my 3 stages of flower

update on the pm issue if anyone is interested- i found diluted skim milk to be a moderately effective control, requiring reapplication every few days. it hasnt seemed to affect taste, smell, or potency of the finished product. h2o2 dipping was effective as well. i salvaged way more of this harvest than i anticipated being able to. i have also read that butane extracting pm afflicted material through a .2 micron screen will remove any undesirable components. i intend to test this theory.

interesting side note: this cycle was the first time ive used the ss nute formula. my yield was about 22 oz from 6 plants. i deviated a bit from the formula in week 2/3ish, and im reasonably certain that it hindered the yield. despite that and other issues ive had, it was still one of the largest yields ive ever pulled out of that particular system. i will be adopting the ss formula in all my hydro systems in the future.

Hi SS or any stinkbuddies around... how hot you guys let your reservoir go and room temps. I lost a few plants a couple months ago due to root rot. back then in the cold state my res temps where around 68-70 but now in the sunshine state must of the time it goes above 75. I love botanicare and I don't want to switch to any cihemical nutes.

Room hits 85, res never goes above 71.

due to the low temps outside , is there a low temp range that should be avoided room temps average 65-70 lights off 70-76 lights on

My temp is set for 65 off.

guess im safe I was thinking it was to cold

Hey SS I was reading about your room setup and I'm having problems with the doors being sealed up tight. would you care to show me how your door seals are setup?

I bought the doors and made the frames and jambs. After doing this third one I've got it down good.

well you had talked about having the doors double sealed. I was trying to figure out where the 2nd seal was; as if there was a seal in the jab as well as on the door. For rubber paint I was thinking of using Elastomeric roof coating{ http://www.lowes.com/pd_139941-29-5530-1-30_0__?productId=3013309 }. I've done caulk the hell out of the rooms.

The roof coating is same thing. I sealed jambs and doors.

If I knew how easy & fun building these aero-systems was I would've done it years ago. Just put together an 8 site mini aerotube sprayer system inspired by RIU members like Stinkbud and yourself..just put some seedling autos in there to test it out. They seem very happy...I used to run DWC but got tired of fighting root funk and pain in the ass res changes... This will be so much easier. Thanks again Superstoner for sharing your knowledge and check out my thread yo

Anyone got any recommendations for number of sites per 50" post, 12"between posts. I have a low ceiling height so max 47" between top of the post and bottom of the 1k hps. Thinking max plant height 36", so I'm figuring a lot of bending and tie down or a lot of smaller plants.

3-4 per 50" rail is plenty. I started with 7 and worked my ass off for less yield.

Hey SS and friends, I have a question about building the system in particular the ez clone sprayers, I have replicated the cloner twice and both times the sprayers dont spray evenly. Is there a trick to this? I get them threaded in good. I was buying the sprayers from home depot but they look exactly the same, thread into the 11/64 hole perfect yet only one or 2 of the 6 or 8 sprayers will spray evenly. running a 396 gph pump this happened then i tried a 964gph pump same thing. any suggestions?

Howdy SS1, I haven't seen old dog on here in a while! Hope he's still about, I miss his opinions/thoughts !
I know you keep in contact w/ the Old Dog!

grapeoptimo said:

Hey SS and friends, I have a question about building the system in particular the ez clone sprayers, I have replicated the cloner twice and both times the sprayers dont spray evenly. Is there a trick to this? I get them threaded in good. I was buying the sprayers from home depot but they look exactly the same, thread into the 11/64 hole perfect yet only one or 2 of the 6 or 8 sprayers will spray evenly. running a 396 gph pump this happened then i tried a 964gph pump same thing. any suggestions?

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are you sure you are using the antelco spray jet aka ez clone misters? because it sound weird it never happened to me.

Hey SS I got a question for ya just about your nute recipe for wk 5-8. Just curious as to why the switch to the pure blend bloom for soil ? Im wondering what Im missing. lol.

The soil formula has no nitrogen and let's the plant kind of self flush and use the stored nutes. By day 49 most of the fans have yellowed out. At this stage the added sweet and hydroplex provide tons of carbs for bud swelling and fantastic taste.

Oh. I see. Glad I asked. Thanks for the reply also. Looks like Ill have to grab that pbp for soil. Definitely looking for that great taste as well.

Have you debated on doing any test runs with any of their other nutrients they have added ? I pretty much have the full line up. Ive just been looking for a ppm i feel is adequate. Not very scientific. lol.

I also have Green Planet's Massive because it contains triancontol I believe its spelled. Same main ingredient found in alfalfa and Canna's Boost but for way less. This is actually made from bee's wax supposedly.