tyler_ hobbyist
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Witch ones are the good ones to use out of the line up of emerald?
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General Hydroponics vs Fox Farms side by side
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tyler_ hobbyist
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Is there different ones for veg and flower?
Grower-Aaron
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Time for an update
tyler_ hobbyist
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Yes please 
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tyler_ hobbyist
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How old are they and have u noticed any difference between the two different nutes?
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So it's been 29 days since dropping the seeds in rooter plugs and this is where they are at. Got about 4 nodes on each plant and they are around 4 1/2 inches or so tall. All in all doing pretty good.
There isn't much of any distinguishable differences between the ones getting the fox farm and then gen hydro, all about the same size and color and pretty much growing at the same pace. I did notice that the roots developed and starting coming thru the bottoms of the net pots about 3 days earlier in the gen hydro pool than on the fox farm. That being said today it looked like the root mass was about even from pool to pool. I don't know if the FF takes longer to start roots but then they grow faster when they do come out, or what might have caused that but like I said they seem to be even now so I'll keep a close eye on what's happening below the surface.
As far as mixing the nutes and everything they are both pretty easy no big differences there. The gen hydro has a couple more additives than FF but both pretty easy to mix up. The fox farm does take about 25% more ph down to keep the res at 6.0 I have read that it's harder to keep FF in range, I haven't had that issue yet, it has stayed in range nicely, just takes a tad more ph down to get it there
There isn't much of any distinguishable differences between the ones getting the fox farm and then gen hydro, all about the same size and color and pretty much growing at the same pace. I did notice that the roots developed and starting coming thru the bottoms of the net pots about 3 days earlier in the gen hydro pool than on the fox farm. That being said today it looked like the root mass was about even from pool to pool. I don't know if the FF takes longer to start roots but then they grow faster when they do come out, or what might have caused that but like I said they seem to be even now so I'll keep a close eye on what's happening below the surface.
As far as mixing the nutes and everything they are both pretty easy no big differences there. The gen hydro has a couple more additives than FF but both pretty easy to mix up. The fox farm does take about 25% more ph down to keep the res at 6.0 I have read that it's harder to keep FF in range, I haven't had that issue yet, it has stayed in range nicely, just takes a tad more ph down to get it there
tyler_ hobbyist
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That's awesome thank u very much awesome grow and can't wait to see more later on
furrysparkle
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Hmm I'm very interested in this, dyna gro and emerald harvest? (Next time?)
bobsakamoto
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yes, you are awesome for doing this...thank you Grower-Aaron
Many thank youz for doing this. Very informative.
I'm in Week 11 of 12 with GH on a first hydro grow.
Yes, keeping pH within 5.5-6.5 does require attention. I'm using a 4" diameter air stone to aerate the two gallon res.
pH can go up a full point in 5-6 hours. I credit excess 02, which I do on purpose. Anti microbial and plants like 02.
pH management, adding pH Down or tap water ( pH 7) is just part of moving the grow through the 5.5-6.5 range.
I check pH 4-6 times a day. Morning, noon, night. And when adding water to top off the res. I let it range from a bit over 5 to
close to 7. Up and down, up and down.
I'm doing this after looking at the nutrient absorption/ pH chart they have online. Ranging pH looks good for giving the plant best access to the mixed nutrients.
I'm in Week 11 of 12 with GH on a first hydro grow.
Yes, keeping pH within 5.5-6.5 does require attention. I'm using a 4" diameter air stone to aerate the two gallon res.
pH can go up a full point in 5-6 hours. I credit excess 02, which I do on purpose. Anti microbial and plants like 02.
pH management, adding pH Down or tap water ( pH 7) is just part of moving the grow through the 5.5-6.5 range.
I check pH 4-6 times a day. Morning, noon, night. And when adding water to top off the res. I let it range from a bit over 5 to
close to 7. Up and down, up and down.
I'm doing this after looking at the nutrient absorption/ pH chart they have online. Ranging pH looks good for giving the plant best access to the mixed nutrients.
Grower-Aaron
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Jason. I am not sure how it would work for a 2 gallon Rez. Mine are larger than that but I check the ph maybe once every other day or so. When I first started hydro I checked constantly and had a hard time getting my ph dialed in to where I wanted it. Once I took a step back and started letting the ph kinda drift a little more over the couple days it got much more clear to me what I had to do and was able to manage it much easier. Like I said I don't know how it would work with a 2 gallon Rez but maybe try it for a couple days and see what happens. I know my problem ended up being that I was adding WAY to much ph down and not giving it enough time work its way thru the whole rez
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Not sure what the next one will be yet. I am interested in trying advanced nutrients line but I do want to hear the input on what people want to see put against eachother so once I get a little better and comparing I could do that
Grower-Aaron. It seems to be working fine. Should harvest in a week to ten days. I don't mind adjusting to move it through the range. It did take a little practice to get a handle on it. The 02 moves it up predictably and I tweak it down. It was 6+ this morning, so I added 1 ml of pH Down and .25 gallon of tap water adjusted to 5+. I have to top off the water 2-3 times a day. I think some of the loss is splatter from the drip ring.
I did have adjustment problems when I first set the Water Farm up, as I did not soak the clay balls to neutralize. So pH was swinging wildly up during the day and over night. I also saw swings during early-mid flower. That has calmed down a bit.
Thank you again for your experiment. I'm very interested to see the results.
I did have adjustment problems when I first set the Water Farm up, as I did not soak the clay balls to neutralize. So pH was swinging wildly up during the day and over night. I also saw swings during early-mid flower. That has calmed down a bit.
Thank you again for your experiment. I'm very interested to see the results.
