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  1. ectomorph2013

    new fan/vent lets a little light in . is this a problem

    Thnx Jrainman .. will get on that one. :) If i cant find what Im looking for, will try the 90 degree bend DeeTee, I have some spare 4" flexi ducting.. quick and to the point helpful solutions. thanks again.. Ectomorph , Hippy Farming ;)
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    The UK Growers Thread!

    forgot how funny this forum was.. been reading for the last hour or so.. how you doin IC3 ? hope your well m8.. last time i spoke to you the social services were tryin to tell you how to be a dad. sumink that happened in a hospital i think.. hope u got that sorted out bruv ..
  3. ectomorph2013

    new fan/vent lets a little light in . is this a problem

    hi I have a 4" inline fan at the top of my grow exhausting the air out. I recently added a small 4" bathroom exhaust fan to the bottom of the grow, this lets the light from the room pass into the bottom of the grow. just a little light gets in. is this a major problem for the dark period...
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    PPM , EC, CF and two of the PPM scales. Info might save you, time searching.

    Hi After buying a TDS (Total Dissolved Solids)meter and reading this site for a few hours. Some of this info might save you some time if you are new to this subject.. I found my TDS meter to be of the 500 PPM scale variety. After reading that most of the info on this site is stated in the...
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    help with PPM meter

    thanks for your help folks. will have a think.. ;)
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    help with PPM meter

    hi Has anyone had any experience with this ppm meter? seems a little on the cheap side.. just thought id ask before purchase...
  7. ectomorph2013

    how often to give nutes NFT

    thanks for your help guys .. I have bought caps for the rockwool cubes ,, this should cut the light out and hopefully deal with the algae.. I have also added a large air stone into the res to keep the water moving/oxygenated .. I am getting conflicting info about how often to turn the pump on...
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    moving seedlings under HPS .. and when to feed nutes..

    thanks for all your help folks.. Muffy wtf !! I have not prepped the rockwool. SO, this other set of seedling I have up, i will defo make sure I have pre-soaked them in a PH'd solution. I have more seedlings that are around a week old. What distance do you recommend I put the light? at the...
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    moving seedlings under HPS .. and when to feed nutes..

    i have waited until there are roots coming out of the jiffy 7 shooter after sprouting the seeds.. this took around a week. plenty of healthy white roots pocking out on average 1.5cm.. when i tahe from CFL lights and put into 4" rockwool and transfer to grow(400hps / NFT). they dont seem to be...
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    how often to give nutes NFT

    hi , could someone help with a couple of questions. should I be giving the plants constant nutes in an NFT system ? or ,, should I be giving them PH'd water in between feeds ? what do i buy to stop algae growth ? and do you add it to your nutes when mixing a batch up? thnx in advance for any...
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    green algae and growth

    hi thanx again for your help.. My NFT sys , holds around 30 litres of water. when u say only mix enough nutes for that day. should i only be giving them nutes on certain days? and ph'd water on others.. ? if so how many days in the week should I be giving them nutes. I was under the...
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    green algae and growth

    thanks for the quick reply. exactly the info I was looking for. when u say round the seam. do you mean at the edge of the rockwool cubes ,, to stop light penetrating below them? as this is the only place light can get into teh capillary matting .. will have to buy a ppm meter.. !! :/...
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    green algae and growth

    hi looking for some help on transferring seedlings from under fluorescent light to 400 HPS.. using advanced hyroponics of holland 3 part feed.. grow , bloom , micro.. I had to shut my grow down for 6 or 7 years. The nutes Im using are around 7 years old.. would these nutes still be ok, or...
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