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hello. so i recently picked up a 48 site ebb and grow. its turned out to be one problem after another.
im growing la con and gdp.
im in week 6 of veg, but been having problems since week 2.
first thing, i didnt realize how long it would take to flood that many buckets with these little 1/2 inch hoses. not recommended. i dont see these 1/2 inch tubing working well for anything more the a 12 site system. i need 1 inch for sure. ill upgrade next grow, im just gonna have to deal for now. it takes an hour and 15 to fill the buckets. about the same time to drain. so roots are under water for like an hour x 4 times a day. 18/6
my plants veged in 4inch rockwool before getting placed in the net lid pots with hydroton (next time id like to avoid having to use rockwool at all, it absourbs to much water for this system, i think)
first couple weeks went well, then root slime. i tried h202 and it didnt work, then sm 90 and that didnt work either. i did a batch of ewc tea and that cured it up. im cleaning the system and going to use enzymes with treatments of sm 90 and h202 to keep the bacteria at bay. also i now have a chiller to keep the water under 68f
if slime comes back, ill have to switch to using ewc tea full time. which i dont want to do because it leaves shit in the bottoms of my buckets just asking for infestation.
i cleared up the slime, my plants still looked weak, curled under and losing color. turns out it is now root aphids. i just treated with spectracide.
2 days ago i almost decided to cull the whole garden since the recovery from the slime has not been so great. the roots started exploading but the leaves continued to look stressed. fat ridges, curled under, not eating nutes, losing color.
i turned off my lights, unplugged the controller for the pump and walked away thinking i was culling the garden the next day. 2 days goes by, and today i turn on the lights and my plants look better then they have in weeks. very strange. makes me think i was overwatering. i didnt think that was possible. 2 days no light and no water with cold air temps and they look better then they have in weeks. strange. so i decided not to cull and see how they recover from here.
im using gh nutes. just the 3 part for veg, then adding monster bloom to flower. oh, and magic cal.
im about to start adding enzymes with the sm 90 and h202 for prevention along with cooler water temps. (im pretty sure the heavy 16 additive i used in the beginning is what helped cultivate the root slime, so i no longer use it.)
my main concern now is figuring out a irrigation cycle. the 4" rockwool cubes kinda fuck me, i feel like. i have some with clay pellets benieth the cubes, and others with the cubes at the bottom of the net pot. both look overwatered.
what should i do with such a long duration to fill and drain these buckets?
any advice, critiques, whatever are appreciated. i wish there was a sticky for ebb and grow...
thanks everyone
im growing la con and gdp.
im in week 6 of veg, but been having problems since week 2.
first thing, i didnt realize how long it would take to flood that many buckets with these little 1/2 inch hoses. not recommended. i dont see these 1/2 inch tubing working well for anything more the a 12 site system. i need 1 inch for sure. ill upgrade next grow, im just gonna have to deal for now. it takes an hour and 15 to fill the buckets. about the same time to drain. so roots are under water for like an hour x 4 times a day. 18/6
my plants veged in 4inch rockwool before getting placed in the net lid pots with hydroton (next time id like to avoid having to use rockwool at all, it absourbs to much water for this system, i think)
first couple weeks went well, then root slime. i tried h202 and it didnt work, then sm 90 and that didnt work either. i did a batch of ewc tea and that cured it up. im cleaning the system and going to use enzymes with treatments of sm 90 and h202 to keep the bacteria at bay. also i now have a chiller to keep the water under 68f
if slime comes back, ill have to switch to using ewc tea full time. which i dont want to do because it leaves shit in the bottoms of my buckets just asking for infestation.
i cleared up the slime, my plants still looked weak, curled under and losing color. turns out it is now root aphids. i just treated with spectracide.
2 days ago i almost decided to cull the whole garden since the recovery from the slime has not been so great. the roots started exploading but the leaves continued to look stressed. fat ridges, curled under, not eating nutes, losing color.
i turned off my lights, unplugged the controller for the pump and walked away thinking i was culling the garden the next day. 2 days goes by, and today i turn on the lights and my plants look better then they have in weeks. very strange. makes me think i was overwatering. i didnt think that was possible. 2 days no light and no water with cold air temps and they look better then they have in weeks. strange. so i decided not to cull and see how they recover from here.
im using gh nutes. just the 3 part for veg, then adding monster bloom to flower. oh, and magic cal.
im about to start adding enzymes with the sm 90 and h202 for prevention along with cooler water temps. (im pretty sure the heavy 16 additive i used in the beginning is what helped cultivate the root slime, so i no longer use it.)
my main concern now is figuring out a irrigation cycle. the 4" rockwool cubes kinda fuck me, i feel like. i have some with clay pellets benieth the cubes, and others with the cubes at the bottom of the net pot. both look overwatered.
what should i do with such a long duration to fill and drain these buckets?
any advice, critiques, whatever are appreciated. i wish there was a sticky for ebb and grow...
thanks everyone