Plant Problems

[GGlaze]

What is your experience level? first timer

Your Equipment:
.1) Type and wattage of lights. CFL's 315W
.2) Distance from tops? 3 inches
.3) Reflector type? enclosed reflector
.4) Is there a consistent fresh air supply? Yes
.5) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan? Yes
.6) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule? 20 on 4 off.. my lighting is this SH Hydroponics, Inc. > Multi Spectrum 315 Watt CFL Light Bank
Your medium:
.7) Specific brand and type of soil. Rockwool cubes sitting in hydrotron
.8) Size of container. Pots are 6x6 I would say
.9) Did you use peat pucks (or similar) to root clones or germinate seedlings? no

Your nutrients and water:
10) Source of water? (tap, bottled or filtered) What's it's ph before adjusting?--- Bottled 6.1-6.3
11) Method of checking water ph. ph meter
12) Method of adjusting water ph. Ph Up and PH down.
13) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. List dosages (quantity per gallon) and current feeding schedule.-- kit came with "Grow" 1 tablespoon per gallon-- Feeding non stop its in a dwc bubbleponic system
14) How often are you watering between feedings, and how much per watering? nutes are in water feeding 20 hours a day off 4 when lights are off.
15) Any additives or tea's? (Superthrive, CalMag, molasses, Mother's Earth...)no
16) Are your ph levels stable, or do they fluctuate? 6.0-6.4
17) What is your ingoing water's ph? ...your runoff ph? 6.1
18) Do you foliar feed? If so, with what, how often, and at what time do you spray?

Your growroom:
19) Indoors or outdoors? indoor
20) What size of closet, room or hut? Room 12x12
21) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? ...With lights off? 70-80 not sure on humidity
22) Have you seen signs of insects in the growroom? no

Your strain:
23) What strain are you growing? (Indica dominate or Sativa dom?) Sativa.
24) From seeds or clones? Seeds
25) Is this an autoflower strain? Yes

Most of the plants look good. some leafs are starting to fold upwords like curl. and the tips are a yellowish green. Tomarrow I will be flushing the system, bringing the lights up a extra inch, and Instead of watering 20 hours a day. I'll be doing 1 hour on 4 hours off....

I will be posting pics shortly.

plants are 2 weeks old--- 1/4 of the nutes. their about 5" tall.

also I'm using Bubbleponics DWC should the feed tubes run 24/7?

GGlaze Reviewed by GGlaze on 06-25-2010. Plant Problems What is your experience level? first timer Your Equipment: .1) Type and wattage of lights. CFL's 315W .2) Distance from tops? 3 inches .3) Reflector type? enclosed reflector .4) Is there a consistent fresh air supply? Yes .5) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan? Yes .6) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule? 20 on 4 off.. my lighting is this SH Hydroponics, Inc. > Multi Spectrum 315 Watt CFL Light Bank Your medium: Rating: 5

[copobo]

what's the ppm? get a ppm meter and see where you are at. every day or two.

w/bubbleponic, realize that the water will get taken up by the plants faster than the nutes. The water gets evaporated out faster than the nutes are used as well, so your ppm's can creep up (especially in the summer) so be sure to add plain ph adjusted water daily to keep the plants / reservoir at the same level. You need a reservoir or bubbleponics can be a serious pain in the ass. You mention feed tubes...so you must have a res..

flush w/plain water for a day.

also, do yourself a favor and pick up some general hydroponics G-M-B so you are using something known.

PPM meter is a MUST

[GGlaze]

Not sure what a PPM meter does. Im new sorry.

yes I have 2 reserviors holding up to 10 gals.

as far as the tubes go its whats is feeding the water up to the plants at the moment, should they be running 24/7 till the roots hit the water? or am I over watering?
G-M-B?? im assuming thats nutes?

So flushing tomarrow for 24hours and moving the lights up.

still not sure on how long/much the tubes pumping water should be running.(the roots are not in the water yet)

[GGlaze]

SO ive flushed it moved the lights back and changed the watering times... the plants are gettin worse... the tips that are turning yellow then turing brown and dieing.

plez help!

still workin on pics.

[GGlaze]

here are the pics!