Bashar Assad
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Alright, so this is my first growing attempt and I was wondering if I could get some definitive information on a few things like pH level, TDS level etc.
My set up can be found in this thread (pretty much will be going with this set up with a few minor tweaks):
https://www.rollitup.org/t/how-is-my-set-up.876313/
For pH I've read that aiming for between 5.7 - 6.2 would be a good range with 6.0 as the target pH. I'll be using AN pH perfect g/b/m so will that help keep my pH at a good level when the nutrients are added to the bucket? Or will I still have to use pH up/down to bring the pH to the right level as the week goes by in-between water changes? I'll be using tap water BTW if that matters. I also have a pH meter with temperature reader and pH calibration solutions of 4.1 and 7.0 for measuring the pH.
TDS and nutrients I'm having a bit of trouble figuring out. I'll be using AN bloom/grow/micro and I'll be growing two automatic feminized cream of the crop amphetamine seeds from rock wool plugs and then transferring them to a 5 gallon drip feed with 12 L of water in it.
Seeing as these are automatic seeds Im having a bit of trouble with the AN nutrient calculator because it seems to be only for photo seeds as well as the ppm and ml of nutrients seem to be extremely high. Should I just follow the guide on the bottle of the grow/bloom/micro (I've heard halving the amount is good as AN have a tendency to be very concentrated) and do a final week of water flushing? Also as the plants germinate in the plugs is a seedling nutrient/hormone solution worth getting? And do I start using the nutrients as soon as they go into the 5 gallon bucket?
As for the TDS I'm still lost on what level to have it at for each week as the TDS on the AN calculator page seems way to high. Also since I'm using tap water and it will have a base TDS do I factor that into the TDS that I'm aiming for. Say my TDS I'm aiming for is 1000 ppm and my tap water is 200 ppm do I add nutrients till it gets to 1000ppm or till it gets to 1200ppm?
Seeing as these automatic seeds they have a grow/harvest time of just over 2 months. I'm a little confused on how long to germinate the seeds for in my humidifier. From what I've read I should keep them in there under 20/4 light for 1-2 weeks at around 80*F. Then move them into the bucket and they'll be in the vegetation stage until about 4 weeks. At 4 weeks they'll begin to bloom and for 4-5 weeks they'll undergo flowering. So I should give them nutrients specific to the stage they're in accordingly, right? Am I write for how long each stage is?
I'll be using a 5 gallon bucket (with 12L of water in the res.) drip ring system for this grow for each plant. I keep reading different things for the watering cycle from 15 min every hour to 15 min every 12 hours to 24/7. I'll be using a rock wool plug in hydrotron clay pellets in a 6" net basket and from what I've read watering for 15 minutes with a 6 inch drip ring running on a 70 gph pump every 4 hours would be suitable. Also, as the plant goes thru its growth/bloom stage does the watering cycle need to be changed at all?
For lighting will a 240w blue/white LED panel and 60w blue/white/uv LED panel for the germination/vegetation stage be sufficient? This will be followed by using a 150w red LED panel and 300w 6-band/ir/uv LED panel for the flowering stage. The plants will be run on a 18/6 light schedule.
Finally to keep air circulating through the room I'll be using a 12" fan at the base of the plants to move warm air off their bases and blow them back and forth to strengthen their stalks. My closet gets to about 30*C which is too hot as I've read that optimal temperature is 24*C-28*C. I'll also be using an aquarium water chiller to cool both buckets to approx 68*F which I've read is the optimal temp. for max dissolved O2, and root growth promotion. As well as this temp keeps away root rot.
Anyways I think that's all my questions, any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Sorry it's so long heh.
My set up can be found in this thread (pretty much will be going with this set up with a few minor tweaks):
https://www.rollitup.org/t/how-is-my-set-up.876313/
For pH I've read that aiming for between 5.7 - 6.2 would be a good range with 6.0 as the target pH. I'll be using AN pH perfect g/b/m so will that help keep my pH at a good level when the nutrients are added to the bucket? Or will I still have to use pH up/down to bring the pH to the right level as the week goes by in-between water changes? I'll be using tap water BTW if that matters. I also have a pH meter with temperature reader and pH calibration solutions of 4.1 and 7.0 for measuring the pH.
TDS and nutrients I'm having a bit of trouble figuring out. I'll be using AN bloom/grow/micro and I'll be growing two automatic feminized cream of the crop amphetamine seeds from rock wool plugs and then transferring them to a 5 gallon drip feed with 12 L of water in it.
Seeing as these are automatic seeds Im having a bit of trouble with the AN nutrient calculator because it seems to be only for photo seeds as well as the ppm and ml of nutrients seem to be extremely high. Should I just follow the guide on the bottle of the grow/bloom/micro (I've heard halving the amount is good as AN have a tendency to be very concentrated) and do a final week of water flushing? Also as the plants germinate in the plugs is a seedling nutrient/hormone solution worth getting? And do I start using the nutrients as soon as they go into the 5 gallon bucket?
As for the TDS I'm still lost on what level to have it at for each week as the TDS on the AN calculator page seems way to high. Also since I'm using tap water and it will have a base TDS do I factor that into the TDS that I'm aiming for. Say my TDS I'm aiming for is 1000 ppm and my tap water is 200 ppm do I add nutrients till it gets to 1000ppm or till it gets to 1200ppm?
Seeing as these automatic seeds they have a grow/harvest time of just over 2 months. I'm a little confused on how long to germinate the seeds for in my humidifier. From what I've read I should keep them in there under 20/4 light for 1-2 weeks at around 80*F. Then move them into the bucket and they'll be in the vegetation stage until about 4 weeks. At 4 weeks they'll begin to bloom and for 4-5 weeks they'll undergo flowering. So I should give them nutrients specific to the stage they're in accordingly, right? Am I write for how long each stage is?
I'll be using a 5 gallon bucket (with 12L of water in the res.) drip ring system for this grow for each plant. I keep reading different things for the watering cycle from 15 min every hour to 15 min every 12 hours to 24/7. I'll be using a rock wool plug in hydrotron clay pellets in a 6" net basket and from what I've read watering for 15 minutes with a 6 inch drip ring running on a 70 gph pump every 4 hours would be suitable. Also, as the plant goes thru its growth/bloom stage does the watering cycle need to be changed at all?
For lighting will a 240w blue/white LED panel and 60w blue/white/uv LED panel for the germination/vegetation stage be sufficient? This will be followed by using a 150w red LED panel and 300w 6-band/ir/uv LED panel for the flowering stage. The plants will be run on a 18/6 light schedule.
Finally to keep air circulating through the room I'll be using a 12" fan at the base of the plants to move warm air off their bases and blow them back and forth to strengthen their stalks. My closet gets to about 30*C which is too hot as I've read that optimal temperature is 24*C-28*C. I'll also be using an aquarium water chiller to cool both buckets to approx 68*F which I've read is the optimal temp. for max dissolved O2, and root growth promotion. As well as this temp keeps away root rot.
Anyways I think that's all my questions, any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Sorry it's so long heh.