Waterfarm hydro system?????

[ace70568]

Hey Pay It Forward,whay percentage od nute's do you use?
I've read alot of differant strength's but you are using the system i have.

I'm using advanced nutrient's so i don't want to waste nute's because
there sensi 2+ system cost's.

[Pay It Forward]

Hey Ace, I'm a GH fan. They're the leaders in hydro, so I didn't think I could go wrong. Now, I will say I played with other products and always screwed things up so I just started following the GH schedule and I'll have my best yield yet (5th grow).

I use GH Floranova series. I used the GH 3 part formula and didn't get as good results (Probably my fault because I played too much with different formulas of GH 3 part). Floranova is a no brainer. No more screwing around for me, I just need to have patience (that's my problem).

I also use GH enhancers: Florilicious grow & bloom, Diamond Nector, Kool Bloom and Florashield (every 4 weeks only as a rinse for 2 hours), Florakleen (end of grow) and I use H2O2 daily for O2.

I just follow the GH formula. Go to Floranova schedule:
http://www.genhydro.com/genhydro_US/GH_catalog04.pdf
This is a pdf so I copied it to my desktop and use it every week.

I use 3/4 of the formula for each component. Full schedule brings my ppm too high (I use city water w/ppm of 350 already).

No mess, no fuss, no brainer, NO GUESSING!

Hope this helps.

Peace, PIF

[ace70568]

Thank's Pay It Forward.

So you really don't use a low percentage like i've read before.
I watched the Urban Grower on his site where he visit's medical marijuana
grow room's and they all used advanced nutrient's with the company's
nutrient calculator and they also went by what the calculator said.

800ppm week 1 and went up week to week till they reached a certain
ppm.The grower's were getting 2+ pound's per 1000 watt light.

They were getting bud's as big as a person's neck.You should check the urban
grower's sight out they show some hella bud's on there. http://www.urbangrower.com

My plant's are about 6-8 in tall with around 4 0r 5 node's and i have been using 400ppm but i am getting light patching on leave's (two tone)and dark vein's.I think my ph is fluctuating to much causing a little lockout.

I wish i could show picture's but i have no digital camera,you might have exerienced this before.

[Pay It Forward]

Hey Ace, Yes I do, I just follow the schedule from GH at 3/4 strength which lists different ppm according to where your grow is.

http://www.genhydro.com/genhydro_US/GH_catalog04.pdf

Your other issue sounds like a low nitrigen problem. I had the same problem last week, and I just added 2 oz per 5 gal. of nuted water of Alaskan Fish Emulsion (5-1-1) to for added nitrogen. Worked for me. Leaves turned darker, and plant took off. Stinky stuff!!!

Peace, PIF

[Pay It Forward]

Forgot to add, I believe Advanced Nutrients has good products. I'm just happy w/GH. If you're happy w/AN, stay w/it. Same results I think? Remember, large buds depends on so many variables (light, nutes, set up, temps, CO2, etc...).

Remember Zandor's advice: "If you go cheap, you grow cheap."
I'm a believer.

Peace, PIF

[ace70568]

Thank's again Pay It Forward.

[ace70568]

Any tip's on keepimg nutrient's cool because i here temp's 58 to 68 is a good temperature because cold water hold's more oxygen and stay's healthier(bad bacteria's)

My room temp is around 78 and my nute's are the same probably.
I checked once when my room was 84 degree's and my nute's was the same
i don't think that's good.

[Pay It Forward]

Too be honest, I've never taken my nutes temp. I just watch the grow and look for problems. I do use airstones in each bucket. Cabinet temp is 84 w/CO2. My babies are looking great!

I've read that's the reason not to trim fan leaves. Fan leaves help keep the plant cool.

They also say to freeze bottles of water and add to bucket to cool temp. Too much work for me and what happens if water gets too cold. You'd have to experiment w/o your babies to check this out before just adding to res.

You can drive yourself nuts trying to get the "Best". So so many variables. I just concentrate on keeping my babies looking healthy & happy, and they're going to reward me nicely. Sure I could maybe get little more w/better equipment, but I'm happy with what I get.

Peace, PIF

[ace70568]

Thank's again Pay It Forward.
Your right,it does sound like a head-ache.

[kully]

Heres an example of roots in a waterfarm, 1 with no air in the res , and 1 with a 4inch long Airstone in the resevoir , compare the first 2 pictures

http://www.gardenscure.com/420/hydro...waterfarm.html