DWC experts UNITE! help me put the old school dirt people to rest, like a dirt GRAVE!

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DeWild1

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So here is my situation. I am a scientist, IQ wise, and a computer expert, (PM me for proof), who has put his full potential, - 20% due to no ADDHD meds, so call me a MAD SCIENTIST, damn you! lol

(man I am high):leaf:

But here is my grow, minus the lazers, (yes, blue is from Blue ray burners, and Red is from DVD burners, at 1.5 watts, rather than the 3 watts you see on youtube as the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbjNayWP-kw with the same lazar, anyways, please help,,,
http://24.7.133.74/VID_20110904_201952.3gp

IDK if my partner is poisining my DWC side or if I messed up???:wall:

I did not say on video, but after 2-3 days, to keep the water fresh, this time, (becasue I got root rot last time), I use 1ml 29% O2 per L, and 1/4 teaspoon Chlorine per my 7 gal tubs.
The small amount of Chlorine puts it at the same level as my tap water, and it should be harmles.
Then I change the water at 5 days.
I added O2 and Chlorine AFTER they were in there for a few weeks, and theyt were already getting yellow leaves on bottom and small leaves and already looked like crap.
I use both at small levels to be safe.

Anyways, any advice would be great. Also, the clones were in soil for about a week, then I gently soaked them and removed the dirt and gently put them and the roots into the coco balls, under water, so gravity and pooring them in the 5 inch containers would not damage them.
 
VoidObject

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I don't know what is going on here. One broken link and the other one leads to a laser popping balloons.
 
VoidObject

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LOL I KNOW WHY XD

Your airstones aren't supposed to be on the bottom of the net pot like that. They're supposed to be at the bottom of the reservoir. That much air will not let roots grow down, which is where they really want to go. Also might want to turn nutes down and cooling temp up.. unless it's hella hot in there but I see your room is well ventillated.. so why do you need a rez cooler?
 
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VoidObject said:
LOL I KNOW WHY XD

Your airstones aren't supposed to be on the bottom of the net pot like that. They're supposed to be at the bottom of the reservoir. That much air will not let roots grow down, which is where they really want to go. Also might want to turn nutes down and cooling temp up.. unless it's hella hot in there but I see your room is well ventillated.. so why do you need a rez cooler?
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It's a sealed room this time, last time it was partially sealed.

Last time I put the stones in the same place and they would grow 4-6 inches a day and the root ball was about 3foot long and like a girls hair. It was a battle to keep them separate. Last time, a few of them did not have working airstones (they came unplugged) and those plants were sickly and small compared to the ones with working stones.
This time I tried using paint nets from Home Depot but the roots went through and choked them self out so I had to cut them all off.

The first time, I used my tap water, through a filter, and nutes.
My PPM were about 1500. The PH was about 7.5 or 8.
I did not adjust the PH.

Then I adjusted the PH to 5.8 and used the same nute strength and I nute burned them.

After that and this grow, I have been keeping my nutes to about 900-1200 and PH at 5.8.
I also am using B52.
I check daily.
I change the water every 3-5 days.

I am seriously considering dropping the B52, and just using filtered tap water, (about 7 or 8 PH), and strong nutes.
Hey it worked the first time.

There is no reservoir cooler, I put the air pumps in the freezer to A. make the air colder, (although it only dropped the temp of the water 2 degrees), B. I plan on getting an O2 generator, (like old people use), and put the line in the freezer to give the roots extra O2 because the whole room is 1500PPM CO2 but the freezer will have a little extra O2 for the roots. C. The noise from the pumps is almost eliminated.


With out the ice packs, the water temp would be 72.
I try to keep it about 68.
 
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Just humor me. Put the airstones at the bottom of the rez. Take the rez cooler out IMO. What are you trying to prevent keeping it that cold? Root slime? My rez stays in the high 70s and is fine with the right chemicals. (A lot of people are having problems keeping their rez warm btw.)

Doing too much for your plants will stress them and really hurt growth rates.

If you don't believe me, let things keep going as they are. My suggestions couldn't hurt things now.
 
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