my 3 stages of flower

OLD DUDE

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Just so you guys know, I came from another site that SS was on! Started running this system a couple years ago and did everything that SS said to do, more or less, and have had nothing but great success!! I run 4000w with 4 racks and am averaging 37z every two weeks! Post some Chronic buds SS, would love to see how my girl is doing!! Kushberry has been great for me!!!
 
superstoner1

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old dude, i have 6 chronic coming up in 2 weeks looking good, will get a pic.i still want my kushberry back,lol. the twista is an ugly, stinky bitch but she does produce, petek just pulled close to 8oz from one.
ocean, maintenence is not that bad, i can tear down, clean, reassemble and fill in about an hour.
 
oceangreen

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nice,
I replaced the plastic tubing with a heat insulating hose. No more leaks and keeps the water even more frosty!

I still don't like the drain setup, even though ti works. I would probably do pipes for drainage straight up. PVC from cap to another larger pipe into rez, no openings whatsoever
 
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Well, answer my pm if you want it back!!:) yep Ocean, it's a breeze, cleaned one this morning, right at an hour! One thing about this system that I like best is, once you figure it out, and figure out whatyour strains like, it is as close to being an auto pilot system as you can get! The only part thatI hate is cleaning the veg system, don't know why and it's not a big deal, just hate doing it for some reason!
 
superstoner1

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od, i am the same way on the vegger but hopefully my new vegger will motivate me more. i can now remove any of the three totes in a few secs with no leaks and just being able to stand while i work in veg is a huge plus. the under the stairs veg room was nice but not for somebody that is 6'2" and 245#.
 
oceangreen

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superstoner1 said:
od, i am the same way on the vegger but hopefully my new vegger will motivate me more. i can now remove any of the three totes in a few secs with no leaks and just being able to stand while i work in veg is a huge plus. the under the stairs veg room was nice but not for somebody that is 6'2" and 245#.
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Yep,

I am doing the new veg room too!.

but I am going to set it up so the veg room has its own chiller and so does the flower room. So since its one big rez, i will just hook up the chiller straight to the rez and have a pump for it in the rez.

SS, so with your flower nute sched. you change at week 2 and week 5...

I was wondering if there was a way for me to save nutes, maybe change just once during flowering?

I am currently running the systems through with just water and h202 for a cleaning and then away they go...
 
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most people and nute companies will say chage every 1-2 weeks. with the larger res's and more nutes available i find going 3 weeks is not a problem. i still get vigorous growth and no signs of def or problems. going any longer i would not reccommend. it cost me less than $40 in nutes to go from clone to harvest, that equates to less than a dollar per ounce.
 
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A couple months ago I did four runs with the res filled only halfway, changed them out every week with a 12 hour while lights were out flush with Clearex and no difference, just a pain in the ass:)

Hey SS, how much more is your mini split running because you are using bare bulbs? And, did you notice any increase in yield when you switched?

One other thing, I did four runs with a 10 day flush with just water at the end, and I couldn't get those buds to cure worth a shit!! They kinda had a musty rotten pussy smell, so fuck that final flush bull shit;)
 
superstoner1

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od, i totally went about going bare bulb the wrong way. with just the bulbs hanging vertically the ac had no problems at all and could still drop temp if needed. then i built a new 5'x10' veg room connected to the flower room(sharing the 10' wall) and made two seperate vents along the bottom of the wall to draw air into the veg room and used my 6" vortex to draw hot ait out of veg and into flower room. still the ac handled it but there was no more room for more. then the parabolics went up(love them) and flower room temp was perfect all around except for the plant canopy directly under the parabolics, all that heat was directed straight down. so the solution worked perfect. i made a new icebox and took advantage of my chiller for the res's and mounted it to the fan blowing back to flower room. it easily drops return air 12-15* and chiller res still stays at 61. but that still had me worried about canopy and i made a 6"-2 4" hoses and mounted them to the parabolic hoods where the cord exits and done. ac is back to not working as much and canopy is perfect. my yield took a huge hit, worst 2 harvests in years, but the next one looks to be back on track, the light is much more intense with the parabolics than any other reflector ive had.
 

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Looking good SS! I too love the bare bulbs..only way to grow IMO. Also..have you ever tried Drip clean? Ive been using it for the past year without ever flushing (not even between veg and flower) and my plants never get locked out, or have deficiencies. I used to break my back flushing all the time when somebody recomended it. I will never look back. Stuff is amazing!
 
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hawk its good to see you. to tell you the truth, with the levels of nutes i run i have been testing with only flushing before last res change in flower and i am seeing no problems. i remember you telling me about that product but i just hate to add anything else to the schedule at this time, plants are loving it. my harvests before the last two were hitting heavy yields for this setup.
 
oceangreen

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SS,

weren't you saying something about how you use certain 2" net pots because not all of them fit well?

with the 2" cutouts which ones fit best?
 
superstoner1

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oceangreen said:
SS,

weren't you saying something about how you use certain 2" net pots because not all of them fit well?

with the 2" cutouts which ones fit best?
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the hydrofarm net pots are by far the best i have used. plantlightinghydroponics.com has them 200 for $20.
 
superstoner1

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i have had those, they have a very small lip and are very flexible. you can use the small dixie cups from the grocery store.
 
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Yeah, I screwed up and got some Botanicare ones I think and they are a tiny bit too big! Hey SS, send me a hundred each, red, purple, pink, green/black, and blue/black collars! Pm me info!
 
oceangreen

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haha, oh well. Yea, you guys are a great bunch of guys... I would be getting the wrong gear, left and right, if it wasnt for SS..

ok, i am going with the HF 2" nets....

So is this where everyone is posting now?

where are all the other guys from SB's sites...

I am asked a mod if he could do a sub-forum for us... Maybe that can happen..
 
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