Bubbleponics/1st grow..1st post

[lefty6690]

Okay so this is my first grow, I'm using a homemade bubbleponics system. It's a 10 gallon reservoir, I have two airstones. I will be growing The Joint Doctors "Diesel Ryder" which is an auto-flowering strain, I also have Serious Seeds White Russian and some freebies from attitude . Once I move the seedlings into my system (which I will put a few pics up) since it is an auto-flowering strain I'm confused as to what kind of nutes part to use, I'm using the general hydroponics nutes, but do I go right to the flowering stage nute schedule or what? Also Any improvements/criticism is welcomed I am a new grower and have done everything I can research wise to start my first grow, I went and and bought Jorge Cervantes Growers Bible and i've learned a lot from that, but now it's time for the actual grow and cannot just ask the book questions and it talk back so I'm turning to RIU for help. I will post pics along the way. Thanks in advance to anyone and everyone.
Peace

 

[Bubbleponic]

i started with dwc also... straight dsro no soil.... just remember less is better especialy in dwc..... i start my nutes of at 1/4 stregth...... and change my res every 12 days...... im working on a way to never have to change my res. lucas formula is great but i use advanced nutes, so its a little different.... good luck and pateince is the key.......

 

[lefty6690]

I know that 1/4 nutes sounds about right for the first couple of weeks, but you know how all nutes have their own feeding schedule, one for veg, flowering, etc... since the diesel ryder skips the veging stage when i start the nutes do i go straight to the flower stage feeding schedule, i'm still confused about this. Thanks for the help.

 

[Flo Grow]

Just use the Micro and Bloom only.
I'm using RezDog's formula of 6ml Micro and 9ml Bloom per gallon of water.
3ml Micro and 4.5ml Bloom for 1/2 strength or 1.5ml Micro and 2.22ml Bloom for 1/4 strength
Keep that formula ratio and you'll be fine, or use the Lucas formula.

Keep your seedlings at less than 250 ppm until they get their 2nd or 3rd leaf set a least.

 

[Smrt]

No Nitrogen ? Are you talking no N just to germinate or for the whole grow ?

 

[lefty6690]

I'll look up the Lucas formula, and I will keep it under 250 ppm then, thanks.

 

[lefty6690]

No Nitrogen ? Are you talking no N just to germinate or for the whole grow ?

I was just asking which feeding schedule is best for auto-flowering strains, I know that they skip the veg stage and go straight into flowering after a couple weeks so I was asking if I go straight to the flowering feeding schedule for my set of nutrients because I know different brands have different schedules.

 

[Magnificient]

I thought the reservoir had to be changed every week. I haven't had a bubbleponics grow yet, but I have all the equipment and my next grow will be with bubbles. It seems to me that changing the rez weekly would be much easier than doing a lot of ph up and ph down adjusting, and maybe cheaper. Have you read Roseman's tutorial on bubbleponics? If you haven't read it, I think you'll find it very interesting reading.

It's going to be at least a month before I can start a bubble grow, so I'm going to keep an eye on this one.

Happy growing.