STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW IM HERE first time grower

Enwhysea

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long time lurker first time grower with the help of a good buddy of mine from colorado. im currently running a 250w MH cool tube in a 5gal DWC.Im using GH [micro/grow/bloom]+Cal Mag. I have a PH tester kit but do not have a meter to read ppm or ec. i have a dinafem cheese seed that i started in a aerogarden. Ive run into problems like most noobs do but lately everything has been going good if you guys could give me any input or advice that would be cool.

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1390695110200.jpg At this point i was just running plane water, not testing the ph. yellowing worried me.


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1391372663627.jpg My boy told me that was mold growing on the starter plugs so i threw them away and used foil to cover the open holes.


1391380872219.jpg finally got a tent i decided to see how it would fit in the room and just leave the aerogarden in the tent.

20140205_212004.jpg pretty soon id put her in the DWC.


IMG_20140206_152058.jpg Still had some yellowing on the leaves.



1392577768274.jpgLast few days in the aero i even added a airstone i really noticed how much the roots hanging from the bottom of starter plug enjoyed being splashed by water.

1393434879674.jpg Although her roots were long i dont think i waited long enough for the transplant she took forever to recover including some root root which she has bounced back from incredibly after my last res change.


1393971930283.jpg but like the thread said started from the bottom now shes here
1394240588399.jpgthat was one day after changing the res and lowering the water like my boy said i should do and they responded quickly searching for water.
20140225_110050.jpgi think i had way too much water in the bucket and it was drowning her. lets fast forward a little to where we are now.


1394454737829.jpgi put reflective tape on the top of the netpot lid to reflect some of the light on the under growth. Read a few comments about LST and i thought id give it a try.

1394457842814.jpgjust wondering but if i wanted to hang my cool tube vertically to almost make my braches grow around the bucket how would i go about doing that ? If you guys can throw in any comments or adivce that would be awesome. This site has already been such a big help.:joint::joint::hump:








 

Enwhysea

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i do have a small led panel i use it with my aerogarden and seedlings 1394494856450.jpg i usually hang it right infront of the unit.
 

banks dank

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Lookin good...dwc grows itself practically its kick ass...if u need a ppm meter I recommend amazon ez tds meter...less than 10 bucks def worth it...dwc is the bees knees bro imo let the ph just drift down and up within the 5.5 6.5 range and thats it. 5.9 ftw
 

Ou8aCracker2

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Mix nutes at 1/4 strength of the bottles recommended dosage until you get your tds/EC meter.

pH at 5.5.As the plant feeds the EC will drop and the pH will rise,allowing all macro and micro nutrients to be taken up by the roots.

It's yellow because it needs nutrients.
 

Enwhysea

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Just changed my res this morning I put 2tspn of micro 4 tspn of grow and tspn of bloom and 2tspn of CalMag....and I was wandering why the PH went up to 8.0 when I hadn't checked it in 3 days. All your replies help thanks guys
 

Ou8aCracker2

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Just changed my res this morning I put 2tspn of micro 4 tspn of grow and tspn of bloom and 2tspn of CalMag....and I was wandering why the PH went up to 8.0 when I hadn't checked it in 3 days. All your replies help thanks guys
What was the pH after mixing your nutes?

After mixing you want the pH of your nute solution to be 5.5

And in active hydroponics (Ebb & Flow,Aeroponics,DWC,SWC,etc.) you should check the pH atleast twice a day,everyday,and at the same times.

Once pH rises above 5.8 it is time to lower it back down to 5.5
 

NorthofEngland

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I keep my pH at 5.2 to 6.2 with 5.8 being perfect.
When it drifts below 5.2 or above 6.2 I adjust it back towards the 5.8 mark.

I use a Wilma system hydro,
Hydroton, and
Canna Aqua Vega A & B,
CannaZym
Canna Rhizotonic
Essentials pH UP/pH DOWN.

I've just harvested my first crop and it's hanging to dry.
I posted pics on another thread.

Next full grow I may add PK13/14 and Mono Magnesium from Week 5 of 12/12.
 

Enwhysea

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I alWays add nutes then chexk the PH I adjusted it to the 5.0 area as I've noticed it slowly rises through the week
 
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