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Silent Running

Silent Running

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Ok, update. It's been 7 days since PW broke soil and went into the DWC. She's looking healthy. The pictures were a bit of a bitch to take because they lights are on and I didn't feel like dragging her out of the tent.

I lowered my light to 12". I had it at 18-20" and I didn't like the stretch that one of the NLs that has broken the soil is doing. I can lay my hand on top of the hood and on the glass under it and not have to remove it (thanks to the blower exhaust). So I'm going to watch the girls with the light being 12" away.

Also, the picture of my light: Open end is pulling air in and over the light...out the other side...up through 6" opening at top of tent....out to blower which is sitting on the floor blowing air at the ballast. The side of the ballast that is getting hit by the air is cool enough to keep my hand on...the other side is ....eh... I want to keep my fingerprints. I'm eventually going to vent the exhaust into my attic, but for now it isn't an issue.

Two NLs have broken through the soil and are stretching already. See above...already lowered the lights and moved them up some. Once they get some more roots on them, they'll be xfer'ed into DWC. I have 1 more NL to go to see if it breaks soil...doubtful at this point though. I also am putting 6 NLxLR and 3 WLs into party cups in the next day or two. The seeds have cracked...just waiting on the tap roots to get to about 1/4".
 

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stonesour

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Looking good SR, Im a complete noob when it comes to hydro but do you fill the whole container with clay balls?
 
Silent Running

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stonesour said:
Looking good SR, Im a complete noob when it comes to hydro but do you fill the whole container with clay balls?
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The bottom (bucket) has water just up to the bottom of the net pot. The net pot holds the hydroton (clay balls). I am using 3" net pots...so I fill them up with hydroton and put my girl in there to be held up by them. Hydroton retains moisture really well and is reusable. In the bucket is a 12" airstone to oxygenate the water and the bubbles popping across the top cause a mist that wets the hydroton. Right now I am still watering a little from top down as my roots are just starting to be long enough to be in the water.
 
stonesour

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Wow, sounds like you know what your doing. I have always just stuck with soil because its easy. One day I will venture to hydro and your the person im going to...lol
 
Silent Running

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stonesour said:
Wow, sounds like you know what your doing. I have always just stuck with soil because its easy. One day I will venture to hydro and your the person im going to...lol
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This is my first hydro/dwc grow. I have read a metric shit-ton of stuff on it. But this is my first "put theory to practice" run. So far I am loving it. I even got to leave for the weekend and not have to worry about the girls needing water.
 
billcollector99

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stonesour said:
Wow, sounds like you know what your doing. I have always just stuck with soil because its easy. One day I will venture to hydro and your the person im going to...lol
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I thought the same as you SS, however I am starting to see the plus sides with hydro :) and it is not as hard as I thought.
 
stonesour

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really? dont you have to pay attention to ph more closely and flush the water frequently? I saw your green box you made in your journal, what was that for? Looks pretty cool.
 
Silent Running

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I watch the PH the same amount as I did with soil. I only change the water once a week. I hear they drink a lot once they get bigger, so that keeps new water being added every few days. But to be honest, I left on a Friday, came back late on Sunday and everything was fine. The only fear is a power outage (and that would effect soil too) or my pump going up and not having oxygen in the water. Which even at that, I'm sure you have a couple of hours to get it replaced/fixed. Seems to me that it would be more effective with nutes too since in soil, some of your nutes can exit through runoff or not get to the roots. And in hydro, the roots are constantly exposed to the nute feeding.
 
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Welcome to the madness that is me trying to do a side-by-side. I finally got the link fixed in my signature...not sure why RIU changed their thread call style, but w/e works for him.

Now all I need is the rest of my ladies to break soil and everything will be moving forward. I did xfer the new NL into the other net pot in the same bucket as the PW...so it's on for that one. I have another bucket I want to get two going in and then I'm probably going to go soil with the rest. That leaves me 2 buckets empty that I can just pop the top off the ones in use and put on those when I do res change-outs once a week.
 
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Snapped two pictures before lights came on. I have another NL up. This one will stay in soil. Probably put her in her permanent home this coming weekend. I have more to go, and will be putting a HKxAK47 auto in DWC shortly (it's germinating). I know the NL in the net pot wasn't happy with the xfer. She'll get over it. Already starting to perk up.
 

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Silent Running said:
Snapped two pictures before lights came on. I have another NL up. This one will stay in soil. Probably put her in her permanent home this coming weekend. I have more to go, and will be putting a HKxAK47 auto in DWC shortly (it's germinating). I know the NL in the net pot wasn't happy with the xfer. She'll get over it. Already starting to perk up.
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somebody told me you was giving away free lap dances??? WHATS UP WIT IT? lol
 
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