Coffie Can Competition- Get in by the 1st!!

i wanted to join but i dont have any coffee can...maybe next time

@bkb damn dude that sucks.....which is why i gave up on dwc without a water chiller...ebb and flow is the way to go for hydro

Here is the one survivor and she is almost done! Her res is plain water and her PPMs 105. This one started in a Coffee Can too!!!

Skunkijuana (Early Skunk x Herijuana OG)

This was her back on Dec 8th, I decorated her for Xmas!!!



Here she is today, she is almost done!!!!



Be safe Coffee Can Growers and have a Happy and Healthy New Years!!! 2012 here we come!!!!

Peace

BKB

The 2 seedlings are IDK identical in height, both popped at the same time. I wanted to compare soil to hydro on the same plant so don't mind soil-slut, she's just here for the ride. The clone is my Sour D, which will go to my other coffee hydro 12/12.

Incase anyone cares, hydro is @ 5.8ph 248ppm w/ no shock. (will feed lucas formula 8-16) Soil @ 6.5 roots organic (will feed fox farm trio)~

Nicely done, cant wait to see some explosion

Hey smelly,
I'll join,just in the nick of time too....
I'll get some stuff together....

Looking good there Drampire, and as BillCollector stated, there will be some explosion once those ladies start dancing !!

Best of 2012 to you and good luck in the comp.
The MaineYankee

buddy bud said:

mine would be eva seeds monster in mg soil dont laugh !!!!

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Sorry but I laughed at your avi and pic in your sig, good shit! LOL

bekindbud said:

Sorry but I laughed at your avi and pic in your sig, good shit! LOL

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lol glad you liked it :}

LatelySeeingDemons said:

i reckon i wont have to drop out. ill have time. it hasnt sprouted out but the taproot has grown. perhaps u guys could cut me in since it hasnt sprouted or anything yet . and remember, my container is 11.5 oz and im using a homemade first time method with bermuda grass via nest style grow. Ill post a pic here shortly . but i would rlly like to be back in the comp since it took forever to germ

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Yea man your g2g, just let us know how she does once a week Good luck!

buddy bud said:

mine would be eva seeds monster in mg soil dont laugh !!!!

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Hell yea BB come on in! Get your pic up asap.

hsaom said:

Hey smelly,
I'll join,just in the nick of time too....
I'll get some stuff together....

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Sounds good, welcome to the party!


Happy new year everyone, let it be a good one! Lets start it off right with a nice little coffie can grow off!!

@BkB, damn she is sooo purdy lol at the decorations!

How high was your res temp to help contribute to the root slime? I'm paranoid now, how quick did that happen and what do I have to do to avoid it beside what you already said lol?

SmeLLyTreeZ said:

Yea man your g2g, just let us know how she does once a week Good luck!



Hell yea BB come on in! Get your pic up asap.



Sounds good, welcome to the party!


Happy new year everyone, let it be a good one! Lets start it off right with a nice little coffie can grow off!!

@BkB, damn she is sooo purdy lol at the decorations!

How high was your res temp to help contribute to the root slime? I'm paranoid now, how quick did that happen and what do I have to do to avoid it beside what you already said lol?

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My 1st tell tale was a unstable pH, it seemed to drop everyday. It was driving me nutes. But at that time I didnt know what it meant. Then I noticed some gooey shit on my roots but I thought it was the Silica Shield I was using so I would wait till the next res change. Little did I know it was forming then. After that my roots were getting brown and my dumbass thought it was the nutes staining my roots, wrong it was slime getting settled in. We had a stretch of very very hot weather in late October where my tent was hitting over 100F. With my weak knowledge of hydro growing I couldnt figure out what was wrong. I kept thinking it was my nutes cause I was using new nutes. So it was a couple of things that did them in. My advice to you, if you see something in your res or your reading are out of whack, ask someone immediately. Hydro is not as forgiving as Soil growing. The temps during the heat wave were over 75F!!!

75 degree water wouldnt give you slime....
The cause was probably not enough D.O in the water,which decreases when temps rise...But 75 wont do that.....
There was probably not enough to start with....h2o2 and air stones are your friends
I also find it weird that your ph dropped,I have always seen it rise with slime
The survivor looks epic nonetheless....kudos

Anyone know much about using hot shots no pest strips in a basement with pets in the house? I wanted to get one and leave in the rooms during the night cycles, and move it from room to room. I need something to cut down mites and gnats a bit. I'm alreadying using neem foliar as well as with regular waterings. Seems like no pest strips have the strongest feedback other than the 99% water jugs for $40. Just want to know how safe they are in houses with pets since it says on the label to use in areas that arent going to be occupied for 4 months~ It's either the strips or overkill with a dr doom fogger in a 45cu ft room... One room I have 4-5 weeks left of flower, so gotta do something quick.

hsaom said:

75 degree water wouldnt give you slime....
The cause was probably not enough D.O in the water,which decreases when temps rise...But 75 wont do that.....
There was probably not enough to start with....h2o2 and air stones are your friends
I also find it weird that your ph dropped,I have always seen it rise with slime
The survivor looks epic nonetheless....kudos

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Interesting info hsaom but it was over 75F and at that time my temp gauge wasnt the most reliable. It was one of those that you stick on a fish tank with the colors on it. Now I got a legit gauge. When I would feel the water with my hand it was definitely warm. As far as my air pump and plastic bubble makers which never die:

Commercial Air Pump w/ 6 outlets 45 lt per minute.



Yeah my pH constantly dropped and I am pretty sure if you saw the pic I posted of the infected roots I am sure thats Brown Slime.

Yes the survivor is a special lady to me cause she beat the slime! Well the tea did the job I am sure of it! So knowing what I use for a air pump and all what else would be the culprit. I am not being a dick bro, I just want to learn what you prolly know! So do I need a bigger pump or do you think the shitty temp gauge I was using did them in??? We did have like a week of hot ass weather which cranked my tent temp to well over 100F. I got a 1K in a 4x4.

Thanks bro

BKB

well then, im in! I have a creamer container thats 15 oz, ive considered doing a hindu kush inside of that one but ive got another planned ,unheard of method up my sleeve for that one.Might do the same thing with the nest bit.

Is that colorful thing an airstone...That's pretty cool
So i take it 75 is the lowest it ever was?
That being said,I still chalk it up to not enough D.O....But do to your iffy temp procedure(high temps)....You need to try to keep it around 65-70
You can put all the bubbles and move all the water you want but with water temps running high like that,the water wont hold much D.O
Im not sure what type of hydro you're doing ,but i used to put a lil computer fan blowing over the top of my res water....That can take it down about 5 degrees
If you take care of your res,your res will take care of you....The only things to watch out for in hydro is failures,water temp,ph,and ppm,but im sure you already know that...
If you got any questions,I'd be happy to try to help

Alright this is it, me and bkb are locking in the contestants. Good luck to everyone and a weekly update will be required to stay in the contest.

I want in on thiiiiissss

hsaom said:

Is that colorful thing an airstone...That's pretty cool
So i take it 75 is the lowest it ever was?
That being said,I still chalk it up to not enough D.O....But do to your iffy temp procedure(high temps)....You need to try to keep it around 65-70
You can put all the bubbles and move all the water you want but with water temps running high like that,the water wont hold much D.O
Im not sure what type of hydro you're doing ,but i used to put a lil computer fan blowing over the top of my res water....That can take it down about 5 degrees
If you take care of your res,your res will take care of you....The only things to watch out for in hydro is failures,water temp,ph,and ppm,but im sure you already know that...
If you got any questions,I'd be happy to try to help

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Yeah its a plastic airstone that never runs out, they sell them at the pet store by my house for $2, just cant beat it. Since I threw my DWC into Flowering the temps have been around 65-68 cause now I have a legit gauge and I also wrapped my bucket with the Winshield Sun deflector that people use for their windshields in cars. Plus on hot days I use the frozen water bottles and surround the bucket if it starts to get hot. I learned a lot this grow about growing in hydro, its a lot of fun and the growth rate is insane. Thanks for the input and be sure I will be asking you questions as others here too! We appreciate you pros helping us nOObs in hydro!!!

SmeLLyTreeZ said:

Alright this is it, me and bkb are locking in the contestants. Good luck to everyone and a weekly update will be required to stay in the contest.

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Yes sir, if they dont post a pic before midnight tonight, they are not in. Most have posted pics so they are good to go! We will have a list tomorrow of who is in....Tonight ST I will go through the whole thread and write down who has entered and I ask you to do the same and then I will PM you the list and see if it matches your so we know we have 100% correct info on whos in.

ActionHanks said:

I want in on thiiiiissss

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We want you in, post a pic before midnight tonight and your GOLDEN!!! Welcome to the madness! This is going to be lots of fun!

My fucking Giants better beat the Cowgirls tonight!!! Tony Homo is going to get crushed!!!!
Peace

BKB

Hi all, just a quick update.

I have just finished up taping up my coffee container and have cut a hole in the top for a 3 inch net pot. I also have one Barny's Farms LSD feminized seed started in a peat pellet. I just need to get my hands on a couple smaller air stones and some Hydroton, I should have these items before she pops threw the pellet.