Rhetorrikz - LED Grow - Coco

[ganjazz]

 

[stoopingcrane]

The mix of diy cobs and manufactured leds is the same direction I am headed, I am going to take a seat in the back

and watch if yah dont mind

 

[rhetorrikz]

Hi stoopingcrane welcome along on my rollercoaster ride lol.. im having some crazy ideas atm geez i need more space these girls are flowering now but there too big im thinking of doing something and hooking up a 400w hps with cool tube and ducting so i can spread out a bit more ..idk.. 400w is alot of light and heat but its the only other light i have

 

[rhetorrikz]

Well that was not easy. lets see how this goes.. 1 center girl has been moved to the back left.. im prepared to give this girl 1 chance if she doesnt like 400w son t hps then shes gone. It was fairly brutal trying to get her away from the fan , spread out and tied down. I used some string and a staple gun straight to the floor ..

slow flowers

100x3

100x3 getting a little bleaching on some tips

 

[rhetorrikz]

The clones this time were the outside girls (quicker flowering, better structure) i was very careful this time. They have rooted and a few feeds on there showing signs of excess nitrogen iv fed them some canna coco a + b @1 ml per liter and some cal mag @1ml per liter the mix is about 370ppm and my tap water is 100ppm ph'd to 6 should i cut feeds in half or just feed plain tapwater for a few days what do you think?

 

[rhetorrikz]

So ive been reading ,
My ph down contains nitric acid maybe i should look for a differant ph down using phosphoric acid instead since these girls are so sensitive? And substitute cal mag with epsom because my calmax is 2.0.0 and seems to have more nitrogen and calcium than magnesium.

 

[rhetorrikz]

Taking them out of the solo cups today and mixing a water-in feed canna coco 10ml a ,10ml b , 10ml cannazym ,10ml an nirvana per 10L and added a tbls of epsom salt then ph'd to 5.9 which was 21 drops of ph down.. sprinkle some great white into there new pots with them and we will see how they look tomorrow

 

[HiddenGrow]

I have been gone too long
You have quite a forest on your hands here. If you want a good PH down use citric acid. It's natural and free with a lemon tree.
Those roots have gotten quite healthy. I hope those outdoor clones are the heat resistant beast you need.

 

[kushykush11]

very nice

 

[rhetorrikz]

Looks like the center girls are done resisting

This is on the right

This is over on the left

And a closer look at new growth.. looking better now

 

[OttawaGreen]

Looking good. Curious: what's the white chunks in your soil?

 

[rhetorrikz]

Thanks OG i thaught you were joking with last time you said soil..lol you must of mised it . All good , Im using coco the white is chunky perlite. All my hempys have a 1 inch res that is just perlite, it allowes the coco to drain well.
cheers have a good day all!

 

[rhetorrikz]

Clones after a day in their new pots look a little happier

 

[Tead]

So ive been reading ,
My ph down contains nitric acid maybe i should look for a differant ph down using phosphoric acid instead since these girls are so sensitive? And substitute cal mag with epsom because my calmax is 2.0.0 and seems to have more nitrogen and calcium than magnesium.

I've been using 1 tsp epsom salt and 1 tsp milk /gal as a homebrew calmag for many moons now. Works great. Never see any calmag issues in my hempy pots.

 

[rhetorrikz]

Thanks for the tip tead

 

[rhetorrikz]

New led for veg cab, thanks twilight led! 55x3w blue and white the t5ho was 110w and the new led is 120w the t5ho had roughly 20000 lux @ 2" and a colour of 6000k the led has 76000 lux @ 10" and 55000k colour temp? the footprint is a bit narrower tho .. it has dimming knobs for white and blue which i think is cool , im thinking of replacing a few of the white leds with some 660nm deep reds. im not sure how much the whites contribute to photosynthesis?

 

[rhetorrikz]

Temps 80ish lights on - 90ish lights off
I saw a problem with the center plants checked ph runoff and it was about 4.9 .. and 1000ppm , i think ph lockout and excess salts , calcium deficiency along with droppy appearance and i did a light flush with tap water that had been sitting from the previous day with an added scoop of great white . Ph was 6.8 non adjusted for fear of killing off the good guys ..
Today feed 400ppm 20ml calmag -10 ml a -10ml b. Ph 6

And another one i just liked this photo

I havent got a good photo of the plant that moved under the son t 400w hps.. its similar to the center girls but this is phenotype related rather than light related its a bit harder to water than the others what do you guys think ? Give it a bit longer or turf it and save on power ?

 

[OttawaGreen]

You guys need to keep a cfl or other white light for pictures. Can't see what it really looks like when it's pink

 

[rhetorrikz]

Ok thanks for feedback i was wondering how the pics look to others ill try different next time

 

[Stinky Snid]

And another one i just liked this photo

It's like an Easter egg. Way cool picture.and nice bud to boot.

KiG brother cheers