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Done, sort of. Moved the CFL above the plant and added another CFL bulb. There are currently 2 CFLs in the dish, one 6,500K and the other 2,700K. I had 2 6,500's in there but one burned out today! Will probably replace it so they are both 6,500's tomorrow.Looking good, id look to upgrade ur lights and def get it above the plant.
Hmmm, I thought it didn't look like enough bubbles... I bought the _exact_ airstone and air pump from the above referenced tutorial but it looks like a low boil at best... The pump says it can power 3 airstones at once, is that what I want to do? Or will that just be 3 poorly running airstones instead of 1 almost ok one?and remember u want alllot of air bubbles in them buckets it should look like its boiling like crazy.
Supposedly it's Blue Dream, it is a clone I picked up from the local cannabis club [yes I am a med patient doing this legally, should add that to my sig].So just a question, what is ur strain ur growing there? Looks sativaish... Definatly a cutting, right?
Think it was a little bit above seedling when I got it. There were roots all the way at the bottom of the rockwool.Also what Stage u at?...Seedling stage? And u using the Subcultures?? My reccomendation to add to any line up would be Pro-Tekt Potasium Silicate Concentrate.
Hmmm, the guys at the hydro store didn't mention that lol. So, how do I measure PPMs? Is it with a digital device that cost $50+? Hope it's affordable, just doing this because I can pretty much. And because I always wanted to, but I don't want to break the bank.As far as what u should understand about hydro is that lets say u have a starting solution of 100 PPMs.. K now ur plant then drinks up say half of the water in ur bucket with some solution.. so ur PPMs jump to 200.. what that meens is ur solution was about 2X to strong for the plant.. U want ur PPMs to stay the same as ur water level goes down. Thats when u have her "Dialed in".
So far not a micro grow. As you can see in the new pic I've added a small cabinet space. Probably don't want to get too much bigger than that. I donno, maybe that is a micro grow.And are u trying to go for a micro grow, or Cab grow. I'm curious as to what ur planning on doing with ur refletive enviroment.. Please elaborate and ill give u my input on what u got going on.
I'll look that up, never heard of it thanks.Another thing u should try if ur growing a single hydro plant is a SCRoG system.
I started this to experiment with LEDs but I think I'm going to just use LEDs to accent CFLs and see how that goes. From what I hear a HiD system is WAY too hot for me to feel comfortable leaving on while I'm at work all day. Burning down the place is not ok. The LED and CFLs I'm using are cool enough they can't catch anything on fire even if they fell down onto some paper or something.Also are u planning on sticking with the LEDs or u okay with a HiD system like
a MH or HPS..
I got a liquid pH test kit and keep it right around the color 5 is but not below. Looking on eBay for PPM meter now.Yeah the PPM thing requires a meter, also u should be testing ur PH as well if working with hydroponics
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The PH of ur solution should Always be around 5.8 which is a little acidic. U never want it above 6.4 or below 5.2 otherwise ur plant will show signs of Nutrient Dificiancies.
I haven't looked much into T5's yet. Are they much better than CFLs? They are both the same basic kind of light I thought, but I can see how spreading the light around with a T5 could be beneficial.Now as far as fire hazard and HID lamps.. Well u could always get a tent ment for growing, Normally these tents are Fire retardent or Fire Proof. But there is nothing at all wrong with LED grow systems. U ever look into T5 Florecents? I use the T5's for vegin out my plants and they work awsome and also they put out very little heat too.
No, I'm using a 5" rectangle airstone for an aquarium I got from Walmart. Also, my pump is rated at 1,200cc/minute which is 1.2L/min, so I guess it's underpowered. I have a check-valve on the line, could that be it? I'll test it out later tonight.OHhh yeah. Haha.
Bubbles.
the air stones u speak of. They those small cylinder things bout big around as a penny and about and inch or two tall. Yeah... ?
How big u planning on getting this lady of urs?
I'll probably flip her the next time I change the reservoir, 1 week from today. She seems to be growing at a very healthy rate. I can literally see new growth every evening. I added a little more growth and micro mid-week and she seems to be utilizing the extra nutrients. However, her leaves seem a bit droopy and just a tad off-color at the tips today. See pics below. I ordered a cheap PPM meter on eBay yesterday and it should arrive in 2 weeks. That should help with feeding lol. Also, how do I know what PPM to keep it at and with which nutes?As far as when to start flowering, well yeah its up to u. I've heard of peps running a mother for as long as 10 years... But I would flip her when shes about half the size u want her. One thing u need to understand though is that when u flip ur lady she will focus on bud growth and not stem or ROOT growth, so once ur roots look good, any time after that is good. Judge when to flip on root mass and plant size.
Ha I totally agree. Just bought another reflector and CFL today, so now I have the equiv. of 300W, 2 6500Ks and 1 2700K. I'll stop at the hardware store tomorrow and get a socket splitter so I can have 2 bulbs in each reflector and 400W equiv. I'll try and rig up a case for that LED panel and place it in there for accent lighting. Can't hurt, right? I love that all the electricity that I'm using [lights, pump, etc.] is less than 2 medium-bright incandescent bulbs ;).Keep up the learning and remember as a grower we are never done upgrading our systems... lol.
Ya I really f%^%ed up the first week. Fed it too little [did the 'seedling' feeding on the General Hydroponics feeding schedule], water needed CalMag, bleh. BUT, I did always have a good pH range.What "stage" of the schedule are you mixing? Either you're way too strong, too weak, or the pH is way low.
The purple stalk is saying it wants magnesium. If your pH is too low or high it will lock nutrients out. If your solution is too strong you'll lock some nutrients out. If it's too weak..well it'll be hungry for nutes.
I paid $10 for my pH pen on eBay. Can I trust it? lol. Well, it reads a 4.01 reference solution as 4.2 so that's pretty good considering it is +-2. I'm also using the indicator drops in a small vial every day just to be sure.I'd mix at like maybe a little under half the recommended "growth" stage recipe. I think you said that your pH is around 5? I'd adjust it to "around" 5.9. Then your "around" should be between 5.6 and 6.2ish. That's a much safer range to stay in until your pH pen arrives and you can be more accurate.
Really? Why not?With RDWC (DWC, same thing) I NEVER get near full strength on the nutes. Even when they're seriously putting out like in week 5 or so.
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