- ​The SetupView attachment 2341710
4 by 4 by 7 Grow Tent
Carbon filter (for flowering)
173 CFM Inline Fan
1 Eight Inch Fan (medium speed)
8 bulb New Wave T5 Lights (2 red spec on ends)(6 blue spec on inside)
2 42 watt CFL bulbs hanging for added light under plants in VEG
Home Mode DWC Tub, with Drain/Dripper
2 Twelve Inch Air stones
1 Large circular Air stone
Dual Output Air Pump
Single Output Air Pump
140 GPH Water Pump (Used to help roots get in water.)
Ph/PPm/Tmp Oakten Digital Meter
Current Specs
Ph - between 5.5 and 6.5, I adjust as it sometimes gradually increases, I think this is because the plants are hungry sometimes, or it was a result of the drippers running water off the rocks which were not soaked in PH water. (Because I didn't have a meter at the time.) The drippers have been removed as most plants are rooted.
PPM- The ppm is currently at 618, and the plants are in there second week. This is including the 230 PPM of the tap water in my area.
Water Temp- Between 21.4 and 24.1 Celsius. (70.5 and 75.3 Fahrenheit)
CNS-17 Grow - I added about 150 PPM
Cal Mag- 150 PPM
Seaplex- 80 PPM
I have been changing the RES weekly, and I did transplant all of these plants from soil directly to a DWC setup in 100% Hydroton (I do have some concern that I should have headed some prelate or another medium to help keep the plants stable as they grow.) , without any rock wool. I did this by very gently using a hose and rinsing all of the soil off the roots at a low water pressure. One of the plants never rooted, died and was replaced, it was my first time doing this, and I learned that its good to let the clones develop good roots in the soil before transplanting to ensure the roots aren't accidentally knocked off. I would have preferred them already in rock wool.
Flowering
CNS-17 BLOOM
CHA CHING
BUD CANDY
HYDROPLEX (FOR TRANSITION)
Flowering will be done under a 1000 watt HPS lamp, with a reflector and switchable ballast. I am doing some research on bulbs currently as that is all I need.
4x4x7 Grow Tent, DWC (4)Blueberry x Northern Lights (1) Hogs
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FreeRangeZombie
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My last grow was was a transfer from soil to hydroponic flood and drain system and I did the same by washing the dirt off and putting them into the hydroton. I know the first two rez changes will be cloudy cause of the left over soil /etc but other than that they turned out steller. It's also better not to use rockwool in these types of setups cause the rockwool holds moisure at the base of the stem that could bring rot, And doesn't allow a complete wet and dry period for flood and drain etc. I would also save the sugars for soil as they seem to always bring fungi/bacteria/mold in my dwc flood and drain setups. I think pure synthetics work best for hydro.