My first ebb and flow, sea of green grow

Ok. This is my first time trying a grow like this. Im using a 4x4 hydro tray with hydroton, perlite, and some coco fibers (next time I wont use any coco fibers, they clog the drains and are unescessary). Above are 2 400w ceramic metal halides with a 450 cfm duct fan. Im using all general hydroponic nutes and trying out the expert feed program. I add H2O2 at about 5-10 ml/gal and will add epsom salts at 1/8 - 1/4 tsp/gal during agg. flowering. Two 300 gal/hr pumps fill the res. twice a day right now, 4 min ea. time. I started 64 clones in the tray, covered with plastic using the pvc frame, and 44 of them made it. Heres are pics at 5 days into flowering after rooting/vegging for 28 days. Strains are from left to right: a couple bubba kush, random(prob grapefruit), random(prob afgani goo), purple kush, and a couple god's gift . Also a couple pics of the mothers. =)

Ok here they are 13 days 12/12 on gh bloom nutes. I did prob all the trimming im going to do on days 10-13. ph around 5.6 - 6.0 flowers starting to come =)

Heres the latest update on the kids.. I think i was over watering a bit so I cut down the feedings to twice a day at 3 min and 2 min. Running Agg. bloom nutes and I'm done trimming. Decided not to add a screen because I took to long to do it. Perhaps I should have put one in around day 7 and started tying down. I have been doing yoga with them trying to separate the bud sites and strengthen the stocks to hold the buds. Also I super cropped by pinching pretty hard right below a lot of the bud sites. Humidity gets a little high sometimes, up to 80% (keeping the fans on at night to help with this), but usually remains around 45%. Pics...

very nice! unique use of tray!

How do youu stop your reservoir from transforming?? I've gone through a few b/c they warp all crazily. What kinda tub is that?

Well this is the first time i've done this, but do you mean the middle of the tray sagging? Mine is a botanicare 4ft x 4ft tray. It is starting to sag in the middle and im going to make a support post for the center. Right now it is sitting on a table we made out of 2x3 and a sheet of ply wood for the top. Has cross beams on the sides for support and the res. fits underneath. Makeshift, but it works for now. =)

How many plants do you have in that tray?

good looking plants

Response: I started 64 clones in the tray, covered with plastic using the pvc frame, and 44 of them made it.



Ok here they are at 4 weeks and like 2 days... =)

Here they are again a little before I'll put them on the ripen nutes. The glass has been off one of the lights and I really think it has helped in tricome production. The ceramic metal halides produce decent amounts of UVB light and the glass really filters it out. If I could take glass off both I would, but Ill face heat issues for sure. Lookin nice n frosty though. =)

mmmm right in time for the holidays!