Help with My Setup Pics!

[hazedonut]

Thank you for those who are reading my post. I have a setup that i made myself from scratch. I have two set ups one is DWC in a 5 gallon bucket with two pumps a 40 gallon and a 60 gallon ( bubbles!!) i have a second setup with a 5 gallon tote same pumps. I have 4 seedlings that are growing in soil right now.

These are my questions:

I have three florescent lights on for 12 hrs a day 12 hrs of darkness are these lights efficient enough?

One of my seedlings stem is purple the others are white as a ghost but the leaves are really green is that normal?

I purchased co2 powder for aquariums I heard this can be utilized in hydroponics is this true?

I was told only to give ph leveled water to my seedlings only, since plant food is to much for them?

Do i have to start in dirt and transfer to hydroponics or can i germinate and place the seedlings in between claystones?

Is EarthJuice Grow sufficient enough for my plant and when should i start using it?

Sorry im new at this and everywhere i looked i got mixed answer so i thought i join a forum happy growing

Here are the pics i know its hard to see but the white edge is several little white dots that were not there last night before i went to bed

The purple stem is also included

 

[Enigma684]

dude get some legit soil that looks like just dirt and they sell pestacides for nats and spidermites and any hydro store just ask happy growing

 

[hazedonut]

Thanks for the advice man appreciate it sadly i haven't gotten the chance to grab soil yet. there's only one hydro store that's a good 1hr 1/2 away sucks i just planted these this week because they were germinated to soon. Any suggestions as to what i should grab?

 

[Mineralz]

Supz donut. I've never germinated seeds in soil before. The paper towel method worked for me 100%. I just moved them into the rockwool when their taproots were roughly 1/4"-1/2" long with the root pointed down. Cover em up lightly and they popped in a matter of days. I would assume transferring a rooted seedling from dirt to hydro would prove kinda difficult and messy, but hey...if it works for ya then rock it out I would give your plants WATER only for the first 2 weeks or so until they get some root systems and actual growth going. PH levels should be between 5.5-6.5 roughly and you should be good. PH Up/Down is pretty cheap at a pet store. Sounds like you have adequate aeration for your rez' so u should be good. Good luck and happy growing!

 

[fabizpwn]

Transfering plants from soil to soiless is a joke....Ive done it and dont like it. If you try to transfer them too early they die, later on and its a mess. your ppm/ec is never EVER right throughout the grow, i dont care how many water changes you do, you always have dirt floating in your water. leave your lights on for 24 hours, 12/12 is for the flower photoperiod. invest in better lights, t5's minimum. How I did my soil to soiless plants as follows:

1. popped seeds in seed starters (the ones you can get from big box stores)

2. once everyone was popped I transfered from the seed starter/dome to 1 gal pots with quality soil, I would suggest something that is 0-0-0.

3. Once they were in the soil I placed them under a t5 fixture for about 14 days, This was probably too long since I made a mess transfering them to soiless

4. Get some kind of no shock, I used NO SHOCK from AN. Water your plants in soil with half strength NO SHOCK Wait at least 6 hours, Then begin to transfer from soil to soiless.

5. Knock as much dirt as you can from the roots (you will break some roots too). Get a bucket of water to dip the roots in just to try to clean them off a little more, you will have to change this bucket of water about every 2 plants you do.

6. Add your plants to your resevoir add half strength B vitamins and half strength no shock for 3-5 days, change the water after maximum of 5 days, dont be lazy. IT will take about 1 week for the plants to come back around.

(You dont have to use no shock or B vitamins, they will take off without it, it just takes a little longer.)

 

[Enigma684]

Get sum foxfarm ocean forest soil or coco and if you can all of the fox farm nutes they work magic

 

[fabizpwn]

Get sum foxfarm ocean forest soil or coco and if you can all of the fox farm nutes they work magic

I think he meant to say Fox Farm Light Warrior for your seedlings...They will take off in the Ocean Forest but personally I used the Light Warrior. I have used both OF and LW with better success in the LW with seedlings and clones.