ImTheFireMan
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how many drippers do you guys use per plant? i stack a 4 inch rockwool on top of a 6 inch cube, i only have one dripper per plant right now, but i was thinkin about doing 2 per. what do you guys think?
Hydroponics
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Bonestoned
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Hey Potroast, have grown with ebb and flow before. veg for 2 mo and flower for 2 mo. now have super closet system and need educated on quick turn ( sog ) and proper nutrient selection for veg and flower periods. would prefer organic. alllll help would be grately appreciated
Joker209
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1 Dripper per plant works fine. How many times a day and for how long do you water? If 3 or more times per day and more than 10 minutes each water you should be alright with just 1 per.
Joker209
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If it's working why change it? I would say a good nutrient setup is b'cuzz, but they're a little expensive. I use the cheap shit right now and it sucks... Wont name drop lol
what nuts u using what r ur temps whats ur ppms what phase r u in how much h20 how many plants?Hey everyone
I'm just starting out so i ordered the stealth hydro bubbleponics kit. I'm having trouble with the Ph. When i first started i used poland spring- spring water. At first everything was fine, then i went to add back about a gallon of water back to the resevoir and thats when the ph problems started. I would adjust it and it would always go up to about 7.15 a few hours later. so i was adding ph down to try and control it and eventually i ended up with what looked like soap on the top of the water...and everything was slimy (not algae). So i called their support line and they said they recommended distilled water. so i switched my water.... cleaned everything and now my ph is going back to around 7.15 .... I'm not sure what to do to keep it consistant. PLEASE HELP
I made 2 2X3 ebb and flow tables from plastic cement mixing tubs from home depot. I am using hydrotron in 5" net pots. what is the best way to put them into the ebb tray so I don't get alge? Do i put down a layer of hydrotron in the tray first then sit the net pots on that and only flood up to 1/2" from the surface of the hydrotron in the tray or do I set the pots right down in the trayand put hydrotron around the pots?Thanks and keep up the good work.Hitman40
Joker209
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Here is a good link for beginners that I found pretty interesting. I don't agree with a few of his methods but the setting up part was kinda cool. Check out the video for some helpful hints for setting up basic hydro tables. This video is called Mr Green's I Grow Chronic. I found this video while browsing the forums. Might help some of you out.
http://isohunt.com/download/114643841/Mr.+Green:+I+Grow+Chronic.torrent
http://isohunt.com/download/114643841/Mr.+Green:+I+Grow+Chronic.torrent
cannibus corps
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I just changed from soil to Hydro. My last soil grow I grew 24 plants which produced 3lbs, but it too 4 months for that grow and I had a lot of issues once my plants out grew the room I Vegged too long". So my local hydro shop talked me into growing in 2 4x4 flood and drain tables with 2 40 gal res, using root riot clones to Rockwool. I had 40 clones from my last grow White Widow, Master Kush, Bubblicious and Northern Lights. So out of the 40 clones I have killed all but 5!!!!!! I made every mistake that could be made. Learn from my mistakes!!! 1st I never PH balanced the Rockwool! Must have missed that info, also my hydro people could have informed me of that vital step! The clones were growing under 24/7 light for 2 months, so I only vegged them for 1 week then flowered thinking they would be good and also by recommendation from my local grow shop. I am using all Advanced nutrients including the new Bud Factor X. I have all atmospherics covered and perfectly balanced. Now the 5 plants that survived have the most rigorous growth that I have ever seen. But I am scared of hydro now. I just lost like $15k! So my assumption of what went wrong is as follows. 1. Did not ph balance the Rockwool? 2. nute burn in week 3 by following AN's nute chart., 3. My lights didnt turn on due to a faulty timer.
Now my questions to the experts are this.
I am flooding my tables once every 3 hours for 15min, none at night. Obviously 12/12 flower cycle. Im seeing mixed results, ive been playing with the times.
Now my questions to the experts are this.
I am flooding my tables once every 3 hours for 15min, none at night. Obviously 12/12 flower cycle. Im seeing mixed results, ive been playing with the times.
CLOSETGROWTH
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i love how people get on here and are like "can you tell me how to setup up a complete hydroponics system, im completely new and have no idea where to start." It makes me chuckle.
Its not a method.. Its an ART
Hi, I have simply question I cant seem to wrap my fragile little brain around.
But back ground info first. Im am new to hydro and have done a lot of reading and want to try ebb and flow. Im building my own cause well I dont want to buy one. Its going to be shallow system with 5-6 different plants (not MJ cause I dont want to invest in good seeds when I dont know what Im doing).
Most/all systems I see the in/out tube is the same whole. Now they say that gravity will pull the water back through the water pump.... But will it? wont the pump keep the pressure in the line? or is it cause its a small pump when the power is turned off it release pressure in the pump it self?
sorry if my questions dont make any sense. But thats about all Im having problems with.
But back ground info first. Im am new to hydro and have done a lot of reading and want to try ebb and flow. Im building my own cause well I dont want to buy one. Its going to be shallow system with 5-6 different plants (not MJ cause I dont want to invest in good seeds when I dont know what Im doing).
Most/all systems I see the in/out tube is the same whole. Now they say that gravity will pull the water back through the water pump.... But will it? wont the pump keep the pressure in the line? or is it cause its a small pump when the power is turned off it release pressure in the pump it self?
sorry if my questions dont make any sense. But thats about all Im having problems with.
tswood7777
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I have small system 6 pot v drip. Im looking for some ph info what to keep the ph at? how often do u change the water? and how often do I run the pump. System only ciculates 4 gallon. i have grown in soil until now.
I have small system 6 pot v drip. Im looking for some ph info what to keep the ph at? how often do u change the water? and how often do I run the pump. System only ciculates 4 gallon. i have grown in soil until now.
Shouldnt the pH be the same for soil and soilless? and if its a drip shouldnt it run constant, cause its only dripping..
Joker209
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I have small system 6 pot v drip. Im looking for some ph info what to keep the ph at? how often do u change the water? and how often do I run the pump. System only ciculates 4 gallon. i have grown in soil until now.
To help just a little here from past experience. 3 times a day or even 4 if in shorter drop intervals. If doing drips 3 times a day do it for about 15-20 minutes each interval. If more than that shorten the times down. Try not to have a constant drip on em because it will lead to more problems than its worth and there's nothing worse than checking on dead plants because they toppled over due to root rot or something. PH should stay between 5.5 and 6.5. Some people like to go above it but I have found that these are good numbers for me. As far as changing the res. You should only add to it every few days and clean it out every 2 weeks or so. Day 12 is a good day to redo res. Keeps a good balance of PH and nutes in the water and also makes for less waste. Hope this helps.
Welcome to hydroponics.
Bublonichronic
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hey all, looking for some help and i figured this was the thread, i just built a ebb n flo system and am having poor results...i started phn the water down to 6 a couple days ago and the burn seemd to have stopd, but growth is just not what i think it should be for a hydro system, im using a "drip PH tester"so ph is just in the general area of 6, i think..wondering is a digital ph is nessicary...also i change my res every week, and i like to run the cleanwater for a minute or two before adding nutes to the new water in the res...this a good idea?....also have a drip for vegg. you guys say it shouldnt be a stream of water? like literally a drip?,lol all help apreciated
Joker209
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Read the immediately previous post. I just answered this question. Good luck and I hope my advice helps.
hubebaba
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WOW! Very nice. Pardon the druel please.
Bublonichronic
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How often should I fix ph? Just bought a ph meter and I'm noticing that the ph will rise from 5.2 back to like 6 within hours... Should I be ph between floods to make sure it's at a constant ph level?? Seem like it would be a lot if work...
