One thing I had that may not be necessary is these aquarium circulaters. They are like underwater fans to circulate water for fish. I had it set up so those would turn on in the resevoir tote for a few minutes just before the pump to mix my nutrients if they settled prior to pumping to the plants.
Thanks Modest! Yeah, I would imagine you would have to give the bites a rumble before sending - can’t imagine how bad the separation / settling would be! I would probably just be slinging water, since my mothers are on a diet 24/7. They are in bonsai mode, so trying to train her to eat light, branch many
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I think I am gonna try the 2-3 days in the dark. I don’t have anything to compare it to, but I see so many peeps trying it I figure why not?!? I think it was IntheShed that convinced me to break bad and go with no flush…fingers crossed lol
Thanks Delps! Yeah, pH seems to have helped them this run, but I literally ignored pH in DWC for close to 10 years. Probably ultimately hurt yield some (or a lot lol) but I didn’t care so much since I had plenty.Sneeky - just found your journal and the "bud avalanche" sounds like a great problem to have.
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The Under Current looks like a great setup. I appreciate seeing it in action but getting my own setup will have to wait until I get out of SoCal (I've got a 2' x 4' tent shoehorned into a garage).
pH - CW says keep it between 5.5 and 6.5 for hydro and various charts show what macronutrients are taken up at different levels of pH. That's repeated across dozens of sites. And then I found an article on a site that caters to the commercial crowd that talks about commercial growers who get excellent yields without paying much attention to pH.
Oh, pH will tend to rise because nutes are acidic and, as they're taken up by the plant, the res will tend to become more alkaline/base. The good thing about that is that it allows a wider range of macronutrients to be taken up.
LED - move the light or turn the dimmer? Yes.
Either change will vary the amount of photons hitting the canopy but changing light height changes the dispersal pattern. Check out the PPFD map ("PAR map") for your light.
My setup is a 2 x 4. For the first few weeks, the action is pretty much right down the middle so light height isn't all that important. In your setup, the plants are "toward the corners" so lighting that grow evenly needs to have a light that's higher above the canopy. That's where the PPFD map and a light meter come in handy. And you had a nice, even canopy so that make things good to work with.
I saw the you're using Photone but it looked like you weren't using a settings file for LED. I think they charge about $5 to enable each one of the different profiles so it's a cheap way to get more accurate.
Nice grow and really nice looking buds. Keep up the good work!
I spy a vista 20 burg Panel lol.I have a similar set up! Love the current culture system comes with a price tag but man it’s great I’ve had for 3 years now.
I have Gorilla Glue Lemon on deck...you seem to grow Super Lemon Haze often enough, if you can think of anything I should know starting a half Super Lemon strain lmk!! Love your set up btw and the changes along the way to get there, however idk if I could ever do a hydro system, I like getting dirty too much I think...happy growing!THE PLAN
So here goes: 15 year grower, using DWC most of those years with half-assed, over-engineered, highly-functional systems pulled together from whatever I could find and on a budget. Now I’m tired, and I’m ready to do this right. So I have set up an Undercurrent 4 system with a remote epicenter plumbed outside of the 4x4 flowering area, a 680 watt dimmable LED, and carbon scrubbing. Temps in the tent are currently 72. Heat not an issue so not planning on chilling water unless I absolutely need to. Wedding Cake is the strain of choice, although Super Lemon Haze and Jack Herer are regulars. The grow room has a 1 foot side area for mothering and vegging, so I can roll this perpetual if I would like but I really don’t like to feel like this is a job. I like to go in a hang out with my ladies. I generally veg for 3 weeks in 24 hours of light, then switch to 12 until flush. I use General Hydroponics nutes, not because they are the best but I have used them for 15 years with very good and predictable results. Currently waiting on beans.
One of myball time favorites is Franco lemon cheese which is super lemon haze x cheese. SLH strains I found are great for scrog and LST. I have not grown GG. Curious to see what sneaky thinks
SLH seems to love to branch out - I don’t think I have found her max yet, she LOVES to be topped. I’ll bet it’s a prime candidate - BUT I don’t SCROG. Tried it once and got lazy halfway through then got frustrated trying to untangle everything at harvest. One drawback is she also loves to stretch, so you have to plan the net accordingly.
She loves to eat - I have to abuse her pretty bad before she complains, and loves to be topped. This is the hottest strain I run the nutes at - almost 200 PPM higher than I throw at anything else. Although this grow the abuse DID kinda show up, but did I mention I’m kinda lazy from time to time?!? I’m OCD - I think that’s the only reason I’m in water. I look at my poor mothers in dirt and think: I really don’t know what to do for you poor babies…please don’t die on me….
