firsttimeARE
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My 4' 6 tube 352watt fixture lights up my 4x4 tent nicely.
Just an old man and his bubble buckets.
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MedicineGrowa
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Say V. I think 4x4 might be pushing it just a bit, but it might work. I would feel more comfortable with 4x3. The T5 is an excellent veg light. Mine is new so I haven't changed the bulbs yet, but I would suggest replacing two bulbs with red spectrum bulbs. This way you have a full spectrum T5.
MedicineGrowa
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First pics after planting.
Vumar
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I plan to have the 4' T5s, a spiral 125w CFL, and 2 small custom red LED panels as side lightning. This will do for vegging mothers yes? I decided my 600w HID was too overkill for my mom rdwc.
MedicineGrowa
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That sounds like it should work fine. How many T5s do you have. If you have more than one, you're in great shape for a 4x4 room.
MedicineGrowa
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The air stones are in and have tubing running to the air pumps.
The light is now hanging from a light yoyo.
Light yoyo's work great. Just loosen the wing nut and adjust as needed.
The electric is off the floor, and the pumps are ready to be plugged in.
I can see one bean has sprouted, just waiting for it to break through the grow plug.
The light is now hanging from a light yoyo.
Light yoyo's work great. Just loosen the wing nut and adjust as needed.
The electric is off the floor, and the pumps are ready to be plugged in.
I can see one bean has sprouted, just waiting for it to break through the grow plug.
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MedicineGrowa
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Say, thanks Red! Sometimes I forget how much work is involved in the projects set-up.
I think I am ready to grow. Just add water!!!
And nutrients.
And balance the pH.
And keep the water temp below 75F, or 24c.
And keep the bugs at bay.
And watch for nute deficiency/burn.
And on and on we go!
I think I am ready to grow. Just add water!!!
And nutrients.
And balance the pH.
And keep the water temp below 75F, or 24c.
And keep the bugs at bay.
And watch for nute deficiency/burn.
And on and on we go!
Vumar
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Looks good! I finished my T5 setup yesterday. Mommas and clones should be happy. Electrical looks professional off the floor ; ) good call.
MedicineGrowa
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Well... Much to my chagrin, only one bean sprouted, the rest didn't even crack. So... I got pissed off and decided to drive to get clones. The only place I could find who sells recreational clones is 100 miles from here. When I arrived, the guy ask for my ID, which I gave him both the drivers license from the state I'm from, and the new paper copy from the state where I'm living now.
The old DL had been made void by punching holes in it, so they would not except it...the new DL was a paper copy with no photo, so they would not except it either. The only thing they would take at this point was a passport.
I was like...WTF!!!!!!!!!!!
SO.....I drove back home and picked up my passport.
Keep in mind it was pouring down rain all day.
I'm back home now. Got some clones. I'm a little tired. Pics are coming. Goodnight!
The old DL had been made void by punching holes in it, so they would not except it...the new DL was a paper copy with no photo, so they would not except it either. The only thing they would take at this point was a passport.
I was like...WTF!!!!!!!!!!!
SO.....I drove back home and picked up my passport.
Keep in mind it was pouring down rain all day.
I'm back home now. Got some clones. I'm a little tired. Pics are coming. Goodnight!
MedicineGrowa
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Say V. I'm glad you got your T5 system set up and ready. I'm pretty sure the bulb is a Hortilux. I've been using the Lumatek and these bulbs together for years. I haven't had a problem yet.
Could it be you had a bad bulb, or a possible warranty issue with the ballast?
I filled my buckets last night so the chlorine can dissipate. I placed the clones in the Dixie cups, and watered them with a small amount of nutes. One clone started wilting, probably from the shock from a different type nutrient than the grower used. So I placed all clones in the humidity dome. The one is straightening back up, and the other three still look great.
I will be moving them into the buckets tonight. I plan on vegging them under the 600w HPS for a week, then cut the lights back.
Could it be you had a bad bulb, or a possible warranty issue with the ballast?
I filled my buckets last night so the chlorine can dissipate. I placed the clones in the Dixie cups, and watered them with a small amount of nutes. One clone started wilting, probably from the shock from a different type nutrient than the grower used. So I placed all clones in the humidity dome. The one is straightening back up, and the other three still look great.
I will be moving them into the buckets tonight. I plan on vegging them under the 600w HPS for a week, then cut the lights back.
MedicineGrowa
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After 24 hrs in the humidity dome, I have moved the clones to the buckets.
The two in back wilted just a bit, probably because the water in the buckets is colder.
The two in back wilted just a bit, probably because the water in the buckets is colder.
MedicineGrowa
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This morning the pH had climbed from 5.5 to 6.0. I added pH down, and I'm dropping it back down to 5.5...
With the HPS light on, the added heat brings the room and water temp up to 75-76 degrees. With summer coming, I'm worried about how to keep the water temp below 75F. 24c... This morning the water was 24c. So I picked up some containers just perfect for the buckets to go in.
Then I put a bag of ice in each one. This brought the water temp down to 16-17c... 60-62F.
My next thought was, I can't buy four bags of ice every day. So I thought about buying a lot of ice trays. (Which I still might do.)
Then while laying on one of those blue re-freezable ice packs (the soft blue ones), because my back was hurting...I realized I could use those, and re-use them.
With the HPS light on, the added heat brings the room and water temp up to 75-76 degrees. With summer coming, I'm worried about how to keep the water temp below 75F. 24c... This morning the water was 24c. So I picked up some containers just perfect for the buckets to go in.
Then I put a bag of ice in each one. This brought the water temp down to 16-17c... 60-62F.
My next thought was, I can't buy four bags of ice every day. So I thought about buying a lot of ice trays. (Which I still might do.)
Then while laying on one of those blue re-freezable ice packs (the soft blue ones), because my back was hurting...I realized I could use those, and re-use them.
Metasynth
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You can also just freeze 1 gallon or half gallon bottles with water in them (mind you don't overfill and screw the cap on in the freezer, of they'll burst)...Cheap, easy, and you can have several frozen at a time to rotate them as needed to acquire the desired temperature.
Also, you can wrap your buckets in some sort of insulation, or even just cover them in the white side of Panda facing up(black/white poly sheeting), it'll help keep them a LOT cooler.
MedicineGrowa
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Say M, how's it goin.
I've used two liter coke bottles back when I was into aeroponics. I had a larger res then. The thing I noticed about the bottles was, once they thaw to a certain point, the ice inside the bottle is trying to cool the water now inside the bottle. The outside water is constantly heating it up.
I only have a couple of inches between the bucket and the container, so a frozen bottle won't work. I did think about it though.
I've used two liter coke bottles back when I was into aeroponics. I had a larger res then. The thing I noticed about the bottles was, once they thaw to a certain point, the ice inside the bottle is trying to cool the water now inside the bottle. The outside water is constantly heating it up.
I only have a couple of inches between the bucket and the container, so a frozen bottle won't work. I did think about it though.
MedicineGrowa
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Water temp this morning is 22c. I'm dropping in the frozen ice pack as soon as I finish here.
The PPM is 600.
As expected the pH drifted back up to 6.0... I dropped it back down to 5.5...
PH drift is a good thing. Some nutes are more easily taken up by the plant at different pH levels, so as the pH drifts up, the plant has access to most if not all the nutes you provide.
The PPM is 600.
As expected the pH drifted back up to 6.0... I dropped it back down to 5.5...
PH drift is a good thing. Some nutes are more easily taken up by the plant at different pH levels, so as the pH drifts up, the plant has access to most if not all the nutes you provide.
Red Eyed Bandit
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Really interested in your grow. Nice thread and set up man. Can't wait to watch your journey. As a DWC grower at heart who's forced to do soil now, I like to have ways to grow vicariously. Subed
MedicineGrowa
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Welcome REB.
My clones seem to getting off to a slow start, so I picked up the GH three part flora series. The nutes I was using were well over a year, maybe two years old.
I'm using tap water which is about 145 PPM. Trying to keep the Ph down, but it creeps up quickly. If the plants don't start looking good soon, I will flush again using RO water.
Flushed with new nutes. PPM 900 total.
Tap water Ph 6.7 dropped Ph to 5.6
Water temp 20c.
My clones seem to getting off to a slow start, so I picked up the GH three part flora series. The nutes I was using were well over a year, maybe two years old.
I'm using tap water which is about 145 PPM. Trying to keep the Ph down, but it creeps up quickly. If the plants don't start looking good soon, I will flush again using RO water.
Flushed with new nutes. PPM 900 total.
Tap water Ph 6.7 dropped Ph to 5.6
Water temp 20c.
Red Eyed Bandit
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Thanks MG. Been needing new nutes since the ones I'm using just aren't cutting it. Let me know how they work out!