Vertical Hydro Octagon

[mrduke]

does your system have 2 or more rows of pipe? also is the pump run constant or are there misters in the tubes?

do you have any experiance with stadium grows I really want to set one up but need to figure how in hydro? you look like you know whats going down so if youhepl let me know

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

There are two rows and my pumps run on 30 seconds to 1 minute intervals every 5 minutes to 30 minutes dependant apon where they are in there cycle.... No experience in running a colliseum, the strains I am into now are more focused towards sativa and in a colliseum you would definitely want to run a pure indica... Way too much pruning if you put a sativa or even an f1

 

[mrduke]

cool thank man good luck i'll be watchin for sure

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

Some new pics from today of the girls that are just 2weeks in...

 

[disposition84]

Props on the vertical system, If I weren't limited to 24 plants I'd be all
over this. Used to help my buddies run their colosseum grow with 150-
250 plants, system was a great producer.

Wow, those nutes seem really low for flowering. What's your reasoning?

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

I run 26 in one room and California struck down it's limit of 24 last year if that is what you are referencing as far as 24... Reasoning for bytes being low is connoisseur and a lot of air with no buffers... Easy for salts to compile and overfert... I'm burned right now not going anyhigher than 350... Gonna dump the conn after I finish these last gallons and switch it up

 

[ToWeRdog and FloWeRGirl]

I run 26 in one room and California struck down it's limit of 24 last year if that is what you are referencing as far as 24... Reasoning for bytes being low is connoisseur and a lot of air with no buffers... Easy for salts to compile and overfert... I'm burned right now not going anyhigher than 350... Gonna dump the conn after I finish these last gallons and switch it up

I have the same issue with AN's Sensi bloom. I am doing a side by side grow with AN's grow micro bloom and the Sensi. This is my first time running the grow, micro, bloom. So far I like it a lot better then the sensi as it is a lot easier to tweek it. I dont get burnt running normal ppm

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

Never s problem at all with the sensi grow, just the conn in bloom, not sure yet what I will go with next... Maybe DM

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

Hello today people... Have gotten some pm's about this grow, just ask here ok, I will answer everything I can... As far as what I do for water, I use RO from start to finish and I get my water from the glacier fillers... At 25/30 cents a gallon it is unbeatable, and I use about 15-25 gallons a day between vedge and bloom rooms... Hope everyone has a great Monday and I hope you are getting all the info you are looking for... Thanks for the comments and don't cut too early!

 

[hoagtech]

Holy shit. Way to go man. You are seriously levels above other people in terms of setup. whats up with people constantly nagging. It must be a side effect of all these tomatoes.
Those constant monitoring systems are dope. Is there a way to set them up to a doser? That custom pvc work is outta this world man.
+rep

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

Awww, many thanks... Can make amazing systems using local harware stores and eBay!

 

[disposition84]

I haven't seen anything you can use in conjunction with a trimeter.

There is a system called Intellidose that you can supposedly use to
automatically dose your reservoir, and even comes with computer
monitoring software. Definitely on my wish list, but at 1500$ might
need to save.

http://www.bghydro.com/BGH/itemdesc.asp?ic=TEMDOINTD

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

Seen it, definitely would be nice to run the missile defense system of hydroponics... But then again, all the control gets me a bit too detached for my garden.... I am in there hours a day like many of you others

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

Here are a couple things that I have come across that help me a lot in my garden and may help you the simplest things... #1 is a can of Sparkling water or Seltzer water... The important thing is to check container and make sure it says 0 sodium... I mist my plants with this water and have for over ten years now... in my green house grows I have used almost nothing but seltzer water as a foliar and grew some of the best herb I have ever had in my life... And yes I do mean almost soley foliar fed greenhouse plants in the ground watered with a little nutes every 3 weeks... 8 foot plants finished with a rootball that I could have damn nere fit in a soda can... anyway, this water is filled with co2 and must be used right when you crack it... that's why I use can... limits wasted water.... I also use this water has a ph down if I run out.... I wont get into debates with people about foliar spray during light and burning, it can happen, but doesn't if your environment is right and you dont over spray and have water beeding up gloss to bulbs... In my greenhouse I would spray till the plants were drooping upwords of 20 times a day sometimes... C02 being a heavier gas falls instead of rising and it really weighs the plants down and strengthens them a lot.... #2 is a pic of a fuzzy tie.... I use these all over my garden to manipulate my plants to the areas I want them... It helps immensely to get the branches at the bottom pulled down to the ground on the bottom level and on the top row to fill in space at the lower canopy area.... as with scrog, the goal of vert is to paint your walls green, hence the WOG method... these fuzzy ties have been one of the handiest things I have come across for my gardening method, and since I spend a lot of time manipulating the branches, they have saved me a large a mount of time.....

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

Morning guys, going to give clearex a shot today and see if that helps the burn... The lack of access to the root base is one of my biggest issues and I have been debating changing my whole system because of it... I do regular flushes for longer than most people and still have this burning problem that happens everytime in flower... Will post new pics later today... It's sunny today and there are some nice little waves out front, so enjoy your days and wish all positive vibrations

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

here are a few random pics to keep you up to date with my full system... this one is just a shot inside of one of the pump rez's...2x2400 GPH Pondmaster magdrive water pumps, 1 powerhead pump for water circulation and 2x16" airstones powered by 100g air pump.... the other things are ph and TDS/water temp probes

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

Random shot from outside one of the rooms

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

These last pictures illustrate how training the plants gets them to grow down to the floor...

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

Running clearex right now for first time and is seeming to not be picking up anything, which is good for the lack of salt build up being my problem, but bad for leaving me in a world of wonder as to why i am getting this bad burn... Is always something

 

[LOSTCOASTLOCAL]

Comedy! My tds/ppm actually was down 3 hours after starting clearex... Salt build up is definitely not my problem