Please help! Droopy Plants

that does seem kinda low but all that really matters is they're happy

I kept dropping mine cause once I lowered the ph it seemed like they were showing signs of overnute...The new leaves have started to come out with a much flatter look and the tips aren't burning anymore so yer probably right about starting to inch it on up again...thankfully the cold didn't seem to hurt them at all it was like 50 at night but they were both troopers...

If the buds plump up as much as everyone says the last half of flower it should be a very exciting month

The walmart seed was the first of the new batch to break soil and is a nice dark green...the rest are also pretty similar in color but seem to have more ribbed leaves hard to describe...11 of the 16 have made it so now I just have to get crackin on a system for them

They do look healthy as can be...we do need to get you cloning though weedy, that alone would probably increase yer yields by a good margin...

How far away is your light currently? What's crispi's take on it? I don't have any experience with that much power in lighting but you should be able to atleast get it within 3ft? My 400 can get just about 6 inches away maybe even closer but I'm afraid to try it...so I'd be surprised if the 1000 needs to be more than 5x the distance

I can't say for sure but my bulb puts out 54 or 55k lumens and yours should be about 150k so that's 3x...and you are cooling yours while I'm not even venting mine hmm after lookin at the pic they do look a bit yellow near the new growth but they could probably handle some more fire

how many times have you topped them so far?

I think I need to get a good floro setup for the seedlings cause the 40 watts I got on em now seems to take forever to get em goin...it's possible the bulbs just need to be replaced but if I remember right I got em for less than 20 bucks each bulb included...they are rather nice fixtures though I might be able to just replace with a nice bulb...more to ponder heh

Oh i'll go w/feminized seeds before I go to clones.....I just don't want the entire extra setup and I haven't seen one strain yet that I look at and say
"that and only that" over.

I've gotten my light down to 17 inches above my plants but am in the process of seeing if I can get it lower with X-C's help. Now he's got those cooltube things and swears by them. If you are interested I could go poke his ass and see if I can drag him over here. With cooltube and good fan you can get your 1kw down to like 8 inches. If I didn't have the reflector I already have I'd buy a cooltube. :thumbsup:

If you can slowly raise your ppms safely then do. They need everything they can get (to me) in the last 3-4 weeks. But good plan being better safe than sorry.....especially now. ;)

I hear ya on the extra setups that's definately a pain to have a bunch of different things running all at once...17 inches sounds pretty close to me so if you can get it closer more power to ya...ideally I'd like to have an open parabola that I can just blow a fan over but I don't know how realistic that is...I'm gonna be lookin into a cool tube now that ya mention it...haha poke all ya want just don't be too rough with him...atleast until he gets your light as close as possible ;)

I found out some information on the lumatek's...it seems that the old ones are the gray and any other color(light blue, darker blue, purple) are all the newer version with little to no interference...the tech told me you would notice some AM distortion within 10 ft but nothing that would annoy neighbors and if ya can't have any interference the 600's are rated at 0 when yer more than one foot from the ballast, the 5 year warranty isn't bad either and with all the 3rd party test results putting them at the top they are the way to go at this point...1kw should atleast allow me to pull 2-3 z's and grow some other veggies at the same time...light/nute hungry tomatoes are next to go in and probably a few onions as I hear they have a nice smell...as long as I can figure out how to wire a 240 line....luckily I already have one as a guide in my dryer so it should be easy as pie

Bonger must be experiencing more of that springtime whip crackin from his lady haha

Unfortunately it's still below freezing here so it doesn't even feel like winter is over yet I'm definately itchin to enjoy some great outdoors

Still waiting for the pump I bought to arrive once it gets here I'm gonna put a prototype unit together...I'll post the details once I have the stuff worked out and make it like a little tutorial if all goes well

Good luck gettin those girls to eat more ttyl

tom thanks for checkin in I'm definately plannin on keepin up on your grows the buds look just about perfect imo...I still have so much catching up to do, all you guys produce beautiful herb well I haven't seen bonger's but I'm sure it's gotta be dank if he's stumbling off his tractor :p I've atleast been able to avoid the daily disaster for almost a month *fingers crossed* 90% of where I am I owe to all your help especially weedy she's kept me in line right good :D

The boiler regulator goin was a scary one cause I've never dabbled in that sorta repair but thankfully it worked out as good as I could have hoped and the house is toasty once again

As for the crystals they are definately amplified by the flash in the pic but I can definately notice the main cola on the shorter plant starting to show tiny specs even with the hps on so I'm happy...can't wait to see how these babes bring it home

oh and I accidentally broke off a branch while trying to train a hidden budsite to get more light so I quickdryed some in the microwave and some in the oven...both bowls seemed to hit about the same...relatively harsh but the buzz was surprisingly noticeable since I haven't smoked any in some time, nothing compared to finished bud but it was nice...I'm going to stick with training the c99 cause she's like rubber but no more with the other

I'll probably take a tiny snip from both trees in 3 weeks and again at 4 and probably harvest at 5 so I have an idea of what high feels the best

Does flushing change the buzz or does it just make the hits smoother?

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oh and I accidentally broke off a branch while trying to train a hidden budsite

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Congratulations ASD, you've just been accepted into the major leagues. :cool:

rofl thanks hound and such a welcome I feel all warm and fuzzy inside although that could be the nitrogen :stoned:

I was upset right after it happened but then I was like ehh atleast I can smoke it...all part of the experience right?

I'm taking a hands off approach to all cola's from here on out :cool:

Hello A.S.D , Bonger , and my Sis. -> W/H .

Bonger - I have a 12k guardian nat gas self starting gen myself . It's sweet till you get brown outs and fry the coils inside the transfer switch . LOL . then no pole or gen. either 1 . I also noticed a slight voltage drop in the house when gen runs once a week to chg. it's battery , it was causing my 1000's to hotstart = killing bulb life . I just friday ordered some CAP 15 min. time delays for them to prevent this .

And I too called W/H Bro. / dude for 7 mos. till a naked lady comment came up . Then I thought maybe gay for a split second ? Then the Mrs. cracked me upside the head -n- said shes a chick . I was a bad dog too .

A.S.D - You guys have covered much much info . W/H -n- Bonger have both been giving you good info btw , atleast from what i know . I kept up w/ the 1st cpl. pages but know nothing about aeroponics except ppl. get way pissed when sprayers get clogged up . Im a buckethead myself .

Bongers right w/ ventilation - plants wont live in a vacuum atleast not well , my own room is slightly pressurised due to only an intake blower -n- no exhaust blower , just a dozen passive darkroom vents .

240v/120v I caught your comment on saving a lil w/ 240v .= Nope wont save a dime , kilowatt hrs / are kilowatt hrs. ballast uses the same amount of juice to fire bulb regardless . Be damn careful about these new fangled electronic ballasts too . I've read much voo doo about not all bulbs working in them - atleast not for long = longevity issues . I too have sun light supply ballasts , saving a dime on my electric bill honestly never entered my head , a 5 -8 yr. warranty on my equipment did though .

Bongers right again - power co. could give a rats ass how much juice you use , just as long as it's paid for - and on time . Don't expect the church to pay your grow bills , that's why they come snooping around S.S ' place . Karmas a bitch . Not crashin on S.S either btw , but you cant play games w/ your freedom !

W/H hinted you had cooltube questions etc... last time she and I spoke , fire away man ? And sorry for my short attn. span w/ your thread -I just know nill about aero sys - much better w/ buckets is all . God I miss Krusty - B.O.G - and SoQuick .

Peace all
Stay safe
The Crispis' :jointsmile:

XC, power is very consistent where I am, either its on or its OFF.....lol Never have seen a brown out here. Have seen em in FL during storms, but never have experienced here.

I notice no different when it does its weekly routine. I dont know if its how its hooked up, or because of that switch/relay thing, or what. I know very little about the entire setup except it works, actually. My IBEW bud is in charge of that detail in the event of problems, not me.

Clogged Sprayers.......I use Mag Drive pumps that have sponge pre filter, plus I keep in pump bag, and I use Hydroton and rockwool......nothing to really get in mine and clog.

If the power company went looking everytime someone used "too much power", thats all they'd get done. They do not even have close the manpower to do such. They could give a shit less. Think about it, if you pay your bill online (debit from checking), they have a customer who puts money in their bank account monthly........Hell, they love you. Not to mention you NEVER "pop up" on some late/no payment report so in theory nobody ever sees your bill but a computer. I dont even get a paper copy of bill anymore. If I want one I can print from online.

My meter reader chick comes by and has a handheld that she points at meter and it beeps like a supermarket register reading UPC codes. Thats it, shes gone.

And I sure as in the hell would not go asking someone to "help" pay the bill. No way, no.....nope.....That would freak me the hell out. All I have to say about that. Next.

Oh, I use Cool Breeze cool tubes, too. Draw outside of grow room air thru em and exhaust into attic on same vent line after the carbon scrubber. Works like a charm. The more control you have on your growing evvironment, the better the results, in MY opinion only.

I am done for the summer, harvested last Saturday night. I'll still be dropping in to kill time and read up on things, but no mo growin til fall. Plus it wont be long til the kiddies are out of skewl and flooding this place with bonehead questions. That gets very annoying to me, and quickly.

ASD......sounds like you are learning to keep your paws off things that dont need messed with:D :D Remember, keep it simple, this stuff aint that hard to grow, bro:rasta: :rasta: You have came a long well and 'Hound has been a true mentor to you. I wish you the best of results.

'Hound, hope all is well with you. Guess you had some snow this week from what I saw on weather, or at least close to you anyways.

A good weekend to all,
b0nger

All look good to me but I know nothing hope it turns out good for you