leaves curling - got the form done + pics

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E-indoor or outdoor - indoor

E-soil, soilless, coco, aero, or hydroponic - hydro

E-specific medium - hydroton

CSL-Soil type/brand

HCL-Hydro/aero/soilless system type - ebb and grow bucket system w 55g res

SCL-Anything you have added to the soil

SCLR-Soil or slab runoff pH

E-Water source - well water

E-Source water pH - 7.0ish
HRT-Source water EC (if hydro)

E-Age of plant - Day 8 Bloom

E-Type of fertilizer - Flora 3 part, hygrozyme, carboload,voodoojuice,floralicious bloom

E-Rate of application - around 1000-1200

E-Lighting source and distance from plant - 24 nches from 1000 watt hps

E-Air temperature (both day and night if you are running a dark period) - 66 night 76 day

HD-Reservoir temperature - not too hot or cold just right

E-Air % Relative humidity - 55-65 at night and 50-55 day

E-Lighting schedule - 12/12

E-Type of ventilation your room has - ac running blowing the hot air into another room - dehumidifier - 6" fan blowing through sealed hoods

TR-Did you pre-soak your media in pH corrected solution? - yes


the leaves are curling a little bit, ive already budded and had thsi same problem the past few times but i want to fix it.. it always happens within the first two weeks of bloom... these pics were taken at night but its the same when the lights are on. the plants are a lil more perc'd up during the day but the curling around the new growth is still there.. i think it might be the humidity or something any ideas?

esc0bar Reviewed by esc0bar on 03-19-2009. leaves curling - got the form done + pics E-indoor or outdoor - indoor E-soil, soilless, coco, aero, or hydroponic - hydro E-specific medium - hydroton CSL-Soil type/brand HCL-Hydro/aero/soilless system type - ebb and grow bucket system w 55g res Rating: 5

[LOC NAR on probation]

I'm guessing it's the well water. You have ppm's but what does the well water start at ? How do you know what's in the well water. I would try R/O or distilled and just some calmag.

We need to know the rez temps too. We just had a cold snap and my bro let the rez temp fall into the 50's and by the next day leaves turn yellow and fell off. I think temps may have gotten lower.

Got to be a diffency. Maybe your well water needs some calmag.

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ill try the calmag and ill get the rez temps ... anyone else have any other ideas?

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the problem is its a bitch for me to get any other types of water since im using 40+ g rez;s... is there anything i can put in the water to fix it and also if its the temps what should i have the temps at/


*** also i forgot to say that i had the same plants veggning under a 400 watt mh with the same water and they were great perfect condition.. so ..

[Divestoned]

your PH should be at 5.8.

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just went into the room and got some new pics of these little white bugs that i noticed on the bottom side of the leafs.. the big fan leafs have some white spots on them too but ive had tihs problem for over a year now and still have been having buds.. i figured it was just fruit flys that were harmless but now im starting to wonder if they're causing the curling.. could you guys take a look? i looked at the sick plant guide and im trying to figure it out.. now that im looking at it its all over what do u tihnk it is

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here;s one more pic that shows what the prob is.. is this a totally differen tproblem than the leaf curling? or could it be causing it also..

[MdmPele]

the bug problem looks like thrips to me. look them up online and see if that matches.

I dunno about the leaf-curl but it looks ot me like a micro-nutrient problem, like magnesium or some-such. it has to be something you're doing during the light changeover... change of nutes comes to mind.

[Forwhat420]

The bug problem is spider mites. They are a bitch to get rid off but it can be accomplisthed with a few different choices: Neem oil is safe and effective. Bombs also are effective but I have never used them so I dont have much advice. they also have homemade mixtures which involve boiling cigarettes and some type of peppers, but only God knows whats in those things these days!!
Now the leaf curling... Doesn't look like and deffficencies to me, but more like you have overdone something. Dro is not my particular area so I guess you have to wait for an more experienced input.

[Forwhat420]

Now that I took a look at the close ups... They do look more like thrips!!