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  1. Metacanna

    Is this Cal/Mag deficiency?

    Hey, My plants are flowering for 3 weeks and in the last week I noticed some leafs turning pale green, then yellowing in the bottom and middle of the plant, doesn't look like nitrogen problem. I guess it's a cal/mag issue so I watered with Epson salts yesterday, so far no recovery. I need to...
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    COBs and deficiencies - Any correlation?

    Dear growers, I'm currently running my first grow with COBs. I noticed the appearance of deficiencies that I didn't had before, Magnesium being the most noticeable. I have been struggling to fix it, first checked my pH, seemed a bit low, added some dolomite. Later, added some epson salts...
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    Low temperatures - Growing in a backyard shed.

    Hey all, I'm struggling to keep my plants happy. My plants have been healthy and vegging for 3 weeks at constant 75F / 24C under 40W CFL, then I had to move them to my backyard shed where I installed a steel cabinet which I'm using as tent. Right after the change, the plants immediatly started...
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    Wattage usage - Dimmer function

    Hi, I just built my first cob setup, 5x citizen 1212 4000K on a MW 240-C1400B. The driver spreadsheet says it operates from 700mA up to 1400mA. Great, so I thought, if completly dimmed (100k potentiometer), the lights will pull around 125W from the wall as they will be operating at 700mA, 5...
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    Noise reduction - exhaust blower speed controller

    Dear all, I need to reduce the speed of my outake blower. How can I achieve this? There are a few products on amazon to do this, but I'm not willing to pay 20$ or 30$ for such a simple piece of gear. I wonder if it is safe for the blower to be dimmed at any given rate, AC and DC motors might...
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    Space bucket - Citizen COBs, MW drivers, distance from canopy

    Hey, I have been growing in a 6 gallon thrash bin for a while with SMD 5630 led strips. Time for some upgrades. I got this new 11 gallon IKEA aluminium thrash bin where I will be installing 3x Citizen CLU048-1212, I plan to run them with a HLG240-1400mA, dimmed to 700mA, 75W draw set up. If I...
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    Autoflowering clock - When soaking on water / When sprouting ??

    Hey, When does the internal clock of an autoflowering strain is triggered? When does it start counting, when soaking on water or only after sprouting? The strain I'm used to grow usually starts flowering on the 23th - 25th day (day 1, soak on water), so I do my best to have a plant with a nice...
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    Space Bucket - DIY 85W LED strips grow in a 6 gallon trash bin

    Hello dear friends, I'm growing in a 23L / 6g plastic bucket, as I like to keep the system light, portable and stealth. For lightning I'm using 10 meters of LED strips SMD5730, which are pulling 85W from the wall. This time, I also added two CFLs 23W + 15W to increase temperature since it's...
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    Bucket grow / Led Strips DIY (85w SMD5730)

    Dear all, I'm creating this thread to share with you how I managed to grow my weed on low budget, on a funny and practical way. I wanted to have a small grow set up, with minimal equipment and logistics. Basically I wanted to have my grow space fitting in the living room and barely noticing it...
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    LED lighting requirements for microgreens and aromatic herbs

    Dear all, I'm about to start an aquaponic project indoors, for those unfamiliar with, it is a mix of hydroponic and aquaculture. I will be growing microgreens and aromatic herbs mainly, the light requirements for these plants are not comparable with cannabis, so I'm hoping to find something...
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