White Berry Hydro Grow

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bushdeepinkush

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email468 said:
when the temps were over 75 F i had a hard time getting an accurate reading. i would check it and it would 4.5 - i'd add a drop of pH up and it would soar to past 7. once i stabilized the temps - i was able to adjust my pH normally. perhaps my meter is sensitive to temp changes or something.

are growing in hydro now with reservoir temps over 80 F? Or is that just your plan? i'm asking cause it only took about two weeks for the high res temps to really do some major damage to my plants. I tried freezing blocks of water (about 1/2 gallon at a time) and dumping the ice chunks in there twice a day - but that did not help.
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i am growing hydro now, my grow journal is in my signature. im on day 22 of veg today.. my reservoir last night was 79degrees so i put some new well water in it got it down to 75.. i turned the ac unit down cuz i had it at about 77 which is why the reservoir temp was that.. i had it real cold at one point so just decided to drop the ac unit to about 66. will now see what happens later today. temps outside have been reaching 105 and inside had stayed steady at 78 do thats good. i insulated this entire shed in garage door insulation which reflects light.. check out my journal pics and lemme know if u have any insight. i plan on after this grow moving the reservoir close to the ac unit.
 
FatTony420

FatTony420

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Subscribed! Very interested in seeing the difference the foxfarm bloomz has on your buds, I just ordered some today:blsmoke:
 
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email468

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FatTony420 said:
Subscribed! Very interested in seeing the difference the foxfarm bloomz has on your buds, I just ordered some today:blsmoke:
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so far i find foxfarm pH buffering to be horrendous! i have to adjust the pH every day. With G.H. 3-part, i rarely had to add pH up or down.

not a big deal, just something to note.
 
email468

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weedkillsppl said:
is hydro hard to do??
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well weedkillsppl (how did you come up with that name as weed most certainly does not kill people?!?!!) - i've never grown in soil so i don't know.

I often hear hydro is harder but i honestly can't see it. I see a different set of potential problems but I don't see where one is harder than the other.

I recommend you try whichever method strikes your fancy and stick with it until you get favorable results. Then mix it up if you want. It's not like i have anything against soil growing and will probably try it myself someday. Just want to get the current system tuned first.
 
LoudBlunts

LoudBlunts

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I love you too! and love all of yall... missed you all and everything

just been living life, enjoying, vacationing, living life yanno?
 
LoudBlunts

LoudBlunts

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most definitely....but not quite back in action yet, although i will be....


brief me right quick....how's the chiller working? was i right? did ya need insulation?
 
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LoudBlunts said:
most definitely....but not quite back in action yet, although i will be....


brief me right quick....how's the chiller working? was i right? did ya need insulation?
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the chiller works GREAT! constant 68-69 F with no insulation... including the hottest days with 24 hours of 1000w lights. keep in mind, the box is also air-conditioned.

if you go check out the pictures - there is little problem seeing the results of the chiller.
 
msdsm39

msdsm39

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Nice grow email. Its good to see you got your temperature issues under control. I can't wait to see how this one ends up.
 
email468

email468

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msdsm39 said:
Nice grow email. Its good to see you got your temperature issues under control. I can't wait to see how this one ends up.
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they got pretty big. i try to post an update every week at least.

I think they can handle pretty hot ambient temperatures and pretty warm reservoir temperatures - just not both hot ambient AND hot reservoir temperatures at the same time.
 
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bushdeepinkush

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just wanted to say thanks for the info on reservoir temp and ph balancing.. i was using a ton of ph down daily til i just dropped the ac unit to about 69degrees now the reservoir temp stays between 71 and 73 and the ph never changes.. prolly wouldnt have figured that out if i hadnt spoken with ya.
 
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email468

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bushdeepinkush said:
just wanted to say thanks for the info on reservoir temp and ph balancing.. i was using a ton of ph down daily til i just dropped the ac unit to about 69degrees now the reservoir temp stays between 71 and 73 and the ph never changes.. prolly wouldnt have figured that out if i hadnt spoken with ya.
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that's cool - glad you got it under control! According to the chart and instructions that came with my meter, the temperature isn't supposed to have that much of an effect - but it does (or at least did for me) and it sounds like you can verify it. and having a second (or many more) verifications is a good thing, right? :eyesmoke:

I'm flushing today (finishing up the two week veg-to-flower transition) then back to regular nutes tomorrow (and updates within a day or two).
 
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shnkrmn

shnkrmn

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hey Email. Glad everything's still going well. Dropped by to invite you to check my grow. It's in my sig.
 
email468

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DAY 38 FLOWER DAY 8: RESERVOIR CHANGE
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 57.7 F / 82.2 F
Humidity: 69% / 39%

Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 68 F / 69 F
pH: 6.0 / 5.8
PPM: 820 / 820
Notes: To 15 Gallons RO water added 7 TBSP. FoxFarm Tiger Bloom and 5 TBSP. FoxFarm Big Bloom and 1 TBSP Open Sesame.
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DAY 39 FLOWER DAY 9:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 66.3 F / 80.9 F
Humidity: 62% / 42%

Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 68 F / 70 F
pH: 5.5 / 5.5
PPM: 810 / 821
Notes:
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DAY 40 FLOWER DAY 10:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 64.9 F / 80.9 F
Humidity: 62% / 42%

Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 68 F / 69 F
pH: 5.4 / 5.6
PPM: 820 / 852
Notes:
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DAY 41 FLOWER DAY 11:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 64.4 F / 80.2 F
Humidity: 61% / 41%

Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 68 F / 68 F
pH: 6.2 / 6.1
PPM: 942 / 937
Notes:
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