First grow, First forum.

[tyler_ hobbyist]

Oh ok awesome thank u so by mid week nutes are at half. Stength roughly. Oh ok thank u dw2

[DW2]

I fill the reservoirs first with the nutrients and pH'ed water, then at mid week, I top off the reservoirs with only pH'ed water. I do check the pH of the reservoirs before I add the water and adjust the water accordingly to keep the reservoirs within 5.5-6.5 range.

[tyler_ hobbyist]

I havnt grown dwc but I wanna learn. So let me know if I got this right. U change ur water 2times a week and one of the times u use nutes with water and the other time u only use ph water? Or do u use nutes through the whole grow in every change

[DW2]

I add plain pH'ed water at mid week and completely drain and refill the reservoirs once a week with nutrients and pH'ed water. Keeping the water as fresh as possible helps to keep down unwanted microbial growth. I use to feed half of the nutrients at the mid week and half when I drained the reservoirs, but this led to having pH problems so I started the once a week feeding and have had better results with it so far.
Lovely looking plants, by the way!

[tyler_ hobbyist]

Co2 works best in temps over 80 and with this amount try not to go higher than 90 in flower u dnt want any higher than 82-85 as the terpens on the bud will start to die with the heat

[tyler_ hobbyist]

The jug color doesn't matter it can sit anywere and it last 7-9days I just refill ever 7days just to be safe

[DingusKhan]

Very cool. Does it matter if the bottle is clear or dark or cool, or can it sit under the grow lights? About how long will it produce CO2 before it needs refilled? I'm doing this!

[Chowder]

Just adding a couple pics from yesterday. I'm getting more excited everyday!
question, what are people's thoughts and experience with just adding water or water/nutrients combo, rather than completely draining water and starting over with new water once a week?

[Chowder]

Thank a lot! I hope to post a journal or at the least I'll update and post some more pics!

[Chowder]

I've got about 4 weeks left till harvest, when do you start the co2 and do you think it will work for this grow or should I try time?

[DingusKhan]

Very nice.

[tyler_ hobbyist]

1/2cup sugar 500ml hot water mix till desolved then add 1tblsp of tradinional yeast mix put into any jug with lid drill hole for small hose then tie hose to top of main stem and done. The leaves will be close enough to suck up the co2

[tyler_ hobbyist]

If u do the bottle and hose method and tie the small hose on the top of the main stem the co2 wount blow away it will hit ur leaves this is what I do and it's cheap and last 9days ish

[Chowder]

I'm very curious to try the CO2 recipe you mentioned in another post. I'm just concerned about my air exchange sucking it out as quick as it's made. I've read about the controllers for CO2/ temperature but not ready to invest that much yet! The switching direction of my lights did help a bit, there seems to be fewer claw leaves! And there not on the majority of the colas, just the higher ones, of course.

[Chowder]

Thanks BG Bud! I had the t5s and also read the GWE and forums about light and how much, and how they work/ don't work, but I've also seen grows on the site with only cfl and t5s, so I thought, how can it hurt? Plus, I've crowed too many plants under my lights, so I thought I could use it. I'll see if I've got a pic to post of the bud development next to the t5s. I think / hope it's going to make a difference.