Thanks man. I'm very happy with the PPP. It's putting out leaves like crazy!

Thanks for checking in.

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yeah no problem...Im here taggin along

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First reservoir change since original mix. Previous reservoir fill used 10 gallons of unsoftened tap water (450 ppm / 8.3ph). This time I used 5 gal of tap and 5 gal of distilled water. I calculated nutes using the GH nutrient calculator:

GENERAL HYDROPONICS

I used the hard water model for Mild Growth and used half of the recommendation. This is what I came up with:

FloraGrow: 50ml
FloraBloom: 25ml
FloraMicro(HW): 25ml
FloraBlend: 50ml
Floraliscious+: 05ml
SuperThrive: 1 tsp

It ended up at EC 1.2 / 600 ppm with a 6.8pH. Added 1.5 T of pH down to end up at 5.8pH. This is actually a lower ppm than my original mix, and I now have 100ml of nutrients as opposed to 15ml in my first try. I like that I can get more NPK in my mix with the distilled water, but I have read that tap water has trace elements in it that you won't have with distilled water and a 3 part nutrient system. Because I am at a lower ppm than my first try, I will continue to flood every 4 hours, and keep a close eye out for nute burn.....

Does anyone have experience with hard tap water?

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Checked rez this a.m.: EC 1.2 / 600 ppm; 6.2pH. Added 1/2T pH down to 5.7pH.

I noticed the PPP plant showed some curling of the outer parts of it's leaves. There is no hooking or drooping. Color appears good and the leaves aren't crispy. Temperatures have ranged between 69f and 84F. RH is at 55% overnight on a 24/7 light schedule. Air cooled hood/600w MH bulb was at 12" above plants. I moved it to 16" to see if I'm overcooking them.



Do you think I'm missing anything? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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looking good..i dont think you are overcooking them dont have to worry about that..

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Blow a fan directly on plants or bulb, that does look like some light heat stress. great job on your grow so far keep up the good work.

p.s. im pulling up a chair for the snow white. i wanna see how much stretch is in that strain see if it fits for an micro sog

Thanks for stopping by. During the day, I keep the front of the tent open and have a 12" fan blowing on the plants. When I close it up at night, I just have a 6" oscillator in there. I think I'll have to re-think the inside fan....

I'm glad you're pulling up a chair. This is my first grow, and I can use as many eyes on it as possible.

2 week pictures tomorrow!

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i see things are still looking good

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Thanks man. I was just diggin on the pics on your thread from yesterday. I'm a little worried about the slight leaf curl, but I hope moving the light up 4" will fix it. No permanent damage yet. Unfortunately, I'm out of town on business for the next couple of days, and I won't be able to watch them closely.

I'll have to do my two week birthday pictures tonight, and hope for the best.

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Gotta hit the road early tomorrow. Took my two week pics tonight. Res was at 650ppm / 5.9pH and air temps ran between 71F and 82F since this a.m. Leaves are still cupping, but I've moved the 600w MH up another 4" (16" above) My reading strongly points to heat stress..... Hope I didn't hermie them. I feel pretty good about the lack of stretching. They are putting out their 4th set of leaves, and are only 2" tall.

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Comments and suggestions are always welcome.

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