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  1. purplelicious

    Grow Tent Too Hot!!!

    I would try a full spectrum led light. It is the new generation and not the red, blue or green ones but just a normal full spectrum led. Here is the one I would try http://spectrumkingled.com/
  2. purplelicious

    PM on my ladies

    PM hates water, contrary to what everyone thinks. Powder and water do not mix. The name powdery mildew is not a misnomer. It obviously even does great at very low RH , low RH will not kill it. Like stated above, it's an airborne disease. It can really simply be dealt with by foliar spraying with...
  3. purplelicious

    Grow Tent Too Hot!!!

    You could put a dual port a/c like this in your tent https://www.sunlightsupply.com/shop/bycategory/ac-dehumidification-humidification/ideal-air-dual-hose-air-conditioner-12000-btu
  4. purplelicious

    The Ultimate Odour Control Thread

    I can tell all of you the best way to control odor is a sealed room. People talk about sealed rooms but they never really run a truly sealed room. I however do and have for a very long time. So here is wat you do. For small rooms they sell a portable a/c unit,it has a separate intake, and pulls...
  5. purplelicious

    is it worth the switch from soil to hydro

    I had reservations about DWC, based on the setups with pumps and water chillers. Heat will kill the roots and plant beyond repair.
  6. purplelicious

    is it worth the switch from soil to hydro

    You're welcome, no worries! I just made the switch,with this new set up I should have more free time. Not that I don't enjoy being with my plants, but life has been getting very busy. Saving time and being reassured that it is not hurting my garden is the goal.
  7. purplelicious

    is it worth the switch from soil to hydro

    I hand watered or used drip feed on rockwool for a very long time, like over 15 years. I just explained why Water Farm from General Hydroponics is the best, and you confirm what I have been saying. The system I use has only air pumps. No water ever comes in contact with a mechanical pump. There...
  8. purplelicious

    is it worth the switch from soil to hydro

    I would say yes, one for each res. I have not invested in one yet, but I'm going to buy one. I just have a blue lab hand held pen, it is the best PH pen I have ever owned.
  9. purplelicious

    is it worth the switch from soil to hydro

    haha you said "grow stones" I think that is an insult in some countries lol
  10. purplelicious

    is it worth the switch from soil to hydro

    If you spend that kind of money just get one of these for a couple hundred more ... https://www.bluelab.com/products/ph-controller and they make one that has a data log sent to your computer here...
  11. purplelicious

    Starting seed in hydroton w/o rockwool?

    Nothing is wrong with your setup, you have success with it great! I just have my opinions,and they might not be great for most people. Making a DIY RDWC can have a lot of issues. From what I see everyone uses water pumps, pumps create heat. So to prevent heat you put in a water chiller. All of...
  12. purplelicious

    Starting seed in hydroton w/o rockwool?

    They have the single bucket water farm system. If I was to grow one plant that would be the way to go. I think you can put seedling with tap root right in the hydroton .Although I have not tried that. They are not very expensive, just order on Amazon. You might save the small difference in cost...
  13. purplelicious

    Starting seed in hydroton w/o rockwool?

    Nice. They also have a 20 gallon top res and 20 gallon controller so that would be a 40 gallon res then 4 gallon per pot. Is that enough? I don't think you understand how this system works.
  14. purplelicious

    Starting seed in hydroton w/o rockwool?

    I like the fact that waterfarm buckets use less water in the reservoir. They also use gravity feed from the 13 gallon top res to a 8 gallon controller tank,that is a 21 gallon res along with the individual buckets that are 4 gallon each and up to 12 per res. This is what I'm using...
  15. purplelicious

    Starting seed in hydroton w/o rockwool?

    You can just use a low or medium dose of nutrients. Don't over feed and there is no issues with the concerns that you have. In this regard it's the most hands off system you will ever run. Check once a week at the most, and you can have a Dosetronic to adjust your PH and nutrients. You just set...
  16. purplelicious

    is it worth the switch from soil to hydro

    Coco is a fail substrate. Most companies harvest it from the ocean, it is full of salts and then they try to wash it. I found one company that had inland coir not harvested from the ocean. The medium has a memory and likes to be salty if you ask me, that is not science just my observation from...
  17. purplelicious

    Starting seed in hydroton w/o rockwool?

    Have you grown with one? It is not a drip system. Get your facts right. It's a dwc recirculating system just a better design. So it is a drip and RDWC, even better. And like I said no water pumps so no hot water issues. The water recirculates and is aerated just in a better way. You should...
  18. purplelicious

    is it worth the switch from soil to hydro

    General Hydroponics Water Farm bucket system is the best for dwc. It uses only air pumps to circulate and aerate the water. No pumps to create heat and no water chillers to cool and no air stones to get clogged. It is pretty genius if you ask me. I have been a grower for almost 20 years and...
  19. purplelicious

    want to try hydro

    Do yourself a favor and run PH perfect sensi bloom and sensi grow. Also the general hydroponics hydrofarm bucket system is the pro way to go. One bucket systems are cheap enough. The 8 pack is even a good deal. The system uses only air pumps to circulate water and has a top feed drip ring on...
  20. purplelicious

    Starting seed in hydroton w/o rockwool?

    If you want the best hydro set up get the waterfarm bucket system by general hydroponics. It uses only air pumps to circulate the water. Do it yourself are fails, they always use water pumps that create massive amounts of heat then add water chillers to cool it off then air stones and it's all...
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