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After many delays the plant babies
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D.A.A.S.69
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Looks like You did a great job doctoring on your plant , 3or4 days from now you will never know you had a problem ,goodluck.
IanHale
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I'm connecting up my lights to each other and to the carbon filter in the ventilation and exhaust system. I've installed the 400w MH bulb into the 3rd light and hung it where I need it to be.
I have 5 reservoir bins filled with water that needs to be ph'd and nutes added then I'm putting each girl into her own resevoir when I do the res change in a hour or so.
ill take another pic of the fully engaged grow room with all the lights and stuff going.
I'm connecting up my lights to each other and to the carbon filter in the ventilation and exhaust system. I've installed the 400w MH bulb into the 3rd light and hung it where I need it to be.
I have 5 reservoir bins filled with water that needs to be ph'd and nutes added then I'm putting each girl into her own resevoir when I do the res change in a hour or so.
ill take another pic of the fully engaged grow room with all the lights and stuff going.
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Two different angles of the set up.
Each plant now has it's own approx 1/2m^2 to fill out. If all goes reasonably well I'm hoping for 2-300 grams per plant (more on successive grows)
All the girls are happily in their own tanks. With better cut lids (the circle cutter used for drywall worked perfectly for snug netpot fit).
i kept the lids with 6 holes. My second grow is already planned out. But my third I was thinking trying a seA of green with 20 6-7 week flowering plants and go 12/12 after only 14 days of veg. And during that time set up a separate tent just for vegging and keep the big room set up for flowering.
Two different angles of the set up.
Each plant now has it's own approx 1/2m^2 to fill out. If all goes reasonably well I'm hoping for 2-300 grams per plant (more on successive grows)
All the girls are happily in their own tanks. With better cut lids (the circle cutter used for drywall worked perfectly for snug netpot fit).
i kept the lids with 6 holes. My second grow is already planned out. But my third I was thinking trying a seA of green with 20 6-7 week flowering plants and go 12/12 after only 14 days of veg. And during that time set up a separate tent just for vegging and keep the big room set up for flowering.
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alltatup
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Is that plant in the background getting as much light as the ones in front?
Here's my experience with a fast switch to flowering: It took the plants another 3 weeks to really start showing pistils. I switched them after 3 weeks, and they were all growing very vigorously or I wouldn't have. But it seemed to take significantly longer to see pre-flowers on them. HOWEVER, all that being said, it did keep them shorter, which was what I wanted for my small grow box.
Here's my experience with a fast switch to flowering: It took the plants another 3 weeks to really start showing pistils. I switched them after 3 weeks, and they were all growing very vigorously or I wouldn't have. But it seemed to take significantly longer to see pre-flowers on them. HOWEVER, all that being said, it did keep them shorter, which was what I wanted for my small grow box.
IanHale
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I forgot to mention:
When I was putting them into their new lids I had to pull the feeder hoses and CB1 had almost filled the the tube completely. Made me glad I cut overly long sections of tubing. It had grown a good 12-14" of roots down inside.
I also had to spend some time gently untangling the roots from multiple plants. The longest roots were over 18" long from the bottom of the net pots.
Gave each mass a good sniffing to ensure no rot and put them to bed.
When I was putting them into their new lids I had to pull the feeder hoses and CB1 had almost filled the the tube completely. Made me glad I cut overly long sections of tubing. It had grown a good 12-14" of roots down inside.
I also had to spend some time gently untangling the roots from multiple plants. The longest roots were over 18" long from the bottom of the net pots.
Gave each mass a good sniffing to ensure no rot and put them to bed.
IanHale
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First full day in their own tanks.
theyre showing a little bit of heat stress and I just handled their roots....so it is not unexpected.
started LST and also PM2 (with the no longer broken arm) has the 4th just starting to show on the break side, was out to the 4th with the 5th starting to open on the unbroken side. Finished the manifold pruning of the 2nd node except I kept the topside growth tip.
the rest of the gang had the 3rd node open with the 4th starting to emerge.
GENTLY bent the sides down just below the 3rd nodes using the twist ties that came with all the pumps and reflective duct tape. Applied pressure to the middle section of the ties so that the hook end would unbend before the plant arm broke.
a little foliar burn on two leafs tips, they got splashed a little with nutrient water. BN2 will recover.
The 400w light and ballast raised my average temp but lowered my RH. I'm considering a second 400CFM fan and relocating the ballasts outside the room and run the power cables through the wall. That should reduce some of the heat in the room.
First full day in their own tanks.
theyre showing a little bit of heat stress and I just handled their roots....so it is not unexpected.
started LST and also PM2 (with the no longer broken arm) has the 4th just starting to show on the break side, was out to the 4th with the 5th starting to open on the unbroken side. Finished the manifold pruning of the 2nd node except I kept the topside growth tip.
the rest of the gang had the 3rd node open with the 4th starting to emerge.
GENTLY bent the sides down just below the 3rd nodes using the twist ties that came with all the pumps and reflective duct tape. Applied pressure to the middle section of the ties so that the hook end would unbend before the plant arm broke.
a little foliar burn on two leafs tips, they got splashed a little with nutrient water. BN2 will recover.
The 400w light and ballast raised my average temp but lowered my RH. I'm considering a second 400CFM fan and relocating the ballasts outside the room and run the power cables through the wall. That should reduce some of the heat in the room.
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Reorganized the grow room.
Relocated ballasts to a shelf outside the actual room. Cut a hole in the inner and outer drywall and fed the power leads to the lamps. Sealed the cut in the Mylar curtain with reflective tape.
The 400w light is disappointing. I made a U shape with my reservoirs and raised the lights a little bit to encourage a little bit of stretch and to share the 2 600w lights with PM2 which is parked under the 400.
I broke down and bought a 3rd 600w ipower MH/HPS lamp.
Resevoir temps are still running high and I'm gonna be using frozen water bottles to bring the temps down until I can figure out a diy copper coil immersion cooler and pumping system.
Next water change I'm replacing the clear air hoses with the opaque dripline.
Reorganized the grow room.
Relocated ballasts to a shelf outside the actual room. Cut a hole in the inner and outer drywall and fed the power leads to the lamps. Sealed the cut in the Mylar curtain with reflective tape.
The 400w light is disappointing. I made a U shape with my reservoirs and raised the lights a little bit to encourage a little bit of stretch and to share the 2 600w lights with PM2 which is parked under the 400.
I broke down and bought a 3rd 600w ipower MH/HPS lamp.
Resevoir temps are still running high and I'm gonna be using frozen water bottles to bring the temps down until I can figure out a diy copper coil immersion cooler and pumping system.
Next water change I'm replacing the clear air hoses with the opaque dripline.
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Thank you! I pulled all the plants of out of the room, pulled the table I had under them out. It allowed me more flexibility in placement. I'm gonna cut some pieces to raise the tanks off the concrete individually instead on the table as a group
Next small project tonight is to create reflective "covers" out of cardboard and the Mylar stuff I have on the walls to reflect more of the light back to the plants and to keep the reservoirs from heating up
I'm thinking I may have to get a second exhaust fan once my 3rd 600w light arrives in 2-5 business days. Found a 440 cfm fan used but near new for $45.
One fun bit fact is that a close friend lives in CO and works several different farms and he was impressed as hell with my setup and I may have convinced him to try top-fed DWC himself.
Next small project tonight is to create reflective "covers" out of cardboard and the Mylar stuff I have on the walls to reflect more of the light back to the plants and to keep the reservoirs from heating up
I'm thinking I may have to get a second exhaust fan once my 3rd 600w light arrives in 2-5 business days. Found a 440 cfm fan used but near new for $45.
One fun bit fact is that a close friend lives in CO and works several different farms and he was impressed as hell with my setup and I may have convinced him to try top-fed DWC himself.
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IanHale
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Manifolds are now complete.
water temps are still high. Trying to engineer an inexpensive solution that was work for 5 reservoirs.
In the meantime I cut lid covers with holes for the plants to reflect the light off the tops of the tanks. They will eventually be removed when I lollipop the plants
Manifolds are now complete.
water temps are still high. Trying to engineer an inexpensive solution that was work for 5 reservoirs.
In the meantime I cut lid covers with holes for the plants to reflect the light off the tops of the tanks. They will eventually be removed when I lollipop the plants
