new $5000 hydro setup having problems

**H&D** · 07-10-2008, 05:10 AM

I was just thinking about your GR have you tried tieing your plants down so they don't get to close to your lights ? I regularly do this to my plants ... It helps in a limited hight GR ...Just a thought Peace Cheers

**smokeandfly** · 07-10-2008, 07:48 AM

how far away would u put the plants from the light? isnt it generaly a foot for 600watt? i just went out and bought canna a and b veg for my clones as they are looking realy bad aswell is canna any good? the clones are in a perfect situation with a dwc setup 36watts of flouro lights and all the shibang appart from a fan. they are looking the same as the big ones thats why i think its the nutes. should i have a small fan on my clones?

**sublimed** · 07-10-2008, 07:54 AM

canna is pretty reputable.

get a fan on them pronto. you need that simulated wind to strengthen them.

**LoganSmith** · 07-10-2008, 03:33 PM

I just put my hand under the light and if it doesn't feel warm/hot that should do it. It works for me. You just have to adjust do to the plants growth. It also depends on the temps in the room. The plants need fresh air Co2 coming and going. Its a big deal... A lot of varibles.

Have you been reading other ppl Journals on the site, it helps.

Peace-

**smokeandfly** · 07-11-2008, 12:59 AM

yer i only just realised i didnt have a fan on them just then il stick a computer fan in there with them that should do right?. i dont realy need to read other peoples journels i have read about 1000 pages of how to grow i just havnt read on these nutes and stuff sorry if that sounded rude but every one tells me to read but i have i was correcting the hydro store guy half the time till he started to tell me no thats not right and thats when i messed up cause he was wrong. o and i have the door open 12 hours a day and a oscolating fan on 24/7 wouldnt that be fine for fresh air? i did have the window open but it got to cold outside. the clones i put in canna nutes are looking better already ay. they have started growing quicker already i think the other nutes where just messed u ay.

**mattao21** · 07-11-2008, 02:22 AM

Originally Posted by smokeandfly

mattao. thanks il go buy some later its the only brand i can get hold of thats close to home will prob pick up gh 3 part in a week or 2 that stuff was wicked. and do u mean $10 auz or american?

aussie dollars, im from aus 2

...also you can get nutes off ebay probably get it cheaper again

**SeattlePot** · 07-11-2008, 02:31 AM

Originally Posted by smokeandfly

sorry only camera i had was my sis and it got stolen at last party i threw. but i can describe it all the middle sized leafs are yellow almost white with crispy tips all the small leafs are yellow on outside and green on inside and the fan leafs are perfect and green there is a bit of nute burn but thats just from me trying to fix the problem.

So your telling us that you spend 5 g's on grow gear but you don't have 30 bucks for a digital camera which could potentially save your crop. Priorities man, priorities.

How are your temp's?

**smokeandfly** · 07-11-2008, 06:18 AM

temps are good a bit low if anything around the 70s reason i can afford a camera is im a first year apprentice hence why im trying to make investments to get more cash and with paying this loan back i hardly have any money extra a week.

**LoganSmith** · 07-11-2008, 03:11 PM

Ya fuck the camera and pay that loan off, if you have to sell your ASS. J/k but really....

What is your apr% and its on $5000.00?

**smokeandfly** · 07-11-2008, 08:39 PM

whats apr? i have to pay 2000 interest over 5 years but if i pay it off before that i only have to pay the intrest iv already payed and 300 early cancelation fee. if my plants didnt mess up i would prob be paying off the loan in a month or 2 but now looks like it will be in a year. i suppose there is one thing looking in my favour the new strain i got is growing pretty fast now iv got good nutes and pretty sure its a high yielder i got the seeds from a wicked 25 bag and figure if its good enough for them to sell its good enough for me lol. im still getting a bit of the brown stuff around the edges of the clones not sure if its nute burn or nute def but will find out soon. my ppm is only at 600 now for the clones which was recommended on the back of the canna box. going to get canna flora today since my plants in flower have been flushed for 2 days. do u recon i can just dive straight in with top ppm or still build up to it? o and with canna the ph is the same as i was using with gh and i had no problems with that so only have to check ph every now and again.