For All Cap Ebb and Grow Users

thanks for the DIY help! This doesnt seem too hard

boxing119 said:

so i just harvested my plants and the all look really good its just that when i was cutting down i noticed the were starting to get some male like parts, like where there was a stem going out to a nug rather then a pistil there was a little ball in that area in just about all my plants is this common? is the weed still good or what?

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Sorry Bro,

That sounds like a hermie to me. Do they look like banana's where pistil's should be?

I had the same problem with Casey Jone's clones from harborside and some Frist Lady seeds from Sensi Seeds in Amsterdam.

You can vape it or run it thru Bubble Bags.

Good Luck

well it seemed like all the bud was good and that maybe i just waited to long to harvest because the bud still looks normal and fine

off topic, but i need some serious info and since this is the thread where most of you guys have a good rapport with me, so i am considering a new start in life, i am thinking about moving to san diego and setting up shop and starting a new life in warm weather, can someone honestly tell me whats the scene like out there? i am will to go and make a run out there for atleast a yr, this will be a heavy investment and for the community of "ours" do you think it would be a waste of tim,e? i know the locals dont like new jacks rolling up on there scene, any thoughts guys>?

what are the yileds on the average is everyone seeing from this system,?? how big does everyone let there plants get before they flower? it just seems the 2gallon buvkets are to smal??

GHOPZZ said:

what are the yileds on the average is everyone seeing from this system,?? how big does everyone let there plants get before they flower? it just seems the 2gallon buvkets are to smal??

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i would say no yield is average, totally grower dependent with the ebb and gro. lots of variables..
u can veg for a week or a month.. or longer 2 months is probably overkill.

just looking for first hand knowledge would like to get the 24 site one , but i was debating if it was better than doing 12 5 gallon indivual buckets, with a longer veg time like 2 months

also how much light would be good under the 24 site ebb and grow system?? is 3-600watt hps systems good enough??

GHOPZZ said:

also how much light would be good under the 24 site ebb and grow system?? is 3-600watt hps systems good enough??

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yeah 3 600's would be perfect.. if you veg for long periods 1000's might be better because of your dense canopy. or maybe some vertical t 5's or 400w's..

trees are fun with the ebb and gro but require lots of light sights to keep everything happy.

I have 3 1000 watt lights and I want to use them vertical bare bulb with the ebb and grow system. How would you guys set up the lights and how many plants would you grow? I can do anywhere from 10 to 18 plants, and I have roughly a 10x10 room and a 15000 btu ac.

Question about new cap system. Please help...

Alright i just bought the cap ebb and grow system and am gonna be running between 30 and 36 buckets.it is currently set up for 36. I upgraded the pumps so it can fill all the buckets at a faster rate i am using i believe a 600 GPH pump for my fill pump. It does an awesome job filling all the buckets in a timely matter.

The problem i am having is i upgraded to a bigger pump for the drain pump also but it when its draining it starts to suck air before the bottom float valve is engaged so the pump stays on and doesnt turn off. And the buckets also dont fully drain,, They are all currently sitting about 2 inches above the controller for better drainage but i dont know what to do about the drain pump situation.. Please help my clones really really need to get in this system.
Thanks

Have you tried laying the pump on its side where the intake is ?

yeah but the pump still makes the dry sucking noise... what do people do when they upgrade pumps?

bigbacon2 said:

yeah but the pump still makes the dry sucking noise... what do people do when they upgrade pumps?

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THe half inch hoses drain slowly. If you want it to drain as fast as the pump, you need to refit the buckets with 3/4 inch hoses and fittings. This means you would have to redrill each outer bucket.

I would just go to home depot and buy 2 gallon buckets and make fit them with 3/4 inch hoses.

Dont worry about the 2 inches of water in the bottom of each bucket. The plants use this.

Yeah i figured the water in the bottom was fine.. The problem is the bottom float valve never activates to the drain pump never turns off. Its almost like i need a bottom suction pump...The stock pump feels like it pulls to slow from the buckets with 36 of them. I am very stumped as to what to do.

Why is speed an issue? Maybe you should use the stock drain pump and incorporate the time it takes to drain with your total desired soak time. I find 15 min minimum soak is fine. I just don't get why a slow drain is a problem. The whole system only needs run 2 to 3 times a day anyway.

Hey guys so, My 24 site ebb and grow is up in running, I am running 12 Big Bud 12 Medi Bud under 4 x 1000w lights.... ( which I cant keep any where to close to cool enough to turn on all 4 yet) but as i have my clones in now, i have noticed my system is not draining anymore during the drain cycle. the only ways i can get the bucket to drain is by hooking up the drain pump to a normal outlet, it seems to me that the drain plug on the ebb and gro controller does not receive power any more, because the pump works fine as soon as i plug it in to any other outlet... the first 30 runs went fine than stopped working... has this happened to any one else? any tips on how to fix? any suggestions will help

Check to ensure bottom floats are not obstructed in any way. They need to be totally floating to drain. Wiggle the wires going to the bottom floats also.

I just harvested 4 plants I ran in my system. A recent poster commented on roots being bound in the buckets. I have to agree. I got a pretty good yield, maybe 3 oz per plant, but the root balls were black and stinky on the bottom indicating anaerobic conditions, and I don't really understand how water could freely enter and exit such a dense mass of material. and draw in and expel gasses as CAP's lit says.

I didn't use hygrozyme for this run and maybe I vegged them for too long (three weeks) before flowering. The next time I use the system I'm going to go with zero-veg clones and see what that gets me. I flooded five times a day during lights on. What schedule do most of you guys use?

I also flood mine 5 times.after each oneof my grows the roots have been a thick mass in the exact shape of the bucket, but I've never had them be anything then whiteish tan.do you lift your buckets at all? I have mine sitting on a 1 1/2" block to help remove more of the left over water, leaving just a 1/2" or so. Do you add h202 to your res. it should help with the root rot.

post pic of your zero veg I've always want to do that with like 24-30 sites under 2 1000's