First ever grow, decided to go hydro

kieahtoka

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• May 3, 2007

• #1

Damn I rhymed, well yeah I just started growing some of my stash seeds with some white widow on the way. Here are some pics of my plants.

Day 2

Day 5
My setup

And my one soil plant.

 

kieahtoka

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• May 3, 2007

• #2

Goddamn that soil plant looks so much weaker than the other ones, it's only one day younger.

 

kieahtoka

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• May 3, 2007

• #3

Well I just got a 400 watt MH/hps dual spectrum light, each lamp emits 50,000 lumens.

 

kieahtoka

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• May 5, 2007

• #4

day 7
Plant 1

Plant 2

Plant 3

Plant 4

 

k-town

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• May 5, 2007

• #5

what's up with some better pics of the setup? You know maybe from numerous angles showing exactly what's going on there?

Peace
K-town

 

mo201320

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• May 5, 2007

• #6

k-town like from the Chi, ? twista style? lol anyway good luck and i promise the process will be fun as hell!!! there is nothing better than homegrown i promise.

 

kieahtoka

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• May 5, 2007

• #7

Here are a few pics of what I have going, the tub underneath is the reservoir with a pump and nutes.

Here's the light arrangement, each one is a 42 watt cfl

 

kieahtoka

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• May 5, 2007

• #8

here's how it looks normally, the cardboard around it has mylar on the other side to reflect the light

 

k-town

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• May 5, 2007

• #9

that looks pretty cool, so how exactly does that water the plants? is there holes in the bottom of the pots or what's the deal there ( never really looked at hydro grows )

Thanks for posting the pics. man

Peace
K-town

 

kieahtoka

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• May 5, 2007

• #10

There are holes and parts of the sides removed to let water in on every [ot, and if it's dry up top I have a spray bottle for it. it waters every 4 hours at night and then at 11AM during the day.m It has Root stimulator in it along with some organic nutes.

 

kieahtoka

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• May 5, 2007

• #11

There are holes big enough for the roots to escape and pool at the bottom in the nutrient water.

 

k-town

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• May 5, 2007

• #12

so basically your growing the roots through the soil and into the water that you put the nutes in?

Will you have to transplant to a bigger pot or will it be ok since the roots are escaping through the bottom?

How much did that hydro setup cost ya?

Sorry if I'm asking stupid questions, like I said before this is pretty much the first time I look into hydro setups.

Peace
K-town

 

kieahtoka

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• May 5, 2007

• #13

well part of the medium is soil(15%) and the rest is gravel and no I won't need to transplant, I should be able to let the roots grow down into a pad of rockwool when I get it. the entire system without the hps/metal halide lights I bought was around 60$ USD

 

k-town

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• May 5, 2007

• #14

alright thanks for replying man

Peae
K-town

 

kieahtoka

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• May 5, 2007

• #15

but hey a better medium would definitely be rockwool with some gravel around it to grow in, especially with a hydroponics setup.

 

k-town

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• May 5, 2007

• #16

alrighty then, thanks a million!

Peace
K-town

 

kieahtoka

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• May 5, 2007

• #17

hey guys what does it mean when the leaves curl downward but aren't limp and lifeless?

 

kieahtoka

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• May 6, 2007

• #18

nvm about that the plant recovered and is looking nice and healthy. getting pics later tonight of day 9

 

kieahtoka

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• May 6, 2007

• #19

The tube on the side is CO2 I give ti to it 15 minutes twice a day.

 

k-town

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• May 6, 2007

• #20

Looking good man!

Peace
K-town