Whats up ,this is my second grow but first hydro grow... its been about a week now since ive received my seeds and placed 5 fem seeds in between 2 moist paper towels .. 4/5 germed ... 2 of the seedlings are approx. 3 inches tall and already growing their second set of leaves ... the other 2 arent looking too good and theyre bout 1 inch tall ... the taller ones have already been fed with 1/4 strength solution and they seem to be excepting it nicely ... they look very healthy ... very nice green ....

I have no room for slackers so if the other 2 dont step it up a little they might get replaced buy a new order...

Current situation :
Closet Grow approx 6x6 but im not using all that space...
70 watts of floros for Veg
600 w hps for flower
DWC - GH nutes flora series
Distilled water

Each plant has its own 5 gal bucket
Room temp 78 degrees
water temp 76
PH 6.4 (will lower to 5.9 today)


And for those who had read my other posts ....

I had 4 bagseed flowering in soil....
my inlaws were in town and many bad things happened to the plants ... i was able to bring them back ... I harvested about 2 weeks ago and the one i was told was some good haze i harvested last week.. i averaged about 21 grams dried per plant ..... most of it is well cured already and taste great .. a very head type high.... the haze is still curing and looks beautiful smells alright but smokes great ... very good high ....

I PROMISE... PICS COMING SOON...

The 2 bigger seedlings are doing great second set of leaves are growing nice color green ..
are the leaves supposed to be a little fuzzy?

The smaller ones will probably get trashed today they look pretty fugly...
I think i will use the bigger of my 2 beauties for a mom and the smaller one i will flower for my BDay..LOL

Room temp 77
water temp 76
ph 6.4

I need a ppm meter
a humidity meter
what else ?

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you said this was a hydro grow, which method were you using? and what medium?

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DWC , and for medium Hydroton pellets.... 5 gal buckets with the big net pots....

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Today i went out and bought some new toys, new thermometer and other stuff...

The ladies are looking beautiful...i think ill have pics by tomorrow..

room temp 78
water temp 78
humidity 52%
PH 6.1

Started CO2 (yeast and sugar)

PPM meter still a little out of my budget cheapest one i saw was 40 bucks...
but im using distilled water and its been ph'd so i think ill be ok...

I keep having to top off the res about 1/2 inch everyday ... is this normal ?... I have no leaks..

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i havent done any hyrdo grows so im not sure about the res, how many gallons does it hold? sounds like you have everything else at a good constant environment though. cant wait to see some pics!

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5 gallon res.


RM temp 81
water temp 78
humidity 48 %
ph 6.1


All is looking good very healthy .... i was looking into the floralicious plus formula .... has anyone used this before .... ? is it worth the money .....? am i gonna get bigger yields with this ?

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Update :

RM temp 80
watertemp 78
humidity 48%
ph 6.1

Ive been able to keep the water temp steady because i top off every day with ph'd refrigerated water.. it seems to be helping.... the rm temp doesnt exceed 85 even with the door closed , but the temp directly surrounding the plants has reached 93 with the fans off and the doors closed .... once i open the door and turn the fans on room temp drops between 77 and 81 and under the lamp is between 79 and 84 .....

Both babies are already growing their 3rd set of leaves but one is a little more advanced than the other... there hasnt been much stretching .. only at first , but i filled the rest of netpot with hydroton up to the cotyleons....

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well with the 5 gal res you shouldnt have to replenish that 1/2 every watering. but since you said it affects the temp positively then why the hell not?

havent used the floralicious though

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Just in case , I top off the res. 1/2 an inch not 1/2 the res..like 1/4 a gallon more or less.

Once again this hydro newb commits a stupidity .... let me start by saying that i was being a lazy bastard yesterday and didnt take out the garbage ... well at about 6:30 i noticed a couple of gnats flying around my crib...
sooo i get up prepare the garbage bags and go check on the ladies just in case....... i found like 6 gnats flying around the medium , i flipped out and ran to the hydro store for some gnatrol and they had just closed at 6....WTF at 6 no one closes at 6... so i stopped at cvs and bought some bug spray tha wouldnt harm plants .... as im spraying i didnt notice i sprayed all over the smaller seedling....FUCK... i know it doesnt harm plants
but too much cant be good .... so i proceed to wipe her down with water and a cloth ....

This morning she has some new growth but her leaves look burned.. not too bad tho... it looks like some minor nute burn ... but im guessing shell be ok ...her daddy might be a cluts but he loves her....


Rm temp 78
watertemp 78
humidity 47 %
ph 6.1

The bigger girl looks great ... nice grow pace.... I can notice grwth like every 12 hours...i check them 2 -3 times a day atleast till they get bigger then ill back off...

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1st hydro grow, Seedsman White Widow fem.