Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

trouble9039

trouble9039

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Also with Ro units u can get A 50' of ro line for line going in and place in A bucket filled with water, drop A aquarium heater in and keep at aroun 87 deg that will spead it up.... (I am into saltwater fish tank and that is A trick we use)... Als RO are not cheap to run, If u are on A well they are constantly turning the pump on! They waste over 90% of the water comming in but it is nice to have pure water on demand. When u do it go and get A 35 gallon trash can from hom depot and also a float valve so u don't have to worry about turning it on and off! I have posted pics of 1 of my tub's 1 is for my tank and 1 is for my plant's.... If U do A RO unit get 1 with A built in TDS meter..



StinkBud said:
That's really high bro! Anything over 200 should be filtered through an RO machine first.

Don't worry though, It's probably just calcium in the water. Do you end up with a lot of white deposits on your shower head? That's Calcium.

What you want to flush is the N, K and P. Try increasing your dose of Clearex and run it for and extra day or two. 150ml is the minimum recommended dose. 450ml is max.

If you have the cash go buy an RO machine at Home DePot. The bigger ones are faster but not better. Smaller ones are fairly cheap.

With clean water you should see an improvement in growth since you will be adding 500 PPM of nutrients (N,K,P) instead of 500 PPM of Calcium (hard water).

One solution is to stop using CalMag in your nute formula. You don't need it. Then just save your water from the dehumidifier for your flush. The dehumidifier water is clean and perfect for flushing. I always drain my dehumidifier into the flushing res (if I have one going).
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DIRTHAWKER

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Actually i do probably have high calcium in my water.. shower head deposits yes!!!!!

Im going to recalibrate my meter this afternoon and see what the reading is then go from there...if i need an ro machine then so be it.... thanks guys for the info.


whos complaining??? look at my room..
im in heaven no matter what,, and the smell is insane!!

 
StinkBud

StinkBud

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jem said:
hey stink i am going to finish this crop then try your setup. i am using ebb and flo and top feed drip. Never did aeroponics so i am a little iffy. but everyone in this post said it is amazing. i went to home depot and though i will get all the supplies after this harvest. i will post pics in a few weeks harvest 4 strain chocolope, northern lights, blue mystic, and afgan. still got some more seeds for next harvest tring ice ak47 and i wanted to get a good indoor puple starn what is a good one with some purple buds. antway the nutes i use ase general hydrponics so are yours that much better i use flora micro bloom and grow also pure blend vegan tea and floricius plus. They give me great results cost about the same as yours i compaired what do you think next harvest with your aero setup shouls i use my nutes or yours. i am just liking top feed and flood and drain a am a little nervous about aeroponics. You think they are better. should i swithch what is better?
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You can use whatever nutes you want. I recommend Botanicare.

I've never used Ebb + Flow. Switching is up to you not me. If you have a good setup that is producing medicine then I would just stay with what works.

If you are just starting out than by all means use my system. It's too easy!
 
trouble9039

trouble9039

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If it is running good I wouldn't change!! Stink has A good DIY ( I use it for my flush) mine is slightly diff but same design and works great. But if U don't want to build it they can get pricey. I bought my fist 1 for 400-500, build my second for maybe 100 and thay was going crazy and making A pvc stand.




StinkBud said:
You can use whatever nutes you want. I recommend Botanicare.

I've never used Ebb + Flow. Switching is up to you not me. If you have a good setup that is producing medicine then I would just stay with what works.

If you are just starting out than by all means use my system. It's too easy!
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StinkBud

StinkBud

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trouble9039 said:
Stinkbud, with ur building abilies why havn't u built A trimmer yet? I havn't eaither but want just lazy.
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My buds have to be trimmed perfect. I like to trim a little tighter than most people. My buds have virtually no leaf.

One of the advantages of trimming the buds tight is you end up with a lot of dank leaf to make bubble hash out of.
 
genfranco

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StinkBud said:
My buds have to be trimmed perfect. I like to trim a little tighter than most people. My buds have virtually no leaf.

One of the advantages of trimming the buds tight is you end up with a lot of dank leaf to make bubble hash out of.
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i feel the same way about the manicuring...

Im really liking the Canna Butter. Different high without a ceiling.

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trouble9039

trouble9039

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That is true. U just gotta plan to be there for A while! Do u use bubble bags? I made A honey bee extractor and it works pretty good but I am not A fan of the whole butain idea. I looked around on ebay and found some. Are the genaric bags just as good?
 
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DIRTHAWKER

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StinkBud said:
That's really high bro! Anything over 200 should be filtered through an RO machine first.

Don't worry though, It's probably just calcium in the water. Do you end up with a lot of white deposits on your shower head? That's Calcium.

What you want to flush is the N, K and P. Try increasing your dose of Clearex and run it for and extra day or two. 150ml is the minimum recommended dose. 450ml is max.

If you have the cash go buy an RO machine at Home DePot. The bigger ones are faster but not better. Smaller ones are fairly cheap.

With clean water you should see an improvement in growth since you will be adding 500 PPM of nutrients (N,K,P) instead of 500 PPM of Calcium (hard water).

One solution is to stop using CalMag in your nute formula. You don't need it. Then just save your water from the dehumidifier for your flush. The dehumidifier water is clean and perfect for flushing. I always drain my dehumidifier into the flushing res (if I have one going).
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I poured some bottled water in a cup and tested it and it read 64ppm..... if anyone can do a test for me and test some bottled drinking water and let me know what it reads i would appreciate it.

If my tap water is 590 ppm like i think it is...is that going to have an effect on the final taste of the buds?

Im thinking of filling up a few sparklets bottles of water to get me through until i can get an RO machine...but is this overkill? will the flush using clearex solve the problem without lugging water bottles all over creation..!

hmm...
 
genfranco

genfranco

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DIRTHAWKER said:
I poured some bottled water in a cup and tested it and it read 64ppm..... if anyone can do a test for me and test some bottled drinking water and let me know what it reads i would appreciate it.

If my tap water is 590 ppm like i think it is...is that going to have an effect on the final taste of the buds?

Im thinking of filling up a few sparklets bottles of water to get me through until i can get an RO machine...but is this overkill? will the flush using clearex solve the problem without lugging water bottles all over creation..!

hmm...
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try fillin a bucket of water and leaving it out over night... or even up to 24hrs... then take a reading....see if that helps any.

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latinrascal

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ok need a question answered guys and gals. Say i have some plants started from seeds in my veg unit where they have been for not yet 3 weeks. These plants are growing like mad, about 8 inches in diameter and on the 8th to 10 node already. I think they are more then ready for the flower unit but i got a problem. The roots have matted at the bottom of the tub and i know the only way to remove them is to cut the roots. Question is what should i expect from cutting the roots? If cutting is out of the question what do i do as i cant remove them from the veg unit if i dont? Thanks for your help.
 
DubB83

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genfranco said:
try fillin a bucket of water and leaving it out over night... or even up to 24hrs... then take a reading....see if that helps any.

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I tried that at first and it never changed my reading. I built my own for around $80. Now I have clean water!
 
Picasso345

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DIRTHAWKER said:
I poured some bottled water in a cup and tested it and it read 64ppm..... if anyone can do a test for me and test some bottled drinking water and let me know what it reads i would appreciate it.

If my tap water is 590 ppm like i think it is...is that going to have an effect on the final taste of the buds?

Im thinking of filling up a few sparklets bottles of water to get me through until i can get an RO machine...but is this overkill? will the flush using clearex solve the problem without lugging water bottles all over creation..!

hmm...
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64 ppm sounds entirely within reason for some bottled water.

I'm no expert, but I would stick with the tap water for now, at this point you won't gain much by dragging bottles around, IMO. Like StinkBud said, be sure and skip the CalMag. I don't think taste will be affected either. The real gain in not using your water in the future will be the ability to raise your nutes up an additional ~590 ppm and no chlorines, etc in the water.

I got my RO system off of ebay. Generic six stage, 100 gpd. Works great.
 
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latinrascal

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ok i have a few more questions. In my veg unit i have 4 plants that are for sure female which come from clones and 11 unknown that come from seeds. Question since my roots are already matting and i want to know before i put them in the flower unit can i start to flower them now in the veg unit to weed out the males and then switch them to the flower unit? can i start this process with my current cfl's or do i need my hps to start the flowering? Like i said this wednesday they will be 3 weeks. Problem at least one of the 4 clones is not big enough for flowering in my opinion should i sacrifice this one or will it be ok. It is very small like 3 inches and only has a few branches compared to the others that stand at least 6 inches minium but are very bushy and thriving at least 8 inches in diameter. I have limited ceiling height of 7 ft before the light and about 6.5 after so height is an issue.
 
repvip

repvip

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If anyone is lucky enough NOT to have purchased all their reservoirs, Home Depot (in the Rock Mtn region at least) has 18gallon black totes for $3.44! These aren't the rubbermaid, but it is a great deal.

They also have grey rubbermaid 18gal with black lids! Nice find as well. Around $8.50. They don't have any smaller sizes.

Moved my phone on the second pic, but those are the grey rubbermaid totes.

FYI if you missed it--any tote will work for a reservoir. Any unit that has sprayers will leak unless you use a rubbermaid (read clone and veg units).
 

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DIRTHAWKER said:
I poured some bottled water in a cup and tested it and it read 64ppm..... if anyone can do a test for me and test some bottled drinking water and let me know what it reads i would appreciate it.

If my tap water is 590 ppm like i think it is...is that going to have an effect on the final taste of the buds?

Im thinking of filling up a few sparklets bottles of water to get me through until i can get an RO machine...but is this overkill? will the flush using clearex solve the problem without lugging water bottles all over creation..!

hmm...
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I'm no expert but I think your buds will be fine...obviously from this point forward I'd use a RO system if I were you. As I mentioned earlier I've been using a RO system this entire time and it' s a little bit of a pain but not bad once you get a system established for how you are going to do it.

DP
 
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LionsRoor

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StinkBud said:
So I promised myself I wouldn't stop trimming until all my plants are done. Thank God my wonderful wife was here to help.

We started at around 7AM this morning and just now finished! My eyes are going buggy and my back is killing me!

Anyway check out the buds drying. A lot of hard work but worth the effort. Soon you guys will be posting pics like this...

The top row is:
Purple Silver, AK47, Blueberry, NYC Diesel, Goo, Snowbud and Bubblegum.

The second row is:
Elvy and Shishkeberry
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You rock! Thanks again for this motivation - and all you do for this thread - it's like the best grow guide in the world happening in real time!
 
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