1st DWC – Strawberry Haze

IcanMJ · #1 06-30-2008, 08:28 AM

Hi welcome to my 1st DWC grow. I have lots to learn but I am having a ton of fun. Please look over my grow room and plants and offer and advice good or bad.

Grow Room (Photos below)
Area

3'x3'x6.5'

Air Flow:

temp 70f (night) 85f (Day)
in: 4” fan
out: Carbon filter >> 177CFM Can fan (speed cut in half, and a negative pressure is held)
2' tower fan (the “wind” fan)

Water:

temp: 68f – 70f (chiller)
Nutes: 8ml Big Grow, 4ml Big Bloom, 14.5ml Hygrozyme, 6ml SuperThrive
7-8 gallon res (Cooler)
PH 5.6 – 6.5 (keeps rising)
PPM 102

Lights:

(1) 30K Spiral / 105watts / CFL
(1) 41K Spiral / 105watts / CFL
(1) 50K Tube / 105watts / CFL
Veg – 18-6
Light distance from table 8"

Plants and water: (Photos below)

2 Plants
Age: 27 Days from Seed
Height: both about 3"
no smell yet.
Planning on Veg the plant to 8" then adding a hanging ScrOG, and filling that in before 12/12.

Problems so far:

Water temp to high (Ice bottles not a good idea) shocked the plants!
Root rot from the high res temp. (installed a Chiller ~3 days ago)
(current) Mold on the rock wool cubes (had them covered, uncovered now and turned up the tower fan to med).
The leafs are yellow/brown spotted from the root rot that is now under control and slowly going away, still some signs of it. (about 3 days ago I cleaned the roots in the light h2o2 mix with water). There is no h2o2 in the res I am using Hygrozyme)

IcanMJ · #2 06-30-2008, 10:14 AM

Here is a photo of the nutes I use. any input on the nutes?

RaulFarquhar · #3 06-30-2008, 04:10 PM

Looks like a very nice setup and the plants are making a great recovery. I would like to try hydro once I have more experience with the indoor growing.

It will be nice to watch your progress since we started within 3 days of each other.

It appears from your picture that the FF Big Bloom may be the soil growing version rather the than hydro version. I don't think there is enough difference between the two to make much of a difference. You might want to ask an expert though.

Good luck!

IcanMJ · #4 06-30-2008, 04:54 PM

Thanks I cant belive I missed that.

IcanMJ · #5 07-01-2008, 03:16 PM

OK changed the water in the res (because i was using soil nutes, that could explain the ph problem will see). I also bought new Nutes GH Gro/Micro/Bloom. Anyone know why the Micro has to go in 1st?

7gallons Distilled Water.
ppm - 0

3.5ml Micro
3.5ml Gro
3.5ml Bloomy
30ml Hygrozyme

ppm 85
ph 4.44

1.5ml ph up

ph 5.4
ppm 85

Pics - 28 days are those crystals on the plants?

IcanMJ · #6 07-01-2008, 03:28 PM

little off topic but close BEER. there is a Pic of my homemade glass of beer. mmmmmm cant way to have homegrown buds along side.

IcanMJ · #7 07-02-2008, 05:57 AM

When the plants get to about 8" in height I plan on hanging a ScrOG over the plants (photo below). I have two concerns about thing ScrOG I made (18"x24") or (1.5'x2')

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1) Are the holes to big, should I add another line inbetween the current lines. Or should I start over?

2) Will the plant push the hanging ScrOG up and out of the way? Do you think one anchor pole or some weights will hold the ScrOG down?

Thanks for your help.

IcanMJ · #8 07-05-2008, 06:09 PM

Day 32.

Plants are recovering nice from the root rot they had (still fighting off the last little bit a light brown on some roots. Been added h202 at 6ml about every 12 hours for the pass 3 days. Sprayed the roots with a strong 3% h2o2.

PPM 130
PH 5.5 - 6.5 (I think the root rot is making the PH spike up)
temps
- tent 82f/40% High | 70f/30% Low
- Water 61.7f - 63.4f

How Iam I doing?

IcanMJ · #9 07-06-2008, 04:59 PM

Still attcking the root rot, today I added ~120ml (1/2cup) to the res (iam sick of this root rot i have learned i would rather kill them and start over or fight this off now). Res change is 2 - 3 days. Upgraded the air from a 60 gallon pump to a 100 gallon pump anything to help the roots get better.

Today is the 1st really strong smell in the tent. i love it.

The two plants look different to me i was thinking maybe that is becouse the skinnyer one is closer to the fan but still the gens should be close. i dont care either way height/light could become a problem but time will tell the story.

BeverlyRollins69 · #10 07-06-2008, 05:33 PM

I recommend using the lucas formula. I use GH Micro, GH Bloom, Hygrozyme, SuperThrive, and roots oreganum XL. I too am on my first grow, and after 8 weeks have some monster plants. I did have a root rot problem and the hygrozyme seems to have done the trick as all plants have made a complete recovery. Check out my grow log it might help.