Which would produce more DO in a DWC?

We are taking a break from grows due to a need vs. electrical costs and free time. Last harvest was Nov2018.
Will go back when supplies start to get into the red zone :fire:

Ironically we've been helping a couple friends through their first runs. Kind of like it. We get to be involved with a multiple grows, and suggest what they should do at each new development. No real grunt work, the back and joints are certainly happy with this change. Also we get to see different strains & grow tech this way.

It's great to drop into this thread after a decent break to find you're still finding ways to improve an already impressive grow-op.
 
Mass Medicinals said:
We are taking a break from grows due to a need vs. electrical costs and free time. Last harvest was Nov2018.
Will go back when supplies start to get into the red zone :fire:

Ironically we've been helping a couple friends through their first runs. Kind of like it. We get to be involved with a multiple grows, and suggest what they should do at each new development. No real grunt work, the back and joints are certainly happy with this change. Also we get to see different strains & grow tech this way.

It's great to drop into this thread after a decent break to find you're still finding ways to improve an already impressive grow-op.
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Funny how the fine print of how easy growing weed is, always seems to get glossed over. It may or may not be easy, but it's definitely costly, time consuming, and stressful at times. After growing for a bit, people realize that buying over growing, isn't such a bad option :)
 
Just some pics of my current grow. Same two, Jack Herer on the left, and a mystery hybrid on the right. I've got at least a couple weeks. Got some pretty meaty buds growing!

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Almost ready. Couple more weeks. These buds are pretty massive. Outgrew my tent again LOL! So, I'm bleaching a few of the tallest colas under the hood. But it's minimal.

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Anyone think snipping the top buds that are bleaching, will effect anything? I've still got about a week.
 
I just wanted to say thank you for this thread. I'm starting week 3 of flower in my first ever grow and was starting to plan my next while dealing with current problems as they arise. I find alot of ideas i get sound good on paper theoretically but as i try them i realize how silly or inefficient the approach was, but am like you where i like to tinker. The good news is once you have certain parts there's lot's of possibilities to experiment. I spent the last 2 days reading this whole thread and you have covered every silly little pipe dream i could think of to try and have taught me alot of what's feasible within my budget. You've basically outlined a diy approach for many aspects of growing that involve parts and construction for noobs like me that can't afford things unless they will work. Growing weed i've found is just applying a little basic science here and there and learning how to read your plants. The art of actually GROWING weed involves mental gymnastics figuring out what configuration will work for you to make it less of a chore, and that's where this thread shines. Your "for noobs" addendums help me understand your reasoning also. You deserve good crops for the ammount of work you put in to them, and the results have reflected that. I hope you never get bugs, but if you do i bet i'd laugh at the things you dream up to keep them at bay (pvc somehow? lol). The 1 thing that surprised me that i don't think you added to your setup was a venturi from the top of your return line to the res (or stirring pump); i thought they were a cheap way to create micro bubbles with the waterfall effect.
 
Norville Rogers said:
I just wanted to say thank you for this thread. I'm starting week 3 of flower in my first ever grow and was starting to plan my next while dealing with current problems as they arise. I find alot of ideas i get sound good on paper theoretically but as i try them i realize how silly or inefficient the approach was, but am like you where i like to tinker. The good news is once you have certain parts there's lot's of possibilities to experiment. I spent the last 2 days reading this whole thread and you have covered every silly little pipe dream i could think of to try and have taught me alot of what's feasible within my budget. You've basically outlined a diy approach for many aspects of growing that involve parts and construction for noobs like me that can't afford things unless they will work. Growing weed i've found is just applying a little basic science here and there and learning how to read your plants. The art of actually GROWING weed involves mental gymnastics figuring out what configuration will work for you to make it less of a chore, and that's where this thread shines. Your "for noobs" addendums help me understand your reasoning also. You deserve good crops for the ammount of work you put in to them, and the results have reflected that. I hope you never get bugs, but if you do i bet i'd laugh at the things you dream up to keep them at bay (pvc somehow? lol). The 1 thing that surprised me that i don't think you added to your setup was a venturi from the top of your return line to the res (or stirring pump); i thought they were a cheap way to create micro bubbles with the waterfall effect.
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Thanks a lot, I appreciate the compliments!

I went through a whole bunch of experiments, more than 10 years ago, and had fun. But I took several years off before getting back into it. My goal with this build was to design it to run, with as little maintenance as possible, and run reliably to where I didn't have to Jerry-rig everything, because I didn't account for things. I was through tinkering :). Most days I spend less than a couple minutes in my room, and I don't have to make many adjustments throughout the grow.

Anyways, I wanted to help some new growers avoid some of the pains and mistakes that we all make when we first start, as well as get feedback from other experienced growers. Everything I learned about growing, came from RIU, and I wanted to pay the knowledge forward :)

I'm just starting to trim, and the colas are massive! I'll post some pics in a while.

Good grows to you too, my friend
 
Norville Rogers said:
I just wanted to say thank you for this thread. I'm starting week 3 of flower in my first ever grow and was starting to plan my next while dealing with current problems as they arise. I find alot of ideas i get sound good on paper theoretically but as i try them i realize how silly or inefficient the approach was, but am like you where i like to tinker. The good news is once you have certain parts there's lot's of possibilities to experiment. I spent the last 2 days reading this whole thread and you have covered every silly little pipe dream i could think of to try and have taught me alot of what's feasible within my budget. You've basically outlined a diy approach for many aspects of growing that involve parts and construction for noobs like me that can't afford things unless they will work. Growing weed i've found is just applying a little basic science here and there and learning how to read your plants. The art of actually GROWING weed involves mental gymnastics figuring out what configuration will work for you to make it less of a chore, and that's where this thread shines. Your "for noobs" addendums help me understand your reasoning also. You deserve good crops for the ammount of work you put in to them, and the results have reflected that. I hope you never get bugs, but if you do i bet i'd laugh at the things you dream up to keep them at bay (pvc somehow? lol). The 1 thing that surprised me that i don't think you added to your setup was a venturi from the top of your return line to the res (or stirring pump); i thought they were a cheap way to create micro bubbles with the waterfall effect.
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Also, I didn't have a need for a Venturi. The amount of dissolved oxygen I'm providing is far more than what is needed, with the air pump, and waterfall. It wouldn't have hurt anything, but it wouldn't have gained anything.

With the stones directly below each root ball, the roots spread way out from the center, and the bubbles flow right through them to the surface. Lots of DO :)
 
Second one done. The first was the Jack Herer. This is a mystery hybrid that was supposed to be another JH. Not disappointed at all. I think it yielded a bit more than the JH. All the buds are dense and hard. I tossed anything remotely resembling larf.

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Not bad for two plants...
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Amazing buds, thanks for sharing. What was the dried weight? I am in the process of setting up my rdwc system after a 5 year hiatus. Can’t wait !
 
jamers said:
Amazing buds, thanks for sharing. What was the dried weight? I am in the process of setting up my rdwc system after a 5 year hiatus. Can’t wait !
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Thx :)

I stopped weighing a while ago. I usually get around 24 - 28 oz. I could probably squeeze a few more oz out of my yields, but not without some extra time and work.
 
Excellent was just curious. Thanks for posting all this. I had been looking at my dusty rdwc system that has been sitting idle for 5 years. Read this whole thread and started setting it up
 
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