blackops
Active Member
Hey RIU! I've been a long time lurker before finally signing up and now after months of planning, reading, planning, more reading I've got two plants healthy and green. But before I get into that I'll give some more info on the op.
My goal with this grow is just to have a small personal stash to smoke in between the normal bud we get around here. (It's nothing to talk up here.. this is actually a source of motivation)
Specs:
1 - 50 gal rubbermaid box
1 - 5 gal res
1 - 200 g/ph water pump
1 - dual airpump from walmart (cheap $10 thing..)
1 - airstone (will be 2)
4 - 23w 6500k CFL
4 - 23w 2700k CFL
1 - 10in camping fan
1 - GH PH Kit http://www.amazon.com/pH-Control-Kit-General-Hydroponics/dp/B000BNKWZY
Nutrients:
Veg: GH MaxiGro 10-5-14
Flower: GH MaxiBloom 5-15-14
Seed: Since this is my first run at this I'm only using seeds from a good bag of bud from a few months ago.
Alright, now that that is over. I actually started the grow a few weeks back so some of the pictures are dated. Started out with 3 germed seeds which turned into good looking sprouts. But then a noob mistake happened because I didn't properly secure my lights. Needless to say it dried out but is still holding on. There is a little bit of green leaf and the roots still look good and in fact have grown. I'll keep it around for SAG.
As of this post I'm going to call it week 3. The water going into the res is ph balanced tap water. Last week I added 1/10 of the amount of nutrients the instructions called for for 5 gal. Yesterday I changed the water and added 1/5 of the amount called for. So far so good. I'm going to be keeping the lights on 24/7 for the next couple weeks and then gradually move to the 12/12 for flowering. I'm thinking baby steps?
I'm sure I missed something but for a first post I feel it should work haha. Here are some pics to check out. ANY feedback would be MUCH appreciated! It's time to smoke and go to bed.
My goal with this grow is just to have a small personal stash to smoke in between the normal bud we get around here. (It's nothing to talk up here.. this is actually a source of motivation)
Specs:
1 - 50 gal rubbermaid box
1 - 5 gal res
1 - 200 g/ph water pump
1 - dual airpump from walmart (cheap $10 thing..)
1 - airstone (will be 2)
4 - 23w 6500k CFL
4 - 23w 2700k CFL
1 - 10in camping fan
1 - GH PH Kit http://www.amazon.com/pH-Control-Kit-General-Hydroponics/dp/B000BNKWZY
Nutrients:
Veg: GH MaxiGro 10-5-14
Flower: GH MaxiBloom 5-15-14
Seed: Since this is my first run at this I'm only using seeds from a good bag of bud from a few months ago.
Alright, now that that is over. I actually started the grow a few weeks back so some of the pictures are dated. Started out with 3 germed seeds which turned into good looking sprouts. But then a noob mistake happened because I didn't properly secure my lights. Needless to say it dried out but is still holding on. There is a little bit of green leaf and the roots still look good and in fact have grown. I'll keep it around for SAG.
As of this post I'm going to call it week 3. The water going into the res is ph balanced tap water. Last week I added 1/10 of the amount of nutrients the instructions called for for 5 gal. Yesterday I changed the water and added 1/5 of the amount called for. So far so good. I'm going to be keeping the lights on 24/7 for the next couple weeks and then gradually move to the 12/12 for flowering. I'm thinking baby steps?
I'm sure I missed something but for a first post I feel it should work haha. Here are some pics to check out. ANY feedback would be MUCH appreciated! It's time to smoke and go to bed.