advice please

[JeffersonBud]

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[Weedhound]

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.

[JeffersonBud]

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.

[JeffersonBud]

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.

[Weedhound]

Ha ha....ate 40? Pigs!! Time to up them again......:thumbsup:

[JeffersonBud]

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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.

[Weedhound]

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?

[JeffersonBud]

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.

[the image reaper]

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)

[JeffersonBud]

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.