Hello Masters and Mistresses of all things Hydro!
This is my first post so please be kind - I'll try to adhere to the format asked for in the "sticky".
First the details:
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What Strain is it? Fire Alien Urkel
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages? Very Indica dominant
How Many Plants? 6
Is it in Vegetative or Flowering Stage? Week 4 of vegative stage
Indoor or Outdoor? Indoor
Soil or Hydro? Hydro
If Hydro, Reservoir Temperature? 68-71 F
If Hydro, what type of Medium? Hydroton (sp?) expanded clay
If Hydro, what type of Setup? 6 -5 gallon DWC buckets (no recirculation) with a 5 gallon fill bucket for topping off
Size (Wattage) of Light? How Many? 3 cheap 600watt MH conversion bulbs
Height from canopy: about 20"
Is it Air Cooled? air cooled hoods with plenty of exhaust suction.
Temperature of Room/Cabinet? 79 high 68 low
RH of Room/Cabinet? 38 - 45%
PH of Medium or Reservoir? 5.7 swings to 6.1 before changing out Nutrients
Type and Strength of Fertilizers used? GH Flora 6ml Micro + 12ml Bloom per Gallon
Square footage? 10'ish x 10'ish
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OK to the meat and potatoes:
First time DWC attempt. Everything is growing at EXPLOSIVE rates! I am still worried about their overall well-being.
1) I am seeing a few things I have never encountered before. Firstly and most strange to me is what I can only describe as a "pillowing" or "puffing" of some larger leaves (See first picture). Is this a sign of lack of oxygen or something else? I have the buckets bubbling at a serious boil and the nutrient temps seem acceptable.
Is this normal? I have scoured forums for similar issues. Is this normal? Maybe excessive transpiration? Are they under - fed?
2) Some of the mid-level Fan leaves have an edge that looks like it may be drying out or burned by heat or light. (See pic) I do have good temperature control going on ... an fans blowing across the canopy. This look like Heat, light or wind burn? Maybe something much worse?
Other than those two things - everything looks great - perky- green and fast! Please: if you could take a quick peek at these pictures and tell me what you think I would be forever in your debt! Thanks!
IF i have left any important info out - feel free to scream at me!
This is my first post so please be kind - I'll try to adhere to the format asked for in the "sticky".
First the details:
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What Strain is it? Fire Alien Urkel
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages? Very Indica dominant
How Many Plants? 6
Is it in Vegetative or Flowering Stage? Week 4 of vegative stage
Indoor or Outdoor? Indoor
Soil or Hydro? Hydro
If Hydro, Reservoir Temperature? 68-71 F
If Hydro, what type of Medium? Hydroton (sp?) expanded clay
If Hydro, what type of Setup? 6 -5 gallon DWC buckets (no recirculation) with a 5 gallon fill bucket for topping off
Size (Wattage) of Light? How Many? 3 cheap 600watt MH conversion bulbs
Height from canopy: about 20"
Is it Air Cooled? air cooled hoods with plenty of exhaust suction.
Temperature of Room/Cabinet? 79 high 68 low
RH of Room/Cabinet? 38 - 45%
PH of Medium or Reservoir? 5.7 swings to 6.1 before changing out Nutrients
Type and Strength of Fertilizers used? GH Flora 6ml Micro + 12ml Bloom per Gallon
Square footage? 10'ish x 10'ish
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OK to the meat and potatoes:
First time DWC attempt. Everything is growing at EXPLOSIVE rates! I am still worried about their overall well-being.
1) I am seeing a few things I have never encountered before. Firstly and most strange to me is what I can only describe as a "pillowing" or "puffing" of some larger leaves (See first picture). Is this a sign of lack of oxygen or something else? I have the buckets bubbling at a serious boil and the nutrient temps seem acceptable.
Is this normal? I have scoured forums for similar issues. Is this normal? Maybe excessive transpiration? Are they under - fed?
2) Some of the mid-level Fan leaves have an edge that looks like it may be drying out or burned by heat or light. (See pic) I do have good temperature control going on ... an fans blowing across the canopy. This look like Heat, light or wind burn? Maybe something much worse?
Other than those two things - everything looks great - perky- green and fast! Please: if you could take a quick peek at these pictures and tell me what you think I would be forever in your debt! Thanks!
IF i have left any important info out - feel free to scream at me!