay good till next weekend? I assume they aren’t going to drink that much now they’re small. So it would be more for the next water refresh.
 
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That's hydro block the others up. System has to be level.

Hydrogaurd at half the recommended dose.

Think 1ml per L or gal is half? I'd have to look at my bottle if it's still around. Prob threw it out since it would be expired like 2 yrs now.
So I’ve seen that some leaves are crumpling. There are these 2 plants that have the same crumple, ar the same spot. Could it be because of the wind?
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here are some other photo’s. Some are still droopy.



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This is the one I snapped. I don’t think he is going to make it…
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That's hydro block the others up. System has to be level.

Hydrogaurd at half the recommended dose.

Think 1ml per L or gal is half? I'd have to look at my bottle if it's still around. Prob threw it out since it would be expired like 2 yrs now.
Hey man.

looks like my post doesn’t have any traction anymore. Should I make a new one?
I just saw that all the plants have gotten purple stems. Should I be worried? Yesterday only like half of them were purple. I was planning today to put nutes in the reservoir but now I’m afraid that my plants will die before next weekend. And those nutes are going to waste…
 
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how do your new nodes look? I wouldnt worry about old growth as much as new growth.
The new growth is a lixed bag. Some plants barely had new growth, maybe none. Others did good. Some of them the new growth is yellowish tho. I’ll add some pics in 5 minutes. Then you can compare them with the ones from yesterday.

I’m hoping that by writing every I do, down hete. You guys will help me with my first grow. Because I have the feeling that the things that I learned the last months, aren’t always the correct info… Like with the EC…
 
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So I havnt been following as well as I should, you and Aqua gotta lot going on. Yall both lost me lol. . So to add a different train of thought. .

I looked at your nutrients, it looks like they try to copy the flora trio series. If so, do you use calmag? Then im wondering what kind of plugs those clones were in, they looked amazing honestly. Im more less wondering if the plugs where ph neutral and did they have feed in them?

So, in my experience, once there are roots, or the stem and first node is above the bucket lids, I fill the pots with water. I like to keep my rockwool completely submerged under water. The hydroguard will promote growth by keeping the roots clean and destroying pythium. I see on here Aqua is recommending to keep water level under the netpot for misting, which im sure works. I just never do that and I find it also works too. So yea, ill recommend trying to fill the system, this will allow whatever was left in those plugs to exit and dissipate into the water. This will also make it easier for the BB to make a lovely home inside your starter plugs.

If your stems on new growth are red, I find it means its overfed(unless too much light). For your stage right now, with those nutrients, I would be at 225ppm, or .3ec. I find there are 3 options. Not feeding it a specific nutrient, feeding it a nutrient, and overfeeding it a nutrient. Basically if you make a fresh batch at 225, it might not sound like its enough, but I can assure you it is. Now how long that solution will last is dependent on how many plants you have and your res size. I have 6 plants in an 80 gallon system so it lasts a while. For example my sprouts will be at this 225 ppm, and they just broke surface, first node opening. Im going to fill the tote the rest of the way today, and I wont add more nutrients until my ppm is about 150.

Im not the best at chemistry, but im pretty good at helping others figure shit out somehow lol. . .Anyways, just a thought. Hell id let a few drops of clonex gel slide down into the plugs first. Then perhaps a slight top feed to wash it down low.

Like I dont see how this isnt an uptake problem. Ive also have only been growing for a short time so dont do anything I say, unless it makes sense to you. I just know what id be doing if I were you lol.
 
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how do your new nodes look? I wouldnt worry about old growth as much as new growth.
I don’t really see any new growth if I compare the photo’s. So it’s hard to tell.
So I havnt been following as well as I should, you and Aqua gotta lot going on. Yall both lost me lol. . So to add a different train of thought. .

I looked at your nutrients, it looks like they try to copy the flora trio series. If so, do you use calmag? Then im wondering what kind of plugs those clones were in, they looked amazing honestly. Im more less wondering if the plugs where ph neutral and did they have feed in them?

So, in my experience, once there are roots, or the stem and first node is above the bucket lids, I fill the pots with water. I like to keep my rockwool completely submerged under water. The hydroguard will promote growth by keeping the roots clean and destroying pythium. I see on here Aqua is recommending to keep water level under the netpot for misting, which im sure works. I just never do that and I find it also works too. So yea, ill recommend trying to fill the system, this will allow whatever was left in those plugs to exit and dissipate into the water. This will also make it easier for the BB to make a lovely home inside your starter plugs.

If your stems on new growth are red, I find it means its overfed. For your stage right now, with those nutrients, I would be at 225ppm, or .3ec. I find there are 3 options. Not feeding it a specific nutrient, feeding it a nutrient, and overfeeding it a nutrient. Basically if you make a fresh batch at 225, it might not sound like its enough, but I can assure you it is. Now how long that solution will last is dependent on how many plants you have and your res size. I have 6 plants in an 80 gallon system so it lasts a while. For example my sprouts will be at this 225 ppm, and they just broke surface, first node opening. Im going to fill the tote the rest of the way today, and I wont add more nutrients until my ppm is about 150.

Im not the best at chemistry, but im pretty good at helping others figure shit out somehow lol. . .Anyways, just a thought. Hell id let a few drops of clonex gel slide down into the plugs first. Then perhaps a slight top feed to wash it down low.

Like I dont see how this isnt an uptake problem. Ive also have only been growing for a short time so dont do anything I say, unless it makes sense to you. I just know what id be doing if I were you lol.
I’m having fresh RO water ready to make a new solution.

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this is the same plant. The leaf that I’m holding has gotten worse the last days. The first pic is today.

So I was really planning to make a nutrition solution that’s stronger, before your reply. I honestly just used the Tri-part, Hydroguard and balanced my pH. I didn’t use Cal-Mag. As I was told that it’s a supplement and to wait with supplements to decrease the chance of lock-out. There is already cal-mag in the tri-part to. Should I add 2ml/L anyway in the new batch? Should I flush with pH balanced tapwater first?

also: I’m maybe was stupid, but I filled my next reservoir on Friday. How long does RO water with very little nutrition in it (still 0.0EC) stay good before it goed stale? And will it last another week when I add it on (original plan was) Wensday?
 
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So I havnt been following as well as I should, you and Aqua gotta lot going on. Yall both lost me lol. . So to add a different train of thought. .

I looked at your nutrients, it looks like they try to copy the flora trio series. If so, do you use calmag? Then im wondering what kind of plugs those clones were in, they looked amazing honestly. Im more less wondering if the plugs where ph neutral and did they have feed in them?

So, in my experience, once there are roots, or the stem and first node is above the bucket lids, I fill the pots with water. I like to keep my rockwool completely submerged under water. The hydroguard will promote growth by keeping the roots clean and destroying pythium. I see on here Aqua is recommending to keep water level under the netpot for misting, which im sure works. I just never do that and I find it also works too. So yea, ill recommend trying to fill the system, this will allow whatever was left in those plugs to exit and dissipate into the water. This will also make it easier for the BB to make a lovely home inside your starter plugs.

If your stems on new growth are red, I find it means its overfed(unless too much light). For your stage right now, with those nutrients, I would be at 225ppm, or .3ec. I find there are 3 options. Not feeding it a specific nutrient, feeding it a nutrient, and overfeeding it a nutrient. Basically if you make a fresh batch at 225, it might not sound like its enough, but I can assure you it is. Now how long that solution will last is dependent on how many plants you have and your res size. I have 6 plants in an 80 gallon system so it lasts a while. For example my sprouts will be at this 225 ppm, and they just broke surface, first node opening. Im going to fill the tote the rest of the way today, and I wont add more nutrients until my ppm is about 150.

Im not the best at chemistry, but im pretty good at helping others figure shit out somehow lol. . .Anyways, just a thought. Hell id let a few drops of clonex gel slide down into the plugs first. Then perhaps a slight top feed to wash it down low.

Like I dont see how this isnt an uptake problem. Ive also have only been growing for a short time so dont do anything I say, unless it makes sense to you. I just know what id be doing if I were you lol.
Also to add. Yesterday was the first day that I was home to see the lights go off. Normally I go to work and the lights go off and back on before I come home. NOW. Yesterday I saw my timer of 1 600W light was malfunctioning. So it’s possible that it stayed on 24h a day. It swicthed of the moment I took the plastic cover of. I’m going to see today if he is going to shut off on it’s own. Maybe that is also the cause of the problem that I’m having? Altho the leaf tha I showed you, looks like it has gotten worse overnight…
 
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I don’t really see any new growth if I compare the photo’s. So it’s hard to tell.

I’m having fresh RO water ready to make a new solution.

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this is the same plant. The leaf that I’m holding has gotten worse the last days. The first pic is today.

So I was really planning to make a nutrition solution that’s stronger, before your reply. I honestly just used the Tri-part, Hydroguard and balanced my pH. I didn’t use Cal-Mag. As I was told that it’s a supplement and to wait with supplements to decrease the chance of lock-out. There is already cal-mag in the tri-part to. Should I add 2ml/L anyway in the new batch? Should I flush with pH balanced tapwater first?

also: I’m maybe was stupid, but I filled my next reservoir on Friday. How long does RO water with very little nutrition in it (still 0.0EC) stay good before it goed stale? And will it last another week when I add it on (original plan was) Wensday?
My 80 gallon has been sitting for almost a month, i just keep topping it off, ive added over 50 gallon so far. As long as you dont get root rot, it will last until you dump it.

So yea im not famaliar with those nutrients, but being the plant in the picture im looking at is doing good, id say they work without calmag? Idk, i like regular trio with calmag. That stuff says its mixed in, perhaps it is, yea lets just assume it is. So if you were overfeeding that one plant there would have red stems too.

Im still gonna say they are having a hard time pulling the nutrients up to them. Yet when they do, like this one pictured, they will be fine? Id have to see a top shot of that new growth on this one thats going well.

Basically if you have a few that go perfect, yet most die, it was prolly the plugs not allowing the solution to get to the plant? What plugs are those?

Edit: do you use RO water?
 
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My 80 gallon has been sitting for almost a month, i just keep topping it off, ive added over 50 gallon so far. As long as you dont get root rot, it will last until you dump it.

So yea im not famaliar with those nutrients, but being the plant in the picture im looking at is doing good, id say they work without calmag? Idk, i like regular trio with calmag. That stuff says its mixed in, perhaps it is, yea lets just assume it is. So if you were overfeeding that one plant there would have red stems too.

Im still gonna say they are having a hard time pulling the nutrients up to them. Yet when they do, like this one pictured, they will be fine? Id have to see a top shot of that new growth on this one thats going well.

Basically if you have a few that go perfect, yet most die, it was prolly the plugs not allowing the solution to get to the plant? What plugs are those?

Edit: do you use RO water?
I use RO water, it goes to 0,0EC.

I’ll take some top photos and then we can compare them in 2-3 days.
 
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My 80 gallon has been sitting for almost a month, i just keep topping it off, ive added over 50 gallon so far. As long as you dont get root rot, it will last until you dump it.

So yea im not famaliar with those nutrients, but being the plant in the picture im looking at is doing good, id say they work without calmag? Idk, i like regular trio with calmag. That stuff says its mixed in, perhaps it is, yea lets just assume it is. So if you were overfeeding that one plant there would have red stems too.

Im still gonna say they are having a hard time pulling the nutrients up to them. Yet when they do, like this one pictured, they will be fine? Id have to see a top shot of that new growth on this one thats going well.

Basically if you have a few that go perfect, yet most die, it was prolly the plugs not allowing the solution to get to the plant? What plugs are those?

Edit: do you use RO water?
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The last one is the one you asked. I don’t see any real growth yet on this one. I took pics on the first day of transplant. But the photo’s were focused on the baf leaf and don’t have the top on it. You can see the photo’s on page 2 of the threat I believe.
 
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Are they flowering??? I swear it looks like 2 of them are getting pistols hairs.

All those plants will be fine in the pictures. All of them have have good new growth, and most of the growth can sustain.

Id also raise the room temps a bit.

Show some top pics of the plants your worried most about. Cause those will be fine. At this point to ease your mind you can even cut off the bad leafs on those pictured. Theres enough new growth to say the grow will be fine. I say clip it so you wont think there are issues. Now if those top new fan leafs were all distorted sure, its still got issues. But you wont be fixing the damage in leafs caused by issues, so instead of looking at it all the time, snip them off. Since they are not dead though, they will still help with growth. I only say removing them to ease your mind lol..
 
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Are they flowering??? I swear it looks like 2 of them are getting pistols hairs.

All those plants will be fine in the pictures. All of them have have good new growth, and most of the growth can sustain.

Id also raise the room temps a bit.

Show some top pics of the plants your worried most about. Cause those will be fine. At this point to ease your mind you can even cut off the bad leafs on those pictured. Theres enough new growth to say the grow will be fine. I say clip it so you wont think there are issues. Now if those top new fan leafs were all distorted sure, its still got issues. But you wont be fixing the damage in leafs caused by issues, so instead of looking at it all the time, snip them off. Since they are not dead though, they will still help with growth. I only say removing them to ease your mind lol..
Oh no. I think i got a pest…

I found webs on 2 of my plants. And I see little white dots. The dots don’t look like bugs or eggs tho. I took some pictures. Altho the webs are kind of unclear. My back camera on ly iPhone doesn’t work. So I can only use the selfie camera. It’s a pain in the ass.
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I can’t find anything under the leaves. Only on the top side of the leaves…
 
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