Half a LB a Month in an Aeroponic Tent

[HashAssassin]

Thanks! I have a plan for the filter when you need it. It's super simple, the pantyhose is the hardest part. Not sure if I will see 8 oz of this first batch since the plants were in such poor health when I got them.

 

[WeednFeed]

Thanks, I will call on you for that. Nonetheless, your yield is of interest to me and I'm sure you'll make the best of it.

 

[Dee House]

plants r look n good ... too bad about the 600 ... nice job on the filter

 

[Hydrogrown]

DIY Filter costs about $50 vs $155 for a Can-Filter 66.

Veg plants are almost 12" and will go into flower next Friday. Vegging under the T5's keeps them short and bushy. If I don't get the desired growth when they move into flower or the desired harvest I will let the next batch veg longer. Everyone talks about stretch but I have found that doesn't really happen to me. Must just be my choice of strains.

Thats cool I got one for I think 60 or 80 so you still saved. I'm glad to hear we are both using T5's I hope thats how my blackberries look sunday. I'm looking out for stretch because with a 400w hps in flower I will have about 4 feet of total space for the girls including the res. I appreciate the feedback man.

 

[HashAssassin]

I'm looking out for stretch because with a 400w hps in flower I will have about 4 feet of total space for the girls including the res. I appreciate the feedback man.

You should be fine. How much space do you have between the top of the res and the bottom of the light when it is at it's highest?



I went to get the duct tape I left in the flower tent yesterday and realized I had an uninvited guest, spider mites. I guess they didn't get the eviction notice I gave them a couple weeks ago, so I served them again. I used the last of the insecticide I had; if they come back again I will have to get something stronger.


On a positive note, when I gave the girls a haircut two weeks ago I threw six of the lower branches from the Bush Widow into my soil bin and forgot about them. Today I found them again when I transplanted to my extra MTF and Afgooey into 2L bottles. They're still green so hopefully they will last until next week when I can throw them in the cloner.

50 ml Hydroplex added to flower res per schedule. pH adjusted to 5.8

40 ml PBP Grow added to cloner due to serious nitrogen deficiency. All the clones have roots so they're just hungry. ph adjusted to 5.8

 

[Hydrogrown]

I don't know exactly but the tent is 5'3", with the res. probably about a foot or so tall. The light takes up about 6" so I've got 4 ft 9 in. not including space allotted for heat from the hps. so if I give the light to canopy space about 9 in (just a guess) then the plants maximum will be 4 ft. This is why I chose a medium sized hybrid strain like blackberry.

Sorry to hear about your mite problem hopefully you can get it under control... but those things happen sometimes. I've been trying to do the preventative thing by spraying neem oil regularly. Once you get an infestation though neem oil is not as effective as some other miticides.

I would love to hear your filter plan I'm going to need another one soon.
Sounds like your ph is right on, grow baby grow!

 

[HashAssassin]

For those of you who wanted the DIY for the filter I posted it. Just check the DIY section or hit the link in my sig.

Currently working on a larger veg unit in prep for warmer weather and shorting cloning times. I'll post the pics when complete.

 

[WeednFeed]

Good luck with the new veg unit. I'll look forward to seeing what you come up with. Thanks very much for the filter info-- appreciated!

 

[Tmac12]

Hey Hash, hope you had a HNY! I slept thru it..lol.

Hate to hear about the mites.... we need to catch some and run some tests on their likes..something they like better... find some kind of lure to get them off the girls...but they crawl dont they...dont fly??? (I had gnats, there a bitch also)

Will check out your diy's!

 

[HashAssassin]

New Year = New Veg Unit

Well the old veg tub was getting crowded and the nutes needed changing so I figured now was a good time to implement the upgrade I had been thinking about for awhile.

My old veg tub was a combination of aero and DWC. This made it a pain not only to change nutrients but to check my pH and ppm levels. I was getting good growth just not very practical. My new tub is now all aero. I reused most of the existing sprayer assembly parts but now it is fed from and drains to a remote reservoir. The new tub is a 27 gal Super Box. At $10 it is by far the best tub/reservoir/storage box I've ever used. The plastic is three times the thickness of a Rubbermaid and doesn't bow out even when filled with 25 gal of solution.

New Sprayer Assembly

Drain Fitting

Note: Check out the channels in the bottom and how they lead right to the drain. There won't be any slime in the bottom this tub.


Completed Veg Unit

Note: I should have painted the top to block any light but I will see how it does. If I had used 2" or 3" net cups I could have fit 24 sites in this lid! If I ever start growing clones for the dispensary this is what I will use for a cloner.

Old Veg Unit Canopy - Top View

New Veg Unit - Half Full

Reservoir and old cloner are on the shelf below. 15 gal of fresh grow solution mixed up and pH corrected. PPM at 575. Good to go until they get moved to flower!

 

[Dee House]

nice job hash...dwc pain in the butt... although kara has a great set up

 

[HashAssassin]

I love kara's setup. She uses a recirc dwc system that's why it works so well. Also, the separate rooms and the mixing station are the way to go if you're in a more permanent situation.

 

[Dee House]

I love kara's setup. She uses a recirc dwc system that's why it works so well. Also, the separate rooms and the mixing station are the way to go if you're in a more permanent situation.

she undid the recirc straight dwc ..

 

[HashAssassin]

ahh...back in Nov. I missed it.

These cold temps have my garden in slo-mo. I'm currently in a big self debate over whether or not I should stick to my original schedule or wait until my plants in veg reach 18". Yield or schedule?

 

[Hydrogrown]

I would go for yield but it probably comes down to how much that extra time is worth for you. How are your temps?

 

[HashAssassin]

Veg is 50-65 with the heat running full blast. Flower is 60-70 with the heat running during dark period.

Just found an extra batt of R-30 in the attic when putting away the Christmas stuff. Installed it with a quickness in the exterior walls of the grow room. I also built a ceiling across the veg portion and ducted the exhaust from the tent to it. We'll see how much that helps in a few hours.

 

[HashAssassin]

Well the insulation didn't help even though I went to the store and bought some more. All the wall are now insulated. Not sure what else I can do except move the plants indoors and that is not an option.

The plants in veg are doing well despite the cold and have grown 2" since moving them into the new and improved veg tub. Based on this growth I will move the plants into flower on Friday as planned.

Clones however are another story. If I can't get some decent clones because of the cold, I will just have to go to the dispensary and buy some. Need to keep the schedule moving.

 

[HashAssassin]

Checked on my temps this morning and there was significant improvement. The veg/clone area is at a constant 70F with 37% humidity! Plants in the veg tub are exploding with new growth in all directions.

 

[WeednFeed]

Congrats on the temp control!

 

[WeednFeed]

Great job on that res by the way! That beast is one nice container. The rigidity, size and the channels for drain seem ideal. One note on the heating: You mentioned that you're using a heater... what kind/capacity. If not using already using one, have you considered a thermostatically controlled electric baseboard heater? An added expense to be sure, but it could be considered insurance.