The Setup 4 by 4 by 7 Grow Tent Carbon filter (for flowering) 173 CFM Inline Fan 1 Eight Inch Fan (medium speed) 8 bulb New Wave T5 Lights (2 red spec on ends)(6 blue spec on inside) 2 42 watt CFL bulbs hanging for added light under plants in VEG Home Mode DWC Tub, with Drain/Dripper 2 Twelve Inch Air stones 1 Large circular Air stone Dual Output Air Pump Single Output Air Pump 140 GPH Water Pump (Used to help roots get in water.) Ph/PPm/Tmp Oakten Digital Meter
Current Specs
Ph - between 5.5 and 6.5, I adjust as it sometimes gradually increases, I think this is because the plants are hungry sometimes, or it was a result of the drippers running water off the rocks which were not soaked in PH water. (Because I didn't have a meter at the time.) The drippers have been removed as most plants are rooted.
PPM- The ppm is currently at 618, and the plants are in there second week. This is including the 230 PPM of the tap water in my area.
Water Temp- Between 21.4 and 24.1 Celsius. (70.5 and 75.3 Fahrenheit)
CNS-17 Grow - I added about 150 PPM Cal Mag- 150 PPM Seaplex- 80 PPM
I have been changing the RES weekly, and I did transplant all of these plants from soil directly to a DWC setup in 100% Hydroton (I do have some concern that I should have headed some prelate or another medium to help keep the plants stable as they grow.) , without any rock wool. I did this by very gently using a hose and rinsing all of the soil off the roots at a low water pressure. One of the plants never rooted, died and was replaced, it was my first time doing this, and I learned that its good to let the clones develop good roots in the soil before transplanting to ensure the roots aren't accidentally knocked off. I would have preferred them already in rock wool.
Flowering CNS-17 BLOOM CHA CHING BUD CANDY HYDROPLEX (FOR TRANSITION) Flowering will be done under a 1000 watt HPS lamp, with a reflector and switchable ballast. I am doing some research on bulbs currently as that is all I need.
ALL ADVICE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED, I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS THAT I WOULD LOVE INPUT ON.
1.) IS THERE A PRODUCT I CAN USE TO KEEP MY PH A LITTLE MORE STABLE? 2.) WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK OF MY BLOOM NUTRIENTS, DO YOU RECOMMEND ANY DIFFERENT SUPPLEMENTS FOR BLOOM, I HAVE HEARD GREAT THINGS ABOUT CHA CHING AND BUD CANDY. AND I KNOW I LOVE THE CNS LINE, BUT WHAT ELSE DO YOU GUYS LIKE!? 3.) HOW MUCH CFM WILL MY INLINE FAN NEED TO BE IN ORDER TO COOL MY 1000 WATT LIGHT. 4.) IS IT A GOOD IDEA TO GET A CO2 TANK, AND TIME RELEASE VAULVE FOR THIS TENT TO MAXIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF CO2 MY PLANTS CAN GET? OR IS IT REALLY NOT NECESSARY UNLESS IM USING A BIGGER SPACE?
