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Dont sound like a noob to me :) whats ur concern about the ridges?
Dont sound like a noob to me :) whats ur concern about the ridges?
Scrutinize it pretty good. I'm a noob of about 2 years growing. I'm concerned a bit with the ridges on the leaves but not sure.
Edit to add: the reason I bumped the Epsom salt today was because when I let the EC get low on the purple diesel mom I just took cuts from it appeared to be showing signs of magnesium deficiency. Had some rust brown spots on some of the older, lower leaves.
what up bro... really diggin ur setup.. i built a 10 bucket 8gal UC and a 8 bucket 5gal UC for my buddy... IMO i would get an ap-60 or ap-100 the more air to the roots the better.. put 2 air stones in each bucket and youll be golden.. Also if you have the money buy a chiller it will be the best investment to make I learned this my first grow, I almost lost my plants because of 2 days of high water temps during the begining of summer... Also what size water pump are you using?? you dont want to big of one because it will pull roots through the pvc and possibly clog up your return line.. for your system i would recomend a 350gph... I had a detailed build of my DIY just about an exact replica of my UC but the thread got lost when thcfarmer updated their servers...
also i forgot to mention your going to want to get a root zone conditioner to keep your roots nice and healthy bright white.. I have had success with Dutch master Zone, Aquashield, and now cultured solutions roots... i ran DM a+b and zone for 2 years with great results, i have recently just changed to Cultured Solutions to see what all the buzz is about with them so far so good with the CS..
I run jacks in an RDWC, and I have to run additional micros to eliminate deficiencies. Another source of iron deficiency could be the pump you're using- some of them pull iron out of solution, not sure why.
Very clean bro, didn't notice seeing anything before but you might want to duct tape those lids or something to prevent light infiltration through the plastic. (Sorry if its been addressed all ready). Looks uber proper and clean yor gonna smashthis run oitta the park.
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this - if you're changing your nute solution weekly magnetic-driven impeller pumps will mess with your iron amounts. unless you want to amend your formula, the best solution is probably a twice-weekly res change.
I'm going to try and keep a sterile Res particularly until I can get a chiller. Things, even good ones, living in my Res freak me out a bit yet.
I want to crawl, then walk, then run. In the past I've taken on too much at once and didn't fully understand the symbiotic relationships I was playing with. This time I want to add things only when needed.
I've read lot of horror stories about under current style systems and living organisms. Seems they like to get out of control. Do you have any recommendations to what I should be adding?The flaw in your reasoning is this; whether you see them or not, the bugs are already in there. The only choice you really have is to decide which bugs you want. We don't live in a sterile environment, so choosing no bugs is not an option.