Seeking A Sympathetic Guru! I'm 4 Years As A Medical User & New Grower

[warezaholic]

I'm using general hydroponics all-in-one and my ppm meter is around 800/850.

The entire plant is looking fabulous but for those 2 leaves.

 

[Pennywise]

Looks like potassium deficiency to me, we need a second opinion though.

 

[warezaholic]

Im not sure if I'm a big fan of this particular nutriets because it is leaving a slimy scum in the water and air stones after just a few days.

I have others but I'm gonna need to get out the cookbook that came with the nutrient kit.

The plant is only showing the anomaly osn

the one branch.

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Let's see the roots, bubbles and water bud

 

[warezaholic]

I have a whisper150 running a 4 inch round flat, stone under each basket 1 inch the waterline. Maybe the swelling of the bubbles seems to be drenching the bottom of the rockwool. I'm dropping the waterline one quarter inch.

 

[warezaholic]

Im just gonna relax for now about the yellowing unless it starts affecting other parts of the plant.

While lifting the plant to get the pictures, I nearly damaged her bumping the light fixture ... got lucky this time.

 

[Pennywise]

New growth looks good so let's see what they look like tomorrow

 

[warezaholic]

Just checked. Nutes 781 PH 257

 

[Pennywise]

Ph 257?

 

[Pennywise]

You should be around 5.8-6.0 PH, small plants I feed at around 300-350 ppm

 

[Camaro1691]

I used to used general hydroponics in DWC and I noticed the slimeyness your speaking of, and it was a brownish ting to it, I switched to botanicare and have not had that issue since and the plants love that line more in my opinion

 

[warezaholic]

Well since I'm forced to use air conditioned tap water and it alone is nearly 500ppm and a purifier is not in my budget.

If not for being financially forced to supply my own herb, I would have gotten into all this grow much better prepared and equipped...

 

[Pennywise]

How are you checking PH?

 

[warezaholic]

Well since I'm forced to use air conditioned tap water and it alone is nearly 500ppm and a purifier is not in my budget.

If not for being financially forced to supply my own herb, I would have gotten into all this grow much better prepared and equipped...

And yes the light brown foamy scum coating everything is scary looking

 

[Pennywise]

May want to change nutes, that slime will prevent the roots from taking up nutes.

 

[warezaholic]

I have a set of 2 inexpensive digital meters. Maybe next month I'll try to find a chemical test kit. If this grow is unsuccessful, I'll give soil a try. Maybe hydro is over my head.

 

[Pennywise]

Hydro you want to be 5.8-6.2 ph

 

[Chris Scorpio]

I used to used general hydroponics in DWC and I noticed the slimeyness your speaking of, and it was a brownish ting to it, I switched to botanicare and have not had that issue since and the plants love that line more in my opinion

I use GH Flora Trio and never have a slime or brown roots

Hydroguard and z7 ensure that

 

[Pennywise]

Z7 is good shit in hydro!

 

[warezaholic]

Probably going to start different nutrients at next water change. As far as that crap in the water, I just give it a good stirring. I see the roots are getting a good start so I'll definitely need to protect them.

Here's my stores of nutrients
Floragrow 216. Floranova Bloom (advertised as a one product for all grow stages) I'm not impressed with all the pond scum.

Now there's the Technaflora kit. With 3 of the containers empty from LEAKAGES. And a recipe chart fit for only an experienced scientific grower.