6under6 GDP

[4tatude]

this grow and journal was my new years resolution
1st grow
ill be running 6 gdp clones under 600 watts
airo in a sb 6 hole system
will do scrog for final
i really dont know what to expect since this will be my first grow. im set up in a 4x4 tent. everything is running good so its just a matter of makin it happen.im sure i will learn more in the next few months than i ever dreamed

looking forward to learning from the experience and the experienced people who will gracefull enough to state their opinions of what im doing right or wrong...
i take constructive critisum pritty good, but i prefer my ego to be stroked

 

[4tatude]

G37 Thanks for the heads up lookin forward to it.
some specks

on 02-18-2011 at 09:25 PM (6 under 6 gdp)

the tent4x4 has great zippers, is well thought out and fits the bill
the lightis not vented and will probably have to be before its all over, but for a start i think it will do 600 watt
ventilationman does this guy move some air, way more than i need!
soi installed one of these from harbor freight. dialed it in perf and reduced the noise tremendously
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[4tatude]

the aero/nft unit
i built a modified version of the sb jr and tested. had a couple leaks but only minor. after fixing a couple of drips i ran unit for 24 hrs solid in the garage and was satisfied all the kinks were ironed out.
i used a coleman ice chest for the res and set the unit into tent for dialing in. after getting the heater and ventilation dialed in it was time to bring the girls in. notice the frame for scrog, its removable at point where 45s connect to frame.

 

[4tatude]

THE DISCOVERY

when i checked on the girls the next day all seemed to be on track, went to work and couldnt wait to get home, was worried about the kids lol.
when i got home all was well but i found a little water on tent floor. i ran a couple cycles on timer and no problem, must have sloshed some onto the floor last night right?
next morning before leaving to the rock everyone was fine, no water, ph fine and so i added nutes to 600ppm.
that evening i found water again, maby a pint or so. i dried up the water and finally found the problem. the 3/4 drains were not allowing the nutes to return to the res as fast as they were coming in, i know doesnt make sence but it backed up and overflowed out the hole for the net pot. i did some quick mods and designed a overflow catch using a pc of the post and some 2in flex tubing

 

[a mongo frog]

real nice work bro, what a machine. cant wait to see that weekly progress. maybe some tape over heater on switch... fckn great job + rep

 

[4tatude]

LESS IS BETTER
ok so now i was in day 4 and had overcome a couple visits from murphy and all was good. ph and nutes was not where i left them and needed to adjust. nutes first, way too high so i added a gallon of water then had to take 2 out and add 2 backuntill i got the ppms in balance. checked ph and found it was too high. ph down and now im at 3.5 S**T!!! 2nd S**T was i didnt get ph up ARRRRGGHHHH!!
dumped thr res and started over, finally got ph and nutes in acceptable range.
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what i learned was these are invaluable tools, and get some up!!

 

[4tatude]

i have been an avid gardner for many yrs and find it theraputic. this is my first time growing mmj.
when things go wrong in life ive always stepped back where i could see better and figured out how to correct it.
it has been a hectic start but i knew there would be problems. does any job go as planned?
i got the res dialed in and everything seems to be running on auto.

 

[4tatude]

real nice work bro, what a machine. cant wait to see that weekly progress. maybe some tape over heater on switch... fckn great job + rep

thanks mongo!, i would not have cought that. im hoping other sharp eyed hawks will also drop in and comment. as a newbee there is sooo many things i dont know. will correct that little one asap.

 

[4tatude]

THE BRAINS BEHIND THE LIGHT
after doing a bit of reading and research i decided to go with the sentinal MTD-1 . it does almost everything without fail.
it has 1 lights on plug that i have the light and router that manages the fan pluged into.
lights off plug takes care of the heater when the sun is not shining. would run a dehumidifier or an ac as well in summer if needed.
2 recycle timerplugs, one of which cycles 1min on and 5 off 24/7
and a temp probe.

even being electronically chalanged i had no trouble setting up everything in a reasonable time.

I think the controller would be way more user friendly if it had a 2nd light on that could be programed for veg/clone. one on 12/12 for flower and the 2nd 18/6 for veg.
other than that i think its a killer investment. i set it up flipped the switch and thats been it.
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[4tatude]

NEW TO HYDRO, GROWING MMJ, AND BLOGGING

As the heading states im a nubee at a lot of things. This is my first attempt at hydro, growing mmj, or keeeping an on line journal.
some of you have awsome journals and unbelevable grows, dont expect that here! im just documenting what im doing and what the results were. remember im a nubee, i will attempt to keep myself amused and informed on growing in all three endevers.
once i get the basics and the grow is under way i will try and give weekly updates. if you want to comment please do, as long as its about whats going on, or to direct me to a sight or reference to a question ive ask. I am also interested in meeting other new growers that are doing grows simular to mine, as well as some of the salty dogs of growing that can see more just glancing at a plant than i can looking at it for a day.

Here is the pump and its home, a coleman ice chest. im using 6 gallons of nutes inside as my res. so far it has done the job and easy access makes checking balances, or adding solution a breeze. if the temps in summer need cooling down ive a freezer with frozen water bottles only feet away.

 

[4tatude]

i see a lot of bla bla bla about nutes. in 40 yrs of growing tomatoes and lots of other fruit, ive grown to know that N P and K are the basics and want to keep my selection simple. im following sb's original mix at a weaker dose. ive not been able to get the 1500 ppms he recomemder but they respond well to 1200 so there is where i sit.i started the clones with about 600 or so and added till they told me enough!

heres the line up. no more no less

 

[4tatude]

1st week updates
iv brought the nutes up to 800.
im experiencing some signs of lock out from the first couple of days when i got everything so out of whack.
growth has been good with the 5 like girls but olive oil is totally different, wonder if this is something else?
i hope some of you experienced growers will chime in and let me know what you think.




and here is olive oil making me tie her down already. oo has totally different structure as well as leaf than her room mates. anyone care to guess what she is?

 

[4tatude]

WILTING?
this pic was taken just before lights on.
notice the wilting? soon as lights are on they are perkey as can be.
temps dont go lower than 70 lights off but the fan is off too.
rh seems to be 50ish which should be ok.
is this something i should be concerned about?

 

[4tatude]

olive oil

in the 6 there are 5 like this, stockey plants with good branching and tight nodes.
There is another however that is tall and slinder, with long spaces between nodes.
i will show another pic of her but the lanky girl is in the background of this pic.
here is a pic of olive oil.​

 

[4tatude]

SHAPING THE CANOPY
5 plants are really sturdy and are difficult to bend stems to where i want. i have been using fishing weights in the 2 to 4 oz weight and continously moving to keep limbs down.
the 6th plant olive oil is very different pheno or another strain all togeather. both have lots of purple in the stims. oo is a rapid grower and responds well to lst. i will plan on a full screen of olive oil in the future i think. today makes 3 weels in veg, dont know what happened to week 2. i may flip the switch in next day or two. i planned to veg for a month, but ive seen enough leading bud sites to fill the screen so why should i wait? guess this is always the delima right? pictures to follow this w/e
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[G37Kush]

Hey wassup 4tatude. U got your grow journal up and working. Before u had it setup to where people could only view it. But now people can post on ur journal. Can't wait to see some updated pics of ur girls!

 

[4tatude]

WEEK 4 UPDATE

last week i added an air cooled hood and phat filter. the air cooled hood makes a tremendous difference in light placement and regulating temps. i can get light as close as 1.5 ft without any problems. temps are 74 lights on and 70 when off.
here are the girls today, happy and growing. ive kept the canopy in check as best as i could using fishing weights. i just put the scrog screen on after cutting clones.

 

[4tatude]

weeks 1 through 4

 

[a mongo frog]

fckn nice man, dig the grow. u got those plants lookin good now.

 

[4tatude]

the 1st 3 are on left side no 2 being olive oil. the last 3 are on right side. the 1st and 4th are at the same end at door and seem to be smaller than the other 4. could be just plant, environmental, or how aero/nft is designed. the drain holes are almost under 1 and 4 and the roots are all way to res almost through 2 in drain. anyone care to voice their thoughts?