Hydroponics

stickyicky77

Well-Known Member
Hey Potroast. Can you give me an idea of how i can automatically top off my rez while i go on vacation to Jamacia for 7 days ? I do not have anyone i can trust to do it for me. I thought about setting up another rez on a higher shelf with a siphon hose but i am not sure how to controll the water so it doesn't over flow the rez.
 

raveraverave

Active Member
hey man i gott a couple questions about, DWC i have read up on it but still i cant seem to find an answer to my question, i figure instead of buying that DWC system from Stealth hydro i would build me own, so i got ever thing i need, the net pods,the pump, the bubble stones, i'm just curious if the net pods are submergerged underneath any water? i havent been able to get a clear explanation, if you could help thanks
 

potroast

Uses the Rollitup profile
Hi people im experimenting some problems with my first grow
and no one seems to have the right awnser

my girls are 2 months old im suppose to start flowering but
something happened to them.
It looks like a Nitrogen deficiency, and you are using Bloom nutes while still in veg growth. Bloom nutes have much less Nitrogen, so switch to PBP Grow.


Hey Potroast. Can you give me an idea of how i can automatically top off my rez while i go on vacation to Jamacia for 7 days ? I do not have anyone i can trust to do it for me. I thought about setting up another rez on a higher shelf with a siphon hose but i am not sure how to controll the water so it doesn't over flow the rez.
With a second res filled with top-off water, you'll need a float valve in the main res, connected to the switch that controls the pump.


hey man i gott a couple questions about, DWC i have read up on it but still i cant seem to find an answer to my question, i figure instead of buying that DWC system from Stealth hydro i would build me own, so i got ever thing i need, the net pods,the pump, the bubble stones, i'm just curious if the net pods are submergerged underneath any water? i havent been able to get a clear explanation, if you could help thanks
No, the netpot is not submerged. You may find some good info in our Do-It-Yourself Tutorial Forum.

HTH :mrgreen:
 

GypsyBush

Well-Known Member
Hey Potroast. Can you give me an idea of how i can automatically top off my rez while i go on vacation to Jamacia for 7 days ? I do not have anyone i can trust to do it for me. I thought about setting up another rez on a higher shelf with a siphon hose but i am not sure how to controll the water so it doesn't over flow the rez.
Would something like this work for you? maybe a diff. size depending on your res size...?!

Full instructions on my sig...

Good Luck and have Fun...!!!

:joint::peace:


 

greentee08

Active Member
All right! Hydroponics is what I know, and hydroponics is the way I grow! :bigjoint:

This forum will be great, we can discuss anything hydro. No dirtbags here, We haul water!

We can compare the different nutrient salts, and all of the additives. Plus the kinds of soilless media and what irrigation system is best for each. And of course, pH and TDS measuring equipment, feeding and flushing, etc.

And all the while, we'll make fun of those guys hauling big bags of dirt! :blsmoke:


I can't think of any questions right now, what do YOU want to know?

:mrgreen:
wat up shauty how u make dro grow
 

potroast

Uses the Rollitup profile
Well, just feeding them 1000ppm is OK in some cases, but not all. If you are supplying your plants with good light, at least 40w/sqft of HID, and sufficient fresh air, then it will probably be OK. It's best to watch your plants and they will let you know if it's OK.

HTH :mrgreen:
 

sllik

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Well, just feeding them 1000ppm is OK in some cases, but not all. If you are supplying your plants with good light, at least 40w/sqft of HID, and sufficient fresh air, then it will probably be OK. It's best to watch your plants and they will let you know if it's OK.

HTH :mrgreen:

Thank you very much + Rep
 

HappelWood

Well-Known Member
I'm growing using FF tiger bloom and i just started big bloom. My went into flowering two weeks ago, one 3. I'm using Distilled water. I was wondering if there is an inherent deficiency in my combination of tigerbloom+big bloom+0ppm water. I only just started using big bloom...3 days ago too.

I'm being told i have a mag deficiency and am treating it as such cause i just really don't think it's nute burn and my ph is always around 6.1-6.3 and my temps never break 82. I'm being told to drop my ph to 5.8, which i'm doing. I flushed my tank, then filled it with 150ppms of epsom salt, then big bloom and tiger boom to 450ppms, to wait and see how that plant reacts. I don't see damage spreading...it might be recovering...i'm foilar feeding it espom water too.
 

drbomber

Active Member
do u add fert to reservoir as soon as u stick seedlings into rockwool? just started placed seedlings in rockwool and so on. added water and added nuts. now im about to change the water and needed to know if what i did was right or not.

also noticed some alge white crap growing on my rocks. do i clean that up with h202 to reservoir?
 

potroast

Uses the Rollitup profile
My rockwool is initially soaked in mild nute solution, pH low 5's, and then drenched in mild nute solution pH 5.8, and then used for cuttings, and the rockwool is regularly soaked in nute solution.

For any nasties in your res, H2O2 will clean it up. If you use the 35%, add it to your res at 6ml/gallon, and re-add that amount every 3rd day. This will also kill any good critters in there.

HTH :mrgreen:
 

VictorVIcious

Well-Known Member
Do I use hydrogen peroxide to flush and if so how much do I use per gallon?
Not really, most that use it are controlling pathogens in the tank. the h202 breaks down to h2o and o, it adds a little oxygen in the process. Potroast just posted the dilution ratio and time for using it. Its not that involved in flushing, it breaks down as it sanitizes. For flushing you should use a 1/4 strength nute solution at two times the watering capacity of you pot. If your using hydro, remove some of your solution from your tanks and add water to dilute it to 1/4 strength, then ph the water, run the system. VV:blsmoke:
 

madmoney42

Active Member
Hey whats up guys, I'm planning on starting a DWC scrog grow and this will be my first attempt at hydro and so of course I have a few noob questions I hope you all can help me out with....

First off, PPM, I know what it stands for but what are we actually measuring and what range are we looking to keep that in??

In regards to changing out your nutrient solution, I'll be using a rubbermaid tub bubbler with 5 or 6 plants in it, how often should I change out the nutrient solution or is it possible to not change it out and just top off as needed?? Would it be feasible to hook the tubs up to a reservoir that is placed higher off the ground than the tubs with a line coming in at about the watter level in order to passively refill the nutrient solution as it gets used??

I know what EC means but why is it important and what range are we looking to keep it in...

Lastly, any recommendations on strains from nirvana seeds or dr chronic seeds that have really good branching characterisitics??

Thanks in advance.
 

stickyicky77

Well-Known Member
I'm growing using FF tiger bloom and i just started big bloom. My went into flowering two weeks ago, one 3. I'm using Distilled water. I was wondering if there is an inherent deficiency in my combination of tigerbloom+big bloom+0ppm water. I only just started using big bloom...3 days ago too.

I'm being told i have a mag deficiency and am treating it as such cause i just really don't think it's nute burn and my ph is always around 6.1-6.3 and my temps never break 82. I'm being told to drop my ph to 5.8, which i'm doing. I flushed my tank, then filled it with 150ppms of epsom salt, then big bloom and tiger boom to 450ppms, to wait and see how that plant reacts. I don't see damage spreading...it might be recovering...i'm foilar feeding it espom water too.
I use Foxfarm and this is the feeding schedule you should be using http://www.foxfarmfertilizer.com/hydrofeed.pdf. I highly recommend that you use the full line of nutes together and follow this schedule. Keep your pH at a steady 5.8
 

stickyicky77

Well-Known Member
Hey guys I just picked up an aerogarden pro 100 to fuck around with as my other garden is dirt, sorry to say. Do I have to germinate before planting in the aero garden? And also, what light schedule should I start them at?

Thanks to all and to all a good light.
I have two AG PRO 200's that i use to veg my mother plants in. I veg 2 mothers max in each AG with no problems. I soak my seeds in a glass of water for 24 hrs and then germ them in damp paper towel untill they crack and then plant them in the AG's. I start my seedlings with a drop of Superthrive with some distilled water with a pH of 5.5 and then switch to a weak Foxfarm nute soultion after 2 weeks and change the pH to 5.8. I only use my AG's to veg my mothers and take clones from them. I root my clones in rockwool and then plant them in 4"x4" pots with hydrotons in my 2'x2' flood and drain tray under a 400w hps for flowering. I use the full line of foxfarm nutes and change the rez every 2 weeks and keep a steady pH of 5.8. Using this method i get a harvest and put 15 new clones in my table every 60 days. I could get even more than 15 plants at a time if i had a bigger tray to put them in. I have the AG's lights on a seperate timer set for 18/6 and the pump on 24 hrs. Salad greens or tomatoes are good settings.
 
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