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08-20-2009, 11:37 PM
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I’m starting my first serious grow using a DWC system!
 System: 1 - 55 gallon steel drum resaviour  2 – 256gph water pumps 5 – 5 gallon planters with 6” net pots  1 – 5 gallon control bucket  2 – Air pumps  5 – 5” discs air stones Lights: 2 – Yield master 2, 6”  2 – 600 watt – hortalux - enhanced spectrum- super HPS 2 – Quantum digital dimmable ballast   • 100% - 600watt • 75% - 450watt • 50% - 300watt  Room: 2’ x 9’ x 9’ it will be a challenge I wires 8 outlets to the room • 4 @ 110 • 4 @ 220 I wired a green light to a switch so I can be in there in the sleeping times I have 2 fans in the room • 9” caged • 4” caged I have a home made carbon filter with a 1/12hp blower Chemicals: General Hydroponics Micro Bloom AquaShield (the only thing keeping me going with these water temperatures) Plants: all 5 plants are feminized blueberry (well only one is but shes my mother, and i just pulled 4 clones from her)  The DWC is bad news when it comes to water temperature in attempt to lower the water temp. i drain the system every 4.5 hours. with light on. the light are on a 18/6 light schedule i also am testing to see if insulating around the buckets will help any with the temperature - so far it seems to drop the temperature 2 degrees(82) after 4.5 hours I came to the conclusion that i need to isolate the air pumps because they are in the room and the room is 91 degrees so the air pumps are pumping 91 degree air into my buckets cause the water to warm. Feel Free to leave comments or suggestions Last edited by hazed4days; 08-21-2009 at 09:50 PM.. Reason: update intro |
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08-22-2009, 12:01 AM
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here is a overhead shot
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08-23-2009, 12:11 AM
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Today two of my clones popped roots out of the net baskets 8/22/2009
I checked the temperatures in the buckets after 3.5 hours under the lights set at 450watt control: 79/ph:6.4 bucket 1: 83.3/ph:6.4 - light guard,took root bucket 2: 82.8/ph:6.4 - light guard bucket 3: 79.8/ph:6.4 - Insulated, took root bucket 4: 79.9/ph:6.4 - Insulated bucket 5: 80.3/ph:6.4 Tonight i wrapped insulation around all buckets - Ill post pictures soon |
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08-30-2009, 11:06 PM
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Reservoir
Temperature: 76.4 Ph: 6.2 -------------------------------------------------------------- Control Bucket Temperature: 77.6 Ph: 6.2 --------------------------------------------------------------- Plant 1 Temperature: 78.8 Ph: 6.1  ------------------------------------------------- Plant 2 Temperature: 79 Ph: 6.1   ------------------------------------------------- Plant 3 Temperature: 79.4 Ph: 6.1  ------------------------------------------------- Plant 4 Temperature: 79.1 Ph: 6.1 ------------------------------------------------- Plant 5 - mother Temperature: 78.3 Ph: 6.2   ------------------------------------------------- I think i need a water chiller? |
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08-31-2009, 10:14 PM
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I bent a few more shoots to level the plant canopy...
I also changed to water in the system tonight and added full strength GH Nutes. I drain the water to all the plants around the house, and it makes the tomatoes get so big the skin splits. I need to change out the carbon from the DIY filter. I added a 8" inline fan to the exhaust of the duct, and i have the fan in the grow room on a rheostat so it doesn't have to go balls out I Added CO2 to the room   CO2 re-leaves the stress of the heat because the temperatures are a little high in the room. Plant 1  ---------------------------------------------- Plant 2  ----------------------------------------- Plant 3  ------------------------------------------- Plant 4  ---------------------------------------------- Plant 5 
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09-10-2009, 07:00 AM
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At 300 watts i can keep the room at 82-85 easy, but when i jump to flower and put them on 600 watts my rooms is about 90. but im still working on my ventilation. When you run 300 watt it scales everything by 75% including the Power, Lumens... in Veg i ran at 50% 450 watt. and that put the room at 87 degrees. I would recommend the Quantum ballast. i hear their 1000 watt ballast work well |
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09-10-2009, 07:28 AM
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I Came to the conclusion that i am powerless when it comes to temperature. Its is just too much work and a pain in the ass to keep the res at 65 degrees, its flat out impossible unless you had a water chiller!!!
well i just bought a 1/5 hp 1700BTU Chiller  Im expecting good things from this grow...  i had company here and there is no good way to drop 4 frozen jugs in a res and not look conspicuous.. Alll thats over with - THANK GOD  so i finally got in the room to look at the plants, and the blew up! I switched to flower labor day. expecting a late October harvest... i have some smell issues im still dealing with. and soon the water will be dealt with- everything is falling in line. i was looking at the crop and i noticed some water on the leaves can anyone verify what that is? i came to the conclusion that it is just sweat from the plants. i finally figured out how to post pictures on here.  
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09-21-2009, 07:30 PM
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Sorry i have really posted in a while...
but its time for a update. -i got some 55 gal drum liners and re-lined my res. because there was rust getting into the water and it was shooting my ph way up. -i got a 1/5 hp water chiller and a 265 gph water pump running 24/7 keeping the water at 65 degrees -I started flowering on labor day and have taken pic. everyday. -My girls are getting huge here are some pictures.... Pictures: 1 = 9/10 (3 days) 2 = 9/13 (6 days) 3 = 9/13 Water Chiller 4 = 9/14 (7 days) 5 = 9/15 (8 days) 6 = 9/15 bud shot 7 = 9/16 (9 days) 8 = 9/16 Res liner 9 = 9/17 (10 days) 10 = 9/17 bud shot 11 = 9/17 bud shot 2 12 = 9/19 (12 days) 13 = 9/19 bud shot 14 = 9/19 lollipop 15 = 9/20 (13 days) 16 = 9/20 bud shot 17 = 9/20 overall shot |
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09-21-2009, 08:34 PM
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Picture:
1 = 9/21 (14 days) 2wk 2 = 9/21 overview shot 3 = 9/21 height to light 4 = 9/21 height to ceiling 5 = 9/21 bud shot 6 = 9/21 bud shot 2 7 = 9/21 bud shot 3 8 = 9/21 nute burn 9 = 9/21 leveled the canopy 10 = 9/21 canopy 2 11 = 9/21 canopy 3 |
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