Yo sampson, how the hell are ya?
Lots of nice progress thus far this week.
However, I am having to adjust my PH down every 48 hours st least.
Typically, I used all distilled h2o, with the Recipe for Success. After adding the nutes, it has ph'd right out to 6.08 every time so far (give or take a hundredth of a percent or so, but for the most part, its been right on he money). However again, within 48 hours, its starts creeping up to say 6.3-6.4, then I downshift.
Totally cool if thats just a fact of life. Not very much maintenance, just ASSumed that the solution would be more stable.
WHat you think doc?
ALso, with these autos, I assume that it will be farily straight forward as to when they enter the flowering stage, & therefore me changing over to the flower nute regiment. Just wanna know what the signs are. From what i've read, it looks pretty straight forward. Just wonderin if I should prepare my solution this weekend (been changing res. each weekend), with flower nutes, or stay on veg. They should be changin any minute & they have like quadrupled in size!!
Thanks bud,
there are a lot of things that can cause ph to flucuate... to many things to list... the best advice i can give you is this... mix your nute solution and ph it... allow it to mix with the air stone for about 5 or 6 hours... the ph it again.. this should work pretty well... the first adjustment, over adjust it a little.. lets say take it down to 5.5... you know its going to raise so over ph'ing it some will help to buffer it to a lower ph when it does rise...
thats how i do mine and i rarely have to adjust after the 2nd time... but what you are seeing is normal if you adjust things the way you are... the less often you can adjust the better...
also dont try to maintain a solid ph the entire time.. it will drift.. just as long as it doesnt drift over .5 in either direction your good..
once you start seeing pistils forming start introducing flower nutes.. say 1/3 each gro micro and bloom... the second week drop the gro and go 1/2 micro 1/2 bloom.... then 1/3 micro and 2/3 bloom the third week.... or stick with what the chart says... but start the transition phase as soon as you see pistils and/or budsites...
So yeah, from what i gather from your candid feedback bout the C02 (especially with regards to DIY systems), sounds like way more of a pain in the deacon, than any benefit it may be worth. Seen ur tube vids. them janks look pretty juicy & if ur sayin they were done sans Co2, I'm down with it my firend.
I do remember reading things that C02 enrichment can boost yields by 30-50%, but i suppose that is a VERY broad blanket statement.
Preesh the offer on the regulator. I be think bout it. Specially for photo beans.
Right now, i believe I'm just gonna forget about the Co2. I'd love to try anything that might augment my eventual yield (i hope), but need to save whatev flow i have for a carbon filter. Things are beginnin to get a bit gamey, in a good way of course. However, that is an extremely sensititve situation.
Plan A for that remedy right now, is just to attach a can fan 6" carbon filter on to the fan (up in attic above area remember). Do you think that is best way? I know I'm prob. lookin @ another 200 beans to get that sorted, but it's an imperative. Lemme know & thanks me bro!
(Get ya some pics this weekend (sans the halide). Oh yeah, still running the halide bulb, as they are still in VEG. I'm to switch that to HPS (even the cheapy i grabbed from HD), as soon as flower begins, correct? And dude, is it worth 90 beans to grab a hortilux hps bulb?
I know what I have will do the trick, but a no BS assessment of why bulbs cost 5 times as much would be sweet. I mean is it simply a brand name thing? I recall u mentioning that they obv. have better penetration thru canopy, but frankly camopy penetration IS NOT a problem a have the privelege to contend with. You know my gear, I mean maybe once the phtos are goin & hopefully I can get a descent sog, maybe. Lemme know ur thoughts.
1 last thing, is it possible to sog & scrog @ the saem time. Can't think of any reason why it wouldn't, but what the hell would i know @ this point. But I just fear that those little 4" square pots are not going to have enough weight to hold them down, so I fear I will need to setup some type of screen across top of v-drip to help support the weight.
Or again, this could all be BS specualtion on my end. Lay it on me doc, preesh again.
I really will "cut the cord" so to speak after I make it thru this first run. I mean, I'll always need ya goose, just don't want to continue to monopolize ur time like this. U kick ass, thanks,
dont sweat asking the questions you do.. seriously.. its what i am here for..
co2 isnt so much a pain in the ass as it is a pain in the ass... its just getting things right for the co2 to be used correctly and not waster can be a pain.. but once your there the results are great... very noticable..
i dont use co2 at all.. but i do have an unlimited supply of fresh air that goes into my grow... thats the main thing.. as long as you have good air exchange and movement in your tent then you'll be fine... in the summer (or whenever its warm enough) if you can keep a window near the tent open to let in fresh outside air you'll be money...
if you want a cheap answer to odors search for ona gel online.. it will work.. a 1 gallon container will take care of your odors and then some.. and its cheap..
hps garden bulbs are typically better at handling higher humidity and temps better than regular bulbs.. typically hps bulbs outside (although in reflectors ie street lights) have plenty of room to exhaust their heat... bulbs in grow rooms, although can be air exhaust, sometimes arent.. this means a higher running temp.. and of course being in a grow room humidity levels can get higher... so those are the usuals about grow bulbs..
now... you can use the cheap one you have.. that should be a problem.. your grow isnt big enough to worry about the issues that can happen in a larger grow... temps and humidity both will be low and not a problem.. so you'll be fine...
sog and scrog basically go hand and hand...
it is possible to have larger vegged girls in a scrog setup.. but thats neither hear nor there...
i dont see any reason why you couldnt set up a scrog if you wanted.. but you could just as easily use string and tie the branches you need up for support if they need to be.. but honestly, you should be fine.. root systems can hold up a plant a lot larger than you think.. its pretty amazing...
yes i understand better off getting a bunch of cfls huh...
now i need some low budget nuteswherE?
look for general hydroponics 3 part starter set or technafloras "recipe for success" kit online... both will give you everything you need... the 3 part wont have all the additives the technaflora kit does.. but they both supply the basics you need...
