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legallyflying

legallyflying

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Can I ask what brand of pool shock your using? I saw hth pool shock and googled it.. There are like 5 different types of pool HTH pool shock. Guess I'm not 16 anymore. When I was a kid there was only one type of pool shock.

Kind of like everything I guess. Went to the convienence store for some Doritos the other day.. Sweet chili Doritos, spicy hot wing Doritos, chili lime Doritos, salsa verde Doritos (as fuckkng if).. I was a little drunk " where the hell are the Dorito flavored Doritos?" "Rwat flavor dorito u wooking fo?" "Nacho cheese, man, just plain old dorito flavored Doritos". "Ohh, we no have rhat one"

Sigh.
 
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joe macclennan

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dorito flavored doritos hahaha. I know what you mean there brother:)

I'll check in a little bit on the pool shock. I believe it is just hth pool shock. 48% cal hypo. I got a two pound bottle at meijers for like 10 bucks or something.

edit: it is actually spa shock. shock 001.jpgshock 002.jpg
 
flyingsteve

flyingsteve

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MoJobud said:
You can get it at most walmarts. Mine has a blue band going across the top.
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Wal-Mart has the shit for like $2.50/lb bag

joe macclennan said:
Yep, light leaks will kill ya. I taped my totes w/metalized duct tape to keep the light out when I was doing the nft thing.
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I wrapped my (clear) totes in insulation tape. There were very small gaps between the tape apparently... But the worst of the light infiltration seemed to be around the edges of the lids and around the net pots. I put the new (not clear and spray painted) totes in yesterday and paid extra attention to light leak spots. I even realized that the end caps on the chiller heat exchanger were an easy place for crazy light leakage to occur so I foil taped them, too. If my tank doesn't begin to smell like a pond in a few days then I'll know I got all the leaks sealed up.
 
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joe macclennan

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flyingsteve said:
I put the new (not clear and spray painted) totes in yesterday and paid extra attention to light leak spots..
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I tried spray paint on the totes. It always ended up flaking off. Even with the stuff that was supposed to be for plastic.

Man youve been battling this for a while. You are due for a break. Hope you get it.

thinking good thoughts for ya brotha.
 
flyingsteve

flyingsteve

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joe macclennan said:
I tried spray paint on the totes. It always ended up flaking off. Even with the stuff that was supposed to be for plastic.

Man youve been battling this for a while. You are due for a break. Hope you get it.

thinking good thoughts for ya brotha.
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Thanks!!

It does flake off and I got the shit for Plastic, too... Nothing likes to stick to PE plastics. It's been like 24hrs since they've been put in to their new home and so far nothing has changed. I'm running a mix of tap/RO water with an initial PPM of 250 and I put in another 250ppm of FloraNova Grow. All the clones have roots but they're all being shy to grow down below and up top.
 
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joe macclennan

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legallyflying said:
Why the fuck do you guys shop at Walmart? Seriously
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I'd rather not but it seems they have achieved their monopoly on the american shopping experience. At least around here. Honestly I prefer to shop online. Esp. if I can get free shipping. Sometimes I just need my stuff NOW tho.
cannabineer said:
Out here in the 'Stan it is the only game in town. Alternative: drive an hour-plus. cn
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what he said^^^^
 
Sir.Ganga

Sir.Ganga

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After reading this entire thread I remember why I went to Rockwool slabs. I pulled my hair out for years with slime, plugged lines, chillers, and one problem after another depending on the season...My GOD its stressing me out ALREADY! LOL. It was a blessing when I met the man that turned me on to the rock...You really should look into it, basically it grows its self with very little trouble like the kind in this thread. If the trouble gets to ya look into Rockwool it might be right for you too?
 
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joe macclennan

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Sir.Ganga said:
After reading this entire thread I remember why I went to Rockwool slabs. I pulled my hair out for years with slime, plugged lines, chillers, and one problem after another depending on the season...My GOD its stressing me out ALREADY! LOL. It was a blessing when I met the man that turned me on to the rock...You really should look into it, basically it grows its self with very little trouble like the kind in this thread. If the trouble gets to ya look into Rockwool it might be right for you too?
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i've used rw for years. Way higher success ratio in rr plugs. In fact I have a few in rw now. Only because I had extra starts and ran out of rr's tho.
 
legallyflying

legallyflying

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Ditto. Rockwell is good and all but the rapid rooters seem to hold slightly more water. For whatever reason I dig the rapid rooters. But, as a throw back to my aero cloner days, I still boil the water that I soak the RR in.

Maybe I'll try the bleach and go back to DWC. Love the growth rate and yield for DWC but it IS exponentially more work. Especially when you have a bigger operation. Air pumps, air stones, hoses, chillers..blah blah blah.

One tip though for those running many buckets with air stones. I used that 1/2" funny pipe...the stiff black plastic stuff for drip irrigation, and made one big loop around the room. Then I used the little drip taps to punch into the line right at each bucket and run the air hose to the bucket. Way cleaner than those stupid manifold that have airlines running all over. In addition, each site gets equal air as the hose lengths are all the same.

Cheers
 
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joe macclennan

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legallyflying said:
, I still boil the water that I soak the RR in.
Cheers
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7ml/gallon h202 and phd ro water all I use. I do have some free rooting hormone samples from the hy store i've been thinking about trying. The recommended application rate is 1ml/gallon.

I see 80% with roots @ 5-14 days in the rr's 90%+ success not unusual, and it often takes 14 days+ to see any roots in the rw. Usually only see around
50-60% success in rw as well.
 
Nizza

Nizza

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i like to use black 3mil plastic and a spray adhesive, and then you use that thin shiny insulation shit (keep it cool) around it later on . the black plastic will really ensure the light isnt going through your tote and yes i experience the cracking of the spraypaint too i think its because the tote flexes when its filled with water, expanding the tote and cracking the paint everywhere.

the black plastic is kind of hard to work with, i just cut a bigger piece than i need, put it on, and trim it after it dries

I've really been thinking of using the spinout product that you paint inside the bucket that basically air prunes the roots so that it prevents "spinout"
its some sort of paint that has copper ions that stop roots from growing withing ~1/4" of it. works good for 2-3 grows i've heard, but someone said it says "not for fruit bearing plants"
does this mean it's unsafe for cannabis??
Uncle ben says it isn't any more toxic but i'd like to hear other peoples opinions on this subject because im seriously thinking about using the product
 
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