Max Reefer
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That's quite the setup you have there, MR. I'll sub this one!![]()
thanks amfm.
MR
That's quite the setup you have there, MR. I'll sub this one!![]()
Nice setup. If you are using 3% H2O2 and its not a typo then I think your wasting your time as it wont do anything. Its a typo right? I use to use 39% at 150ml per 100l. I now use clear res with great results. Im a real newb fyi so anything I say is just my experience and I know crap lol. Why have two res's? I just built my setup a couple of years ago and always looking to tweak. How big is your CO2 bottle and how long does it last? Again nice!!!
A couple of ideas: if those plants vegged for 6weeks I would look at what happened because they are tiny. A steady 70 is not good and a waste of electricity, esp when running co2. 80-83 lights on will actually let them grow much easier and use the co2, 68-70 lights off is perfect. They need the temp change to open up and actually breathe correctly. As for pH, its the single most crucial aspect of control you have in hydro, why would you not control it? Different stages of growth require different pH levels for the plants to get what they need easier, allowing them to reach a more full potential. I have many strains and if I vegged any of them for 6weeks they would start flower at 4+ feet. Not knocking your grow just trying to help, things have improved in 20years.
I am very excited to see what you can do with these led lights I have the same light 900 watt and 1200 watt and I have had mixed results usually very high grade herb with low yield. But that could be me not being as effective as I could be. Good luck!
Yeah, H2O2 is surprisingly expensive for the 39% stuff. At least when you get it at a hydro store.
If You're running co2 the lights on temps should be in the 90F.
Never push that much. I have had over 50 strains in the last few years and I don't think any of them ever wanted anything above 84-86 and showed signs of heat stress at those temps. This in a well constructed and very sealed room with very tight control of all aspects including co2. I don't think you will find many that agree with you on that. Advice like that could cause people to lose their grow.
It was SS that I took advice from re enzyme products. Haven't regretted it!!! Saved piles of money and it seems to work better!
aquashield or great white works well. recently I have been bubbling them together in a bucket of r/o with ancient forest humus and a dash of unsulphured black strapped molasses.... roots are loving it despite my warmish water. probably do even better in ebb n flo because the bennies can use the hydroton for housing.
I have never even tried bleach or h2o2... seems like it would just gas off in a day. I always run bennies for slime prevention (prob why your cuttings died in dwc) and only dose the res once a week.
have you tried other mediums like perlite? wonder how it would compare. I used large net pots of hydroton once in dwc, and it took forever for the roots to push through the rocks.
that sucks... I assume you ran r/o or used water free of chloramine with the aquashield.
you are right, putting molasses in the res is dumb. but it is common to use for food when you are bubbling bennies tea in a bucket.
no the bennies eat it before the res is dosed.
Standard growing conditions typically include concentrations of CO2 at 300-500 ppm, temperatures between 65-80°F, and relatively low humidity (20-40% rH). Studies have shown optimal growth and yields at 90-95°F, 1,500 ppm CO2, 45-50% relative humidity, 7,500-10,000 lumens/square foot of light, and vigorous air movement both above and below the canopy. CO2 enrichment under 80°F, under 7500 lumens/sf, or above 50% humidity is not recommended because plants will not be conducting photosynthesis quickly enough to benefit from the enrichmentIf You're running co2 the lights on temps should be in the 90F.
Standard growing conditions typically include concentrations of CO2 at 300-500 ppm, temperatures between 65-80°F, and relatively low humidity (20-40% rH). Studies have shown optimal growth and yields at 90-95°F, 1,500 ppm CO2, 45-50% relative humidity, 7,500-10,000 lumens/square foot of light, and vigorous air movement both above and below the canopy. CO2 enrichment under 80°F, under 7500 lumens/sf, or above 50% humidity is not recommended because plants will not be conducting photosynthesis quickly enough to benefit from the enrichment