First Hydro, Nirvana Big Bud

[KENLEGEND]

Hi everyone,
firstly I should thank the site, all members & system admins for all the help I have had by reading all the forums, this site is unreal!!!
I am lazy, so finally after 6weeks I'm going start my grow diary!!!
I did start a soil indoor grow, but this ended very badly!!! So anyway this is my first real effort. Heres some details and pics to bring you up to speed.

Vegetative Room

Painted matte white
H1800mm x W1400mm x D480mm
24hr Light regime
2 x 4ft 36w cool white fluorecsents
2 x 4ft 36w warm white fluorecsents
2 x 120mm 12v computer fans for intake
1 x 120mm 12v computer fan for exhaust
1 x occillating desk fan for movement
1 x 950l/hr submersible pump for drip system

VEG Nutrients 'Dutchmaster ONE' grow
10L resevoir, half strength mix = 60ml/10L
Distilled water only
PH @ 5.8
Temp range of 20 degrees celcius - 23 degrees celcius
Rockwool and Expanded Clay


Flower Room

Painted matte white
H2000mm x W1270mm x D460mm
12/12 Light regime
1 x 400W HPS bulb with cooltube reflector @ 125mm x 400mm
2 x 120mm 12v computer fans for intake
1 x 120mm 12v computer fan for exhaust
1 x occillating desk fan for movement
1 x 250l/hr submersible pump for drip system

FLOWER Nutrients 'Dutchmaster ONE'flower
'DUTCHMASTER POTASH+'
10L resevoir, half strength mix = 60ml,7ml/10L
Distilled water only
PH @ 5.8
Temp range 18 degrees celcius - 23 Degrees celcius


Plants


2x Bagseed,(Unknown strain) @ 43days {Labelled UK1 & UK2}
2x Nirvana Big Bud @ 26days {Labelled BB1 & BB2}
1X Bagseed,(Unknown strain) @ 18days {Labelled Uk3}




Next week 1x Mountain air 100mm x 400mm activated carbon filter

Veg room

Veg room

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Veg room

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Flower room

BB1 & BB2 , 23days

BB1, 23days

UK3, 17days

UK2, 41days

UK1, 42days

More updates shortly!!!

 

[Be Irie]

Well, it sounds like this is going to be a good grow.. You are in good hands here and your result should be much better then your last.. Your pics aren't working.. Good luck man...

 

[Boss]

Nice setup, beautiful plants! +rep

 

[Horable]

Looks great, wow, great plants, awesome plants.

Very short and very compact, awesome awesome plants.

 

[Boss]

Merged all these duplicates..

 

[KENLEGEND]

Just wondering if you can only use buffer to calibrate a Ph meter once or can it be re-used ?
I'll post pictures of my ladies stems later, there thicker than two cigarettes.
If anyone has any general advise about my setup or plants feel free, this is my first grow

Heres a shot a couple of weeks ago ish.

 

[BigSmokie]

If anyone has any general advise about my setup or plants feel free, this is my first grow

All I can say is it looks 100% better then my first grow... looks great man keep up the good work.

 

[Arising Green]

Sweet looking setup; nice 'n clean..! +rep

pH buffer solution is not re-usable. (At least mine isn't) Discard it after using it.

 

[POTential]

Nicely done my friend! +Rep

Do your rooms seal up airtight?

 

[4twenty4all]

Congrats on your setup and plants, both are great! From the looks of your plants you definitely learned from your mistakes with your first grow that you say "ended badly". This will be a nice journal to follow.

 

[KENLEGEND]

Thanx everyone for the encouragement!!!

Nicely done my friend! +Rep

Do your rooms seal up airtight?

@ the moment they don't seal, it will be when i install the carbon filter, I already have my expandable foam ready!!

Sweet looking setup; nice 'n clean..! +rep

pH buffer solution is not re-usable. (At least mine isn't) Discard it after using it.

Yeah, I have been using buffer 7.0, went to check it against buffer 4.0 and it was way out!! NOW I KNOW!! The first 4 weeks of this grow I didnt have a PH meter!!! Ph sorted now finally!!!

Congrats on your setup and plants, both are great! From the looks of your plants you definitely learned from your mistakes with your first grow that you say "ended badly". This will be a nice journal to follow.

Thanx 4twenty4all
I think I made every mistake possible!! Overwater, underwater, nutrient burn, not enough nutrients, hot spots from reflective material, etc.
Its only because of this site that The above grow is going at all!!!

P.S I have photos of all my mistakes that i'll post somewhere sometime!!

Will post new pics today!!!

 

[KENLEGEND]

Here's an example of my soil indoor! It lasted about 6weeks like this before I decided to do it properly!! Not good lol

 

[POTential]

You got a decent setup man!

 

[KENLEGEND]

Updated pics!


2x Bagseed,(Unknown strain) @ 46days {Labelled UK1 & UK2}
2x Nirvana Big Bud @ 29days {Labelled BB1 & BB2}
1X Bagseed,(Unknown strain) @ 21days {Labelled Uk3}


Things seem to be going fine / ish. Ph problems sorted. I had been using my Ph buffer over & over & over again!! oops!
As a result there was some nutrient lockout in all five plants, although they all seemed to go about their business in a

mostly normal fashion. I think because all plants started the first 4weeks with a flucuating Ph of somewhere between 3-8

that they have a little tolerence to the imbalanced Ph.?. maybe.?. Either way I can't wait for my next grow, which will

have perfect Ph all the way through!! I'm Excited!!!


Cheers for the support,

Until I bump into you round the site,


CARE BELL!! |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| {fare well}





Veg on the left and flower on the right

Veg

Big Bud From Below

Big Bud

Stems as promised

Big Bud Roots @ 29days!! Is this norml? Ten litre pots

UK3 21days

UK3 21days

UK2 46days

UK2 46days

Uk1 46DAYS

Uk1 46DAYS

Uk1 46DAYS

 

[POTential]

I think those roots showing means you need bigger pots, is this the case for hydro?

 

[KENLEGEND]

I think those roots showing means you need bigger pots, is this the case for hydro?

Yeah Does anyone know if I should be looking at more room for the roots??

In my flower closet I've set it up so that it easily converts into ebb & flow and if I need to I can cut pots and fill up tub with expanded clay to give them more space.
What would be the easiest and less stressful transplant option for Hydro?

Cheers POTential!!

 

[KENLEGEND]

It's been 7Days since UK1 & UK2 started 12/12.
All seems to be going fine & I've noticed quite a significant increase in growth.
No flowers yet but I'm hoping I get lucky with girls. There could be pre-flowers but I'm not sure.
The 2 Big Bud plants are still 24/7 & WoW they are strong thick plants, I'm actually starting to run out of room for
them & their only @ 33Days!!! It's definately a good thing because in the next few days I'm planning on taking cuttings
and start cloning the big bud. Three reasons to clone for me are, save wasting good seeds, to sex & to have a continuous harvest.

I still have the issue of which is the least stressful technique to transplant hydro mothers?? I probably need to act on
it in the next few days I spose, any feed back would be great!!

Anyway here is some updated pics, hope you like cause I'm in love with these plants!!!

Cooltube

Big Bud 33Days

Big Bud 33Days

Big Bud 33Days

UK1 50Days

UK1 50Days

Cheers

 

[Boss]

I am waiting for the cash to buy that exact model. Absolutely no heat issues with the cooltube, I love it. I was thinking of buying the ballast and mogel, then the tube and bulbs seperately.

Plants look fantastic, great setup, +Rep

 

[KENLEGEND]

Good stuff Boss, you won't be dissapointed!! I got mine (just the cooltube) for $55.00 AUD off ebay, fan for 49.00 AUD I thought these were reasonably priced ish ?!?

Thanx for the rep, I'm a little nervous now my plants are so close yet so far, I 've never had a plant to get this far, stoked!!!

 

[POTential]

Keep posting and we'll keep it growing!