SS420's new hydro grow - Blueberry, White Shark, ChemDog, OG kush

simpsonsampson420 said:

sorry about mixing up the 1000s and 600s.. sometimes i switch parts of other grows in my head.. i appologize as it prolly wont be the last time it happens...

first im glad to hear you at least got a couple degrees of relief... can you possibly add a fresh air duct from the window into the grow tent to passively bring in fresh air?? it will help co2 levels.. the higher the temps the more co2 you need to add to suppliment because it gets used up faster.. butas long as you are moving air around well you should be ok.. it shouldnt affect growth to much... which brings me to the mg issue...

you might not have an mg deficiency at all... generally speaking there is enough mg in soil that we really dont need to add any during growth... that is not to say its doesnt happen.. but usually the problem lies else where...

low MG is usually related to a soil PH problem... soils that seem to lack mg are usually acidic... mg gets locked out as PH gets lower... so the problem could be just that your soil is too acidic and that the mg is getting locked out... do you know or have you checked the soil ph or run off ph?? it could be just as simple as raising the soil ph...

now this brings up whether to use epsom salt of dolomite lime... epsom salt will not actually raise the soils ph.. its a neutral salt and does little if anything for the soil ph... so if the soils ph is low, and that is whats causing the lock out, you should use dolomitic lime to raise it... this will make the mg available again and things will go back to normal.. if the soils PH is ok, which means it actually is an MG def, then adding epsom salt will replenish the mg... but make sure you check the soils ph before adding either dolomite lime or epsom salt.. if the problem is the ph, adding epsom salt will only further the problem... but if ph is ok and it is an MG def the lime will do nothing to help...

as far as the EC of the nutes... the 1.2 to 1.8 is the ideal range to have when you have everything total mixed in... so if its saying that you want an ec of 1.2 to 1.8, that is the finish ec after you have added everything in water for feeding..

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tilemaster said:

Ya SS i spent this morning fucking round on the computer..posted a craigslist advert in small bizness services tryn to snag up a couple more patinets with a caregiver add.. then i wuz tryn to create a web page..domain name and all that..but its looking pitful without some cash on that end.. or some web know how.. Then i started checking out different hardware for hydro..just googling pricing and systems.. I really just focused on ebb and flow, because when i do switch, ive just been set on the flood and drain for awhile...I orginally was thinking of filling my back wall of my bud room, with a 4x8tray, and then adding another 3x3 on the end. those 4x8 complete tray drain pump and plumping, with the bonicare trays and table are like at least 1k not to mention another full tray and rez for the 3x3. Which brings me to my second thought while trolling around for hydro products..........Then ebb and gro, that your using was like 5 billz...and i totally like how u can pull the inner site right out of the buket, for rotating it. and its expanable by 6 sites at a time. Now im really wanting to see this bitch in action.

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Lennard said:

My PH is 6.5 solid. I dont exactly have a ph meter but I use the drips. I check ph and EC before it goes into the pots and when it sits in the drain pan everyday on a day to day basis. I cut out the cal-mag to add in the sweet. Retarded idea now that I write it down but it sure sounded good for a while b/c cal mag is such a PPM hog. I just gave them all some tap water and a 10ml / gal shot of cal mag. I have epsom salt too but use it for cleaning my bongs I dont know how much to use for my plants , I grow in coco, its inert and pure so maybe there isnt any Mg without my feeding it on a regimen?

I used to use Gen Hydro flora veg and bloom which was everything I needed in one, the canna coco nutes Im using dont have any of those goodies in there I suppose. Im going to do a better job at making all the nutes get into the mix. Hopefully it will straighten it out.

You have been a great help I really do appreciate it. Currently, I think that its not the lights or the heat as much as it is the Mg, well a combination of all of that surely so, but the leaves arent looking like the bleached leaves that are in the link I posted earlier, it looks a lot more like Mg, my leaves almost crack when I touch or bend some of them they curl into each other... idk it just seems right on spot. Its great to have someone to bounce ideas off of as well owe you big sir. what you think?

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Tomic said:

Good morning, Hope all is okay, myself i have been up since 3 am 2 wait for the lights 2 go on so i can go and check if i can see the sex of the plants, but looks like i have 2 wait couple of days more 2 be sure. other wise i just have 1 more problem, notting 2 do with plants, its just the mokeys around here start 2 get 2 close 2 my flat, so i will buy a airgun, so i can shot them in the ass if they come 2 close. Here is a pic of my plants, and i know i dont have any mylar, but i will do that next grow when i understand more Will post a pic of the monkeys later when i get a closer pic of them.

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Quickee said:

i want that system your running so bad..ive wanted one for awhile

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simpsonsampson420 said:

oh yea.. if you are growing in coco you need to constantly replenish the mg... damn.. wish i would have just asked about it from the beginning... these are things i should be asking from the get go as a "mentor".. or at least think of asking.. live and learn tho.. but yes... there's your problem

if you use epsom salt start out at 1/4 tsp. per gallon and see if that is enough... if it isnt you can increase it slowly... just make sure to see how your girl is reacting and not to over do it... should see improvement over the 24 to 48 hour period after application..

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tilemaster said:

ya wtf dude live monkeys harassing a indoor grow..i must be high lmao. anyways wut u say SS if a mofucker had the doe to flop, would u go for a large ebb and flow tray system that filled ur space up, UR new ebb and gro, or a big ass areoponics setup? if cash wuz of no concern?

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Lennard said:

will the coloring come back up or will the spread just stop you think?

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Tomic said:

The are not a problem yet, but they are getting close 2 be a problem. I don't think anybody wanna have them in ur home, because this. i remember 1 time when the basters did come in, it was not fun 2 clean up after them they did eat everyting they did find, one have taken a bite from the soap bar. i hope that monkey did shit bubbles that time

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mygirls said:

morning guys, hows things in your gardens of green. i sleep like a baby last night cuz of the new security system.

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tilemaster said:

me too face down st8 drooling in my sheets

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tilemaster said:

where does this Tomic feller live..or does he have pet monkeys.. still on the wtf?!

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simpsonsampson420 said:

he lives on the other side of the world.... like 180 degrees different from us.. not like a tribe in the middle of no where or nothing.. but somewhere that the deers and antelopes that play here are replaced by monkeys and cougars... well monkeys for sure.. just guess bought the cougars...

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mygirls said:

hell ya looking good, for a rookie hydro grower......LOL just kidin..... when you plan on flowering.

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Tomic said:

I live next too the hillside and there is wild monkeys living there. And this in a major city.





Well no cougars but they have tigers in the jungle here

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