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VanIsleJay

VanIsleJay

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So I been reading lately a lot about vertical growing and decided to give it a try.
I've got 1000 Watt bare bulb hanging down in the middle of my room (10 x 10) and a 600 overhead (will probably become vertical also once this crop as completed).
My plans are hydroponic top feed (built myself) on a flood table and I am using advanced nutrients (pH perfect) seems to be consistent around 6.1 pH and 1300 ppm.
Temperature in my room fluctuates from 21°C in the evening and 27°C in the day.... I know it's a little toasty but for the time being I have to deal with it until I can afford a larger exhaust fan; I have a dehumidifier that keeps a room around 50% humidity.

I thought it through a couple picks up just to see what people thought of my set up, possibility of better ways of doing things.

Just so you know I originally had the thousand watt over top of the sea of green and have recently (two weeks ago) move the thousand watt to a bare bulb and move my 600 over top.
The hydroponic system was just built so I only half my room is being used for hydroponics at the moment while I finish my last soil grow, in a month I will be able to go 100% hydroponic in the room and set the vertical grow up a lot better.
 

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VanIsleJay said:
So I been reading lately a lot about vertical growing and decided to give it a try.
I've got 1000 Watt bare bulb hanging down in the middle of my room (10 x 10) and a 600 overhead (will probably become vertical also once this crop as completed).
My plans are hydroponic top feed (built myself) on a flood table and I am using advanced nutrients (pH perfect) seems to be consistent around 6.1 pH and 1300 ppm.
Temperature in my room fluctuates from 21°C in the evening and 27°C in the day.... I know it's a little toasty but for the time being I have to deal with it until I can afford a larger exhaust fan; I have a dehumidifier that keeps a room around 50% humidity.

I thought it through a couple picks up just to see what people thought of my set up, possibility of better ways of doing things.

Just so you know I originally had the thousand watt over top of the sea of green and have recently (two weeks ago) move the thousand watt to a bare bulb and move my 600 over top.
The hydroponic system was just built so I only half my room is being used for hydroponics at the moment while I finish my last soil grow, in a month I will be able to go 100% hydroponic in the room and set the vertical grow up a lot better.
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Legit bro, wat size pots are u growing in?
 
VanIsleJay

VanIsleJay

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I think 6.5 litre square pots with rockwool 4*4 2inch depth then fill with clay pellets underneath and overtop to stop algie growth.
I grow themabout 2 feet tall or until the rootgrowth looks quite good at the bottom of the pots
Fed 3 times a day for 4 minutes
 
VanIsleJay

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Just added the last section of table to the room.
Room is 9*9 only 6.5 ft tall.... hence vert efforts
All hydroponic top feed of two 633 pumps, 100 litre reservoir
Planning on sea of green but more like a stadium.... netting low on front and goose higher to the back of the room so the taller plants at the back can grow tall into the screen.
I'll throw more up once it's screened
 

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VanIsleJay

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verticalgrow said:
:leaf:nice jungle:leaf:
maybe back off on nutes & lower PH to 5.8:hug:
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Thanks buddy!
I'll add some water to the tank to dilute the mix a bit
PH THOUGH.... I'm using advanced nutrients PH perfect Sensi Bloom with Advanced Big Bud additive; can you lower the ph with these nutrient? The tank sits at about PH of 6.1 steadily, should I add PH down to the tank or will that mess up the chemistry of the PH perfect?
 
verticalgrow

verticalgrow

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VanIsleJay said:
Thanks buddy!
I'll add some water to the tank to dilute the mix a bit
PH THOUGH.... I'm using advanced nutrients PH perfect Sensi Bloom with Advanced Big Bud additive; can you lower the ph with these nutrient? The tank sits at about PH of 6.1 steadily, should I add PH down to the tank or will that mess up the chemistry of the PH perfect?
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wat order do u mix?
usually additives go in 1st then add PH down to 5.8, then add nutes so it should stay @ 5.8
 
VanIsleJay

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verticalgrow said:
wat order do u mix?
usually additives go in 1st then add PH down to 5.8, then add nutes so it should stay @ 5.8
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I add part one then part two of the Sensi Bloom, then Big Bud.
I wasn't aware of order other than I had assumed part one before part two.
Next tank change won't be til near end of harvest(just changed yesterday) so I'll have to try adding the big bud first instead.
I've found that most the advanced PH perfect nutrients keep my tank PH around 6.1 but I wasn't sure if adding PH down will effect the PH perfect nutrients..... has anyone done this before?
 
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VanIsleJay said:
I add part one then part two of the Sensi Bloom, then Big Bud.
I wasn't aware of order other than I had assumed part one before part two.
Next tank change won't be til near end of harvest(just changed yesterday) so I'll have to try adding the big bud first instead.
I've found that most the advanced PH perfect nutrients keep my tank PH around 6.1 but I wasn't sure if adding PH down will effect the PH perfect nutrients..... has anyone done this before?
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The additives go in 1st so ppm's & PH can be checked before adding nutes,
if full strength nutes are added then ppm's would be to high & would cause brown tips on leaves in some cases.
 
VanIsleJay

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verticalgrow said:
The additives go in 1st so ppm's & PH can be checked before adding nutes,
if full strength nutes are added then ppm's would be to high & would cause brown tips on leaves in some cases.
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I was unaware of this! I will change my methods from here on.... I would drain the tank but I'm a disabled grower and nutrients aren't cheap for a 150litre tank
 
VanIsleJay

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Now I dunno who to listen to haha!

Honestly the ph seems ok, I'm sure I could fuck around and get it a bit lower but I don't think I'm locking out any notes or anything from bad PH

definitely went a little overboard on the nutes wen I added the big bud so I'll definitely dial it back a bit.

I'm gonna sit back and see what else pops up on the mixing; seeing as I'm not changing my tanks for a couple weeks
 
Carolina Dream'n

Carolina Dream'n

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ttystikk said:
I had so many problems with pH adding silica to my nutrient water that I gave up on it altogether.

How did you overcome this?
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Add it first, make sure your water isn't lower than 6.2-6.4 or it'll just fall out.

I have had ph problems always until changing to Ionic.

My water gets silica, Ionic and a calcium hypochlorite solution. Ph is almost too stable.
 
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