still need help. please, anyone?

i posted earlier in the month and no one responded. i know there is a plant diagnostic guide and some pictures but i dont see anything that really resembles my plants problems enough for me to say thats what the issue is. i think nitrogen overdose but im not sure. can anyone show me a link of a picture perfect plant? i mean during the entire stages of its life? this is my first grow. im using hydroton, "aeroponic" set up. my main light is a 125 watt cfl with reflector and two other smaller cfls to hit the bottom of the plant. 18/6. plenty of fresh air. solution temp is nice. room temp is nice. my plant was exposed to high heat so i moved it inside a couple days ago. so i used ph 7 water. then i added my nutrient and it ended up being ph 5.8 after i added the nutrient. i mean i hear your supposed to start with a small does when the plant is young. so i start with a small dose and adjust the ph with ph up and down? what exactly do i do to correct the problem besides "you have to lower this or give your plant more of this. lol. the plant is a og kush clone i picked up. so thats what they told me it was at least. here are some pictures from the first post and here are some i just took. the time is on the photo. any help would be appreciated.
 

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i mix them with a ph meter into the water. i calibrated the meter and doubled checked it before i used it. im super newb and didnt even pick up a ppm meter. somewhere in my mind i thought the ph and ppm where the same thing since it was testing the nutrient solution....... im going to get one when i get paid(a week from now)will it be to late? what should i do to calm the beast. im trying to correct this issue before something major happens and i waste my time. this is alot harder than i thought it was going to be. i give it to you guys who have been doing this for a while. lol. its stressing me the f*** out.
ph fluctuation. the ph is rock steady at 5.8 once i get it there. i just changed out my solution. you think the temp could have affected it to make it look like that? i know the room got to a 100 for two days for a few hours a day.....lol. i know im a bad dad. i had to move them in on the third day since its getting hotter.
 

MrGhettoGrower

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You really need a ppm or e.c. meters cuz if you mix by the bottle direction you won't know what or how much you have~it don't take much to mess you up:clap:I like the new Oakton Meters Tester 2 they come in ph & ppm best price I found was on amazon.com I have the ph meter and like it when I buy a new ppm I'll get theirs:clap:
 
That's what I'm afraid of. Doesn't take much to mess up. I'm flushing right now and I'm going to add less than directed. Thanks
 
i have the exact same problem but mines alot worse, i dont think it could be nute burn because ive cut back on the nutes alot since a 2 weeks ago they had nute burn, i flushed them for a week almost and now one of them is dying, completly crisping up and crumbling, i do0nt know what to do!
 
Oh don't say that! lol. I'm running straight water in my system now. New growth is actually looking pretty. Seen some more roots and they look nice and white. Little hairs on them. Improvement in about 24 hours. From what I read (but would still like confirmation) the nutrient burnt leaves will never recover once burnt. I just dump some of the water from my res on the top of the hydroton every several hours even with the aeroponic spray that's hitting my roots. The plant seems to like it but today is the last I'm doing that I'm afraid to over water.
 

Timmahh

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ok, im using the same Dyna Gro, Folliage Pro for veg. also a smidge of pro tect (also Dyna Gro) for some stability once in a while (every 3ish feedings) and for bloom i used Dyna Gro Bloom.

now im in Dirt. FF and a mix of about 20% vermiculite. hand water/feed. water on one day, feed on another.

i also add just a bit of the bloom in the veg cycle, and a bit of the veg in bloom cycle.

so in veg 1 tsp of FP per gallon with 1/4 tsp of bloom added in. 1/4 tsp of Pro Tect evey 3 feeding (once a week feedings)

in bloom it was just the opposite. once a week feedings (more if they wanted it but generally once) and once a week waterings inbetween using Riddlemes making it rain method with my own twist on it. 1 tsp of bloom with 1/4 tsp of FP, and 1/4 tsp of Pro Tect ever 3 feedings.

take a look at my grow journal for pics. this is my first ever grow as well. im a nub like many here. just followed good smart advice and used commen sence.

ive been told i have a rather decent first ever grow, though i couldnt say for sure. what i can say , is ive had better luck than others i know that have been growing for a few yrs now.

my grow jounal, basically deailing most of my grow from clone to cut, with smoke report still to come.
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/418013-new-member-1st-grow-guess.html

here is a link to my in bloom journal, which also shares pics/info on this grow, and my continueing cycle of the newest girls in.
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/426997-bloom-no-not-nirvana.html


best advice i can give is 2 things.

What would mother nature do, and Keep it Stupid Simple.

oh and for the record.
i use well water straight out of my tap. ph'd it one time when i first started to get an idea where it was. never ph'd it again. also only used a PPM once. again to start out and see where i was.
i used the DG as directed basically for the once per week feedings.

its as hard as you want it to be. or as simple as you want it to be?

why make it more work. now im not an expert, as i noted, i just started. but like growing anything. keep it simple, follow the guide mother nature has been utilizing for a few million years, and just roll with it.
 
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