i am used to growing in coco with a drip system on a timer. I decided since my friend had a bunch of water farms that i would try them. I am having nothing but problems!!!

I did all the mods that needed to be done to the w/f. i drilled new holes to get them daisy chained together. also got it recirculating on a pump and timer. i changed the rez's and got 32 gallon garbage cans instead. Pretty heady looking system i might add. i am running 4; 8 pot systems. each is its own system. i am in hydroton as well.

i took 32 cuts from mothers and put in easy cloner. after a few weeks of root growth i transplanted to w/f. put them in the room under 4 600 watt lights.

here come the problems

1) ph is all over the place. spiking a point a day. think this is due to the hydroton not being properly washed. so i changed the water in the rez. still getting the problem. i sucked out all the water in the lines with a shopvac. got rid of all the dust and shit from the hydroton, but stiil i am going up a point aday. on two systems i am at half strength fert, total ppm is 600 right now. it is low because ppm spikes with ph and need the room to lower. the other 2 systems are straight water, h202 and cap of superthrive

2) plants look good at first, then started to droop. so i cut down on the watering reg. it went from always on to 15min on 2hours off. had to dial that in, think i got that straight at 15 on and half hour off. the palnts are still drooping and showing signs of burn. either lights to close ( i just move them up, 3 ffet above now) or fert burn( so i cut the rez mix in half with water to cut ppm down on 2 systems and did the water in the other 2)

i may look that i may loose half this crop already, drop down to 16 and take new cuts. any suggesting would be awesome. i can also submit pictures later on after work. i am really frustrated. i have been growing for years and never had problems like this.

do you think from the cloner to directly into the w/f under 600 was a bad idea. they went straight from cloner to hydroton to veg. temp in the room is 77-80 and the water temp is 67. the 600 watts are bout 3 feet from the tops of the w/f. not sure what other info you need. i am using all AD nutes. i am also using some super thrive, stimulater, nitrozyme as addons. the ppm of the water is around 600 - 700.

any help would be great.

thanks
nlkush Reviewed by nlkush on . first time using a w/f hydro system, need help!! i am used to growing in coco with a drip system on a timer. I decided since my friend had a bunch of water farms that i would try them. I am having nothing but problems!!! I did all the mods that needed to be done to the w/f. i drilled new holes to get them daisy chained together. also got it recirculating on a pump and timer. i changed the rez's and got 32 gallon garbage cans instead. Pretty heady looking system i might add. i am running 4; 8 pot systems. each is its own system. i am in Rating: 5