billcollector99
Well-Known Member
Damn I need to make a roadtrip!!!
.64 g/w not too shabby either for your second grow!!! with an average of 2.3 oz per plant to boot. How long did you veg them for?
6under6 GDP
- Thread starter 4tatude
- Start date
.64 g/w not too shabby either for your second grow!!! with an average of 2.3 oz per plant to boot. How long did you veg them for?
4tatude
Well-Known Member
thanks sb it grew on me too lol at first i thought it was ok but after figuring out how to hang n work it its a must have item...
BKB glad you took the trip, hope you had some good times in washington, ive friends in seattle, need to see them soon...
bluberry im fond of coloration also thanks
hay G, yea i had everything going except the light, the small fans on low pointed to the floor n the 6" pulling through the scrubber about 1/3 speed. just enough to get a good negative pressure n exchange rate.the rh cooperated well @ about 55%, took 7 days to get a good bend without a snap. me i love the rack, a must have item. n it fits the 4x4 perf. looking forward to the pics
you might say thatLooks like some extreme bondage there, looks like you've had some practicelol
thanks bc99 im pleased with it for sure, i think they went like 6 weeks under 2 4ft shop lights, just reg florescents. pack a bag bro we'll have a grand ol time
thanks dirk, your really kickin ass on your grow man. your dialed in, back at ya with the good work...
4tatude
Well-Known Member
the headband are veging well under 2 4ft shop lights, ive been lazy n havent cleaned n sanitized the tent untill tonight. i pulled all the buckets, peaces n parts down n set up the undercurrent system in the garage floor. after putting everythging together i simply picked it up n placed it in the tent. its so easy to move assembled it not even funny. everything is flexable yet ridgid enough to support itself. placed in the tent n hooked the waterhose up n filled the whole system. its been full for a couple hours n looks tight, no leaks. i really wasnt expecting any, during the first test in the garage floor i really abused it to try n make it leak but had no sucess. im working on supports that will be placed in each bucket thet will give scrog type support but seperate to each bucket. as soon as they are finished ill move the headband into the tent n start the show. i promise this will be interesting. im real fond of the way these headband grow. also got a couple add ons to the undercurrent system to make it run even smoother. im hunting cruse controll
i dont have pics to put up yet but will within a week or so. im about to enjoy a 4 or 5 day weekend hope everyone has a great labor day holiday n stay safe.. peace...
i dont have pics to put up yet but will within a week or so. im about to enjoy a 4 or 5 day weekend
hope everyone has a great labor day holiday n stay safe.. peace...
4tatude
Well-Known Member
so today is day 30 of veg in the mini undercurrent, it has worked wonderfull. the plants have thrived in the systen, and developed a great root system. they had a good tie down two weeks ago n seemed to have loved it. its now time to move the girls up to the big system n do another tie down n get them in the tent n ready for flip.
a mongo frog
Well-Known Member
those are crazy roots man. nice man nice!!!
i started an mongo needs advice thread 1 of the 2 sour diesel im growing is pictured check it out.
i started an mongo needs advice thread 1 of the 2 sour diesel im growing is pictured check it out.
4tatude
Well-Known Member
So ive been busy designing a support system that would support plants with vertical growth. if this was soil or a soilless medium id just use bamboo poles, but as im using water as the medium i had to come up with something else. this presented a duel problem, the plant would need support the lid could not provide. meaning with heighth it would be top heavy n need something to support the base. also it would need to support the vertical growth. ive come up with a good solution i think, 1/2 in pvc pipe n some t fittings configured to just fit the UC system n also fit inside a 5 gallon bucket. i will add vertical support by adding pipe to the t fitting as needed. the t fittings on botrh sides of the lid locks the lid in place and gives good support throughout. this type of support would work in any bubble bucket or hydro system, it would just need to be modified to fit the system.
EDIT: I forgot to say the tape on the outside of lid serves no other perpose than to give me a place to tie limbs to. notice the folded edge? i use an ice pick to punch holes then tie through the hole to secure in place.
EDIT: I forgot to say the tape on the outside of lid serves no other perpose than to give me a place to tie limbs to. notice the folded edge? i use an ice pick to punch holes then tie through the hole to secure in place.
4tatude
Well-Known Member
Here is the final resting place for the HB girls. as you can see i did a modification to the UC system n made it a 8 hole with res/pump housing. the flow goes right n left of res n joins up at back middle bucket then flows to res down the middle row. im running 6in air stones in every other bucket, and a 365 gph pump. it took about an hour for everything to balance out with adding nutes n such to the res. ive a 35 gallon container ill mix in next time n just drain into system.
4tatude
Well-Known Member
these HB take to lst like a duck to water. the real heighth is approx 30 inches if they were not tied down. with a couple of good tie backs ive got the vertical heighth at 6inches max. ill veg a week or so more to let them recouperate then its off to the races. hope everyone enjoys the show...
4tatude
Well-Known Member
thanks mongo, the mini UC really does the job, im very happy with its first run
hay G always good to see you drop in. thanks for the compliments, im usina a eco 396 submergable hooked up as an in line pump inside a bucket, the same as the bigger system. the air pump is an active air 15lpm with an air stone in every other hole. the two togeather make up a clean running system, n pritty quiet too. im happy with both set ups, now that ive proven the mini UC im anxious to see what the bigger unit can do.
onthedl0008
Well-Known Member
Wow looks like I got a lot of catching up To do sir thanks for the update in the Club thread alrite then time to hit the pages man ur thread kinda doubled this last month see ya soon lolz!
4tatude
Well-Known Member
picked up a 400/600 lumatek switchable ballast n a 400 mh bulb. put the girls under the mh on monday. my first mh to work with n really dont think i need to do more than harden them off before the 600 n flip. these girls are ready to go, but im going to do 2 weeks on this res. i hate to be wastefull.
nute mix
total water vollume---43 gallons
in one gallon of water i mixed
200ml pure pro grow
100ml liquid karma
100ml cal mag
50ml silica blast
100ml aquashield
2tsp great white
water to start was 150ppm and 6.6 ph
i added the whole gallon of nutes and the ppm went to 650 and the ph @ 6.4
it took 40ml of down to drop to 5.6
today day 3 its @ 660 and 5.7
i allow a 5 point swing on ph, when it reaches 6.1 ill bump it back down. i believe the optomum uptake of various nutes is at different ph's so the swing is necesary to max the availability of a broader spectrum than is available tan when steady. jmo no proof
nute mix
total water vollume---43 gallons
in one gallon of water i mixed
200ml pure pro grow
100ml liquid karma
100ml cal mag
50ml silica blast
100ml aquashield
2tsp great white
water to start was 150ppm and 6.6 ph
i added the whole gallon of nutes and the ppm went to 650 and the ph @ 6.4
it took 40ml of down to drop to 5.6
today day 3 its @ 660 and 5.7
i allow a 5 point swing on ph, when it reaches 6.1 ill bump it back down. i believe the optomum uptake of various nutes is at different ph's so the swing is necesary to max the availability of a broader spectrum than is available tan when steady. jmo no proof
4tatude
Well-Known Member
Welcome Shwagbag!!! glad your subbed up i need all the help i can get lol. keep a sharp eye out n give a shout out when you see something. this is an ongoing journal n you are encouraged to post comment etc. everyone here is great and as of yet no egos to speak of lol, well i get a big head now n then but who doesnt right? if you see anything i can explain or help you out with just give a shout n i will expect you to do the same. with a colected group of knolidege we can figure anything out. synergy brother senergy...glad to have you along for the ride...Subbed! Looking good
4tatude
Well-Known Member
ok so i know from chatting with people that a lot of you dont post your problems here, or even acknolidge that you have a problem. me i got problems, more than i want to admit but im talking about growing mmj problems...
im checking out the girls and tho ive never had bugs (knock on wood) ive had pm. i fought the pm untill i was sick of it, then another RIU member told me about Eagle 20. ive used it and never looked back, works with a one time application and eleminated the pm for the whole grow.
so now i got pucking bugs, spider mites to be exact. i knew it was just a mater of time but was hoping i could finish out this crop of gray hair im cultivating before i had mites lol. well no such luck so here i am with another learning curve. im kinda a green guy, i love the earth, but i have no problem hitting a problem with chemicals to eradicate. most green products might knock things back but usually dont solve the problem.
i know a lot of you cringe reading this but im not interested in an ongoing battle, i dont have the time or the patience to fight long so i just pull out the big guns and try to eliminate the problem. so today i sprayed their ass down good with floramite. it says it gives a 28 day protection, im wondering about that...
my research says that mites can go sexually active as fast as 5 days n start laying eggs right away. they dont even have to have them fertilized the way i understand.
Anyway thats the extent of my problem at present n look forward to hearing others recepie for sucess on mites...
come on everyone post up and lets get the mystery out in the open so other nubees like myself can have someone experienced with mites tell the low down with your experience.
im checking out the girls and tho ive never had bugs (knock on wood) ive had pm. i fought the pm untill i was sick of it, then another RIU member told me about Eagle 20. ive used it and never looked back, works with a one time application and eleminated the pm for the whole grow.
so now i got pucking bugs, spider mites to be exact. i knew it was just a mater of time but was hoping i could finish out this crop of gray hair im cultivating before i had mites lol. well no such luck so here i am with another learning curve. im kinda a green guy, i love the earth, but i have no problem hitting a problem with chemicals to eradicate. most green products might knock things back but usually dont solve the problem.
i know a lot of you cringe reading this but im not interested in an ongoing battle, i dont have the time or the patience to fight long so i just pull out the big guns and try to eliminate the problem. so today i sprayed their ass down good with floramite. it says it gives a 28 day protection, im wondering about that...
my research says that mites can go sexually active as fast as 5 days n start laying eggs right away. they dont even have to have them fertilized the way i understand.
Anyway thats the extent of my problem at present n look forward to hearing others recepie for sucess on mites...
come on everyone post up and lets get the mystery out in the open so other nubees like myself can have someone experienced with mites tell the low down with your experience.
Shwagbag
Well-Known Member
You have the right idea, don't fuck with mites. Get rid of them and get rid of them fast because they can destroy your crop. I've never used floromite but I I have used Azamax. It works great and claims to be 100% natural. You're right about the egg cycle too. I would recommend hitting them again every 5-7 days for a total of 3 applications. Another organic option for you is neem oil, this can be applied with a wetting agent and it helps combat various insects. It is also said to offer benefits to the plant as well. I've used both of those and I've wiped those effers out, haven't seen them for a long time but I know they will return some day only to meet their match when they see me!
Muahahahaha, no sweat man, wipem out good. Make sure to spray the undersides of the leaves as well, this is where they dwell those little pricks.
4tatude
Well-Known Member
GREAT info swagbag way to be there. im glad i used a 5 gallon bucket for the base, i just plopped those girls in the bucket n turned them upside down. all the leaves exposed their underside and was pritty easy to drench. the 5 day plan was about what i figured to do. about 4 or 5 applications should eradicate them n i can get along with more important things
thanks bro!!!