first month of bubbleponics

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this is my first time at bubbleponics, these are some pics from the first month of growth. let me know what you think.

i am using flora nova in a 3 gallon bucket. water temp stays between 65 - 75. room temp is usually around 75 in the day and 70 at night. 1 x 45 watt CFL and a home made Mylar reflector. started from seed in a jiffy plug and is now growing in hydroton. 18/6 light cycle.

pictures are taken every few day's to a week for one month.

comments welcome and thanks for checking out my grow.
 

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Nice looking growth! You can run your lights 24 hours per day during the veg cycle. Also you may want to add another 45W CFL. But besides that, you're looking golden!!
 
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thanks for checking out my plant, i run the lights at 18 just cause every thing is on when the lights are on so when there off the fans are off as well as the water pump inside the bucket. ( the air pump runs 24/7 ofcourse tho)

i run my water pump 15mins on 15mins off (helps keep rez temps lower) during the lights on cycle, there is a drip ring around the top of the net pot, and there is a dripper plugged right into the the jiffy plug.

i have a 20 gallon whisper air pump, and one 10 inch air curtain. gonna add another one tomorrow when i do a rez change.( change rez every Sunday)

there will also be some more pix tomorrow. i'll try to get some of the root's. they are just starting to poke out of the bottom of the hydroton. there are tons of fat hairy white ones comming from the bottom of the stem.
 

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my nutrients.

changed my rez today. used 5 ml floranova grow, .5 ml floralicious plus, .5 ml pro - cal, .5 ml superthrive.( per gallon. rez takes just over a gallon and a half.)
 

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pix from today.

i noticed that the to set of leafs have grown uneven from the main stem. i remember reading in a marijuana botany book that this is a sign of maturity. i am hoping to soon see pre flowers as my other 3 plants (soil) have shown pre flowers just this week. (so far all fem :mrgreen:) i also lolly popped the plant. i do it with all my plants as i find they grow much better that way.
 

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It's looking good but a bit droopy. In one of your first pics it was perky and happy.

Is your air pump and stone adequate or starting to clog up?

Something's not quite right.
 
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Looks good man. I am doing a bubbleponics grow now too and it is going great. Get more lights. I have a great air pump giving tons of bubbles and my plant is growing like crazy.
 
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flogger said:
Looks good man. I am doing a bubbleponics grow now too and it is going great.
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i agree the plant was very happy last week and after my rez change it started drooping a little at the top.

gave it the same amount of nutrient as before. the only thing i changed was i used half as much superthrive as i usually to so. i am hoping it isn't a root problem but i am gonna see about getting sum G.H. subcuture M soon if i can afford it. rez water stays at 70F, ph doesnt go above 6.5, so im not sure what it could be.

i will wait and see and i am doing another rez change this sunday.
 
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OregonMeds said:
It's looking good but a bit droopy. In one of your first pics it was perky and happy.

Is your air pump and stone adequate or starting to clog up?

Something's not quite right.
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i checked the air curtains and there both running great, i just added the 2nd one like 4 days ago. could the problem be to much air?? i am using a wisper air 20 gallon pump. it kinda looks like over watering, maybe could it be cause i am using a jiffy peat pellet?

i am letting the roots air out for 10 minutes tonight to see if that helps. (as i am typing actually)

ph was alittle high when i checked it, added ph down.

here are some new pix
 

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Roots sure look nice but they haven't reached the DWC water yet much have they? I'm just guessing your drip lines are giving more water than ideal so the roots haven't sought out the dwc water very fast and your pump does sound awfully small so maybe there's not enough dissolved oxygen actually reaching the roots in the net cup.

I'm new to dwc/bubbleponics so wait for more experienced answers, it's just a gut feeling.
 
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OregonMeds said:
Roots sure look nice but they haven't reached the DWC water yet much have they? I'm just guessing your drip lines are giving more water than ideal so the roots haven't sought out the dwc water very fast and your pump does sound awfully small so maybe there's not enough dissolved oxygen actually reaching the roots in the net cup.

I'm new to dwc/bubbleponics so wait for more experienced answers, it's just a gut feeling.
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i looked today and the roots have almost doubled what is in the pic, the top leafs are still alittle droopy. i changed the drip cycle from 15 mins on/15 mins off to 15 mins on/ 30 mins off. (btw the water pump doesnt run during lights off and never has)

your input is greatly appreciated OregonMeds, if u have your dwc/bubble grow on here i would gladly check it out too.
 
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