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09-09-2010, 07:28 PM #11OPSenior Member
AQUA-Ponics my step by step
I am also working on a watt to run a 400 watt grow light off the grid.
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09-10-2010, 09:56 PM #12OPSenior Member
AQUA-Ponics my step by step
I found out today the mom is a strain called " Penn state" if anyone knows anything about strains. Since this is my first grow from scratch in over a year and 6 of 7 cloned confirmed rooted I decided to move them to my bloom room so they are not stressed when it comes time for them to mature. They are on a 2" X 8" piece of ply wood and i have 16 cfl's 34 watt=100 watt and a Mylar wrapped room, They will be used to the switch well before flower. ( same light just different room and much brighter.)
During the move I spotted 4 of the 6 algae eaters in the res tank doing fine. Also I noticed the bottom of the tank had a lot of fish turds on it. ( Someone in the tank must have diarrhea:stoned:
I folar sprayed with liquid light/water mix and put one full cap of super thrive in the res.
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09-11-2010, 07:29 PM #13OPSenior Member
AQUA-Ponics my step by step
OK I took a lil trip and checked on the girls. They are not happy. I took a water sample test and found that the water was way to alkaline. Not sure by how much because I lost the chart. The water was blue when i put the drops in so i know its way alkaline. If I had to guess 8.0- 8.5.
I am going to go to walmart and I will pick up a bottle of lemon juice. to sour the water up and make them happy again. I have to stop at the pet shop or pool supply store for a new water test kit as well.
I caught what could have been a serious disaster.
One dead algae eater. But hey they are from walmart that could mean anything.
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09-12-2010, 08:21 PM #14OPSenior Member
AQUA-Ponics my step by step
OK I dumped 1/4 cup lemon juice into the res. tank And checked the ph. The Ph was about 6 and the plants look like they are doing good again.
Pictured with them is mama. The two in the shot are about 1 month old. Light was kept low on them till now.
MAMA will be sacrificed soon too..
My observations are as follows.
The PH is difficult to keep in range.
1/4 cup lemon juice brings it back to 6.0 ( the algae must be eating the Nitrogen and changing the PH) * Must keep close eye on pH*
One dead algae eating fish left to decompose in the water. ( ion generator on so no smell can escape....Cant even smell it in room. Turn off ionizer and room smells like the back of willy nelson tour bus.) Ionizer recommended.
Plants seems to be growing very vigorously.
small amount of scum forming on water surface. ( most likely due to decomposing algae eating fish.)
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09-12-2010, 08:24 PM #15OPSenior Member
AQUA-Ponics my step by step
The main tank with all 7 sisters in it.
They are bathed in algae. This algae keeping vital supply of food to small 2" algae eating fish into res tank every 45 min.
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09-12-2010, 08:26 PM #16OPSenior Member
AQUA-Ponics my step by step
Bloom room lights with 23 watt = 100 watt cfl bulbs and a pic of the wiring. I used an old outside extension cable to wire this with because of voltage concerns.
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09-12-2010, 08:27 PM #17OPSenior Member
AQUA-Ponics my step by step
As you can see I have good strong root growth .
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09-14-2010, 12:39 PM #18OPSenior Member
AQUA-Ponics my step by step
fish are dead. Could be due to a number of things from dirty water to ferts. I will try to figure things out.
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09-16-2010, 09:04 AM #19Junior Member
AQUA-Ponics my step by step
This is the first time that I actually read someone used aquaponics to grow cannabis. Pretty interesting I would say. I noticed that you used other nutrients, too, aside from fish waste, how's the result so far? Do you think that using other nutrients may have caused the fishes to die?
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Hydroponics rocks!
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