First DWC grow

**Someguy15** · 05-02-2012, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by firsttimeARE

I tried to just use a piece of wood as a pole and wrap poly around it for 2 walls as it was going into a corner of a real room. Problem after problem. Then had to take something out of the area which I should have done before, but i'm an idiot and I ripped the poly in a spot, rather than repair it like a sane person I tore it down. Waste of 20 dollars and 3 hours. So I take the 3 big plants out of the tent and put it in the room, slap a timer on the hps turn it on and call it a day.

With the tent closed up not much light leaks, a few spots like where the zipper is for the side door and tiny pin holes where the velcro vents are. Problem is now the tent is getting hot. Going to have to buy a fan for it to circulate air through a few elbows to try and trap some light leaking out. Got 2 clip fans blowing around the air and will check temps in the morning for now.

My choice of time spent today was poor and I would have been better off buying a cheap 250cfm fan and hooked it up for a fraction of the time and aggravation.

Totally stewing right now.

HPS light looks mean, I need sunglasses.

Instead of making a pole, just hang the poly from the ceiling using wooden strips / screws. Roll the poly around the 1/2" x 1/2" trim wood and then screw it to the ceiling. Leave extra material to 'wrap' around the corners (3-5" each side) and then just fold it over and install some velcro. To keep the wall(s) from moving all over, roll the bottom up and place a 2x4 or 2x2 in it so that the weight holds it taunt. Best part is, my walls arent fixed. When I need to pull the wall 'open' and move something large out I can easily without damanging the structure. To 'restore' I just move the 2x4's back into place and re velcro, wala! Just a tip if you ever need to build a bigger one.

**firsttimeARE** · 05-02-2012, 06:04 PM

Yeah I was thinking of that but figured the corners would be weak and fold in. So I decided to wrap it around the pole. Typical me making things hardeer than they should be.

Good tips in there though if I want to. I did do the wood technique just to keep it in place to cut the extra off and tape to the floor.

The plants in the open space is nice. Light leaks out the room a tiny bit but that's not a big deal really. I just need to get an exhaust fan to keep the temps down in the tent.

The room is completely dark. I did like the idea of sealing it off so I could get better airflow over the plants by directing it to go to the bottom up over the plants to the filter at the ceiling. And so I could go and check veg plants at any time.

Plants going into flower hopefully won't triple in size cause that'd be huge. I was tempted with the idea of making the hps vertical and putting the t5s overhead. I trimmed most of the budsites not at canopy level though.

Think I'm going to run into size problems.

**firsttimeARE** · 05-04-2012, 04:37 AM

Getting a weird smell coming from the FCJ res, not very foul like a really concentrated calmag smell mixed with root smell. I havent changed the res in a few weeks and have just been topping up with nutes once its been getting low like 3 inches of water or left. And I have been slacking on the aquashield dosages and last gave them some around 5 days ago. Hasn't had tea in probably 2 weeks.

I did that to them all. But thats the only one with an off smell.

Whats a good bath that I can give my roots while I clean their buckets and give them fresh water and nutes?

Every time I change the res I get the foam that was on the roots in the new res, seems counter productive.

**Bigz2277** · 05-04-2012, 09:57 AM

mix up a h202 bath. strong conc of h202 and then into new bucket. I personally Airbathe my plants when i rez change. they seem to love the air for the 10 minutes i clean the rez.

**firsttimeARE** · 05-04-2012, 10:43 AM

Yeah I started off putting them in non ph water and bubbles for the 10 min while I washed the buckets. Making sure to change the water out after each plant soaked in it.

I then decided it didn't matter cause I was still bringing over foam. So I just started putting them in buckets of just air while I washed their buckets. But the last 3 weeks or 2 I've just filled up new water.

I do have some 29% h2o2 left over from my "sterile" days. Just wondering if I should use it since I've been using bennies and will continue to use bennies just more religiously.

I know the problem I have is my own fault due to thinking things didn't matter for me because they didn't for some other people. Hell I never had a problem with my roots just using water...I may switch to the easier route next grow. I did enjoy theroot growth or perceived root growth the bennies gave me. Though I have not much to base those claims on.

**Bigz2277** · 05-04-2012, 12:23 PM

h202 bath. then rise the extra off. wont effect benes if all the h202 your using is just the bath and rinse.

**BigBuddahCheese** · 05-04-2012, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Bigz2277

h202 bath. then rise the extra off. wont effect benes if all the h202 your using is just the bath and rinse.

I agree and have done this numerous times for the plants and never an issue. I use a bucket bigger then needed so i have room for my hands to get into the roots and shake em up. I usually use like 5-10ml per gallon of 29% h2o2 for the bath.

Since going to AquaShield and DynaGro I have yet to do this though (never needed), except for clone transplants from someone else.

**firsttimeARE** · 05-04-2012, 02:03 PM

I notice you said shake the roots off, my roots are like tangled to one big mass and I feel if I try to separate it they'll rip apart.

So I know you love your AS, but was wondering if you had a scientific explanation on how it works, I read its a composting agent, but what does that mean, just breaks down organic matter in the res?

Thanks Bigz and BBC, i'd rep yall but I have already.

Going to post some pictures later! Been a while. Going to sneak in there just before lights on and snap some.

Excited to start seeing some buds forming!

**firsttimeARE** · 05-05-2012, 04:32 PM

Day 3 of Flower(yesterday)

Cleaned buckets last night, I let the roots soak in h2o2 at 2ml/L 29% then took them out and rinse them off before transplant.

FCJ @ 1.3EC
Veneno @ 1.3EC
Bubba 76 @ 1.1EC
PE @ .6EC
AK & CH @ .3EC

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Bubba 76 - Whats with all these battle scars?

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Fruity Chronic Juice - Same ripping at edges of new growth as Bubba 76 just in that one area though, maybe the leaves growing into each other?

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Veneno - Still a bit weak in the stems.

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Pineapple Express - Looking good. Forced into flower due to not having a fan in that tent and the water was getting really hot, only 8 or 9 inches so far.

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Afghan Kush (L) - Chronic Haze (R)
2nd Picture - Flower area

**antonmacx** · 05-05-2012, 06:41 PM

Hi:
1- Have you used Tap Water at some time? Chlorine is really high in Tap Water and can produce this Holes.
2- Make sure that you don't have any Grasshopper around because they love to eat the Leaves and make this Holes... Also make sure you check for Insects under the Leaves and everyplace of the Plant although Mites don't do this Holes, Mites Suck the Whole Plant till kill it.
3- I highly recommend to Foliar Spray them with some Neem Oil and any Bug will dissapear right away, make sure to Spray undersides of the leaves where the Stomata's are located, it's better to Spray at the end of the day when your Lights turns off. You should some Surfactant such as AN Wet Betty or Dutch Master Saturator and you'll be impressed with the results. If you don't have Co2 running do not exceed 80F when spraying or 86F with Co2, Stomata's aren't open when you exceed this Temp. That shit stinks a lot. I use 1tsp of Neem Oil for 1 Liter of Warm RO Water and 1ml of Wet Betty.

Good Luck

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