Dstroy's first grow journal

Taos

Taos

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I really like how you have each plant canopy so nice and level. I am going to have to back-read your technique!
 
dstroy

dstroy

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Taos said:
I really like how you have each plant canopy so nice and level. I am going to have to back-read your technique!
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Thanks, this time I achieved that through LST, and selective leaf removal. I left more leaves on the branches that I wanted to grow taller.
 
dstroy

dstroy

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7/31/17
day 18 of flowering for the blueberry, nothing much to report. They're doing their thing, just a little bit of tip burn, not getting worse since I reduced the nutrient concentration. Flowers are noticeably bigger today.

aero res
ph 5.87 (starting ph 5.67, low because they fed a lot)
ppm 243 (starting ppm 237, added 5ml protekt, 3ml ph up, added 5 gallons of premix but at a reduced concentration, don't want to go above 250ppm)

The reservoir was 5 gallons low, mixed up 4ml each of protekt, magpro, and grow which came out to 220ppm, and added that to the reservoir. I think that 5ml of magpro is a bit too much anyways.
 

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dstroy

dstroy

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8/1/17
Day 20 of flowering for the blueberry

Aero res
ph 6.0 (5.75 starting)
Ppm 240 (starting ppm 238, added 5ml protekt to ph up the solution)

I want to wait until the solution drops to 235 before I add 5ml of grow
 

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theslipperbandit

theslipperbandit

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dstroy said:
Code: 
#define CZR_HUMIDITYone  0x1000

#define CZR_FILTLEDone  0x0800

#define CZR_RAWLEDone  0x0400

#define CZR_MAXLEDone  0x0200

#define CZR_ZEROPOINTone  0x0100

#define CZR_RAWTEMPone  0x0080

#define CZR_FILTTEMPone  0x0040

#define CZR_FILTLEDSIGNALone 0x0020

#define CZR_RAWLEDSIGNALone  0x0010

#define CZR_SENSTEMPone  0x0008

#define CZR_FILTCO2one  0x0004

#define CZR_RAWCO2one  0x0002

#define CZR_NONEone  0x0001

#define CZR_HTCone  (CZR_HUMIDITYone | CZR_RAWTEMPone | CZR_RAWCO2one)

#define CZR_COMMANDone  0x00

#define CZR_STREAMINGone  0x01

#define CZR_POLLINGone  0x02

#define CZR_HUMIDITYtwo  0x1000

#define CZR_FILTLEDtwo  0x0800

#define CZR_RAWLEDtwo  0x0400

#define CZR_MAXLEDtwo  0x0200

#define CZR_ZEROPOINTtwo  0x0100

#define CZR_RAWTEMPtwo  0x0080

#define CZR_FILTTEMPtwo  0x0040

#define CZR_FILTLEDSIGNALtwo 0x0020

#define CZR_RAWLEDSIGNALtwo  0x0010

#define CZR_SENSTEMPtwo  0x0008

#define CZR_FILTCO2two  0x0004

#define CZR_RAWCO2two  0x0002

#define CZR_NONEtwo  0x0001

#define CZR_HTCtwo  (CZR_HUMIDITYtwo | CZR_RAWTEMPtwo | CZR_RAWCO2two)

#define CZR_COMMANDtwo  0x00

#define CZR_STREAMINGtwo  0x01

#define CZR_POLLINGtwo  0x02




class COZIRone

{

  public:

  COZIRone(Stream*);

  void initone();




  float Celsiusone();

  float Fahrenheitone();

  float Humidityone();

  uint32_t CO2one();




  uint16_t CalibrateFreshAirone();

  void SetDigiFilterone(uint8_t );

  uint8_t GetDigiFilterone();

  void SetOutputFieldsone(uint16_t );

  void GetRecentFieldsone();

  void GetVersionSerialone();

  void GetConfigurationone();




  private:

  Stream *serone;

  char buffer[64];




  void SetOperatingModeone(uint8_t modeone);

  void Commandone(const char* );

  uint32_t Requestone(const char* );

};




class COZIRtwo

{

  public:

  COZIRtwo(Stream*);

  void inittwo();




  float Celsiustwo();

  float Fahrenheittwo();

  float Humiditytwo();

  uint32_t CO2two();




  uint16_t CalibrateFreshAirtwo();

  void SetDigiFiltertwo(uint8_t );

  uint8_t GetDigiFiltertwo();

  void SetOutputFieldstwo(uint16_t );

  void GetRecentFieldstwo();

  void GetVersionSerialtwo();

  void GetConfigurationtwo();




  private:

  Stream *sertwo;

  char buffer[64];




  void SetOperatingModetwo(uint8_t modeone);

  void Commandtwo(const char* );

  uint32_t Requesttwo(const char* );

};




COZIRone::COZIRone(Stream * strone)

{

  serone = strone;

}




COZIRtwo::COZIRtwo(Stream * strtwo)

{

  sertwo = strtwo;

}




void COZIRone::initone()

{

  // overide default streaming (takes too much perf

  SetOperatingModeone(CZR_POLLINGone);

  // delay for initialization

}




void COZIRtwo::inittwo()

{

  // overide default streaming (takes too much perf

  SetOperatingModetwo(CZR_POLLINGtwo);

  // delay for initialization

}




void COZIRone::SetOperatingModeone(uint8_t modeone)

{

  sprintf(buffer, "K %u", modeone);

  Commandone(buffer);

}




void COZIRtwo::SetOperatingModetwo(uint8_t modetwo)

{

  sprintf(buffer, "K %u", modetwo);

  Commandtwo(buffer);

}




//polling modeone------------------------------------------------------

float COZIRone::Fahrenheitone()

{

  return (Celsiusone() * 1.8) + 32;

}




float COZIRone::Celsiusone()

{

  uint16_t rvone = Requestone("T");

  float fone = 0.1 * (rvone - 1000.0);

  return fone;

}




float COZIRone::Humidityone()

{

  return 0.1 * Requestone("H");

}




uint32_t COZIRone::CO2one()

{

  return Requestone("Z");

}




//polling modeone------------------------------------------------------

float COZIRtwo::Fahrenheittwo()

{

  return (Celsiustwo() * 1.8) + 32;

}




float COZIRtwo::Celsiustwo()

{

  uint16_t rvtwo = Requesttwo("T");

  float fone = 0.1 * (rvtwo - 1000.0);

  return fone;

}




float COZIRtwo::Humiditytwo()

{

  return 0.1 * Requesttwo("H");

}




uint32_t COZIRtwo::CO2two()

{

  return Requesttwo("Z");

}




//CALIBRATION MODE---------------------------------------------------

uint16_t COZIRone::CalibrateFreshAirone()

{

  return Requestone("G");

}




uint16_t COZIRtwo::CalibrateFreshAirtwo()

{

  return Requesttwo("G");

}




//SET DIGITAL FILTERING----------------------------------------------

void COZIRone::SetDigiFilterone(uint8_t valueone)

{

  sprintf(buffer, "A %u", valueone);

  Commandone(buffer);

}




uint8_t COZIRone::GetDigiFilterone()

{

  return Requestone("a");

}

void COZIRtwo::SetDigiFiltertwo(uint8_t valuetwo)

{

  sprintf(buffer, "A %u", valuetwo);

  Commandtwo(buffer);

}




uint8_t COZIRtwo::GetDigiFiltertwo()

{

  return Requesttwo("a");

}




//READ SERIAL----------------------------------------------------------

void COZIRone::GetRecentFieldsone()

{

  Commandone("Q");

}




void COZIRtwo::GetRecentFieldstwo()

{

  Commandtwo("Q");

}

//COMMAND MODE----------------------------------------------------------

void COZIRone::GetVersionSerialone()

{

  Commandone("Y");

}

void COZIRone::GetConfigurationone()

{

  Commandone("*");

}




void COZIRtwo::GetVersionSerialtwo()

{

  Commandtwo("Y");

}

void COZIRtwo::GetConfigurationtwo()

{

  Commandtwo("*");

}

//PRIVATEone-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

void COZIRone::Commandone(const char* sone)

{

  // TODO

  // CZR_Serial.println(s);

  serone->print(sone);

  serone->print("\r\n");

}

uint32_t COZIRone::Requestone(const char* sone)

{

  Commandone(sone);

  // empty buffer

  buffer[0] = '\0';

  // read answer; there may be a 100ms delay!

  // TODO: PROPER TIMEOUT CODE.

  delay(200);

  int idxone = 0;




  while (serone->available())

  {

  buffer[idxone++] = serone->readBytesUntil(0x0A, buffer, 64);

  }

  buffer[idxone] = '\0';




  uint32_t rvone = 0;

  switch (buffer[0])

  {

  case 'T' :

  rvone = atoi(&buffer[5]);

  if (buffer[4] == 1) rvone += 1000;

  // negative values are mapped above 1000..1250 => capture this in Celsius()

  break;

  default :

  rvone = atol(&buffer[2]);

  break;

  }

  return rvone;

}

//PRIVATEtwo------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

void COZIRtwo::Commandtwo(const char* stwo)

{

  // TODO

  // CZR_Serial.println(s);

  sertwo->print(stwo);

  sertwo->print("\r\n");

}

uint32_t COZIRtwo::Requesttwo(const char* stwo)

{

  Commandtwo(stwo);

  // empty buffer

  buffer[0] = '\0';

  // read answer; there may be a 100ms delay!

  // TODO: PROPER TIMEOUT CODE.

  delay(200);

  int idxtwo = 0;

  while (sertwo->available())

  {

  buffer[idxtwo++] = sertwo->readBytesUntil(0x0A, buffer, 64);

  }

  buffer[idxtwo] = '\0';




  uint32_t rvtwo = 0;

  switch (buffer[0])

  {

  case 'T' :

  rvtwo = atoi(&buffer[5]);

  if (buffer[4] == 1) rvtwo += 1000;

  // negative values are mapped above 1000..1250 => capture this in Celsius()

  break;

  default :

  rvtwo = atol(&buffer[2]);

  break;

  }

  return rvtwo;

}

This is the code to get two COZIR GC-0020 0-2000ppm sensors working on an Arduino mega2560; I'm using two of the hardware serial ports.
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Lovely clear code, thia is why I hate the fact that java was my first language lol the code would of been 2-3 times longer with instantiating the class and all that balls
 
dstroy

dstroy

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Here it is, still very much a WIP but it's really stable and does exactly what I wanted it to. It's rudimentary, but I'm by no means an expert programmer, just self taught in my spare time besides high school which was a long time ago and a different programming language.
 

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dstroy

dstroy

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8/2/17
Day 21 of flowering for the blueberry, it doesn't show up in the pictures but the leaves have a blue hue to them, and there are a couple that are changing color to purple on the left plant.

Didn't have time to check the reservoir this morning, I'll do it as soon as I'm done running errands.
 

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dstroy

dstroy

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8/2/17
cleaned up the bottom of the plants a bit, cut sone monster crop clones.

aero res
ph 6.0
ppm 245

added 5 gallons of premix (5ml protekt, 4ml magpro, 5ml grow) and another 5ml protekt to ph up my solution.
 

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CornerStone

CornerStone

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dstroy said:
Thank you. It's lower than the tap water where we used to live.
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Some people (included me) start thinking you have to push your plants to 1000 sometimes 1200ppm and end up burning the ladies.

its good to see you can go on flowering with 300 range without any issues.

I will keep my eyes on your journal!
 
dstroy

dstroy

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CornerStone said:
Some people (included me) start thinking you have to push your plants to 1000 sometimes 1200ppm and end up burning the ladies.

its good to see you can go on flowering with 300 range without any issues.

I will keep my eyes on your journal!
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Thanks

The reason that my nutrient concentration is so low is because I'm using high pressure aeroponics to grow, and if I push it any farther past what it is now I'll burn the plants. If you grow with HPA the nutrient solution concentration is markedly lower than other hydroponic growing methods.

The company that helped developed the system that NASA uses on the ISS put out some literature on HPA, which I purchased and they say that the solution should NEVER be higher than 500-700 microsiemens (250-350ppm 0.5 scale) and in many cases it will be lower than that which matches up with my limited experience growing with HPA.
 
dstroy

dstroy

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8/3/17
day 22 of flowering for the blueberry, flowers are about marble size on the top

aero res
ph 5.95 (starting 5.75)
ppm 249 (starting 244, added 4ml ph up)
 

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dstroy

dstroy

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8/6/17
Day 25 of flowering for the blueberry

Removed all of the soft garden wire from both plants.

Rotated the bucket lid on each to move the mist nozzles away from the root ball.

Aero res
ph 6.0 (starting 5.75)
ppm 244 (added 5 ml ph up)
 

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