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amquell eh? Im on a well - sounds like this would be very beneficial to me.
amquell eh? Im on a well - sounds like this would be very beneficial to me.
A few things I can add... I have done many strains in the UC system and some do much better then others.I have had plants look perfecet in one system then the system next to them given the same nutes and same every thing just look like shit..I always tell every one to let there ph swing do not add ph up or down I like to add my nutes and the ph will be in the 4.0 range and 12 hrs later it will be 6.o and stay there for a week. If I where to add ph down or up it would not allow the nutes to swing...At the end of the day every system has problems. I have seen large grows this year completly destroyed by root aphids..At the end of the day I have done SOIL, COCO, ROCKWOOL and of course UC and my best run has been in plain Roots organic soil, To be fair it was only a 8 lighter so a much smaller scale..I will always grow using a UC system but my last run in the COCO room has me trying some new things:)..JACK
Well I do not blame the UC, I blame myself for being retarded. I only got a couple grows before this one anyways in dirt and then aero. I will not give up on the system just yet but damn.. I gotta figure out what is going so wrong. The crap with the ph and epicenter feeding stuff.. ya it really should not matter with good plants.. I know they WERE good plants.. I am just lost and need help to recover.
The ph swing your talking about goes beyond everything I thought your supposed to do.. Can you please elaborate for me on why or is that just what works for you? I am just confused because it contradicts what is typically the norm on here. Your grows speak for themselves but I need intel why..Thanks
Mine been wrapped up since day one. My tap water is only 90ppm. I need to cover the hydroton next run, use RO with UV sterilizer, Raise my humidity, Use a reservoir, premix my nutes and NOT use ph up and down. Drop all zymes. Not fuck with my plants when they are growing.
In the mean time I am just letting them go til they die or come back.
You heard it from me first, but to hear it from F1ydave has made you feel better, huh?
good fortune ~
~ TOXIC TAP H20 MINERAL BUILDUP & SUBSEQUENT NUTRIENT LOCKOUT caused by failure to use RO Filtrated H2O allowing you to truly stabilize your nutrient base by churning out PURE H2O @ ( 0 ppm ) before you add supplements and or additives ie. CAL MAG/ ZONE, ROOT EXCEL. It's the only common denominator shared by those achieving UBER SUCCESS w/ the UC, such as myself- I might add; it's the dynamic you're missing. You need to START THERE!! All the troubleshooters have pieces of advice to offer, that may or may not be factors, but doin' this w/o RO FILTRATED H2O, is much like addin' an NRG DRINK, like say to horrible tastin' HARD H2O, such as well H2O to your plants you say you love - YOU WOULDN'T DRINK IT DOWN, SO WHY SHOULD YOU EXPECT ANYTHING LESS OF THEM?
New to this site, new this trend of cultivation. Jus' purchased my current culture bucket system (6), and ready to rock this little central cali town. My question is why do i see most accomplished cultivators using this system, wrapping the buckets with the metallic tape? Please provide the answer, as i'm about to pull the trigger with this system, this weekend. Thank you for your time & patience beforehand