bdt1981
Well-Known Member
Ok so im still fresh into my first rdwc setup. 2 harvests down then killed some 2week old plants then wasted a full batch of clones. Lessons learned pounds harvested money made... All fun. I love it. Im now back in the drivers seat after having my life dlash before my eyes.
How?
User error of course. See you can know exactly what to do and have all the gear to do it but if you arent 100% thorough you will probably have problems that can and will take your crop. I thought i knew it all, which i kind of did but my dumb ass going to work with my mind elsewhere cost the hell out of me. I left my return pumps unplugged 4 days after doing a 50% changeout.
There is no coming back from 76-78f water temps. Trashed them right away. My heart dropped when i noticed i couldnt hear any water moving. Should have looked into my bluelab saying a consistent 63f. Duh it wasnt circulating. Roots didnt look extremely bad but they were toast. Soft just pulled away. Devastated to the maxx.
Along the way this first year i learned some key things that will make a sucessful run. I want to list them here. Even if it can help save 1 grow its worth it. Plus i dont have shit to do rn. Lol.
1) if your system isnt brandnew bleach the hell out of it for a good day. Drain and rince at least 2 more times vacuuming or wiping out any debris that is left behind. Wipe out real good once you think the bleach is gone. If u reuse your hose be certian it isnt clogged or have anything in it. Little pieces of root all add up to problems. If you reuse net pots be certian there are no stray roots on the net. I had someone esle do it at first and stressed the importance of it being clean. I still ended up washing them.
2) So your system is clean and you have clones on the way. Very important in how well they respond to the system is going to depend on the size and color of your starting root. You want BIG FUCKING ROOTS to start. That will easily wrap around the bottom of net pot half way. Fat thick bush of root. They will respond in one or 2 days with extra big root. I have done both ways and putting them in the systems early did nothing for time. Slowed it if anything. If they just have small roots they still have to grow big and best to do it on your machine. The ones before this run was like that smaller than i wanted and i got sick of waiting and trashed them. This current run they werent as big as the roots of the ones i killed and it was like they took off but not until the roots are there.
3) Probably going to get some push back on this one but 1/2 strength nutrient. Start at about 80 young roots cant handle it. They will turn tan and slow to a crawl. I hear people talk about these high ass ppm. I honestly dont believe it. Must not has as much DO or the people sayin this shit are wanna be's. They dont really run a rdwc grow. I promise their shit not growing faster than mine at half strength. Never over 550-500ppm. Unnecessary. The ppm rises that means to much nute. You want it to crawl down if its moving. Going up is bad.
I wont get into the equipment to run the system. But do yourself and do 1 or 2 laps around your grow before you leave it alone. Any shit unplugged you will catch doing the walk thru. Nutrient 65-72 is safe i believe. 74 getting dangerous 76-79 is death. Keep enviroment pimp always.
* Fuck what you heard 14days is not long enough on clone machine to kill it in a rdwc. Im talking roots coming out the net pot over the first night. It took 25 days on machine til i had thick enough root. That little fine root will get murked by some full strength nutes for sure. I may have left some stuff out and ill add to it as i grow. Getting bored right now. Pix of my little ones coming soon!
How?
User error of course. See you can know exactly what to do and have all the gear to do it but if you arent 100% thorough you will probably have problems that can and will take your crop. I thought i knew it all, which i kind of did but my dumb ass going to work with my mind elsewhere cost the hell out of me. I left my return pumps unplugged 4 days after doing a 50% changeout.
There is no coming back from 76-78f water temps. Trashed them right away. My heart dropped when i noticed i couldnt hear any water moving. Should have looked into my bluelab saying a consistent 63f. Duh it wasnt circulating. Roots didnt look extremely bad but they were toast. Soft just pulled away. Devastated to the maxx.
Along the way this first year i learned some key things that will make a sucessful run. I want to list them here. Even if it can help save 1 grow its worth it. Plus i dont have shit to do rn. Lol.
1) if your system isnt brandnew bleach the hell out of it for a good day. Drain and rince at least 2 more times vacuuming or wiping out any debris that is left behind. Wipe out real good once you think the bleach is gone. If u reuse your hose be certian it isnt clogged or have anything in it. Little pieces of root all add up to problems. If you reuse net pots be certian there are no stray roots on the net. I had someone esle do it at first and stressed the importance of it being clean. I still ended up washing them.
2) So your system is clean and you have clones on the way. Very important in how well they respond to the system is going to depend on the size and color of your starting root. You want BIG FUCKING ROOTS to start. That will easily wrap around the bottom of net pot half way. Fat thick bush of root. They will respond in one or 2 days with extra big root. I have done both ways and putting them in the systems early did nothing for time. Slowed it if anything. If they just have small roots they still have to grow big and best to do it on your machine. The ones before this run was like that smaller than i wanted and i got sick of waiting and trashed them. This current run they werent as big as the roots of the ones i killed and it was like they took off but not until the roots are there.
3) Probably going to get some push back on this one but 1/2 strength nutrient. Start at about 80 young roots cant handle it. They will turn tan and slow to a crawl. I hear people talk about these high ass ppm. I honestly dont believe it. Must not has as much DO or the people sayin this shit are wanna be's. They dont really run a rdwc grow. I promise their shit not growing faster than mine at half strength. Never over 550-500ppm. Unnecessary. The ppm rises that means to much nute. You want it to crawl down if its moving. Going up is bad.
I wont get into the equipment to run the system. But do yourself and do 1 or 2 laps around your grow before you leave it alone. Any shit unplugged you will catch doing the walk thru. Nutrient 65-72 is safe i believe. 74 getting dangerous 76-79 is death. Keep enviroment pimp always.
* Fuck what you heard 14days is not long enough on clone machine to kill it in a rdwc. Im talking roots coming out the net pot over the first night. It took 25 days on machine til i had thick enough root. That little fine root will get murked by some full strength nutes for sure. I may have left some stuff out and ill add to it as i grow. Getting bored right now. Pix of my little ones coming soon!
