My 800 Watt Grow Room, on a Budget

mugan

mugan

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nah nah i was just wondering am wondering about it my self. i have two plants in 24/7 and i think its stunting them. so i think the plants need dark just as much
 
mugan

mugan

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Btw i was looking at the pics again and i looked like the new growth on some plants was discolored . i could be seeing wrong but if thats the case your problem is still there and you can't send em to flower yet . well you can . just your yield might suffer
 
209 Cali closet grower

209 Cali closet grower

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mugan said:
Btw i was looking at the pics again and i looked like the new growth on some plants was discolored . i could be seeing wrong but if thats the case your problem is still there and you can't send em to flower yet . well you can . just your yield might suffer
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Well after feeding I seen that I gave them a little to much fertilizer.I went by there chart this time.Next watering I'm going back to 1/2 strength and light flush.....

I did see that^ but it's on some of my 2 week old growth?I don't see my old growth dying no more too.New growth looks good from what I see.
 
SFguy

SFguy

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still here watchin, dont overcomplicate things man, thatll be the death of them, remember KISS, less=more
 
mugan

mugan

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true true, and also i consider my self a rather paranoid person. thats why i could never work with nutes, ad spiral out of control every time i see any abnormalities :wall:
 
209 Cali closet grower

209 Cali closet grower

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thanks^

Defiantly a budget grow.I would like to get a ph pen, but they want $70 out the door for one.

Just going to buy a $7 dollar ph/wet probe, and $8 for a water ph kit.

My thinking is after a few time I will not need it any more after I get better at soil growing.
 
SFguy

SFguy

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just FYI, i have never in 2 years adjusted (or checked for that matter) Ph one time EVER. ever .ever i swear, it still grows dank but i guess it depends on the cities water too =)

stockton can be gross... lol
 
400aZip

400aZip

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yeah I dont fuck with pH either. i think PPMs are a lot more important to monitor, as long as you know you are starting with clean, pure water. i got my EC-3 meter for 20 bucks. It reads the 'water hardness' or the electrical conductivity of the water and you convert it to ppm. done like dinner
 
jojo2002

jojo2002

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pH does not need to be checked on your water because your soil buffers it anyway to the proper pH needed to absorb the nutes, the only reason you should pH water is if your soil is shitty and doesnt buffer most soil contains domolite lime and oyster shell which help stabilize the pH between 6.5-6.8 I believe. And when you use nutes it adjust your pH also...

The only issue ive had is my tap water had waaaayyyyy to much Ca in it and it locked out Mg... I dont have any filters not even water softner so my shits hard... referring to the water lol..
 
209 Cali closet grower

209 Cali closet grower

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yup same here in cen Cali-Hard water!Well I didn't get a ph water tester, because I knew what jojo said was true, but did get a soil ph probe.My soil is a round 6.8-7 not good for my plants!What can I use to to low my soils ph or should I make my own soil?

Thinking a soils mix will work great with my nutes??

I know the peat mos will help lower my ph? [video=youtube;4nbTWGoxJjs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nbTWGoxJjs&feature=results_video&playnext =1&list=PL7F5980CBFE8A38E2[/video]
 
mugan

mugan

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wow that ph ....... again another thing i might not know. does that say 7+ ??? . any way plants looking good :)
 
209 Cali closet grower

209 Cali closet grower

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its at 7 ^

Well I sold my new 400 watt light to a friend , just going to get a new , but used 1000 watt light hps for$160 off Craigslist.


So after I get my light cost of my grow will go to $290.

lol, first time I was happy to get my electricity bill.Bill was $30 extra with the light.
 
mugan

mugan

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i think 7 is a little high but not to bad. well with 1000 w it should be a lot more, but its easier to figure out , just multiply your areas tariff by 24 then by 30 ,
 
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