Troubleshooting Form and my Resignation

[colour]

E-indoor or outdoor? Indoor
E-soil, soilless, coco, aero, or hydroponic Hrydro
E-specific medium hydroton
CSL-Soil type/brand
HCL-Hydro/aero/soilless system type dwc
SCL-Anything you have added to the soil
SCLR-Soil or slab runoff pH
E-Water source tap yuck
E-Source water pH 8.0
HRT-Source water EC (if hydro) 200 ppm
E-Age of plant 3 weeks
E-Type of fertilizer
E-Rate of application (if hydro, this is your PPM number, preferably after each component is added) 500 ppm // half str
E-Lighting source and distance from plant cfl / 12"
E-Air temperature (both day and night if you are running a dark period) 76-82F
HD-Reservoir temperature
E-Air % Relative humidity 30-50%
E-Lighting schedule 18/6
E-Type of ventilation your room has passive intake / no exhaust
TR-Did you pre-soak your media in pH corrected solution? yes


This is my second attempt and seems to be the same problem only its happening sooner than last time. Brown tips curled upwards then the leaves eventually die...I dont see how this could be happening. My water maybe? Is it possible that my tap is too hard causing burn..?...Im almost ready to give up..

colour Reviewed by colour on 08-14-2008. Troubleshooting Form and my Resignation E-indoor or outdoor? Indoor E-soil, soilless, coco, aero, or hydroponic Hrydro E-specific medium hydroton CSL-Soil type/brand HCL-Hydro/aero/soilless system type dwc SCL-Anything you have added to the soil SCLR-Soil or slab runoff pH E-Water source tap yuck E-Source water pH 8.0 HRT-Source water EC (if hydro) 200 ppm Rating: 5

[SunnyD]

ph of 8???

Yikes...try to lower that my friend, 6.0 - 6.5 maybe

[colour]

thought i put the actual pH but didn't. my tap water is 8.0 but the res. is at 5.9..

[SunnyD]

you're probably just adding nutes too soon...try bottled water if you're not even adding nutes maybe...idk, that might be a bad idea

[colour]

haha thanks man

isnt this supposed to be easy...everyone makes it look that way. this has been nothing but a cockstretch for me.

[SunnyD]

if this doesn't work, would you consider soil with some bagseed?

With CFL maybe...just super low budget just to see if you can grow one, not trying to optimize anything?

Gotta keep positive man!

[stinkyattic]

Keep stretching that cock, because that's not the worst thing that you can see in hydro... The leaves closest to the media don't always look all that purdy...
You're getting ready to crank up your nute strength, no? Were those clones or seed?
Pics of whole plant are helpful. How's the newer growth?

You've got some really important data missing in the troubleshoot form... check your res temp, and monitor the res pH. That doesn't look like an issue though. Res temp may be a bit high... ?

[SunnyD]

just a quick Q stinky,

Is it cool to use tested and filtered bottled water? I mean...idk why or why not, just a quick Q like I said

[stinkyattic]

Like bottled drinking water? No. Too much sodium.
Bottled distilled water? Yes, but add calmag.

[Weedhound]

I agree with Stinkster....go with RO or distilled.....200ppm may well be what's causing you issues.

And did you presoak the living shit out of your hydroton to stabilize the ph?