Dwc/Bubbleponics first grow

Hey guys!
new to the forum expect to see my logs around A lot more.
This is a Deep Water Culture system I built after a month or so research. Im using the GH trio but a feeding schedule I came up with after researching grow logs.
Temps 75-82f
Humidity is 38-60%
Ppm is at 290-300
Tent is a 3x3x5 With an over kill 6inch outtake fan with carbon filter. (I’m very aware of how a mall the tent is and how much LST and topping must be done for a good yields.)
The strain is Double Dipped Strawberry by Useful Seeds. I had heard so many good things about his genetics and how cheap the seeds were.
I popped both into hydroton on July 21st until they grew tap roots.(July 24th) I the carefully moved them into their 1 inch rock wool cubes.
(Tip to new growers growing in rockwool. The hole is usually to deep for weed seeds. So pull a little rockwool from the top and stuff it in the hole. I killed 3 seeds before realizing.)
Both took off with no issue at all within 3 days. 592AEA3A-4A26-481D-8200-4FB17ECF4A64.jpeg
That’s only one of them, this was day 3. (July 28th) At this point I was only giving them Ph’d tap water. I was lazy in the beginning about my ph but my plants survived.
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I had salts building up because I wasn’t mixing my nutrients properly. I did a bunch of research and later that night fixed my water issue. I haven’t had any since.
Its August 3rd and this is what my babies look like now!
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rkymtnman

Well-Known Member
I already decided to switch to rapid rooter next grow. Super excited to try them out. How well do they hold moisture?
unlike RW which is either too dry or too wet, i keep my RR's saturated 24/0 in a small aeroponics unit to start my seeds with no issues. then once they go in the hydroton, it's not an issue.
 
Going on vacation from the 6-11th. Do you think these girls will be ok not being ph’d? I don’t think water level will really be a big issue.
 
UPDATE: Both babies are fine! The thicker girl blew up surpassing her sister! (Who is definitely hungry for some nitrogen!) I was away on vacation so I couldn’t feed her. I upped the dose to .5ml a gallon for each nutrients I’m using.
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the silica definitely helped this plant recover from stress. The stems are growing happy and healthy. Root growth is amazing!!!
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I can see her begging for more food. She is a bit lime. So I doubled up on the micro and grow. I’ll up date in a few days with new plant growth.
 

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Another update
Using the Lucas Method for nutes and it’s working super well.
I topped one and left the other normal. I’m low stress training both. I want to see first hand what topping does.
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This was one of the first photos I took after I got back from my vacation. Noticed the color was fading so I fed her good.
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she bounced back quickly and hasn’t stopped growing since.
Heres a picture of them now.
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the top right one is the topped one.
They are both super happy. I will probably flip in 2 weeks and update again then.
 

Vtroy85

Member
Yes that what I put as well. I lowered it to 2 3/4 gallons with the root growth. Someone said that the sensi grow I'm using isn't good for hydroponic.
 

rkymtnman

Well-Known Member
Another update
Using the Lucas Method for nutes and it’s working super well.
I topped one and left the other normal. I’m low stress training both. I want to see first hand what topping does.
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This was one of the first photos I took after I got back from my vacation. Noticed the color was fading so I fed her good.
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she bounced back quickly and hasn’t stopped growing since.
Heres a picture of them now.
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the top right one is the topped one.
They are both super happy. I will probably flip in 2 weeks and update again then.
they do look good. i think Lucas is great for bloom but if you still have the lime green issue, i've found that a 1:1:1 ratio of grow/micro/bloom seems to work a bit better for vegging. they seem to need a bit more N sometimes than Lucas provides
 
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