OneHitDone
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How much / what type of light are they getting?
Vigorous growth but ugly plants
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When I ran rails I ran them aseptic, no organic material. They look a tiny bit overfed and possibly need some Mg, but it's too soon to be sure. Also running rails you need to keep your water cool. My plants did best with res temps of 65-68 F
I top fed until my roots hit the floor of my rails then pulled the top feed lines so I never had to worry about levels in the rail. I also changed out my reservoir weekly. Also be careful with room temps. If you're under LED you want temp at the leaf roughly 85 which makes keeping the water cooler a little bit of a balancing act. I tired quickly of that and moved to 50% Coco/ 50% Xlg Perlite.
kenmastazz
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One week later …left side are 2x24k gold, right side Gelato
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4 Cree CXB 3590 LEDs 3500K 300w
kenmastazz
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this is a great idea because the biggest struggle with this system are moving the drain level tubes up and down when the plastic ring gets wet its almost impossible. Every time I move those damn things I got bruises and cuts on my wrist from twisting and turning in this tiny hole.
If I understand correctly you use the top feed lines in the net basket instead of the holes from the rails until the roots reach the bottom after that you use the top feed lines the "regular" way right ?? do run the pump on a timer when top feeding ?
So I can use the rails without the tubes or on a very low level from the start
You got it, I ran the top feed lines in the net pots until their roots hit the bottom then I swapped over. I didn't run the pump on a timer I just ran the nutrient in from the top.
Very nice lighting! @dstroy check out the rails with those COBs!
OldMedUser
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In those pics of the roots I'm seeing rot happening. I did about 50 DWC grows in tubs since '01 and know what rot looks like. Always ran sterile tho using AN nutes so rarely had rot. I used peroxide at low levels until I built a DIY chiller out of an old water cooler then dropped the peroxide as I could keep nute temps between 65 - 68.
No rot here.
No rot here.
Remember to use your legs lifting weight like that you don't wanna throw your back out! Nice root mass.In those pics of the roots I'm seeing rot happening. I did about 50 DWC grows in tubs since '01 and know what rot looks like. Always ran sterile tho using AN nutes so rarely had rot. I used peroxide at low levels until I built a DIY chiller out of an old water cooler then dropped the peroxide as I could keep nute temps between 65 - 68.
No rot here.
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kenmastazz
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Chopped the ladies 10 days ago. So no root rotIn those pics of the roots I'm seeing rot happening. I did about 50 DWC grows in tubs since '01 and know what rot looks like. Always ran sterile tho using AN nutes so rarely had rot. I used peroxide at low levels until I built a DIY chiller out of an old water cooler then dropped the peroxide as I could keep nute temps between 65 - 68.
No rot here.
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OldMedUser
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That lid with the 16 plants doesn't weigh all that much compared to the tub of water. The short tubs hold 35L when filled to an inch under the net pots and the taller ones hold 50. The lids are the same size so I'd veg in the smaller tubs then prep a tall one with fresh bloom nutes and just move the lid over.
I figured all those roots took up a lot of space in there but when that grow was done I tested the amount of displacement and it was only 2L so 4% of the 50L.
My back is a concern tho so thanks for thinking of me.
