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Does not look like broads. Thank your lucky stars. Sure does look like the same damage, though.

Can you zoom in more on the white specks? Looks suspiciously like broad mites. They don't move fast at all, but at higher magnification you can see their little appendages flailing.

I want to clarify a point about the insects "becoming immune". What actually happens is when you spray a poison you're going kill all but the few who are good at either running and hiding or have a genetic disposition that is resistant to whatever poison you've sprayed. The next generation...

Check for bugs. Seems like everyone is going through micro mite hell lately. You need a pocket microscope to detect these, at least 60x. Your symptoms look exactly like broad mites: twisted leathery top leaves, yellow to brown to black and crispy bottoms.

DE is a tool just like poisons. Used alone you might knock them down, but they will persist into flower. Then what, you gonna throw DE on your buds? I hope I'm not coming off as an asshole. You're right, it is easy to read anger into an online post. 12 weeks of treatment is a lot, I know...

Did NOT say that. I said it has it's place. In my experience DE alone will not eradicate micro mites.

Wow. Guys, DE has it's place but you're not going to solve your pest problem like that. Foliar spray a 1.2mL/L solution of Avid and a sticker pH'd to 5.5, wait 2 weeks. Foliar spray .7mL/L solution of Forbid 4F and a sticker pH'd to 5.5, wait 2 weeks. Spray 1T/qt solution of Monteray Garden...

Rick and Morty attack! Duck!

I get what you're saying. Unit may have been defective for all I know. My water heater timers (ge) cut both legs.

At least in my house, if I cut 1 leg of a 240v feed, I still have 120v on the other relative to ground. Ground/neutral are tied together at the box, so it was like I was powering the ballast with 120v, which was a no-no for the 240v only ballast.

Yup, I bet you there are some broads too. Good luck, my friend. You're gonna need it.

Yes, very slow growth as well.

I have been through the broad mite issue. The leaf chlorossis followed by necrosis at the tips was exactly the same as what I saw. I had twisted leaves too, but I think it's because it took me several weeks to figure out what was wrong. These don't damage like spider mites. There are no webs...

Yes, really. This is what I have, cheap and effective: Carson MicroMax 60x-100x LED Lighted Zoom Pocket Microscope For Field Inspection of Science, Fibers, Plants, Cells, Skin, Currency, Wildlife and More (MM-100) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009MFTSW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_TB5HCbK6H3GS0...

PLEASE SCOPE YOUR PLANTS. Sorry for yelling, but you have an infestation. No amount of nute/light change is going to fix it.

Cobby is right, it is considered single phase, but the legs are 180° out of phase. There is still the neutral line, so the circuit persisted, released some of the magic smoke in the lumitek ballast and scared the shit out of me. Luckily there was enough smoke left to keep it running for...

Yes, water heater timers are a must for the big lights and any 240v (dual phase) application. Bought a cheap timer that was supposed to do 240v. Stupid thing only switched one phase and I nearly burned up a nice digital ballast.

Please scope your plants. This damage looks suspiciously like micro mites (russet or broad). 60x power or higher. You're looking for tiny little bugs that resemble grains of rice on the underside of the leaves on or near the midrib.

Lol, wasn't trump just railing about how the dollar is too strong because of the fed?

"Metabite" is your best/cheapest option. Used in the food industry to remove chlorine from municipal water sources. Just a tiny pinch per gallon instantly neutralizes chlorine compounds. Perfectly safe for ingestion. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_metabisulfite