hydro help (noob)

[droteen420]

hello, im gnna start by telling you this is my first grow so im a noob, right now im using 'maracle grow and epsome salts. im using 2 tbs of mg and 2/3 tbs of salt... i am going to go out and buy some pure blend pro, today my plant started limping and i dont know why... im not sure quite what the ph is. iv just been eyeing it, i think the bottom has nutrient burns on some of the leafs but i have gotten that to go away by changing the water with some lower deluted solution of mg and salts. im using a full spectrum plant bulb for light. i have oxygen goin to the roots. plzz help the pic i included is what it looked like before it limped, plz go to my profile and look at the pictures and give me help on what to buy to fix it, and how to fix it thxx

[keylime]

You are asking for help like a person that can't see what he's reading because he needs glasses to read.
What you are doing is like working in the dark. In hydroponics you have to know what your EC/PPM is, and you have to know you PH. Once you have those, you will have a fighting chance. Without those... well, good luck~!

keylime

[droteen420]

well iv been doin that way for like since last augest time... and it worked great but then the budding leaves came out n started to grow and the more they grew the more droopy.. im going to go buy a ph tester new light and pure blend pro

[odslim]

yeah man you really have to go buy ph/ppm meters. these numbers are absolutely crucial when doing hydro. if your ph is out of the ideal range (5.5-6.5), your plants will not be able to process nutrients properly, and they'll starve. you need to read the ppm's to make sure you're not frying your plants with nutes. seriously if you get through this grow with a successful little harvest, it would be very lucky....not trying to be negative, just realistic. go out and buy that shit.

[odslim]

are you even doing hydro? it looks like soil in that pic. also whats up with your light? is it just one bulb? you should throw like four 42 watt cfl's in there. more light=more bud.

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