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  1. Louisville79

    inline vs duct fans

    I have an 8 inch 440 CFM can fan with reducers connected 12 feet long of 6inch ducting with a carbon filter and 24 inch long round air cooled hood with 600 mh bulb.the carbon filter is at 1 end at the top of my 5x5x7 tent with the can fan attached to it then 5 feet of ducting running to my air...
  2. Louisville79

    Hygrometer's recommendation ? ?

    I have an acu rite 2 in 1 humidity tester and wide mouth 1 quart mason jars! The tester fits right down inside the mason jar but takes up half the jar! I also have a 4 quart glass jar with a rubber sealed clasp type top! I was wondering if I put the tester down in the bottom of the 4 quart and...
  3. Louisville79

    Added calcareous sand for gnats close to harvest,NEED ADVICE

    Yes,just plain water no nutes or molasses in 14 days now.I water every 3 to 4 days.but let me correct myself.I took someone's advice and added some h2o2 an a little plain sugar twice. Because of the sand,my soil became compacted and all the water was running straight down the side of the pot and...
  4. Louisville79

    Added calcareous sand for gnats close to harvest,NEED ADVICE

    my issue is I am very limited the amount of time I can devote to that.I'm watching the trichomes n they're just hitting the beginning of theyre peak maturity window. the problem is I will not have the time to cut trim and hang until Saturday. I have work, physical therapy, 2 kids and normal...
  5. Louisville79

    Added calcareous sand for gnats close to harvest,NEED ADVICE

    So nute lock out I should not worry about? This close?
  6. Louisville79

    Added calcareous sand for gnats close to harvest,NEED ADVICE

    My drainage time is usually 3-4 days on my regular waterings before the medium is dry.I've had issues with root rot and fungus gnats in the past,so I've already learned the hard way about watering too much! (Hence the layer of sand currently for fungus gnats) my current problem is I used...
  7. Louisville79

    Added calcareous sand for gnats close to harvest,NEED ADVICE

    I already got the sand and used it my problem is, its calcareous sand. which means when I added a drop of vinegar to it, and it fizzled. they say that calcareous sand is bad and will cause high pH and possible nutrient lockout if I water them pouring the water through the sand which is now the...
  8. Louisville79

    Added calcareous sand for gnats close to harvest,NEED ADVICE

    I already got the sand and used it my problem is, its calcareous sand. which means when I added a drop of vinegar to it, and it fizzled. they say that calcareous sand is bad and will cause high pH and possible nutrient lockout!If I water them pouring the water through the sand which is now the...
  9. Louisville79

    Fungus gnats, infested!!PLEASE HELP

    I already got the sand and used it my problem is, its calcareous sand. which means when I added a drop of vinegar to it, and it fizzled. they say that calcareous sand is bad and will cause high pH and possible nutrient lockout if I water them pouring the water through the sand which is now the...
  10. Louisville79

    Fungus gnats, infested!!PLEASE HELP

    I picked up the sand but its calcareous it bubbles when I add a drop of vinegar is this going to harm my flowering plants. I added the drop of vinegar before putting it on top of my soil I read somewhere else that is how you check to see if its calcareous but cannot find any other information...
  11. Louisville79

    Soil and Sand..?

    Will calcareous play sand harm my flowering crop if I add a top layer for fungus gnats I know its calcareous because it bubbled when I added a drop of vinegar
  12. Louisville79

    Help,damn mites are back,need another week.help please!

    I'm about 6 days away from chopping.I have to do one more flush in about 4 days when my soil dries and then 2 more days of complete darkness after that before chopping.I would seriously chop sooner but I know they need another flush, (runoff is still tea colored) and I don't want to drown them...
  13. Louisville79

    Spider Mites Questions

    well okay I had to jinx myself with my previous post,because I'm about 6 days away from chopping.I have to do one more flush in about 4 days when my soil dries and then 2 more days of complete darkness after that before chopping.I would seriously chop sooner but I know they need another flush...
  14. Louisville79

    Spider Mites Questions

    After 3 days I did find 1 living mite. I sprayed "No Spider Mites' again and after another 3 days not 1 alive. So on the plus side it works great and the negative being its really expensive, but locally quarter oz costs more. I know it's quite some time since your post,but I'm curious how the...
  15. Louisville79

    HOW TO KILL SPIDER MITES 100%: " Naturally - no chemicals"

    I'm no pro,I've done lots of research recently on this subject because I had a mite problem also I got it early right towards the end of my veg cycle and I treated for 2 weeks every 3 days with organocide and it smells nasty like fish but it did the trick because I used it properly every 3 days...
  16. Louisville79

    Fungus gnats, infested!!PLEASE HELP

    Ty,the screens gravel and sand are making it impossible or at least nearly impossible for the gnats to get in and out of the soil in order to lay their eggs and as they are struggling it gives the ladybugs a much better chance to eat them now I'm curious if flooding them with water consecutively...
  17. Louisville79

    Fungus gnats, infested!!PLEASE HELP

    Ty bug eye but I'm less than 3 weeks (by my estimate)outside of harvest so I would prefer not to put any additives chemical or spray wise on them.very early on in my grow right before switching to 12/12 I had a small spider mite infestation. I treated for 2 weeks with organocide every 3 to 4...
  18. Louisville79

    Fungus gnats, infested!!PLEASE HELP

    I'm two maybe 3 to 4 weeks away from harvest and I have major fungus gnat infestation causing visible damage to my plants and my buds. what can I do to quickly get rid of these pest without harming my girls. I'd like to get rid of the pests and give them at least another 2 weeks to repair...
  19. Louisville79

    HOW TO KILL SPIDER MITES 100%: " Naturally - no chemicals"

    Brix?? Maybe I'm just a newbie,but I'm not sure what brix is? Scratch that,I googled it!!! LOL
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