Fragile back at it. DIY RDWC with the things.

Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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fragileassassin said:
but how long do you let it stay 0ppm?
Ive just found that to be a good balance. Its not too much for them to start on, but its enough for them for several weeks of growth before they start looking hungry. So I can just leave it alone from cut to transplant.
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Unless they're staying in the cloner cause they got nowhere eye to go, that water is 0ppms until I get roots, ready for transplanting.
 
Airwalker16

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fragileassassin said:
some of them are cemented together, but some of them are just held together with commercial grade aquarium sealant.
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Wow and that aquarium sealant put's a good enough hold on the ABS that you trust it? Is it difficult to pull apart or does it stay soft like silicone so you just have to twist your pipe?
 
Lpena007

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fragileassassin said:
Quick shots of the 2 mothers and the clones.
I've super cropped the hell out of those mothers and done my best to keep them small and manageable.
Clones exploded in the last week. I kept them in the cloner waiting for my ballasts to come in. I like to let them grow 8-10" of roots before I transplant, but they took off on me. Small ones in the middle are more recent I took for a friend.

2 Strains going 6 and 6 for veg 3 and 3 for flower.
Grape stomper x gg#4
White shark/aloha white widow x northern lights #6

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What light fixture?
 
fragileassassin

fragileassassin

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Airwalker16 said:
Is it difficult to pull apart or does it stay soft like silicone so you just have to twist your pipe?
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Kinda both? All it took was a good twist but it did take some effort i guess.
I taped them up when I put them together and left the tape on there for extra support just in case. I had 1 or 2 of them leak when I first put them in, but its been good for a year of use like that. Its had water in it for at least 6 full months over the last year.

Lpena007 said:
Quick question?
Is this stuff any good for hydroponic cannabis? :eyesmoke: :D
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Yes, but do you have the other 2 parts too? Youll need calcium nitrate and epsom salt.
I almost went with masterblend.
 
Lpena007

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fragileassassin said:
Kinda both? All it took was a good twist but it did take some effort i guess.
I taped them up when I put them together and left the tape on there for extra support just in case. I had 1 or 2 of them leak when I first put them in, but its been good for a year of use like that. Its had water in it for at least 6 full months over the last year.


Yes, but do you have the other 2 parts too? Youll need calcium nitrate and epsom salt.
I almost went with masterblend.
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Yeah I think so, small white pebbles ? And some crystal like salt ?
 
fragileassassin

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Lpena007

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fragileassassin

fragileassassin

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Lpena007 said:
Yeah I think so, small white pebbles ? And some crystal like salt ?
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If you got the combo as a pack it should look something like this.
I cant give you much specific input on using it, but ive seen quite a few ppl around here talking about using it with success. If you search for masterblend you should find plenty of info.
IIRC it came down to this and megacrop as my final 2 choices.
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Axion42

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fragileassassin said:
Kinda both? All it took was a good twist but it did take some effort i guess.
I taped them up when I put them together and left the tape on there for extra support just in case. I had 1 or 2 of them leak when I first put them in, but its been good for a year of use like that. Its had water in it for at least 6 full months over the last year.


Yes, but do you have the other 2 parts too? Youll need calcium nitrate and epsom salt.
I almost went with masterblend.
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You could glue the 90s and use no hubs for taking apart purposes, they work great!
 
fragileassassin

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Axion42 said:
You could glue the 90s and use no hubs for taking apart purposes, they work great!
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From what I can remember, everything is cemented except the connecting pipes between the buckets. So that corner section that was sitting on top of the bucket in that picture as all 1 solid piece that attaches to the bucket. Just had to maneuver it around a bit to get it up through the hole in the table.
 
fragileassassin

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Just an overall update.
Looks like I got 100% rooting rate on this batch of clones. Always feels good.
The seedlings are exploding. Showing early cal and mag def so I fixed that.
Flower tent is perking up nicely after their trim and train a couple days ago. Taking pics under the LEDs is way harder than the T5s. They do them no justice lol.
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Axion42

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fragileassassin said:
Just an overall update.
Looks like I got 100% rooting rate on this batch of clones. Always feels good.
The seedlings are exploding. Showing early cal and mag def so I fixed that.
Flower tent is perking up nicely after their trim and train a couple days ago. Taking pics under the LEDs is way harder than the T5s. They do them no justice lol.
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Nice bro have you flipped the big ones yet? How long did they veg for?
 
fragileassassin

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Cuts taken from mothers - Dec 1st
Transplanted to veg system - Dec 20th
Transplanted to flower system - Jan 20th
Flipped to 12/12 - Jan 28th

The plants on the right side are a week behind on LED light and were flipped on the 30th?
The front right had a dozen clones cut from it.
 
Axion42

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fragileassassin said:
Cuts taken from mothers - Dec 1st
Transplanted to veg system - Dec 20th
Transplanted to flower system - Jan 20th
Flipped to 12/12 - Jan 28th

The plants on the right side are a week behind on LED light and were flipped on the 30th?
The front right had a dozen clones cut from it.
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Nice last weekend I just reset my rdwc system, boosting already. I hope to only veg for 3 weeks before I flip this batch.
 
fragileassassin

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Axion42 said:
Nice last weekend I just reset my rdwc system, boosting already. I hope to only veg for 3 weeks before I flip this batch.
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I was really trying to kinda push these to see what kinda yield I can pull. I'd really like to be able to pull 3-4 pounds from 6 plants.
 
fragileassassin

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Airwalker16 said:
Ya those little vivosun fans on amaz or bay are so cool. They clip right to your tent pole.
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They are neat but not very powerful.
The black ones in the front corners oscillate and are much stronger. I drilled holes in the base to zip tie them to my fan bars. Was able to aim it pretty well just by changing the location of the holes.
I think 1 in each corner and a tower fan in the middle of each side will be plenty.
 
Airwalker16

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So wait,.... You actually HAVE some of those small 6" Vivo fans that clip to the tent poles?
fragileassassin said:
They are neat but not very powerful.
The black ones in the front corners oscillate and are much stronger. I drilled holes in the base to zip tie them to my fan bars. Was able to aim it pretty well just by changing the location of the holes.
I think 1 in each corner and a tower fan in the middle of each side will be plenty.
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