Hydroponics Question and Answer NewGrowth Style

[resinraider]

i made an arocloner out of a 18gal tote... i have a 396gph pump and 10 sprayers... my clones will not root, none of my strains... out of 18 cuttings, im lucky to get 8 to root... i have a 5 week old cuttings in there still green and healthy but no roots... res temp at 23, pump 15 on/15 off.... small cfl above it... i dont wanna spend more $ on this, any tips???

 

[NewGrowth]

Newgrowth

plants are doing well except for one WW which is yellowing. im in the 1st week of flower and im switching to hard water ionic bloom in a few days.

im still at 10ml per gallon when should i start to up the nutes and will i ever get close to full strength?

2 weeks ago i tryed upping the nutes and right away they showed signs of nute burn so i put it back to 10ml.

plants are 10-12 inchs now and so bushy its crazy. i cut 32 clones yesterday so hopefully they take. lol.

thanks for all your help it really paying off now.

Looks great crispy! Glad everything is starting work out. With Ionic I hardly ever go above 10ml/g some strains can take 15ml and rarely 20ml. I think you are reading you plants well now

i made an arocloner out of a 18gal tote... i have a 396gph pump and 10 sprayers... my clones will not root, none of my strains... out of 18 cuttings, im lucky to get 8 to root... i have a 5 week old cuttings in there still green and healthy but no roots... res temp at 23, pump 15 on/15 off.... small cfl above it... i dont wanna spend more $ on this, any tips???

Are you using anything beside water in your cloner?

Aero cloners also have to be VERY clean to work well, make sure you are cleaning it out really well with bleach and hot water before your use it.

Also running a mild nutrient seems to help a lot, I run a product called "Kick Start" in my ez-cloner.

 

[resinraider]

Looks great crispy! Glad everything is starting work out. With Ionic I hardly ever go above 10ml/g some strains can take 15ml and rarely 20ml. I think you are reading you plants well now



Are you using anything beside water in your cloner?

Aero cloners also have to be VERY clean to work well, make sure you are cleaning it out really well with bleach and hot water before your use it.

Also running a mild nutrient seems to help a lot, I run a product called "Kick Start" in my ez-cloner.

Ya I run a kelp based nute called jumpstart. I change the water every week and wipe it out but haven't disinfected it. Well I guess ill try that. If u can think of anything else jus PM me. Do u think it could jus be a shitty cloning strain? I've found the 1s that have rooted ezer r 1s that were cut from flowered plants but I'm trying to keep moms around. I'm workin with sum new strains now that I have. Not yet cloned. The strains r, TGAs 3D, GHSs church and big bang, and twista 108 from ducthman. Have u had any cloning experience on these?

 

[NewGrowth]

Ya I run a kelp based nute called jumpstart. I change the water every week and wipe it out but haven't disinfected it. Well I guess ill try that. If u can think of anything else jus PM me. Do u think it could jus be a shitty cloning strain? I've found the 1s that have rooted ezer r 1s that were cut from flowered plants but I'm trying to keep moms around. I'm workin with sum new strains now that I have. Not yet cloned. The strains r, TGAs 3D, GHSs church and big bang, and twista 108 from ducthman. Have u had any cloning experience on these?

I've never cloned any of those in the ez cloner, seems like some strains just root faster than others though.

 

[cruzer101]

Hi New Growth,

I want to start like a hempy grow on the bottom of my cab and heard of schults aquatic soil.
After searching I was pointed to this journal I havent read the whole thing but have you used it?

 

[NewGrowth]

Hi New Growth,

I want to start like a hempy grow on the bottom of my cab and heard of schults aquatic soil.
After searching I was pointed to this journal I havent read the whole thing but have you used it?

No I've never used that, but before we could get Foxfarms, Gen Hydro, ect Sunshine #4, or Miracle Grow potting mix with Shults Orchid bloom was what a lot of people were using. I would not be surprised if it is a great medium.

It is composed of this stuff:
Arcillite - baked montmorillonite clay, sold as Turface, Schultz Aquatic Soil, and other products. Arcillite has an attractive reddish color that darkens to brown when wet. It has high nutrient-retention properties, and is very stable and long-lasting.

 

[mightyboogie]

hi
i sprouted some LSD seeds in rockwool cubes.there about 2 3 weeks old.some of them have brows spots on the leaves.what do you think might be problem?

thanks

...sorry for the huge picture

 

[NewGrowth]

Hey Mighty,
Are you feeding them any nutrients? Rockwool is also easy to over-saturate make sure you are letting it dry a bit too.

 

[mightyboogie]

thanks.no nutes. just root stimulator.

 

[cruzer101]

Got one for ya New Growth,
I am in 7th week flower on some Purple Kush. They are on FF nutes and I want to add GH Kool bloom the last couple weeks here. You think I would be alright or have issues with micro nutrients. Maybe better off not adding it at all. whadaya think?

 

[NewGrowth]

thanks.no nutes. just root stimulator.

Ok be careful not to overwater and I would recommend you start some mild nutrients. Rockwool contains no nutrients and your seedlings are going to need a little something to get them going.

Got one for ya New Growth,
I am in 7th week flower on some Purple Kush. They are on FF nutes and I want to add GH Kool bloom the last couple weeks here. You think I would be alright or have issues with micro nutrients. Maybe better off not adding it at all. whadaya think?

Some people really like Kool Bloom and I think it definitely adds weight. The only problem I've seen is that if the plants are not flushed really well after it makes the buds kind of harsh to smoke.

I personally like Humboldt's Own Gravity, I can get better results without heavy P-K Bloom boosters.

 

[mightyboogie]

thanks! always find help here

 

[cruzer101]

Ya know, the last time I used Kool bloom i did taste nutes.
Thanks for reminding me. Gravity huh? gonna check it out.

 

[cadence]

Here is a question. I would love some input.

I am starting a medical grow. 1000 hps for flower and 400mh for veg.

I will be going DWC for flower using 6 inch netpots in the 5gallon buckets (6 of them flowering).

I am thinking about veggin in a flood and drain using small rockwool cubes in hydroton in 6" net pots. That way when they are done vegging in the Flood tray I can just drop them into the tops of ready to go DWC buckets.

Does that sound like a plan? I was also thinking maybe doing a drip for the veg, but I don't want to worry about clogging etc.. so I think I am going to go with flood and drain...

My main concern is the easy transfer from veg to flowering buckets.

using the 6" netpots to veg will make it easy to drop straight into the DWC buckets...

What ya think? Also.. Kudos on this thread!

peace

 

[NewGrowth]

Here is a question. I would love some input.

I am starting a medical grow. 1000 hps for flower and 400mh for veg.

I will be going DWC for flower using 6 inch netpots in the 5gallon buckets (6 of them flowering).

I am thinking about veggin in a flood and drain using small rockwool cubes in hydroton in 6" net pots. That way when they are done vegging in the Flood tray I can just drop them into the tops of ready to go DWC buckets.

Does that sound like a plan? I was also thinking maybe doing a drip for the veg, but I don't want to worry about clogging etc.. so I think I am going to go with flood and drain...

My main concern is the easy transfer from veg to flowering buckets.

using the 6" netpots to veg will make it easy to drop straight into the DWC buckets...

What ya think? Also.. Kudos on this thread!

peace

Sounds like a great idea man!

 

[mightyboogie]

hi newgrowth
im using an aeroflo system with RO water and nutrients from GH.(soft water micro).do you think i need a calcium supplement or just the fact that im using soft water micro will do it?
thanks

 

[NewGrowth]

hi newgrowth
im using an aeroflo system with RO water and nutrients from GH.(soft water micro).do you think i need a calcium supplement or just the fact that im using soft water micro will do it?
thanks

You should be fine, GH micro contains plenty of calcium and the Lucas formula alone has been working for YEARS.

 

[$weet james jones]

hey dude...im about to move from dirt to a ebb n grow type setup. this is the only kit availble where im at..
my question is about the control box.
i havent seen one like this before? whats the diff between this and the small expensive ones ya see on here?
i plan on growing 12 plants......any help much appreciated.....

 

[GYO]

first off i want to thank you for starting this thread. i've been researching this topic for months now and im interested in starting a fog\DWC combo system similar to the one i've sen you run. im am new to hydroponics and was wondering if this configuration could sustain the flowering process and what percentage of your tote filled water/air? any other helpful suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[NewGrowth]

first off i want to thank you for starting this thread. i've been researching this topic for months now and im interested in starting a fog\DWC combo system similar to the one i've sen you run. im am new to hydroponics and was wondering if this configuration could sustain the flowering process and what percentage of your tote filled water/air? any other helpful suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hey GYO, the fog works great but it will not support a full sized plant. My tubes were about half full when I was using the foggers as opposed to just DWC where I leave a 3-6" air-space.

When the plants are smaller the water height has to be higher up so the roots don't dry out.

Make sure you get the teflon coated fogger discs and give them a quick wipe when you change out your reservoir because gunk will build up on them over time.

You can see my thread "How to Cheat on a High School Math Test" for full build instructions and more info on my long retired fog tubs.