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Chowder

Chowder

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Thank you so much for this site, and forum. I wouldn't be 4/5 weeks out from my first grow without this awesome site. Also, this is my first forum so please be patient. I've made a few mistakes along the way, like germinating twice the seeds I needed, then not getting rid of any! I just squeezed them in, even put some in dirt, cause I couldn't put in down! Also, I grew 4 diffent strains, with a blend of indica/sativa' in a DWC bubblers.all connected to main reservoir outside of room as to keep cool.
My lights are 2 x 600 w HPS, MH for veg ( cheapest names from Amazon, Apollo Hort lights)
2 LED actual draw 600w for both together ( cheapest names from Amazon, 1200 w and 1000 w replacements)
basically, decided to get LED instead of another 600 w HPS , just to compare. Wanted to try to compare HPS to LED)
I have 3 T5 s, for side support light, 4 bulb each, 216 w each
I have two 400 cfm fans on dials, which keeps my room temp and humidity dialled in. THANKS TO THIS SITE!
Small fans around to keep air moving.
Grow room is 7' x 11', but my grow area is 3.5' x 8'.
Strains include, blueberry, critical widow, amnesia, OG Kush.
Nutreints are advanced nutrients hobbyists pkg. includes sensi A/B bloom and veg, plus all the other nutrients from that pkg. Please add any comments if you've used Advanced Nutrients!
Please have a look and add any comments, if you see anything not right. Thanks Tyler Hobist and others, for your positive comments on another post. ( I switched the direction of the HPS today to take away from the taller ones and now it's more focused on the shorter plants, thanks Tyler!)
Been making my own grow journal, I hope to post, after complete.

Also, shout out to Newf, ( towny, bayman? )

One problem I'm dealing with right now, is that the return lines on my DWC are getting full of roots, slowing the return of water. Causes me to loose water a bit, just enough to have to clean up.

im checking and adding water everyday, they're thirsty girls! Also maintaining PH, PPM daily!

Once again, thanks everyone for sharing your information for others to grow and learn!
 

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Howdy Chowder and welcome to the forum. I have used a pump filter bag to keep roots and junk from clogging up the pump. If you have a pick up line that is getting clogged with roots, get some fine screen material from your hardware store and make a filter by rolling it into a large tube and secure it to the intake with a wire (copper or iron) and close off the open end the same way. The larger the screen, the less resistance it offers to the flow of water, and the lower the velocity, the less the root will tend to follow the flow.
That is a very nice looking grow set up! Good luck with your grow.
 
You've got them surrounded ! Great looking plants and nice set up . Can you see any difference with the side lighting ? I have T5s and was thinking of doing same . I just have one 1200 watt LED on 3 plants. Someone in this forum felt they can only absorb so much and may be a waste of power?? Keep posting and welcome !
 
Yes plants can only obsorb so much light without getting stressed or burnt/bleached but if u add co2 that same light that was stressing ur plant no longer does, I personaly have 16,000lumens of led light. Per sqf of my grow room with adding extra co2 from a couple methods iv used my new method is trying the exhale bag (to new to tell as it takes 30 days to take full effect) but a method I have proven is the water sugar yeast co2 trick this works very well. If I take the co2 out of my room for about 24hours my plants get massive light stress, I have tryed this that's how I know it works
 
Thanks for the advise, DW2. I'm definitely going to set myself up for this issue next grow. As of now, things are stabilizing as long as I don't add too much fresh water to reservoir at once. But there thirsty girls...... and gotta drink!
Also thanks for the positive comments! Peace.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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
 
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?
 
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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?
 

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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!
 
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
 
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!
 
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
 
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.
 
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