Bag seed first time grow aero/dwc

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This is my first time growing, and it actually got started about a month ago. I have been taking pictures this whole time, and things have really changed so far with this grow. So, my next few posts are going to bring you up to date with what I got going.

The setup :
3'x3'x7' cabinet
125 watt cfl 5u 6500k
Home made aeroponic/deep water culture tub
Cutting Edge Solutions 3-part nutrients
Unknown bag seed (Was supposed to be bluedream, but I killed those durring germination.)

tikiroom Reviewed by tikiroom on 07-04-2010. Bag seed first time grow aero/dwc This is my first time growing, and it actually got started about a month ago. I have been taking pictures this whole time, and things have really changed so far with this grow. So, my next few posts are going to bring you up to date with what I got going. The setup : 3'x3'x7' cabinet 125 watt cfl 5u 6500k Home made aeroponic/deep water culture tub Cutting Edge Solutions 3-part nutrients Unknown bag seed (Was supposed to be bluedream, but I killed those durring germination.) Rating: 5

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06/05/2010

This time is about a couple weeks from germination. So, this is where I started counting veg days. Seems to be going good so far. Have them on 1/4 strength nutes. (looks like I can't post pics yet, but when I can you will get them all)

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06/11/2010

Burnt the tops a little, so moved the light up some. 1/2 strength nutes. Noticed that roots look like they are getting stained by the nutes.

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06/15/2010
Day 11 Veg.

New growth seems to be slow, so i decided to get a 400w digital ballast. Full strength nutes. The leaves have discoloration and are very brittle. Was using the drops method for checking ph. I got a ph pen and found out that the ph has been off. The colored water from the nutes was giving me incorrect readings with the drops. Put the mh light in the room and within an hour the temp was over 103F!!! So, took it out and back to cfl while I figure something out. The temp with the cfl is mid 80's, I guess the 4" muffin fan just isn't enough! Also discovered that due to the temps they have root rot, That wasn't staining on the roots!!

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06/27/2010
Day 23 Veg.

Have made a different hydro setup. This one is a dual chamber design. So, now it's just aero. Have been adding H2O2 to res to try and battle the root rot. Made a "cool hood" light fixture for the HID. With it installed the highest temp is 92F. I know still too high. I really need to get a better exhaust fan. Also adding frozen bottles of water to the res, trying to keep temp down. The plants do seem healthier, so i decided to cut off all the damaged leaves and LST both of them.

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06/29/2010
Day 25 Veg.

Installed a Vortex 4" exhaust fan. Highest temp now was 86F, but that was a really hot day. The temp seems to average 82F with the light on. Still adding H2O2 and frozen bottles to the res daily. New growth appears to be healthy, although they look like they're only a week old. Even the roots are very small.

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07/01/2010
Day 27 Veg.

The root rot does not seem to be getting any better at all. I decided to take drastic action. They are now in a DWC filled almost to the top of net pots with: RO water, 5ml/gal 30% H2O2, 4ml/gal CalMag+, & 1ml/gal SuperThrive. I hope this mixture will attack all the root rot and wash it away. For some reason I also decided to untie and top both of them. I'm going to let them sit in this for a couple days, while adding additional H2O2 as the other gets used. Also putting frozen bottles in res to keep temps down. This will give me time to completely rebuild my hydro setup yet again. Now it's going to be a sealed chamber and a sealed res, with sprayers coming in from the top. The pump is going to be inline instead of submersible, with quick disconnect fittings. Once this is done, res changes should be a breeze compared to the first two setups.

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07/04/2010
Day 30 Veg.

The girls(hope they're girls) are going on day 4 of their "root scrub". The roots are nice and white with new growth now. :jumphappy: The new hydro setup is complete, and if I do say so myself, it looks awesome! Tonight they are getting switched over to their new homes. I wish I could already attach pics so you guys (and dolls) could see this. Oh well hopefully soon.

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So I decided to do the photo bucket thing. Here comes all the pics. Remember these are from a month ago to today
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