email468 - Big Bud and PPP grow

email468 · #1 04-13-2008, 12:28 PM

SYSTEM DETAILS:
SPACE: Painted flat-white with mylar-covered walls
INTERIOR TOTAL: 24" x 46" x 75" = @ 48 Cubic Feet
CANOPY:
(maximum) 24" x 36" x 50" = @ 24 Cubic Feet
(comfortable) 24" x 30" x 32" = @ 12 Cubic Feet
RESERVOIR: 20 gallon RainForest 66 (w/vortex aeroponic sprayer). Air-pump oxygenates reservoir.
LIGHTING: Sun System VII 600w HPST Super (SolarMax - 95,000 lumens) and 400w MH (AgroSun Gold Horizontal 40,000 lumens)
Air-cooled reflector (Super Spectrum) attached via duct with a 4" Centrifugal Fan (170 CFM)
VENTILATION: 6" Centrifugal Fan (440 CFM) for exhaust and 3 passive 4" holes, and 6" clip-on circulating fan
MEDIUM: Coco-Tech liners/lids, 6" net pots, Hydroton, small piece of rapid rooter plug (to hold seed in hydroton planted about 1 hydroton layer deep)
NUTRIENTS/ENHANCEMENTS:
General Hydroponics FloraShield
General Hydroponics Micro Hardwater (First two weeks)
General Hydroponics Micro (remainder of grow)
General Hydroponics Grow
General Hydroponics Bloom
General Hydroponics Floralicious Grow
General Hydroponics Floralicious Bloom
General Hydroponics KoolBloom
General Hydroponics FloraKleen

email468 · #2 04-13-2008, 12:28 PM

THE GROW DETAILS
Seeds:
One Feminized Pure Power Plant (PPP)
One Big Bud
One Unknown from bank
Three Bag seed
After the second week, only RO water was used
Note: The only females and survivors turned out to be the Big Bud, the unknown which looks like Big Bud so I am calling it Big Bud and the single PPP.

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PRE:
The germination -
Soaked paper towel with tap water
Placed seeds on towel, folded and placed in sealed plastic bag on top of computer tower (for warmth).
While I waited for germination cleaned and prepped hydro system with Flora Shield
Filled back up reservoir with tap water
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24 HOURS LATER
Big Bud, Unknown, and one bag seed cracked
24 HOURS LATER
PPP cracked and PPP, Big Bud, Unknown and one bag all showing taproot
Placed in Rapid Rooter pellets and put in tray with humidity dome under florescent lights.
24 HOURS LATER
PPP, Big Bud, Unknown and two bag seed showing cotyledons and one other bag is showing taproot through bottom of rapid rooter

LoudBlunts · #3 04-13-2008, 12:29 PM

Bout Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!

email468 · #4 04-13-2008, 12:29 PM

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DAY 1:
RESERVOIR: Adjusted pH to 5.8 (no nutrients)
Added some hydroton to netpots. Placed sprouts (already in Rapid Rooters) into netpots adding more hydroton . Put Coco-Tech lid on top. And placed into the system.
Lights on first 24 hours
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DAY 2:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 74.4 F
Humidity: 29%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 70.5 F
pH: 6.4/5.6 (1t. pH down)
PPM: 276
Notes:
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DAY 3:
Ambient Temperature: 81.6 F
Humidity: 29%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 70.5 F
pH: 5.8
PPM: 298
Note: First real nodes on all 6. One bag seed very yellow.
Lights on 20/4 cycle from this point until 12/12
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DAY 4:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 85 F
Humidity: 26%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 72.8 F
pH: 5.8
PPM: 319
Notes:
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DAY 5:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 73.7 F
Humidity: 35%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 71.6 F
pH: 5.9
PPM: 318
Notes: Added 4 gallons tap water
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email468 · #5 04-13-2008, 12:30 PM

DAY 6: (PIX)
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 72.6 F
Humidity: 30%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 73.4 F
pH: 5.9
PPM: 354
Notes:
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Starting at 9:00, unknown, Big Bud, PPP, Bag, Bag, Bag

email468 · #6 04-13-2008, 12:31 PM

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DAY 7:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 74.4 F
Humidity: 31%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 73 F
pH: 5.8
PPM: 367
Notes: Added 1 Gallon water
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DAY 8:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 74.8 F
Humidity: 31%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 73.9 F
pH: 6.0
PPM: 380
Notes: Added 1/4 t. pH down
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DAY 9:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 74.4 F
Humidity: 32%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 72.8 F
pH: 5.7
PPM: 395
Notes:

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email468 · #7 04-13-2008, 12:32 PM

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DAY 10: (PIX)
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 72 F
Humidity: 27%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 70.3 F
pH: 5.9
PPM: 401
Notes:

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email468 · #8 04-13-2008, 12:33 PM

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DAY 11:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 65.1 F
Humidity: 32%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 67.8 F
pH: 5.7
PPM: 398
Notes: Dark all night - forgot to set timer.

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DAY 12:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 75.9 F / 73.9
Humidity: 30% / 30%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 74.3 F / 62.2 F
pH: 5.8 / 6.0
PPM: 387 / 351
Notes: To 20 Gallons of tap water added: 1 TBSP. Flora Micro Hard Water, 2 TBSP. Flora Grow, 1 TBSP. Flora Bloom, .5 TBSP. Floralicious Grow, 2.5 TSP. pH down
Complete changed out reservoir and added this new mixture.
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DAY 13:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 75.9 F
Humidity: 31%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 72.8 F
pH: 6.0
PPM: 408
Notes:
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DAY 14:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 75.9 F
Humidity: 33%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 72.3 F
pH: 5.5
PPM: 432
Notes:

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DAY 15: RO DAY!!!! (INSTRUCTIONS ON RO SET-UP HERE: RO Water Filter Installation with pictures)
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 76.8 F
Humidity: 34%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 76.4 F
pH: 5.7
PPM: 247
Notes: To 20 Gallons of RO water added: 1 TBSP. Flora Micro Hard Water, 2 TBSP. Flora Grow, 1 TBSP. Flora Bloom, .5 TBSP. Floralicious Grow, .25 TSP. pH down
Complete changed out reservoir and added this new mixture.
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email468 · #9 04-13-2008, 12:34 PM

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DAY 16: (PIX)
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 74.1 F
Humidity: 32%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 72.5 F
pH: 5.3
PPM: 242
Notes:
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email468 · #10 04-13-2008, 12:35 PM

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DAY 17:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 75.3 F
Humidity: 29%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 75.2 F
pH: 5.0
PPM: 224
Notes: Topped off with back-up reservoir mixture plus additional .25 TSP pH up
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DAY 18:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 76.4 F
Humidity: 34%
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 74.6 F
pH: 5.7
PPM: 199
Notes:
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DAY 19:
DETAILS:
Ambient Temperature: 73 F
Humidity: 39 %
Reservoir Details:
Temperature: 70.5 F
pH: 6.1
PPM: 462
Notes:
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