Help w/ New Hydroponics Setup
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Mitus
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The new clones should be on 18 hours of light a day right? How much water should they be getting, how many times a day? What temp should i be aiming to keep the room at? what temp should i be want the res water to be? How far should the clones be from the 1000w light? i was thinking like 3-4 feet?
gohydro
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18 hrs a day is fine and 3-4 feet is fine until you see signs that they've established themselves.
You are running a drip system so it's continuous.
Room should be about 75fah and ideal water temps are between 66 and 71 which may be hard to maintain without a chiller. Don't worry...plenty of people grow without the luxury of a chiller. I noticed a shelving system supporting your rez. That is the only thing I might change. On occasion, if you're growing in a room with a cool floor ( concrete, basement, etc) there is some value to having your rez right on the floor as it stays a little cooler just because of heat transfer. I know you're on a laminate floor but put your hand on it to see if it feels cool.
gohydro
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Nutrient strength? It's RATIOS of each! DO you own a EC/PPM/PH meter? If so, concern yourself with EC/PPM and NOT 25% strength, 50% strength and so on UNLESS the directions say " If you follow these guidelines and mix at our recommended levels you'll end up with Blah, Blah EC/PPM.
I have an old chart that tells me that IF I mix 10ml Grow, 10ML Micro and 10ML Bloom per gallon ( and this is just an example) I should end up with 600PPM. If I want 200 PPM I just mix 1/3 of their recommended amount with the same amount of water.
