2nd Attempt......

[puff4twentynow]

Ok, here is what i got going. I really really want to see results this time. This is the first day of 12/12. I'm giving GH flora series three part N-P-K, half strength floralicious grow (only for first week of flower), half strength floralicious plus, cal-mag and B1. I have the Ph at 5.65 and ppm at 1490. Water temp is at 78 degrees. Is that too hot? I turned up the air cooler i have in there to try to drop the temp. I will check in a bit to see if it worked. As for Co2, only three more days. :dance: Can anyone think of anything that i am maybe missing? Thanks ahead.

Puff

puff4twentynow Reviewed by puff4twentynow on 11-29-2005. 2nd Attempt...... Ok, here is what i got going. I really really want to see results this time. :D This is the first day of 12/12. I'm giving GH flora series three part N-P-K, half strength floralicious grow (only for first week of flower), half strength floralicious plus, cal-mag and B1. I have the Ph at 5.65 and ppm at 1490. Water temp is at 78 degrees. Is that too hot? I turned up the air cooler i have in there to try to drop the temp. I will check in a bit to see if it worked. As for Co2, only three Rating: 5

[puff4twentynow]

I have some questions for anyone willing.

Do my roots look okay?

My ppms go up, why? When i give fresh nutes i am in the high 1400 range and the next day when the water level has gone down a bit, ppms are in the low 1600s. Then i give fresh RO water and the ppm drops down to the 1400s again. This ever happen to anyone?

They look to be growing fine, so far. I did manage to get the res temp down to 72. These are clones but are not growing the same as the first attempt. The leaf patterns are WAY different. I will reply with those pics. Anyone ever experience this with clones before?

And one more question. They are due tomorrow for a flush. I have florakleen. The directions on the bottle say to use fresh water with florakleen for 1-2 hours. On some of these threads i read of people flushing for 24 hours and more during final flush. Any advice on how long i should flush for? This will be their first flush.


Puff

[puff4twentynow]

Compare the leaf patterns. Do you think these are the same strain? Both pics are of day 5 of FL. Two differences though. The first two pics are of the first attempt. On the first try i was using plain tap water and i vegged for seven days longer than this time. And on the first attemp i also trimmed roots during the veg stage. The first one i didn't use cal-mag or B1. I didn't see results on the first grow because the tops exceeded their height and i got upset with not even seeing anysigns of flower so i took clones and started over. So here i am. Any advice?

Puff

[puff4twentynow]

Here they are on Day 10 of 12/12. Well shit happens and i can't get Co2 for another 10 days, :cursing: !! But on the bright side, hopefully shit will work out for me and i will get it then. As for now, how do they look so far? Anyone else got any pics of day 10 of 12/12 of their grow?

I'm still getting higher ppms with lower water levels. I'm using RO water so i'm not sure what else it could be. Can't wait for Co2!!!!!

Puff

[speedhorse]

What's your RH? The plants are using more water than nutes, that's why your ppm goes up.

Try using a little less nutes and see if the ppm doesn't settle down a bit.

JMHO

speedhorse

[Gen]

Puff, those plants look great. What wattage of spiral CFL's do you use? And where do you get the electrical gizmos to run the bulbs? ARe those warm or cool?

Thanks

[turtle420]

1000ppm in 2 gallons of water = 1000ppm

Plants, use up 1 gallon of water, so only 1 is remaning:

1000ppm in 1 gallon of water = 2000 ppm.

Make sense?

[LOC NAR1958]

Turtle's got your PPM question. The roots can be discolored from the nutes, They are about that color when you mix them aren't they? Kind of spooked me when I changed to GH 3 part. My orange bud roots look almost like those and I have no problems. 68 degrees is perfect for oxy amounts in the water. You are close at 72. I wish I could get the co2 running also. Remember clones are as old as mother, some times they will look a little strange but should straighten out.

[puff4twentynow]

speedhorse - Your right about them drinking more water than nutes. I'm not sure what you mean by RH? Instead of using less nutes i got another tip about highering my Ph a bit. I've been keeping the Ph at 5.5 -5.7. The local hydro shop suggested i try it to see if they will take more nutes at a little bit of a higher Ph. Don't know why i didn't think of that .

Gen - Thanks. They are 150w spirals. They are warm bulbs i got at HD along with the sockets for them. Two bulbs, two sockets, one ext cord = $28. Not bad huh for DIY.

turtle - yes, i think. But if you start with 1000 ppm in 2gal and end up with 2000 ppm after 1gal was taken away, then does the plant not take up any nutes? I think i am more confused then when i started :stoned: <me.

LOC - Now that the res is farther from the light and better covered from the cannapy, my res temp is at 69.

My prayers were answered today in the form of a check. Co2 is no longer going to be an issue for me. Finally :sadcrying. I will setup the system and run the lines tonight. But i am not sure how long i should let it run for. For anyone who knows the formula: my growspace is 6 cubic feet, the flow meter preset at 30psi and i also got a 24hr timer with 15min slices. Thanks again. Anyone?

[Gen]

Puff, are those light sockets just blowing in the wind. I do not recognize them. Are they part of a lamp fixture? Looks like the electrical is already hooked up.