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You should grow some beasts in that setup man, little bit of advice, in the future, id be changing those feeder rings over, they will get clogged pretty quickly with salts build up as there only thin and small, i use halo's and dont get any clogs at all throughout the entire grow, i like that the halo's shoot a fine mist over the entire medium surface as well, where as those outlets will only give run off to a certain area within the perlite, just my 2 cents worth.Wake up Flowa! mmmm 1:07 [youtube]86khmc6y1yE[/youtube]
this is all I have to look at till I get my seeds
I was going to buy a halo but the only one they had at the grow shop was about 20cm wide and the owner said they pump out a shit load of water and suggested to make my own like above. If they do get clogged ill be sure to follow your advice, cheers
Next round, run 2 nets, let your plant branch and spread into the first net, once its minimum 2 nodes above the net, top all the growth tips so they double, drop your next net, everything above net 1 will double so you double the amount of heads per level, then wait till they reach about 4" over net 2 and flip to flower, try not to do to much horizontal training, get them spread out, however, dont spend to much time on horizontal training.
I use the standard feed rings, and it seems to work fine, the flow isn't exactly covering the entire area, but after 15 minutes of re-circulating the entire pot is soaked, rockwool and all, perlite will soak up water to a degree, it won't over saturate the rockwool.^^ yeah thanks mate, im up for any input and ideas
Its quite easy to work out, your correct in your thought though, the halo's do pump out alot of water, in saying that though, i have found that shorter feeds at more regular intervals makes for better uptake, therefore overall growth. Alot of people will irrigate for 10-15 mins flooding the medium and stripping alot of oxygen out of it decreasing the window of which it can uptake as it has to wait for balance between the medium, nutrient and oxygen to come back into the correct range for it to feed. You can also run a test in which you calculate how much water your system drops in a set time, mine drops 500ml per pot over 4 pots in 12 secs every 3 hours, this means i have stable constant uptake, so i dont get alot of run off back to the res as the plants drink what they are fed. Think of it like this....^^ yeah thanks mate, im up for any input and ideas
Your right as always flow, good nutes make a difference, your also a madmen for cleaning your res and only feeding your girl totally fresh solution, lol, thats not a bad at all, in fact, its probably the best way to get the most of the plant, but, most are not as regular with cleaning etc, its good to know how its responds from both sides to make an informed choice/decision.I use the standard feed rings, and it seems to work fine, the flow isn't exactly covering the entire area, but after 15 minutes of re-circulating the entire pot is soaked, rockwool and all, perlite will soak up water to a degree, it won't over saturate the rockwool.
I've never had any blockages with my feed rings either, and they have 5/6 outlet nipples and it's 10 inches in diameter.
If you are feeding regularly you shouldn't get too much salt build up, providing you're using good nutrients that is. i don't see any salt build up in my res ever. i run a very clean system, that i flush each week, if not more. i talk to the plant
I fist my plants....lolI use the standard feed rings, and it seems to work fine, the flow isn't exactly covering the entire area, but after 15 minutes of re-circulating the entire pot is soaked, rockwool and all, perlite will soak up water to a degree, it won't over saturate the rockwool.
I've never had any blockages with my feed rings either, and they have 5/6 outlet nipples and it's 10 inches in diameter.
If you are feeding regularly you shouldn't get too much salt build up, providing you're using good nutrients that is. i don't see any salt build up in my res ever. i run a very clean system, that i flush each week, if not more. i talk to the plant
So True.[420]Haze;7424091 said:
lol, my res is always sparkling clean with big clear bubbles[420]Haze;7424106 said:
The way i see it, is the plant is getting less of a good feed as it goes through the week, and the plant starts to use the food up, i don't use ppm meter ( yeah yeah i should ) soon..... i can actually see the plants vigor change on fresh nutes, even half way through the week for an early flush, it feels like i'm changin my dogs water bowl outside. my dogs gonna be more happy drinking clean fresh sparkling water
So True.[420]Haze;7424091 said:
lol, my res is always sparkling clean with big clear bubbles[420]Haze;7424106 said:
The way i see it, is the plant is getting less of a good feed as it goes through the week, and the plant starts to use the food up, i don't use ppm meter ( yeah yeah i should ) soon..... i can actually see the plants vigor change on fresh nutes, even half way through the week for an early flush, it feels like i'm changin my dogs water bowl outside. my dogs gonna be more happy drinking clean fresh sparkling water
Far from overboard buddy, like you say the results speak for themselves, lol, cant fucking argue the evidence !!So True.
lol, my res is always sparkling clean with big clear bubbles
I may be going overboard, but anyone here can be the judge really, i can clearly see i got some great growth for the short time i've grown in
Happy to help in anyway as flowa is im sure.
[420]Haze;7424091 said:
Make it Rain!!! lol, lights 4 hrs away hehe....gotta put that net in tonight, get my hippie in there in her undies[420]Haze;7424160 said:
hahahaha nice!
you bet i do, and 'in her undies part' is just for my pleasure really! I tell her that i dont want to risk bugs or anything hehe
Not many things are nicer than watching ya sexy mrs in her undies ass up in the tent, trying to bend in the most uncomfortable positions LOL!! hehe she earns her free bud jk
