jigfresh
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Thanks for the support Boomer.man sorry to hear the issues, hope u figure shit out asap
I'll respond to everyone else soon enough. Just wanted to update you all on the grow room. It turned out to not be the dam that was blocking the flow of water. It's becuase my roots are so big and massive. They just clog the whole thing up. I guess that's one reason not to veg very long in this set up. Oops.
To correct the situation of the water filling up too much, I propped up the tubes, so they are angled more. So the empty spot is higher. This seems to work for the time being. I was worried propping it up though, becuase the plants are tied to the screen and the screen is hooked to the wall. So there was a lot of resistance setting it up like it is.
The sulphur damage or whatever it is, is NOT getting any worse... so that's good. Question: Do you guys think I should pull those really funky leaves off... or just leave them?
Also good news... there is no sign on PM at the moment. If it comes back I am going to spray like last grow (thanks for that d). I'm gonna return the heat lamp thing I got. Lol... you guys never even got a pic of the ghetto ass sulphur burner, haha. It was shady.
Last bit of good news. I talked to the guy I bought the ballast from and he said he'd give me all my money back. How awesome is that. Plus I ordered the Brand Spanking New 1000w Switchable Ballast from Plantlightinghydroponics.com.... Delivered it is $170. Not bad huh. It is scheduled to arrive 13 April... and I've found it's usually a day sooner from them. So maybe the 12. It's gonna be bright in there.
So now that I've run this flooded tube deal for a little while I figure I have a pretty good idea what I think of it. And I have to say I'm very very happy I decided to go with this plan (thanks heath). I love that the plants are up against the wall, and that I can keep the roots highly oxygenated without keeping 20 gallons oxygenated, becuase I'm only working with the few gallons in the tubes. I also like the flowing water. I feel that it keeps things fresher. It's also nice having a soothing waterfall sound in my bedroom. And lastly, the growth is just amazing. I haven't had the plants in perfect conditions yet, but even with that I was surprised by the growth.
So yeah... I'd suggest this setup or a variation thereof to anyone who does or wants to do hydro.
No pics right now. Everything pretty much looks the same. It's in pause mode or something.