Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

Ap0c0leS said:

I have something kind of similar to this setup, but my res is much much smaller.. I think i can only add like 3 or 4 gallons of water into it, if my pump is the same size as the one used in stinkbuds system will overheating be a definite problem? pump runs 1 min on 5 min off

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Overheating of the water in the res that is.

Ap0c0leS said:

Overheating of the water in the res that is.

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I doubt it, however the bigger the res the cooler the water temp will be. So it would be beneficial to have a bigger res.

If your running the 1/5 timer, I doubt it will get that hot honestly. But if you do see temps over about 75 degree's Fahrenheit, then I would add Hygrozyme to your reservoir changes as it will stop harmful growth/bugs from taking over.

Water chillers are expensive, and add to your total electric bill so I prefer Hygrozyme myself. Although if your temps are over 85 Degrees Fahrenheit, then you have no choice but to get a chiller, temps that high are not good for the root zone and provide a breeding ground for bacteria.

hello all, this is my first official post on this site though i have been reading and gaining knowledge from it for a while now. I am running the same method but have recently run into some problems with my veg res. the top tote is leaking from under the lid and the holes on the outside handles. has anyone else had this problem? it leaks a decent amount of water and i cant seem to figure out a way to stop it. i have been debating getting a whole new container and just replacing the leaking one but i dont want to go through all of that due to the risk of the new one doing the same thnig. any help or sugestions would be greatly appreciated. and as stated in the original post, SHARE THE LOVE!

If you read the thread you'll find many people who have used either contractor bags or weatherstripping in this situation.

GringoLoco said:

If you read the thread you'll find many people who have used either contractor bags or weatherstripping in this situation.

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thanks for the heads up, i will go back through and read it in its entirity, i only brrowsed a few pages searching in distress, i guess i did a typical noob forum nono and didnt search, sorry folks.

Does anyone know where Stinkbud got his Blueberry strain that he raves about and has got me drooling over??

Was it a clone-only Blueberry or did he get it from a seed vendor??

Dutch Passion? DJ Short? Sagarmatha? Flying Dutchmen?

Help, I'm feeling Blue!!!

Stink's Blueberry was a clone only that he had been cloning for 10+ years. I know he loved that clone, but I'm pretty sure when he moved down to Cali, that he lost it along with a number of his other clones...a sorry day...

For seed vendors...I believe DJ Shorts original Blueberry is maybe the closest you'll find to Stink's clone. Anyone else have some info on this...?

JimmyT said:

Does anyone know where Stinkbud got his Blueberry strain that he raves about and has got me drooling over??

Was it a clone-only Blueberry or did he get it from a seed vendor??

Dutch Passion? DJ Short? Sagarmatha? Flying Dutchmen?

Help, I'm feeling Blue!!!

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Microgrow 420 said:

Got a bit of an time sensitive question as I am following the instructions out of the High Times release.

I have clones ready to go, but they were prepared in rockwool. Will I get away with holding them in a 3" cut net pot by holding them with the top collar? I would imagine a neoprene insert cut for rockwool and covered with some mylar/poly will still keep the mist in!

A picture for an example.

Grey net pot, dark green rockwool, vanilla would be my current root system

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Unless your roots are everywhere and crazy there is no way rockwool is going to survive this system on a 1 on 5 off schedule. Your going to drown your plants. Put the rockwool in a DWC and veg it as a mom and take some aeroponic clones and work your way through the system.

Speaking from experience here...

~GG420

I have seen others use this system with Rockwool cubes. Head over to stinkbuddies.com and check some of Doktorgreenthumbs rockwool cloning tutorial. He then puts the rockwool in the net pots and goes through a complete grow.

thanks for the info. very helpful.

Fellow StinkBuddies...

It's been a long while since I updated the PDF and since most of us have gone over to Stink's new site the traffic on here has really slowed down. So, rather than wait until this thread hit's 800, I decided to update it as of today. Even with the new site, the amount of info that is on this thread is staggering. If or when the thread does hit 800, I'll probably update it one last time.

For anyone new to this thread and seeing reading all 700+ pages online as an insane endeavor, here is your chance to get the whole thread as a pdf and best of all, a way to preserve it for future researching. Enjoy!

You may d/l it here or click in my sig...

thanks Shrike - very much appreciated here

You're quite welcome, Heheheman. Glad to give something back to the 'buddies...

hehehemann said:

thanks Shrike - very much appreciated here

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JimmyT said:

Does anyone know where Stinkbud got his Blueberry strain that he raves about and has got me drooling over??

Was it a clone-only Blueberry or did he get it from a seed vendor??

Dutch Passion? DJ Short? Sagarmatha? Flying Dutchmen?

Help, I'm feeling Blue!!!

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was an original blueberry from dj short from the mid 80's i believe
i just got the real true blueberry from djshort (attitude just sent me 20 of the real beans) and im just put them in papertowel
ill drop a link to a grow journal after they get going

Shrike said:

Stink's Blueberry was a clone only that he had been cloning for 10+ years. I know he loved that clone, but I'm pretty sure when he moved down to Cali, that he lost it along with a number of his other clones...a sorry day...

For seed vendors...I believe DJ Shorts original Blueberry is maybe the closest you'll find to Stink's clone. Anyone else have some info on this...?

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dagobaker said:

was an original blueberry from dj short from the mid 80's i believe
i just got the real true blueberry from djshort (attitude just sent me 20 of the real beans) and im just put them in papertowel
ill drop a link to a grow journal after they get going

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Thanks a lot folks!! I've heard so many good things about this strain from others as well. Can't wait to start growing it. Thanks again!

Stink,
How important is that CAP ART-DNe timer ?

I built your system 2 weeks ago and my growth is going great !!! What a great system. But my sprayers are on all the time and my plants are doing good. The timer is like $80. How important is it? My roots are getting some air with the sprayers always on.

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Stink,
How important is that CAP ART-DNe timer ?

I built your system 2 weeks ago and my growth is going great !!! What a great system. But my sprayers are on all the time and my plants are doing good. The timer is like $80. How important is it? My roots are getting some air with the sprayers always on.

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i used a 15 on and 15 off 10$ wally world for about a year now
im converting to the 1 on 5 off style timers since im adding usp battery systems (u can run much longer on the battery if ur only running 1 minutes out of 6 minutes rather than 3 minutes out of every 6 minutes)

dagobaker said:

i used a 15 on and 15 off 10$ wally world for about a year now
im converting to the 1 on 5 off style timers since im adding usp battery systems (u can run much longer on the battery if ur only running 1 minutes out of 6 minutes rather than 3 minutes out of every 6 minutes)

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Good point. I didn't think of the drain on a battery if the power goes out when running longer.

My Cap timer just arrived today but I am also interested in the speed of growth from going from the sprayers being constantly on (what I am running now) to having them on 1 minute and off 5 minutes.
Is there a noticeable difference?

flogger said:

Good point. I didn't think of the drain on a battery if the power goes out when running longer.

My Cap timer just arrived today but I am also interested in the speed of growth from going from the sprayers being constantly on (what I am running now) to having them on 1 minute and off 5 minutes.
Is there a noticeable difference?

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When I did my first run in the stinkbud system I had the sprayers on 24/7 for about the first half of my grow. Once I switched to the 1/5 timer I didn't really notice any differences growth wise, however I did see a noticeable drop in my Reservoir temperatures, which is always good.

And as Dagobaker pointed out, it's much safer in the event of a blackout. A 1/5 timer can last a couple hours with a UPS backup, anything else and your screwed. Once the roots dry out, your in serious trouble, so safe than sorry I guess.

helpsmyhead said:

thanks for the heads up, i will go back through and read it in its entirity, i only brrowsed a few pages searching in distress, i guess i did a typical noob forum nono and didnt search, sorry folks.

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The search function on RIU is feeble. 420 hydro posted a great Google search technique. Put your search terms between the pointy arrows, like this

site:rollitup.org 116859 <leak container>

and you will be a happy man.