My super special grow room

[carlaharris]

 

[carlaharris]

Having a bit of trouble with mom... not quite sure what this is. The plant is chernoble and its about 2 months in veg, ill keep in in veg for at least another 2-3 months before i flower it.

 

[SirLancelot]

how close to the light is that?

 

[carlaharris]

6500k 200watt equivalent cfl 6-8 inches away.

 

[carlaharris]

Lighting

1x 200w equiv. 6500k cfl
6x 100w equiv. 5500k cfl
2x 100w equiv. 6000k cfl
2x 13w T5 grow light 6500k cfl
2x 40w T12 ????k cfl

Plants

Chernobyl mom 2 months old and recently transplanted to dwc.
Bagseed #1 23 days grown from seed and placed in water farm after day 10.
Bagseed #2 23 days old and soon to be moved into dwc.
Chemdawg #1 & #2 ares 12 days old grown from seed and will be placed in dwc around early April.

Chemicals

All general hydroponics veg, micro, and bloom in addition to bush-doctor microbe brew.
pH up/down is the method i use to control pH. 1.5 ml of pH down added daily to maintain a pH of 5.5-6.0

Growing is extremely new to me so any advice is welcome, I won't be changing too much aside from cycling plants out monthly in a separate ventilated bloom room and eventually placing everything in dwc buckets. Come first harvest i plan on interlinking buckets to a 50 gallon reservoir (I'm fascinated by their growth and little plant lives but changing the pH a little less often would be ideal).


General

 

[carlaharris]

I just started topping the mom and in about a week I will top my bagseed #1 as well.

 

[DO3SHA]

look like a burn from a bulb

 

[carlaharris]

Its a chem burn from pH down I clipped a fan leaf from a clone and rubbed a bit on it and it produced the same result.

 

[calicatt79]

sub to see all the special-ness you can create with these pretty little ladies in your super special grow room

 

[carlaharris]

Thanks, how do I sub?

 

[DO3SHA]

Thanks, how do I sub?

Via thread tools

And...

It was a ph down burn, damn looked close to a bulb burn. why is your ph so high?

 

[carlaharris]

It isn't its 5.5-6.0. I had the chem pH down on my glove and brushed the plant a few places.

TY BTW.

 

[DO3SHA]

with the coir pebbles, your ph should be fine at 5.5 - 6.0 shouldnt it?

 

[carlaharris]

That's what I keep it at but it goes up everyday. Less lately.

 

[stevemonett]

looking pretty good. subed and rep+

 

[meefeater]

and the award for best avatar goes to... carlaharris!

 

[DO3SHA]

That's what I keep it at but it goes up everyday. Less lately.

Ic, it should level out tho

 

[carlaharris]

The trend will always to increase in pH unless photosynthesis ceases, its just smaller reservoirs take more to maintain a perfect pH. I decided I'm going to try an experiment. I'm going too hook up a jug filled with yeast, sugar, and water to a thin clear bag covering one of my plants with a few small holes for pressure release, then see if I notice any measurable changes in growth as co2 is a key component in plants cellular respiration.

 

[scroglodyte]

The trend will always to increase in pH unless photosynthesis ceases, its just smaller reservoirs take more to maintain a perfect pH. I decided I'm going to try an experiment. I'm going too hook up a jug filled with yeast, sugar, and water to a thin clear bag covering one of my plants with a few small holes for pressure release, then see if I notice any measurable changes in growth as co2 is a key component in plants cellular respiration.

humidity will be too high in bag and it will mold, imo

 

[lilrich11]

humidity will be too high in bag and it will mold, imo

Exactly that, you need controlled release. I got myself a tank of c02, you need set timers for the solonoid/regulator, to release 3 times a day for 5 mins.
Set your fan and exhaust to shut off for those 5 mins so you dont just vent your co2 right away. With this set up right its dummy proof, doesnt cost that much either.
Found a whole set up reg/solonoid and hoses on ebay for 50-75$ and Found a tank localy.