my 3 stages of flower

If you like OCD, try drilling the uprights and thread some 125 lb. test monofilament line thru in an X pattern. You can twist the PVC support to take out the slack and use tie wraps to help support the larger buds.

oceangreen said:

SS have you haver used the sweet citurs or grape over the sweet raw.. I tried in on one of the runs... it adds a nice kick...

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Yes and yes. I like raw.

oceangreen said:

SS have you haver used the sweet citurs or grape over the sweet raw.. I tried in on one of the runs... it adds a nice kick...

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If you want your weed to taste like citrus or grapes well, why don't you grow citrus or grapes!!! I prefer my weed to taste like weed!!!

Ok SS and co.,

Doing quite well. I have 5 systems and have maxed out until i get a bigger place.

Although my yeilds are no where near what SS is pulling< i really do like this system and am very happy I put in the work to get it running strong. I am also very lucky I caught SS right when he joined here. And his guidance really made this work. I remember in the begging I would ask some pretty reatrded questions, that I laugh at when i read now. I guess when you actually run the system you figure alot of things out as you go along. The biggest annoyance of this system over others is the assembly and cleanup compared to other systems with less components and parts..

a large part of my lagging yields are due to using unvented hood with poor distribution. I just got the blockbusters in and I think this where things can get very very nice.

I also plan on doubling up the rails and extending the draining for 8k watts and 4 systems with 6 rails each. This will be the climax to the whole thing. Hope i can get the opportunity, good health, and luck to get there. So I can do positive things fro many people

We need to keep this thread going strong. because it can be a life changer to a lot of people.


cheers OG

I have some root rot going on due to high res temps mid to upper 80's and have ben using ice jugs trying to keep temps down "besides lower temps" what is recommended to clear up the rot I am 6 weeks into a 11 week stains

extremepsi said:

I have some root rot going on due to high res temps mid to upper 80's and have ben using ice jugs trying to keep temps down "besides lower temps" what is recommended to clear up the rot I am 6 weeks into a 11 week stains

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SS Use pondzyme.

I use stress zyme for aquariums. any zyme really can help, but once its there its pretty hard to get rid off. if you are in the 80's its would be really wise to invest in a chiller

A few tea mixes help as well.

I am sure SS can point you to a better solution

extremepsi said:

I have some root rot going on due to high res temps mid to upper 80's and have ben using ice jugs trying to keep temps down "besides lower temps" what is recommended to clear up the rot I am 6 weeks into a 11 week stains

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My question is how does your water get that hot??? I'm probably living on the edge but, I am not using my chiller and the water stays around 71-72 without insulating the res or the rails??? Something doesn't seem right! What pumps are you using? If I ever get the rot, I will just bite the bullit and shit can them and start over

Must be a small res. I dont use my chiller anymore, either, and res goes 68-71.

I am using a 25 gallon res with approx. 15-18 gallons of water,... I just recently sealed the room and removed the carpeting, I now have a wood floor with white plastic flooring on top for reflective purposes , still trying to dial in temps,, have ac set at 74 deg and exhaust fan running with filter 24 hr a day, thru the light, room temp vary 74-80 deg with spikes in temps al the way into the 90's eeek !!!!! according to the 2 temp-humidity gauges at approx. 35-45%

extremepsi said:

I am using a 25 gallon res with approx. 15-18 gallons of water,... I just recently sealed the room and removed the carpeting, I now have a wood floor with white plastic flooring on top for reflective purposes , still trying to dial in temps,, have ac set at 74 deg and exhaust fan running with filter 24 hr a day, thru the light, room temp vary 74-80 deg with spikes in temps al the way into the 90's eeek !!!!! according to the 2 temp-humidity gauges at approx. 35-45%

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Fill the res to the top or better yet, get one of the big res like SS is using from Walmart, around $45! Run your lights on at night to help with room temps till ya get things better!!! 4 or 6 inch venting on your lights??? 4 inch just doesn't get the job done!! I run one 6 inch vortex fan per two 1000w lights, 4000w altogether, and still keep my room temps at 82 with a medium sized window unit!! Good exhaust fans and proper sized venting goes a long way!!!!!!!!!!'

Why is exhaust fan running 24/7? You are sucking the ac out. Run an intake from outside the room foor cooling the lights, and get a dehumidifier. I bet temps stays better.

I was assuming he was intaking from outside the room, but your assumption would make sense

I run the fan 24/7 for odor control, however with the new sealed room I'm thinking it may not be needed all the time and should be used on a separate fan from the 1 1000 watt light using 6inch ducting . ..... I am running a dehumidifier as well. ...... would it be best to pull air from the attic or from the crawl space ?

Cooler air into the system is going to help, so crawl space for sure. I am changing my lights air intake also, for the same reason. Make sure you dump the hot air into a place that makes sense, my hot air has been warming up the intake area after a few hours so I'll draw the cool air in from another room and lower the lights temp, lowering the grow room temp. Those res temps are helped by putting insulated foil over everything, the rails and the totes. I moved the light ballasts outside the room also and will be installing new filtered intakes at floor level, opposite side from the exhaust carbon filter. The water in the mountains is ice cold from the tap so changing out the res water helps, along with adding Pondzyme and Aquashield.

Just be careful about too cold of air in the winter time going thru the reflectors!! Think George Foreman told me that that is hard on the bulbs!! All this shit is a fine line

yeah, old dude is right. grow bulbs produce their "grow" spectrum within a certain temp range. If the bulb runs too cold, the spectrum will not be optimal.

added pond zyme tonight "been waiting 2 weeks for it to show up" ,, removed the carbon filter, and changed the intake air inlet to pull air from the outside room ... put the girls to sleep and hoping that they look better tomorrow

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Why is exhaust fan running 24/7? You are sucking the ac out. Run an intake from outside the room foor cooling the lights, and get a dehumidifier. I bet temps stays better.

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but what if his intake air is hotter?
where is he drawing air from..

why cant he just exhaust into a another empty room with an ozone generator that vents outside...
The ac air will keep the bulbs cooler..

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Must be a small res. I dont use my chiller anymore, either, and res goes 68-71.

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why no more chiller...

I am going to need help setting up my 8 aircooled hoods....

how the heck do i make it efficient... ?