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Hello all and yes I am finally back from being away for so long. I tried some dwc grows for a little bit but found them to not be as rewarding as my GH waterfarms. I had tried using advanced nutrients but decided to go back to GH's 3 part nutes. I had the best yields ever from their nutes and they are quite a bit easier to measure and mix. Anyhow here are some pics of my new grow. There are 2 seedlings and 2 clones. They are 2 sets of different plants. Lemme know what you think!
SAP :thumbsup:
Looks like a good clean little setup.
Yeah, thanks. I wash the tent down in between grows to keep things fairly sterile. I'll post new pics as they grow. All the way to harvest.
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Looks good dude... looking forward to more pics!
hi SAP,
Nice little setup you have-- it looks like you aren't going to use a resevoir... just the individual buckets. I had thought about individual buckets for my mothers, but I found it less maintenance to link them all and use a rez.
we both responded to deejays post about nutes and salts with the waterfarms.
you had said that you use the 3 part GH flora series and that they dont cause clogs( im not referring to the thick flora nova series). I just wanted to give you a little heads up if you are interested.
You see all the salt buildup (that white crud) around your drip rings? That clogs the holes on the drip rings, leaves that same buildup on your hydroton and in the roots, and worst of all can clog your feeder lines. You are barely into flowering and you can see it building up already. What i was saying to deejay is that if you use the AN nutes I was talking about-- that salt buildup doesnt happen like with the GH.
Maybe since your system is so small this isnt a pertinent issue to you, and i wish you good luck and heavy harvests:)
BTW- if i was only running 4 buckets and they werent linked id prolly throw an airstone in the bottom buckets too. With only 4 bucket sites that is only 1 pump and 4 airstones. cheap and easy as you are doing it, but not so cheap and easy when operating an increased number of buckets.
peace
I have always wanted to see how these systems worked when modded correctly. I just did not want to purchase something that I knew I had to modify to make it work properly.:wtf: I figures it would be easier to do drip in a more conventional manner.
Can I ask what modifications you had to do in order to get this system dialed in. I am sure it will help those who are considering purchasing one of these units...and perhaps deter some from it who think it is a plug and go (easy) system as it advertises.
I look forward to watching this grow...and I will be along for the ride! :D
I just changed out the nutes yesterday and had them on advanced nutrients and made the switch over to general hydroponics flora series. I am not doing anything special other than using regular tap water with the 3 part flora series and some ph down to bring down the alkalinity. The 2 seedlings are progressing and the little clone "runt" in the back right corner suffered a bit of transplant shock but is recovering from it. The biggest plant in the back left corner is also a clone and is doing well. I checked on them this morning and they all four have perked up real nice. Here are some updated pics for your eyes!
SAP:thumbsup:
I also want to add that I have always used airstones in the reservoirs and it really helps with the root density. I have a main reservoir but don't use due to space limitations. Maybe when I change grow locations I will be able to put it all to good use. As for the salt buildup on the rings, the actually drip holes are working fine and I usually take a nylon scrub pad and scrub the "grime" off the rings. Thanks for your comments and more updates to come!
SAP:thumbsup:
Ok. It is about week 3 and have decided to put these babies to bloom. I will have some pics up in a couple of days. I have two for sure girls and will have to wait to find out the ones that I started from seeds. Anyhow I just wanted to post an update.
Here are the latest pics of the plants. I have verified that they are all 4 females. Starting to show their pistils little by little. I have them on a bloom feed cycle now and also have started feeding them some advanced nutrients carbo load to help fatten the buds up as they grow. I am using a small dose of liquid kool bloom as well. They are very healthy plants and smell awesome already. Enjoy the pics and more to come!
SAP:thumbsup: