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5.5 locks out a lot of stuff from what I've read, so I usually keep it around 5.7 or 5.8. Since my meter took a crap on me, I have to rely on a liquid tester so its harder to get it right at 5.7 or 5.8 so I usually just settle for around 6. I am going to add some of my veg nutes once the lights turn on and I can get in there.
So I added 100 mL of my veg nutes, which took my PPM up to 2300. I'm pretty nervous about nute burn, but more nervous about my plants dying. Everything was going great up until a couple days ago!
Hmm- the thought was that you'd swap out some of the mixed flower nute and replace with mixed veg nute- should have been clearer.
That res is kinda hot- ya might wanna dump it and start over.
I maintain my veg nutrient regimen through the first couple weeks of flower. Stretch growth has a nutrient use profile much more similar to veg than to later flower, but much higher/hungrier. I look for the highest EC of veg nute to be applied during first week of 2/12, with a similar dose week two. If a quicker flowering cultivar, might run the veg 10 days then go to a 50/50- depends on how things look.
(I know I said religious- but I'm Catholic- God's laws have exemption clauses. :wtf:) Would have to be like a six week done typa thing, though.
Really, I would get that mylar out from under the cups- even root contact is going to cause weirdness. You're not saving that much light. Metal toxicities will do all kids of weird things in a plant- and I have absolutely no idea what the combustion by products of carbon-bound aluminum are gonna be.
OK, man, so -
Take a deep breath
Pump out your res
Refill with veg mix or a 50/50 veg/flower mix, if that'll make you more comfortable. Mix by label volumes- it sounds like you've got a pretty good feeder there.
I'm still wondering about your pH- When you do the color test, do you use a non-hps light source? Do you hold the chart and the vial next to each other, in the same bright non-hps light, with a white background behind the vial? These tricks wil help you to get a more accurate colormetric.
Hang in there, don't panic... you'll get it back under control.
I am checking this board like every 2 minutes, so keep the help coming! Things are really going downhill fast. One of my clones died, so I'm down to three, and turns out my veg pump didn't turn on, so I came home to a droopy mother! On top of this problem, things are really turning into one big shit storm!
I usually take the pH sample into the veg room and check it there; the HPS light makes it hard to see what color it really is. I used to be a lifeguard, so I'm pretty familiar with the pH color test. The mylar doesn't touch the solution, but I'll think about taking it off when I start the next grow. Its too much hassle right now. I'm gonna go change my res now.. :(
FUCK! The absolute worst thing imaginable just happened. Somehow, when I was putting my res back, it got a crack in it, and it started leaking water everywhere. At first I thought it was splash back,It leaked at least 2 gallons of water onto the floor and it ran everywhere. Also, one of the intakes of one of the bins snapped off in the commotion, so one of my bins is fucked. My partner is heading to Wal Mart for replacement as we speak, but I'm about ready to shit can this whole thing! :cursing::mad:
Oops, double post. I'm still pissed!
Got it figured out. I added nutes according to the label (675 mL total) and I'm still sitting at 2200 PPM. On a more positive note, the plants are starting to produce crystals!
Yeah, right. The only way you'd shit can your grow at this point is if god himself came down and told you to do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by dejayou30
...and even then you'd argue with him about it. :D
PC :smokin:
Once I saw that tube hanging after it had been ripped out of the bin, I almost called it quits, but luckily I didn't throw my old bins away and was able to use them. They just don't drain completely, so the plants are back to sitting in 3/4" of water at all times. How long will it take the plants to bounce back and turn back to green?
I diluted down to 2000 PPM. How long will it take for the plants to turn green again?