letdown shifty
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Botanicare lists what to add. Believe It's 5ml base & 8ml grow per gallon, and I cut it to 3ml & 5ml to introduce. I'll know more when I get over there in a few minutes.
Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!
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letdown shifty
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After watching the plants continue to yellow then Brown. With all growth stopping, and roots darkening. Pretty sure I had some bacteria in the water, so did a thorough flushing with bleach. Then I added Hydroguard, and PH'd the water. Transfered plants in it to run for 24 hrs with no Nutrients, hoping they start looking better so I can add some tomorrow.
-Shifty
(admittedly this all started with my mistake)
-Shifty
(admittedly this all started with my mistake)
letdown shifty
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Checked my little ones today. Good news, white roots shooting out and appears growth has started again. Think the Hydroguard is doing its job. Added 66% or 2/3 Nutrients that are suggested, and going to give another 24hr to see how they go. I'm going to jump for joy if they all recover.
-Shifty
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MouseE
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So I have a question on ac.
Today I walked into my grow house and it was over 95 degrees!!!!!
Fuuuuuuuuuck that
So I went to byielding supply and bought the only ac unit available. 5000btu window arctic king.
Unfortunately my room is about 300-350 ft square with a huge ceiling.
Will 5000btu be enough to at least cool it down below 85? I'm using leds right now so there shouldn't be much light added heat.
It has been in the 100s all week tho.
Today I walked into my grow house and it was over 95 degrees!!!!!
Fuuuuuuuuuck that
So I went to byielding supply and bought the only ac unit available. 5000btu window arctic king.
Unfortunately my room is about 300-350 ft square with a huge ceiling.
Will 5000btu be enough to at least cool it down below 85? I'm using leds right now so there shouldn't be much light added heat.
It has been in the 100s all week tho.
letdown shifty
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Well finally finished up my modified window a.c. unit, that is now cooling my tents. Plus my girls have fully recovered other than a couple fan leaves on 3 of the plants. Will update with pictures later.
-Shifty
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sky rocket
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Lol genius does your A/c set up work?
letdown shifty
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So far so good. Recylces air in tent, and vents hot air out window.
Edit: forgot to mention that it is controlled by a Titan Controls Zephyr 1
Edit: forgot to mention that it is controlled by a Titan Controls Zephyr 1
MouseE
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You sir, are a genius.
Now I just need to learn handyman skills
letdown shifty
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I Can't take credit for the idea. It originated from another article, believe it was on the 420 site. It takes a moderate handyman skill, but is not overly complicated.
-Shifty
MouseE
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Do you have a link? The one concept I'm having trouble understanding in that pic is the silver tubing in it. Where does it go and what is it for? Isn't the black hose already moving the cold air into the tent?
letdown shifty
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After a lot of searching trying to find the page again. Here is a link, hope I'm not violating site rules by posting.
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=194599
It's a wonderful step by step, my one piece of advice. Make sure if you use a controller to turn it on and off that your a.c. unit powers back on after power loss. Also, pieces parts start adding up a bit so price it out and compare to a portable.
-Shifty
StinkBud
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Insulation is just as important as BTU. Think of the difference between an ice chest and a bucket. Fill them with ice on a hot day and watch the difference. The bucket will be gone in minutes while a good ice chest can keep ice for a couple of days. Same thing with your room. Insulation is worth every penny.
It's been 100 here too and it's not even July! I know I've warned everyone about heat and root rot but I just want to emphasize the importance of keeping your room below 78 if you're not using a water chiller. 85 degrees won't cut it. If you do have a chiller I'd still keep the room around 80 so your plants don't run (stretch).
I not only understand everyone's problem, I live it. I can keep my flower room below 80 but when it goes over 100 degrees outside, my veg room get's close to 90 degrees . After all these years I've learned that if I can't keep my rooms below 78 I'm fucked. How do I un-fuck myself? I switch to soil for 2 months of the year. Yes it sucks but at least I don't have to worry about the heat as much. I still have a rack in flower but the next batch from soil will fill the entire room in a month.
a senile fungus
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Great thread here!
letdown shifty
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letdown shifty
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Picture of the little ones today. Looking a hell of a lot better than they did, and growth is playing catchup.
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WeedFreak78
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Is anything holding that black plastic down on the top of the cloner? I painted mine white..bad idea..it's already flaking..and i made a point of prepping it well and used the "special" plastic paint..FML! I ended up cutting individual 4" squares of B&W plastic for each plant. I want to cut a piece of 2" foam insulation to set into the lid i think it would work well. I'm also going to build a foam box around the res.
letdown shifty
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I used spray adhesive to bond them. Works quite well.
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