Cali420hydro
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Different strains act different when they get all tangled up & start growing into each other you can get pest problems & come time for trimming you cut the workload down.What strain is that.
new diy rdwc build can i get some advice
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ttystikk
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I appreciate your advice. The pic was to show that you needn't sacrifice the rest of the plant for the tops.
Not all strains like vertical, so you'll need to do a little strain hunting to find those you like. My advice is to find sativa crosses, they generally do what we want.
Cali420hydro
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I here ya,I'm an Indica man,I got hooked up on some Blue Dream cl
Cali420hydro
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Another thing is when u have all that over growth going on the plant can't concentrate its energy to the Bud sites,and I've found out with trial n that you can get bug problems indoors if it's so bushy they can hide out like a M*******. & ive had air circulation peons in the past when my shit got all bushed out.so now I'll prune the shit so the ladies get plenty of airflow & no bugs.
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squidgy pete
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thanks I already use silica growth technology which is 6% potassium silicate, we dont get protek over here.
ive got a bit of leaf curl going on whats the reason for this? my humidity is 67% air temp 24°c
Cali420hydro
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What's your Nutrient Solution temp?dont let it get over 66 degress that will keep your root zone temps cool ass hell so the Pathogen"Pythium" AKA Root Rot don't start attacking your roots.How do your roots look?R u running a chiller?In DWC it's a must or your guaranteed to get root rot.
redi jedi
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How often do you change out water/nutes? Are you topping off? with nutes or just water?
some numbers would help too...EC..ph?
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squidgy pete
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no chiller yet and my res is at 71°f i thought pythium wouldn't take hold bellow 75°f ?
im only starting week 2 tomorrow so havent need tyo top up the res ive actually lowered the water level a little now ive got decent roots so theres about 25mm gap between the bottom of the pot and the water level, ive topped up the ec from 1.0 to 1.4 ive just added extra nutes,
ive kept a close eye on my ec and ph ive had to add a little ph up but not much and ive not seen any move in ec
roots look great i think
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Cali420hydro
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I do a Nute changeout every 7-10 days.& I top off my Res with RO water & I keep my PH around 6.0 which seems to work fine,I top off around every 3 dayz.
Cali420hydro
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Cali420hydro
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Are you running air stones in your totes or air diffusers?
squidgy pete
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roots came out of the net pots into the res about a week ago i was top feeding until the roots were fully in the res
theres 4" air stone in each tote.
the rooted cuttings went into the 42 liter totes 2 weeks ago, 2 per tote and one tote out side the tent so i reckon theres about 160lt total res, i would have thought taht was more than enough to run the size of the plants for 3 weeks without need to change much,
once there a decent size i can see the res would need adjusting daily, there only small still even though the branch nodes are the closest ive ever seen there only a few mm apart!
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redi jedi
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Your plants are saying different, IMO
Give them a fresh batch of nutes at the same EC
rkymtnman
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do you have any additives for root rot prevention?
a chiller is worth it's weight in gold for rdwc. to get you by, i'd suggest dutchmaster zone. it's basically just chlorine and copper. it will keep the nasties away. i even used it once i got a chiller. they have a regular dosage and a max dosage to get rid of root rot. 5mL per 5 gal or 12mL per 5 gal. so cheap to use too.
a chiller is worth it's weight in gold for rdwc. to get you by, i'd suggest dutchmaster zone. it's basically just chlorine and copper. it will keep the nasties away. i even used it once i got a chiller. they have a regular dosage and a max dosage to get rid of root rot. 5mL per 5 gal or 12mL per 5 gal. so cheap to use too.
Cali420hydro
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squidgy pete
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ok i will do a res swap tomorrow i will also get some pythoff which seems to be the main root prevention stuff over here,
i was hoping to hod off getting a chiller cause there bloody expensive but looks like i will have to bite the bullet
i was hoping to hod off getting a chiller cause there bloody expensive but looks like i will have to bite the bullet
squidgy pete
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do you guys still use a root rot prevention when using a chiller?
Hot Diggity Sog
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I use this product and really like it:
http://www.dutchmaster.com.au/?language=english&page=product&product=GOLD_RANGE_ZONE
http://www.dutchmaster.com.au/?language=english&page=product&product=GOLD_RANGE_ZONE