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NOW you're starting to look good there Jeff!! :thumbsup: Yes.....do go slow...its VERY easy to start adding everything you can think of and then rush around playing defense. Take your time now and you'll be very glad you did later. ;)
Starting to get the hang of this Hydro stuff. So I want to do DWC buckets. Recirculating or just dwc? I have seen a few DIY's. what are the best type in your opinions? Any solid links with good pictures? I would like to do stand-a-lone units because of my different strains plus it has less parts.
Checked the res mid day on both. Tub one dropped 40 ppm. tub 2 dropped 10 ppm with no burns. did not spray with colossal budblast last night. will top off the grow nutes back to normal for another 24.
Ha ha....ate 40? Pigs!! Time to up them again......:thumbsup:
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After I topped off the nutes they ate another 20 last night out of each res. brought it up to 180 ppm in the large and 150 in the small. They are looking good. Space is getting crowded and a canopy is starting. The large one wants to be topped but i have to wait a few days so I can do it in my new place. Moving larger plants is a problem.
Jeff when you talk about numbers you added......does 180 represent the total ppms (including what's in your water?) or is 180 strictly what you added?
180 is the number off ppms minus the water ppms. So if my water is 100 ppms the number of total ppms on my TDS reader is 280. I stated that a bit ago but through all my babbling probably wasn't too clear.
So 180 ppm of nutes in the large tub and 150 ppm of nutes in the smaller.
I think when you are referring to "20 ppm" for example, you meant to say "TDS" ... ?? ... a typical hydroponic grow when expressed in ppm would be '1350 ppm' , etc ... I apologize if I've misunderstood, but your numbers are way different than mine (I know there are 2 kinds of meters, but that's all I know) :jointsmile: (sorry, I'm confused)
From looking at your sticky on the botanicare line, I am close to your schedule. I am using the tap water but with about 1ml/gal of cal-mag and 2ml/gal of liquid karma. About 160 ppm of grow alone in the big tank but with about 10 plants in them with rather large roots.
Ok....it certainly wouldn't be that I got stoned and forgot.....:D
Looking good Jeff....nice and green and happy looking. Good job. :thumbsup:
I thought total dissolved solids on my meter were in ppm. I can read E.C. and TDS which is read in ppm on my meter.
I am using a Milwaukee 3 in 1 TDS/PH/EC meter but I calibrate for TDS because I have a lot of that buffer solution. My probe is the sm02 which can read PPM all the way to 4000.
That kind of rocks.....mine only goes two about 3000
Reaper tds=total dissolved solids
ppm=parts per million.
and as Jeff says...for hydro purposes they mean the same thing. His IS low.....he's leaving out the ppms (or tds) of what's in his water....is using tapwater.
right, sorry ... I said 'TDS' when I meant to say 'EC' ... I know that the EC type units number differently than the PPM-type, like I bought ... that's what was confusing me, I was wondering which scale you were referring to (I shouldn't ask questions like this when I'm toasted :D)Quote:
Originally Posted by Weedhound
Yeah it is very confusing when comparing different meters. The conversions and all are a nightmare. I know that EC is more accurate because TDS is just a calculation but I found the information, like in WD's Botanicare schedule, on ppm use is more widely available to me.
Well mid day on their 18/6 cycle and things couldn't be looking better. I need to trim and take clones soon because they want to offshoot out of the sides like crazy. I will have to wait a day or two to do this but already have the rapid rooter and top.
Tub 1 ate 50, yes 50 ppm last night and 4 LARGE cups (12 oz) of water. I topped them off with nutes and water and went up another 20 ppm.
tub 2 ate 20 ppm and about a cup of water but the root mass is smaller in the plants and there are not as many in the system. topped them off as well and went up another 10 to bring them to 60 ppm.
here is where both stand:
210 ppm for tub1
160 for tub 2
I am mid-way through week 2 of veg.
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Yeah.....you better send all those to me and I'll take care of them for you. :D
Haha! To bad you cant send clones in the mail.:D
Hell Ya, They have really Jumped:thumbsup::thumbsup:
Don't forget what you are adding now, ( write it down in a log, record everything!!!) It's real handy to be able to look back & have something to compare with in the future!!!!
Great Job, Keep it up,_/^\_,:pimp::pimp::pimp:
Been taking care of that in a home made journal. Everything I do is recorded. I have not seen a journal for NL x AK47 and Sugarberry (WW x Blueberry) before.
Good Man, You can figure alot out with your own Record's!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: