What is your experience level? (first timer, novice, experienced...)
first time

Your Equipment:
.1) Type and wattage of lights. (MH, HPS, CFL's, tube fluorescents, LED's)-hydrofarm 250w MH/hps (will be using hps for flower)

.2) Distance from tops?
14inches
.3) Reflector type? (cool tube set-up, bat wing, enclosed reflector, bare bulb...)
enclosed reflector
.4) Is there a consistent fresh air supply?
yes
.5) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan?
just circulation
.6) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule?
250w 18/6 switching to 12/12for flower today

Your medium:
.7) Specific brand and type of soil, (coco, peat based soilless...) and anything you've added to it. (vermiculite, perlite, worm castings...)
MG moisture control with 20% perlite(will be changing to non nuted soil nexttime)
.8) Size of container.
3 gal.
.9) Did you use peat pucks (or similar) to root clones or germinate seedlings?
no, plastic dixie with same soil (germ. seeds)

Your nutrients and water:
10) Source of water? (tap, bottled or filtered) What's it's ph before adjusting?
well water
11) Method of checking water ph. (ph pen, test strips, aquarium test kit...)
n/a
12) Method of adjusting water ph. (phosphoric acid, white vinegar, hydrated lime, PH Up...)
n/a
13) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. List dosages (quantity per gallon) and current feeding schedule.
15-30-15 miracle grow flower booster. haven't started yet (ferted once with 20-20-20 and stopped)
14) How often are you watering between feedings, and how much per watering?
when in 1 gal. i watered every two to three days about 16oz. nowi amthinking like once a week-every 4-5 days. ferting every 2-3 waters
15) Any additives or tea's? (Superthrive, CalMag, molasses, Mother's Earth...)
no
16) Are your ph levels stable, or do they fluctuate?
?
17) What is your ingoing water's ph? ...your runoff ph?
?
18) Do you foliar feed? If so, with what, how often, and at what time do you spray?
no

Your growroom:
19) Indoors or outdoors?
indoors
20) What size of closet, room or hut?
in a full size bedroom exclosed with open top about 18x24"
21) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? ...With lights off?
?
22) Have you seen signs of insects in the growroom?
no

Your strain:
23) What strain are you growing? (Indica dominate or Sativa dom?)
bag seed for first time...looks like it they are all mostly indica due to the broad leafs and short fat growth
24) From seeds or clones?
seed
25) Is this an autoflower strain?
?
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#2 (permalink) Jul-24-2009, 08:10
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Troubleshooting Form - Hydro Grows - NFT, Aeroponic, Hempy Bucket, Flood-n-Drain...Coco...


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This form is to help us understand your grow enviornment and equipment, what was happening and what's happening now.
Keep in mind that it's in your best interests to answer as many of the questions as possible, to get the most accurate and timely diagnosis.
It's understood that not all growers will be able to answer every question, but try to be thorough.
After all...they're your meds.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank those that contributed (directly or indirectly) to the construction of this form.
Y'all's help is greatly appreciated...
stinkyattic, headshake, Italiano715, Phatesh101 and PsychoForBud.

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What is your experience level? (first timer, novice, experienced...)

What type of hydro set-up are you running?

Your Equipment:
A) Type and wattage of lights. (MH, HPS, CFL's, tube fluorescents, LED's)
B) Distance from tops?
C) Reflector type? (cool tube set-up, bat wing, enclosed reflector, bare bulb...)
D) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule?
E) Is there a consistent fresh air supply?
F) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan?
G) Size of reservoir?
H) What medium if applicable.

Your nutrients and water:
I) If using rockwoll for clones or seedlings, did you rinse the cubes well, with properly ph'd water?
J) Source of water. (tap or filtered) What's it's ph?
K) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. List dosages (quantity per gallon) and current feeding schedule.
L) What is the ec/ppm of your unadjusted tap (or filtered) water?
M) What is the ec/ppm of your nutrient solution?
N) What is the temperature of your nutrient solution? (reservoir high and low temps)
O) Does your ec/ppm show a rise or fall when you do your daily PPM check?
P) Does the ph fluctuate?
Q) Do you foliar feed? If so, with what, how often, and at what time do you
spray? (Just after lights come on, just before they go out...)
R) How often do you replace reservoir water/nutes? What does it look like before changes? (clear, foamy, green, brown...)

Your growroom:
S) What size of closet, room or hut?
T) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? ...With lights off?
U) Have you seen signs of insects in the growroom?
V) Are the roots long and white, or brown and slimy?

Your strain:
W) What strain are you growing? (Indica dominate or Sativa dom?)
X) From seeds or clones?
Y) Is this an autoflower strain?
Pullsit Reviewed by Pullsit on . Help please Ok, so my plants are almost three weeks old and I just put the MH light on them about a week ago. The bottom leaves on two of em are turning yellow and dried out. I moved the light to about 16 inches thinking they are just too hot and it didn't make a difference. Everything above the first set of leaves is fine. I am planning on putting a fan on them and moving the light back down but will that be enough? Is that even a possible problem? Rating: 5