Give them a weak food supply that will slow them down and ya 24/7 of course they are bumping lol go to 18/6 that will slow them down too hope this helpsHowdy all.... stink,, its almost time for you to get jealous.. im picking up my 4th 600watter in a couple days. My plants are lookin sooo nice. One thing about my system is the plants in veg are growing too fast. What i mean is they are topping out in two weeks,, instead of 3,,, if i leave them in there for the full 3 weeks there gonna grow out the top of my cabinet. The first 3 flower units are gonna be 2 weeks apart and im gonna have to slow down this last batch in the cloner or they will be huge when a flower unit becomes available... I have to think that its beacuse i have them on 24/7 lights.
anyhow...im havin lots of fun... any ideas?
I hate those fucking knobs on the ART-Dne. I've bumped them before and it sucks. I actually put a piece of Duct tape over my knobs to keep from accidentally moving them. Not to mention one of mine already stopped working after less than a year.I ran across this timer. NFT-1. Seems perfect for us stoners, no knobs for us to goof up, lol. Not exactly 1 on/5 off, but close. Best price I'm seeing is $65ish. Any thoughts StinkBud? I know you weren't 100% thrilled with the Art-Dne.
http://www.77hydrostore.com/env130.html
Dude I've had one of those the whole time! That's the way to go if you ask me. It's made for 1/2" PVC and if the threads fit it would be perfect.I spent too many hours rigging up different ways to machine the plastic fittings that come with the Eco pump to attach to the 1/2 inch PVC until I spent some time snooping the Home Depot PVC isle I found a nifty 1/2" Adapter 8xMPT (Part number# 436-005) - works like a charm! The threading fits the pump perfectly and the other end slips over the PVC.
Sorry stofmonster - hadn't yet seen your post :S
That looks great bro! Better start thinking of ways to support the plants. In two weeks they will be so tall they will start to fall over.Stink, I just wanted to say thank you for this wonderful thread - I have learned so much and have become more experienced because of it
I wanted to share pics of my design, which I coined The Mantis, due to the green color of the reservoir and the slight grade at which I set the posts.
Here are the first 2, I plan some more modifications for the next 2.
It makes me want to slap those fuckers that make the ART-Dne. Same thing happened to me once. Mine were also wilted like that.I came in today after a few days out of town and my timer had gotten knocked off the settings or something. I'm not sure exactly what happened; I just freaked out when I saw them and went into rescue mode. The knobs on the Art-Dne are very easy to move, detents would have been a great feature. Here's a pic of what I found.
What about the guys that make the fence posts?lol will never look at a vinal fence post again with out smiling yaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Are you saying I'm going to have to buy another couple of 1000W lights so you don't make me look bad?Howdy all.... stink,, its almost time for you to get jealous.. im picking up my 4th 600watter in a couple days. My plants are lookin sooo nice. One thing about my system is the plants in veg are growing too fast. What i mean is they are topping out in two weeks,, instead of 3,,, if i leave them in there for the full 3 weeks there gonna grow out the top of my cabinet. The first 3 flower units are gonna be 2 weeks apart and im gonna have to slow down this last batch in the cloner or they will be huge when a flower unit becomes available... I have to think that its beacuse i have them on 24/7 lights.
anyhow...im havin lots of fun... any ideas?
What about the guys that make the fence posts?
"Gee boss, I just don't understand why we are selling so many fence posts in the middle of Winter"
gotta love that problemAre you saying I'm going to have to buy another couple of 1000W lights so you don't make me look bad?
I can think of worse things than having your plants too big. I doubt you will get much sympathy around here. It does get kind of crazy sometimes. I over vegged my 6 hole unit just for shits and grins and they are turning into trees now! Biggest indoor plants I've ever grown indoors.
It's actually kind of funny. You read all the other posts and everyone is having problems. Our biggest problem is everything grows so fucking fast!
I'm currently supporting my soon to harvest crop with twine tied to support beams overhead. If that doesn't work with The Mantis I was thinking of attaching PVC to C clamps and mounting them on the fence posts and using them as support for chicken wire or the like.That looks great bro! Better start thinking of ways to support the plants. In two weeks they will be so tall they will start to fall over.
Your stoked dude!!!! Good job!
I ran across this timer. NFT-1. Seems perfect for us stoners, no knobs for us to goof up, lol. Not exactly 1 on/5 off, but close. Best price I'm seeing is $65ish. Any thoughts StinkBud? I know you weren't 100% thrilled with the Art-Dne.
http://www.77hydrostore.com/env130.html
Personally, I wasn't able to budget in those high end timers and went with the cheapo 15 minute interval Wally World timers and have been running The Mantis at 15 minutes On, 15 Minutes Off without any ill effect that I can see. The cloner and veg units I run 24/7.I have been using this timer for 5weeks now, seems gr8 no problems no knobs to mess up plants don't seem to mind the minute difference and it was $15-$20 cheaper than the Art-Dna
Cool beans, will have to invest in one of those.I have been using this timer for 5weeks now, seems gr8 no problems no knobs to mess up plants don't seem to mind the minute difference and it was $15-$20 cheaper than the Art-Dna
I use a 2' 4 bulb HO floro just a few inches from my clones with much success.Cool beans, will have to invest in one of those.
I was wondering if HO flourescent's are too much for baby clones? Whats the best light for my babies?