Yktind - Aeroponic Continuous - The Legend of SWOG and SNOG

Well i am not digging this new setup. I have about 24 pictures to upload and it only got these.

Macros are funny at first but put camera into macro mode and then get close to subject and camera will focus and then snap picture after you do a few times you be an expert.

BestDirt said:

Macros are funny at first but put camera into macro mode and then get close to subject and camera will focus and then snap picture after you do a few times you be an expert.

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Thanks man. I was talking about the forums though. I have more shots up close that are clear. But they are not uploading. Keeps giving me "NVM it worked. Too many files"

The rest of them I think. Sorry about any doubles.

Absolutely perfect!

YUUUUUUMMMMM *____*

Cleaned up the tent yesterday. Upgraded my pump and made a PVC intake instead of the hosing. Now have two drainage holes in case one clogs. Threw 50 ml of 29% H2O2 into the rez to ensure everything is clean and dead. Got attacked by root gnats the last 2 weeks of flowering this last round.

I thought I had a lock out or ph was out of whack but turns out my roots were being eaten.

Anyway I am transferring the veg Skywalker into the flower tent tonight. They get a week to acclimate and get used to nutes again (I usually flush for a week in between but this time was a bit longer).

<Mother Plant Update>
Like I said I was plagued with root gnats or whatever they were. I did a soil drench with azamax for all indoor plants including the Veg that will swapped today.
Mom's look like shit, again I thought PH was out of whack but there are gnats everywhere. Will be lighting off a Dr. Doom bug bomb.

<Emotional Update>
I was feeling a bit down for a little while and let things go. Call it being lazy whatever you want. Point is... Now that I have solved some of the issues (life and in the garden) I am feeling recharged. Will be cleaning the crap out of everything, reorganizing and doing all of the preventive maintenance that I have been skipping (hence all the issues on the last round).

I'll have pics of the upgrades tonight. If you want to see what happens when you neglect your clones click on my experiment in my signature. There will be more updates tomorrow.

I just started working on cleaning and upgrading my indoor space.




Took some pictures with aperture closed down more because the light was so bright. Tested different lights:

Magenta Kessil LED and T5




Deep Purple Kessil LED and T5




T5 only





Cheers,
Mo

Lots of pictures of clean up. Had a couple of issues right off the bat. Some clay pebbles fell into the root chamber and started clogging the drainage holes. Got that all fixed. I just put a net pot over the holes and ran the system a few times. Seems fine now.

Dropped the screen today as well. Very flimsy branches. Which I suppose is a good thing when training.

Lit off a Bug Bomb this morning. Threw out the old Veg setup and will be rebuilding that tonight.

First Off - Here are the Veggers getting ready to come over to the new flower room:



Updated Flower Room:



Let the Screen Drop:

And the rest of the pictures:


Coincidence that this says Tech and is a ghetto rig, haha.

Wow, your screen is a pretty wide mesh! Does it work well like so? do you have to tie the plant to the mesh?

I tought you should go for 6cm squares, those look much bigger! Care to explain your methods? =)

Jad3 said:

Wow, your screen is a pretty wide mesh! Does it work well like so? do you have to tie the plant to the mesh?

I tought you should go for 6cm squares, those look much bigger! Care to explain your methods? =)

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You are correct. I will be getting a different screen. Well actually I am just going to get 4' x 4' Grid wall. The squares are 2".

I got this screen from the grow shop and it is 6" x 6" and that is pretty much what is available unless you make your own.

Once I get my other screen I will probably put it over the exisiting one. last grow I had tons of problems with the main colas falling over. I gave up after a while. Tie back they fall a different way. Tie 'em again and fall over the other way.

Since this is the first couple of days I am doing nothing just letting the recover from the move and seeing where they will be growing.

Looks fantastic! Nice engineering job!

what size pump do you use if you dont mind me asking?

smokey1985 said:

what size pump do you use if you dont mind me asking?

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When using the ez clone sprayers I figure 25 psi per tip I want to use. I have also found that 1/2" PVC with minimal bends creates a shit-ton more pressure than those 1/2" O.D. tubing that some hydro shops sell. Also I buy my bulkheads online 1/2" MFTP to Slip.

And please always feel free to ask questions. It helps me think of new ways to upgrade.

Alrighty then!!!

Screen is pretty full now and recovered from the move over. I am expecting a 3x stretch minimum so I am also expecting problems with the colas falling over. I have a new screen coming in the next week or so. I'll be putting it on top of the existing one.

Luckily the company I work gets discounts on Grid wall. So I am getting 4' x 4' chrome grid wall which has 3" x 3" squares.

Update for Harvest:
The yield was about a quart jar less than the Green Crack. I attribute this to my ignorance of gnats and how nasty these things can be. Now that I am aware and know what the signs look like I should be able to nip in the bud if it happens this time around.

Smoke report = DAMN... lol. That is about all I can say about that. If you have ever had Skywalker it has a very distinct smell of skunk and I can't think of a description right now but it is obvious when you have Skywalker. For it has a nice Sativa Rush. Not to much body high (don't get any more lazy) but can make me dumbfounded and confused.

For the girlfriend she get giddy and sleepy. So Cannabis can definitely affect people differently.

I'll have the final harvest numbers some time this week. Also if time permits will be mixing up the ice bags and making some SWOG (Skywalker) hash.

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First a tour of the updated Veg room. Cleaned everything up and did some organizing. Mom and small clone staging area in the back left, Veg to the right and Soon to be clone area in the front left.

Here are the pictures just before the first trimming round.

Now they are ready. I am thinking about flipping to 12/12 tonight after the water change. They look ready to rock and roll except for the back left girl. She looks underdeveloped. Maybe the gnats did more damage than I thought.

If I don't do it tonight it has to be sometime this week or I have to give an additional week because of the timing for flower. If I miss this window I will be out of town for the peak harvest days.

What do you guys think? To flower or not to flower. If not today then I have to wait until May 13th... Which will make these things much to big.

I say do it! It's starting to look real good! And I bet you're gonna have a hell of a harvest! =)