Jay Gardener
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First Grow: My Attempt at HPA. Using Advanced Nutrients. Trying to figure out the right PPM levels and keeping the girls happy and growing. It's bee challenging but I love it. -->
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Airwalker16
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How HIGH PRESSURE is your HPA actually? What pump and spray heads are you using?Not gonna lie, those are some of the more impressive HPA roots I've ever seen personally. I'd love to see some pics of the container, pump, and just overall setup in general. You got the tiny Lil peach fuzz hairs goin on, while most others that do Aero, do not have. That's the biggest difference in HPA compared to LPA.
Jay Gardener
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I'm using an Aquatec 8800, small accumulator tank (Homyl) and Tefen nozzles. Cut out is just under 120 psi at the tank, cut in is just under 100. So My guess is that i'm getting close to 90-100 at the nozzles. Tightening up all my tubing runs and moving my tank closer to the nozzles seemed to really help the HPA take off. Right now just using a cheap cycle timer, but also have an arduino ready to go when I get around to it. I used to have crested Geckos, so I was kind of aware of misting and had some of the stuff around. It's been fun experimenting, there were some early frustrations with clogged nozzles, and some nutrient burn, but every day I take all my levels and log the data so hopefully I learn something along the way.
Airwalker16
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How do you keep your nozzles clog free? Mesh filter bags around the pump and an inline filter?
Jay Gardener
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Intake Pre-filter on the main line to the pump (It's actually a pretty good one, used in humidifiers), then an inline before the pump. I quit recirculating because i think some media from the rapid rooters was getting into the system and clogging my nozzles. I switched to DTW because of it and some nutrient burn issues. Plus as the plants got bigger there just isn't that much runoff...
Dr.Amber Trichome
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OneHitDone
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Hopefully @BobBitchen doesn't mind if I share a little Clone King related info:
I had purchased a Clone King Cloner a while back and while I am someone who can see things for the functionality that they offer also could see the small "flower pot" criticism brought up by many.
Well Folks - Clone King has stepped up their game and kept the same great LOW Pricing! Nice new custom molded reservoir.
I just personally picked up 2 of the 35 Site units
I had purchased a Clone King Cloner a while back and while I am someone who can see things for the functionality that they offer also could see the small "flower pot" criticism brought up by many.
Well Folks - Clone King has stepped up their game and kept the same great LOW Pricing! Nice new custom molded reservoir.
I just personally picked up 2 of the 35 Site units
Ladiesonly
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For the rookies out there like me. You go from this to soil?
BobBitchen
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I do, I guess if you used the net pots, you could go to some Hydro applications also.
Just got the same one as it was on sale.... 33% off. I like it so far.Hopefully @BobBitchen doesn't mind if I share a little Clone King related info:
I had purchased a Clone King Cloner a while back and while I am someone who can see things for the functionality that they offer also could see the small "flower pot" criticism brought up by many.
Well Folks - Clone King has stepped up their game and kept the same great LOW Pricing! Nice new custom molded reservoir.
I just personally picked up 2 of the 35 Site units
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I'm actually running seedlings in there after germination. Not strictly clones.Hopefully @BobBitchen doesn't mind if I share a little Clone King related info:
I had purchased a Clone King Cloner a while back and while I am someone who can see things for the functionality that they offer also could see the small "flower pot" criticism brought up by many.
Well Folks - Clone King has stepped up their game and kept the same great LOW Pricing! Nice new custom molded reservoir.
I just personally picked up 2 of the 35 Site units
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Keesje
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Just for fun...
Did some tests with IBA.
The clone on the left was just put in water in a hydrocloner.
The clone on the right was dipped in a 0.25% IBA sollution for 15 minutes and then put in a hydrocloner.
Same strain, same size clones, everything the same, except for the 15 minute dipping.
Fonzyyy21
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Bro I'm running those same nutes! And everytime I look at my roots and see that brown tinge I think I have root rot! It's good to see some roots that look like mine! I figured it was nute stain or my plants would be dying, but always worried me
OneHitDone
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No doubt hormones can assist in speed of rooting.
I have always found it interesting that most all of the rooting hormones are labeled "Not For Food Crops" and now apparently the State of California has banned the use of these hormones in licensed commercial cannabis production.
What are your thoughts on the safety of these products for use on crops that will either be eaten or smoked?
BobBitchen
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Ladiesonly
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I wonder if there is gh in your water goddam. I’m buying a clone king would love to have roots like that!