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scooby83 · #**741** 11-01-2009, 10:52 AM

heres some pix for you have upgraded to a 600w hps as my 400w was all burnt out

NewGrowth · #**742** 11-01-2009, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by KingInDaCloset

Hi Thanks for the quick reply! I am seeing a drop from 6.5 to 4.0 in a day or less. I adjust it up using Mad Farmer UP, usually a couple of eye droppers full does it. I'm using Fox farms grow big and a dash of Big Bloom. In almost 4 gallons I add 4 tsp Grow Big and a tsp of Big Bloom, about half the recommended amount. TDS when fresh is usually around 650ppm on a Hanna meter. I've been using this mix successfully for about 6 months and had no big pH issues, the only new change is the air stone and a little green algae. This may still not be a big issue but...I am wondering if a little green algae in my clone tray (which drains into the mother reservoir) is having an effect as well. Anyway thanks again for the in-put. Happy Gardening!

Sounds like you are running a pretty mild nutrient solution. The problem with organic nutrients and hydro is getting a good balance of beneficial microbes in the solution. I've not heard much success from people using fox-farm brand nutrients in hydroponics. Do your plants look healthy? Have you checked the calibration on your pH meter?

The only other thing I can think of is trying a microbial inoculant and maybe a humic acid additive. Clean out your pumps filters too, sometimes crap can build up inside your pumps and cause pH issues. Such a large drop sounds like a bad pH meter though.

NewGrowth · #**743** 11-01-2009, 10:57 AM

Looks great scooby! I would take that plant and bend down it as far as it will go without breaking it. Just anchor it to something with string, I like to train my mothers like that to spread out the branches and promote lateral growth.

scooby83 · #**744** 11-01-2009, 11:04 AM

wont that effect the main bud growth of the plant by bending it

NewGrowth · #**745** 11-01-2009, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by scooby83

wont that effect the main bud growth of the plant by bending it

Nope not at all, actually it will expose the side you have bent down to more light so you will get more lateral branching on one side. It will definitely increase your yield too. Tying it in a couple places is sometimes necessary to get it bent down far enough.

Trust me bend it down and you can lower your light a bit

scooby83 · #**746** 11-01-2009, 01:44 PM

will do will post pix and pix of the knacked 400w bulb

scooby83 · #**747** 11-02-2009, 11:00 AM

i went to check my plant 2 day and 1 leave from new growth right at the top of my plant was half droopy like soggy paper or somet

read up on it and it say from over watering but im using a aqua farm that constantly feeds them pulled it out today and the roots have gone into the res boot the roots are bright white

here is some pix any help out there or any one who has had this problem

plus rep for help

NewGrowth · #**748** 11-02-2009, 02:15 PM

Scooby your posts are huge man it takes me like 5min just to scroll down to the reply button on this little lap-top.

Don't worry your plant looks great they never grow 'perfectly' from what I can see your plant is super healthy, did you tie it down yet?

Make sure you post some big bud shots here in a few weeks

KingInDaCloset · #**749** 11-02-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by NewGrowth

Sounds like you are running a pretty mild nutrient solution. The problem with organic nutrients and hydro is getting a good balance of beneficial microbes in the solution. I've not heard much success from people using fox-farm brand nutrients in hydroponics. Do your plants look healthy? Have you checked the calibration on your pH meter?

The only other thing I can think of is trying a microbial inoculant and maybe a humic acid additive. Clean out your pumps filters too, sometimes crap can build up inside your pumps and cause pH issues. Such a large drop sounds like a bad pH meter though.

Hi, Thanks for the response. I think you had it earlier when you suggested that the uptake of the plants was greater than I thought. pH meter is working, human operator is f*cking up. Looked in my note journal and saw I forgot to top off that reservoir.
Big plan is to switch to Earth Juice soon for the micro blast & true organics. My plants have been happy as hell with the Fox Farms except for when I goof.
Happy gardening! GrowIT!

NewGrowth · #**750** 11-03-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by KingInDaCloset

Hi, Thanks for the response. I think you had it earlier when you suggested that the uptake of the plants was greater than I thought. pH meter is working, human operator is f*cking up. Looked in my note journal and saw I forgot to top off that reservoir.
Big plan is to switch to Earth Juice soon for the micro blast & true organics. My plants have been happy as hell with the Fox Farms except for when I goof.
Happy gardening! GrowIT!

Cool glad to hear it! I had heard good stuff about people using it in soil but no one in hydro. Earth Juice is good stuff I know people that like their Meta-K to bulk up flowers.

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