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I definitely feel you. I lost one harvest to pump going out (actually the plug got dislodged so it wasn't on) and another harvest to sprayers clogging (biofilm); in each of these incidents the plants were beyond saving in less than a day of lights-on. This was a huge disappointment to me because...

I used to run a system very similar to yours (a DIY system made by a genius named stinkbud). I experimented with 15 minute off cycles (with less than 15 sec on time) with no detriment to the plants. The root mat that formed inside the chamber was so thick it soaked a bunch of water in and...

This journal is for my little side project. I run drain to waste in aero and because the nute solution is only exposed to one pass at the roots before drained, I figured there is a good amount of nutes in them still. I have a cyclical timer feeding my the waste water (~400ppm before becoming...

This is really a phenomenal grow, I did all this research as well but so far cost has prevented me from pulling the trigger so I've been using 4300k fluoros for a while. Wish I found this thread sooner, I think I would have just invested in those bulbs right out the door. I just got a bunch of...

Safer as in basic safety or safer for your plants? Oh yea also I forgot to mention I don't recirculate so that helps a lot for clogging.

The misters I use are acetyl and they have a threaded screw instead of barbs. they also have little mesh filters inside to prevent clogging but I have to clean them anyways because of biofilm build up. I tried to find a picture online but i cant seem to find these nozzles anywhere anymore. (i...

woo hoo, the new actinic blues are here. I have swapped out some 55w 3100k bulbs with 55w 50% 420nm blue and 50% 10k bulbs. They look pretty sweet. I have a feeling they will keep me up at night..

The plants have been through a rough couple of weeks because of random landlord inspections which required an emergency takedown. They are being nursed back to health now though. I'm about to take an absurd number of cuttings, probably in the 150 range. Lets hope they all root lol...

Some of my friends are having a competition to see who can yield the most out of a 4 ft cubed area. The rules are that all the components must fit within the 4 ft^3 area, and the system is allowed to up to 110w of lighting. We will each get a maximum of 6 clones, and have 12 weeks from receiving...

Lol yea, I made almost everything myself so it is not the most well presented. Been meaning to organize all those wires and tie them up some time but you know...bongsmilie

Had some issues with nozzle clogs, some plants were wilting. Fixed it though, nursing these babies back to health. [/URL] Attached is a video of the misters on cycle: [http://tinypic.com/r/2rwuxdd/7]Video

PS, the plants look super beat because I took gratuitous cuttings off them. Those plants provided this: These should be rooted within a week, then I can veg these for a bit longer then flower. I am thinking of separating the top and bottom into veg and flower zones.

It's been a while since I've posted on RIU. I have a few random grows under my belt [see sig] this is about my 6th or 7th grow. I've completed harvests using soil, deep water culture, GH Waterfarms, Coco, NFT/low pressure aeroponics (stinkbud's system), and now I am playing around with high...

-wow these little babies certainly blew up. I went on a two day trip and when I came back they had doubled in size. However, there is some interesting brown stuff on the roots, I hope its not root rot but just in case I'll be visiting the hydro store tomorrow for some solutions.

you are right, I don't know why they are that color..I just looked at my plants right now and they all exhibit that property, the ones under my CFLs and the 600w HPS as well. Perhaps its a symptom of heat... This closet grow does not have direct AC to it and the ambient temp does get quite...

The new clones I got were starting to grow too tall and poking into the light. My tent is still on a 12/12 schedule so I could not move them into there, and the stem is really fat so I was afraid to try any training techniques. I did want to learn how to clone successfully though, and this...

Yes I want to upgrade to 1000w, but have no idea what to expect in terms of heat either. Also, I don't believe my yields will be much greater with a 1000w, if anything it may even be worse because I am pretty negligent when it comes to controlling the temperatures sometimes. Depending on how...

I try to keep bottom of my reflector hood about 12 inches from the top of the plants. Since this is my first grow I didn't really know how much to expect the plants to grow while they flowered so I actually had some issues where I had to tie down a plant that started to grow into the light...

apologies to those on 56k... i did not want these pictures to be anything less than the best they could be! hopefully you enjoy these as much as i did. harvest is coming quite soon!

-Time lapse video covering 6 days (5 minute picture intervals) of the seedlings growth! I stopped doing it because reflective strips I placed over the growing tub caused too much glare and my camera couldn't pick up an image anymore. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmSnUz7TYk8 -the...