Groundtop
Well-Known Member
Howdy all, first time coming to the site or any grow forum for that matter, wanted to introduce myself and maybe get a little advice about my first grow. So I decided to give growing a shot, I've been gardening my whole life but I have never cultivated cannabis. I've just recently have been studying hydroponics and I have built my own small system. It is a one gallon bucket with a 2 holes punctured on top. One hole is for the net cup, and the smaller hole is for the pvc pipe that houses my homemade airlift valve. The PVC pipe touches the very bottom of the hydro solution where a small airline tube is fitted all the way down inside the pipe. The airpump provides air down into the tube, into the water, which displaces the h20 with air, thus pushing the water up the pipe. Midway of the pipe, I have made a small hole just big enough to insert another small tube from it. When the water rises in the pvc pipe, it flows to the hole and provides water to the small tubing inserted. It pulses water threw the tube intermittently, where the water drips upon the roots of my plants. The plant has been through a lot so far. It's just some bag seed I found in some pretty potent medicine, so I decided to plant it. It was originally in a bigger container with soil, but i was overwatering it and the leaves started to droop and subsequently died. However, it's been growing but very very slowly. I've had it in solution for almost 2 weeks and in soil for almost a month and this is all the progress I've made. Using 3 cfl bulbs with about 80 true watts between them. Any suggestions? Please be kind, its my first grow and I'm just trying to learn! Thanks guys and gals!
