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Dropastone said:

Hey cof looking good bruda. What kinda fish you catching out of that there lake/pond/puddle?

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Thank you

I haven't fished in years, but there are bream and bass in need of being caught....pond, about an acre.


cof

Im back,, again lol
I got allot of catching up to do! I did skim over and must say that the pr0n over the last 4 or so pages is no less than I expected it to be, AMAZING!!!!!!
Hope everyone is well. I'll be back in later tonight hopefully.

Right on cof. If I had that pond I'd be out there with a rod and real and a fat doob of course.

fatality said:

what you think?

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I think I want to smoke some. Lovely fatality!

I also think I want to hang out at cof's place. I catch some of those pesky fish for you.

Day 13 in soiless mixture under 600 watter. White Widow(Nirvana) Big Bloom, Grow Big. Only one feeding so far. Temps are a bit higher with the lamp 12 inches away, but girls are happy so far with humidity levels and constant c02 and fresh air circulation.

I also think I want to hang out at cof's place. I catch some of those pesky fish for you.

Right on cof. If I had that pond I'd be out there with a rod and real and a fat doob of course.



Bring your fishing equipment......I think I can scape up a little something for you head.


cof

bassman999 said:

Ok I think I am gonna do this.
Can you give me a tutorial on this?
Oh and a parts list....?
Ill do as many as will fit right in a 4x4 tent.
Ill sell my 4x4 flood tray that doesnt even fit in there

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I was able to fit 9, 5gal buckets in a 40x40 so I would think you could go 16 in a 4x4. They'll all be touching each other but would fit.

If you go with buckets, all you need per site is a bucket, air stone, net pot, media of your choice (I prefer Hydroton for DWC) and an air pump. I wouldn't suggest using rockwool if you can avoid it because it has a tendency to wick up the moisture and hold on to it which can cause you some stem rot. I only use it if I have no other options and have my vegging plants that started out in rapid rooters sitting in 4" RW blocks right now

Of course, you can make it more complex by recirculating the water but it's not really necessary in order to get nice yields. I ran two autos in DWC that ended up pretty big and yielded nicely.

Just watch the water temps and try to keep them close to 70F but no higher than 75F and you can get away with less nutes so keep the PPM readings down and they'll be very happy in there.

@ COF - I would love to visit your place sometime. I would definitely bring some fishing gear and comfy chairs

I can see it now, fishing pole, nice chair, hat, cold beers in a cooler and my favorite spoon with some of COF's lovely buds, hehe.......Good times...

That's gonna be a long bike ride Dez, lol.

I forgot to answer you bassman. Thanks for the reminder dez. I'd think a single rez would be easier for a first time. I use a 30 gallon rubbermaid tub. I have a single airpump that I think is strong enough for that tank 38 Liters/ minute pump: http://www.plantlightinghydroponics.com/ecoplus-18-watt-commercial-grade-air-pump-p-1584.html

I have always used rockwool and never had a problem with rot, but I don't use 4" squares... more like 1 inch squares. Hydroton is pretty necessary, although you don't need much if you get smaller pots. You need net pots, airline for the pump, and airstones. That's it really. Like dez said about the temps... that's one thing you will need to think about. I forget that issue as I live in a cool environment.

You can read the beginning of my grow #1, #1.2, and #2 to get ideas. 3 different DWC set ups I used in those. I don't know of a good tutorial to send you to.

Yeah a single res will be easier for sure. That is partly why I'm placing a res outside of my tent that all my buckets are fed from and drain to. I like that aspect of the RDWC as it simplifies usage. Set up is more complex but it's easier in the long run.

Oh, and I'd fly, LOL. Just check the chairs and fishing gear with my spoon cleverly hidden in there and have my clothes in my carry on.

EDIT: I forgot to mention the cookies I'd eat in the airport so I could just sleep the whole way, haha

I agree about the RDWC. That's why i'm going with it these days. Well whatever you would call my setup. I guess it's not dwc, but i have a rez, lol.

Thanx for the replies guys. How high should the water level in the buckets be? And shoot for and average of 6.0 ph?
If I did a single res, how do I connect it to the buckets?
Oh and if I did 16 in the 4x4 what light(s) do I need to run?

The water needs to be high enough for the roots to hang in. ph 5.8. Rez just means the DWC itself... unless you are doing a recirculating setup which is quite a bit more complex to setup. So if you had a single rez, you just have one tub like my first grow. You could do more rez's and have them be disconnected. But that's a pain, you gotta fill each up seperately, check ph, and level individually.

I think peeps in here say 1k for a 4x4, or two 6's. I don't have that much room, so I don't know.

EDIT: Thanks for the rep my brother...

well if a separate res is better I am gonna do that...so a heater in rez in winter and ice blocks in the summer lol to maintain 70ish?
so u dont get root rot because the air bubbles?


**edit**thanx....shnkrmn

Personally I think doing a strait DWC with a single rez is the best for a first run. If you like it you can invest the time, money, and effort into a RDWC setup. I've never done that, so I couldn't advise you.

And no need for a water heater. Cold water is fine. Just don't want it hot.

EDIT: Hey BC... I have no idea about the fuzz. Put it as an edit because I don't want to post just to say I have no idea, lol.

What does it mean if the stem/stalk is extremely hairy? In veg.

jigfresh said:

Personally I think doing a strait DWC with a single rez is the best for a first run. If you like it you can invest the time, money, and effort into a RDWC setup. I've never done that, so I couldn't advise you.

And no need for a water heater. Cold water is fine. Just don't want it hot.

EDIT: Hey BC... I have no idea about the fuzz. Put it as an edit because I don't want to post just to say I have no idea, lol.

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Ok so try'n not to sound dumb, but Ill get say a 30 gallon tote as a rez...and a pump in it to the buckets from the tops and have a drain hose toward the bottom to return to rez. and the rez has the air stones?

The thing is clones have short roots till they grow long...so how do you feed them till the roots reach the bottom area where the water level is?

@BC, maybe you have a tomato cross? lol prolly means it is an interesting strain thats gonna be really resinous

@@BCdamn that is really hairy!!
edit again sorry ppl the edits were mis appropriated

bassman999 said:

Ok so try'n not to sound dumb, but Ill get say a 30 gallon tote as a rez...and a pump in it to the buckets from the tops and have a drain hose toward the bottom to return to rez. and the rez has the air stones?

The thing is clones have short roots till they grow long...so how do you feed them till the roots reach the bottom area where the water level is?

@cof , maybe you have a tomato cross? lol prolly means it is an interesting strain thats gonna be really resinous

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fill from the bottom, drain out the top

stelthy said:

1X Royal Haze Fem, 1X 9L DWC Res, Mainly CANNA Nuits, SCROG Screen, Topped in excess of 40 times, VEGGED for 2.5 MONTHS, In FLOWER for 40 DAYS (5.6 Weeks) "94 TOPS" !!!


Lighting = 1x 400W HPS (Digi-Lux - Dual Spectrum), 2X 125W CFL (Blue Spec), 2X 45W CFL (Blue Spec), 1X 20W UV-B Tube Combined total Wattage = 760W


I still have a 600W Lumatek Ballast and a 600W OSRAM bulb to add later to my setup if temps allow it and that'll bring me up to a Max. Total Wattage of 960W


Hope you like the pic Below I've added a LINK to my thread if ya wanna post a comment or check out what I've been up to etc :-



https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/320402-stelthys-600w-hps-project-new-61.html



More Updates available ~ Next Monday - STELTHY

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stelthy, Next time you do a setup like this can you please take pics and show a step by step on how your doing it. That looks just lovely.

bassman999 said:

My youngest daughter is home from school sick today.
She told me someone was trying to open the back door while I dropped her older sister at school.
I am literally ready to kill someone now!!

I am gonna pretend to leave tomorrow and sneak back, or have someone else drive off in my car and wait in the quiet and dark and leave the back door unlocked.
They wanna come in bad enough I am gonna let em.
Once inside they r mine!!

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Not good to hear, but I hope your growing out doors as well. Could be some blood and bone comming your way.