White rhino and s.a.g.e. n' sour grow - Page 2

Reuben420grower · #11 11-12-2007, 10:46 AM

hey what kind of water pump re you using???

sloeginfizz · #12 11-12-2007, 08:23 PM

I'm using a Rio+ 1700 in veg and a Sunleaves Durapump SDH230 in flower. I have about 4-5 feet of overhead since the res in my veg closet isn't close to the shelves the plants are on. Thats why i overkilled it.. In the flower closet there is maybe 2 feet of overhead so i went with a cheaper pump. Haven't had a single problem with either. I'm probably going to pick up another sunleaves pump for the 6 site cloner that should be ready to use in a couple weeks.

sloeginfizz · #13 11-14-2007, 03:40 PM

Day 4 of flower.

Well i must say, i've never been able to sex plants this early. maybe budblood really does what it promotes.. we'll see how it finishes. all of the rhinos have shown preflowers. 3 male, 3 female. 2 in flower and 1 in veg of each sex. probably remove the males from flowering in a few days. the one male rhino left in veg will give me something to practice cloning with. the female rhino in veg will be the start of the SOG. i finally have a pic with the cloner set up and ready to go. also got a few decent close ups so you can see the pistols. lastly the sage looks well. i gave it a tug to check the roots and it wasn't growing into the larger block. i ph'd water and got a new cube ready for a transplant. all of the mothers in veg are in planter bags with hydroton to give room for root structure.

sloeginfizz · #14 11-14-2007, 03:45 PM

Picture of the 6 site cloner i built with the instructions from FilthyFletch's aero cloner thread.

on another note, does anything think i should cut clones from the 2 girls in flower? any input is appreciated.

sloeginfizz · #15 11-20-2007, 06:55 PM

Day 10 of flower.

Changed the res out a couple days ago with fresh water and full strength flowering solution. also started to tie down to encourage the side branches to catch up with the tops. should get 6-9 decent colas per plant. continuing the lst of the moms. should be able to cut clones in a week. the clones i have cut now haven't shown roots yet. hopefully see something soon. this is my first experience with an aero system.

sloeginfizz · #16 11-23-2007, 05:00 PM

Day 13 of flower.

Picked up a ppm meter finally. The first readings weren't to bad. just a little on the high end. Adjusted it and the ph. The 2 rhinos flowering look really good. The training is helping the side branched catch up to the tops. probably a couple weeks then i'll cut them loose. the clones i cut don't look too hot. i picked up another sunleaves pump for the cloner. hopefully that will help. the 2 rhino mothers are almost ready to start giving up branches. i'm 100% sure the one is a female. the other one i can't tell. no hairs yet, but i don't want to chop it before i know for sure. the sage looks ok, but the sub branches from the main stem are tiny. does anyone know if that is a trait of the sage n sour? it looks almost like a clone cut for SOG lollipop method.. haha.

JonnyBlunt88 · #17 11-23-2007, 05:09 PM

Impressive chambers...how are your clones
doing without being covered?

Other than that, everything seems to be
working out well.

sloeginfizz · #18 11-24-2007, 09:48 AM

Thanks.. taken me almost a year to get this far. the last thing i want to add is a co2 system. that should take care of everything for the perfect environment. air, water and light. i have a dome that will just fit over the 6 site cloner. the 6 clones i have.. er i mean "had".. haha. i pulled them today. i think i'm going to bypass the rockwool until there are actually roots growing. i have neoprene collars to help hold the clone in place and just stick it down in the netpots filled with hydroton. i think thats the method FilthyFletch outlines in his aerocloner thread. i'll have to double check tho. i have yet to find cloning method with high % of rooting clones, thats why i built a aero system. anyone have some good tips?

BIGMIKE13 · #19 11-24-2007, 10:28 AM

this is what i built for cloning.....$$ my WM aero bubbler cloning machine $$

hope this helps...

sloeginfizz · #20 11-26-2007, 05:56 PM

Day 16 of flower.

The 2 rhinos look good. real good.. haha. just a little over 2 weeks and the flower development is amazing. i'll update in a few days after i cut new clones from the mom in veg. the sage is still going, though slowly. still no viable branches to sex it with. its basically the main stem with tiny sub branches. oh well.