shawnery
Well-Known Member
Plants in the second week of transplant into my RDWC. Clones showed roots after 7 days but just a peek. Next day I cleaned out the system, with h202 and water, and refilled with solution.
Since the day after switching out the solution I've had roughly an inch to an inch and a half every day of stem growth. I've also had a good deal of root growth but not on the same level.
New growth is light green but gets darker as new growth comes in. The bottom larger leaves are dying slowly as new growth comes in. The cycle keeps continuing but as I said the growth over all is fast.
The other strange thing is that the clones are starting to bush out and grow secondary stems as if I topped it. They're really getting quite dense in stem growth even though old leaves are dying off.
After doing some reading I'm wondering if to much growth could be causing this? Not enough root growth to support vegetative growth so it's cannibalizing it's lower leaves to support its growth? This could be spurred on my to much light?
I raised the lights as high as possible today to see if this helps out at all. I've moved them from about 2 feet to about 4 feet. These are very powerful self built Samsung strip LED's. 4 of them in a 10x5x7 with each fixture being equal or stronger than a 500w hps. This has actually been tested side by side with a meter.
Enviroment,
If you're not familiar with Masterblend it's similar to Jack's or sometimes considered better. Stopped spending money on labels and water on and in plastic bottles.
Masterblend 4-18-38 12grams, Calcium Nitrate 12grams; Epsom Salt 6grams 500ppm.
Hydroguard
Four Samsung f564b fixtures.
Eight 5 gallon with res RDWC.
2 inch rockwool in bio-balls.
Water touching bottom of net cup but dropping 2 inches soon.
PH starting at 5.5 let rise to 6.0, rinse repeat but not often. It's been 4 days and ph has only risen by .1.
Temp 75 day 67 night.
Humidity 60% day & night - cool mist humidifier.
Water temp 70 day 65 night.
780cfm exhaust with passive intake.
Fans for moving air and plants.
I'm sure I'm forgetting something but I'm guessing someone will point it out soon enough. Again, the plants are growing super fast I'm just not sure if it's not to fast!
P.s. The smaller the root mass the more pronounced the issue. This makes me think even more that they just can't eat enough to support their growth.
Since the day after switching out the solution I've had roughly an inch to an inch and a half every day of stem growth. I've also had a good deal of root growth but not on the same level.
New growth is light green but gets darker as new growth comes in. The bottom larger leaves are dying slowly as new growth comes in. The cycle keeps continuing but as I said the growth over all is fast.
The other strange thing is that the clones are starting to bush out and grow secondary stems as if I topped it. They're really getting quite dense in stem growth even though old leaves are dying off.
After doing some reading I'm wondering if to much growth could be causing this? Not enough root growth to support vegetative growth so it's cannibalizing it's lower leaves to support its growth? This could be spurred on my to much light?
I raised the lights as high as possible today to see if this helps out at all. I've moved them from about 2 feet to about 4 feet. These are very powerful self built Samsung strip LED's. 4 of them in a 10x5x7 with each fixture being equal or stronger than a 500w hps. This has actually been tested side by side with a meter.
Enviroment,
If you're not familiar with Masterblend it's similar to Jack's or sometimes considered better. Stopped spending money on labels and water on and in plastic bottles.
Masterblend 4-18-38 12grams, Calcium Nitrate 12grams; Epsom Salt 6grams 500ppm.
Hydroguard
Four Samsung f564b fixtures.
Eight 5 gallon with res RDWC.
2 inch rockwool in bio-balls.
Water touching bottom of net cup but dropping 2 inches soon.
PH starting at 5.5 let rise to 6.0, rinse repeat but not often. It's been 4 days and ph has only risen by .1.
Temp 75 day 67 night.
Humidity 60% day & night - cool mist humidifier.
Water temp 70 day 65 night.
780cfm exhaust with passive intake.
Fans for moving air and plants.
I'm sure I'm forgetting something but I'm guessing someone will point it out soon enough. Again, the plants are growing super fast I'm just not sure if it's not to fast!
P.s. The smaller the root mass the more pronounced the issue. This makes me think even more that they just can't eat enough to support their growth.
