Need help please.

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bluebyyou

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This is my first grow, my leafs are starting to turn yellow and the tips are brown. I water 20 minuets 3 times a day, is that to much and making my leafs turn yellow. please let me know what you think. thanks.

 
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smokertoker

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You can't over water a hydro system... I would wonder if your roots are getting enough water, what is the normal water level of your container (if any level is kept). Hydroton doesn't hold water very well. I was going to use hydroton on my first grow but couldn't figure out how to ensure the roots where getting eough water when it was a little guy. So I went to rockwool and havn't tried hydroton again, yet.
Or you are burning the little guys, heat maybe?
 
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smokertoker

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I would think so, at least untill they get a little longer roots. I don't know how deeep your container is but you shouldn't need to do that for much longer. Your roots should be getting nicely developed if not now than very soon.
 
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bluebyyou

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so leave the pump on all day untill the plants get alittle more established. i just raised the light 4 inches so it wont burn the leafs. thanks for your help smokertoker.
 
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smokertoker

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make sure it's okay for your pump to run 24/7. I don't want you to burn that bad boy up. It may want a 30min break or something. I don't use water pumps in my hydro setup so just make sure your not going to hurt your little pump friend.
 
mizzchewy

mizzchewy

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looks like lack of nutrients. I am growing in rockwool and my leaves did the same thing because I followed everyones advice of no nutrients for the first two weeks. Well little did I know that is generally for soil. When I went to the local hydro store they told me that since I wasnt using any nutrients they began basically eating their leaves and watering them without nutriends actually strip the nutrients that they do have. I bought nutrients and the they started growing a fresh new set of green leaves and never had the yellow problem again.

MORE NUTES!
 
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