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  1. oakley1984

    Foam in the reservoir

    your water is way to warm, some of the nutrients youre using have no business in hydro.. your roots dont look terrible, they are 100% fucked. this will not end well for you.
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    Undercurrent questions

    i can say as much as, nutrient deficiencies were/are not present, on the very last week of flower and flushing atm and the entire room is.... very healthy. few leaves are starting to die off due to the age, trichome production is.. immense, Very very good. and yes am aware of nutrient...
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    Undercurrent questions

    As I mentioned earlier.... deff shit the bed in terms of trimming lower growth as this is my first round with this system... 8 plants have replaced the 21 that filled the area previously and learning what needs to be removed is simply... a learning curve... as for ph, i will definitely agree as...
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    Undercurrent questions

    Nug size.
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    Undercurrent questions

    So im just finishing up my first grow after switching to undercurrent hydro from soil.... plant health/product quality is.... top notch... pretty much perfect health (over the entire room, less than 6 fans have started to show signs of underlying problem, and this is at 7wk into flower, so ive...
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    Hortilux Ceramic HPS - Total trash?

    hmm, read this thread from beginning to end... all these "experts" weighing in with their personal opinions, lots of talk of spectrum intensity, lumens/w.... high and low outputs in certain light ranges. tf you all on? has everyone in this thread had nothing but smoke blown up their ass to...
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    undercurrent turnover rate

    lol interpreted it as 12 flow cycles an hour lol, as there are other hydroponic styles that use such methods, (flood tables) n also, wasnt just, a guess, or even an educated guess on volume... took the bucket dimensions, as well as netpot dimensions, and calculated where the water level should...
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    undercurrent turnover rate

    lol ikr? Im basing my turnover/flow rate off of my extensive experience with aquariums, ideally 10x/hr will have the highest oxygenation rate, at ~5x an hr, it is sufficent but become susceptible to anaerobic conditions. at 15x or higher turnover, your oxygenation rate does not increase...
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    undercurrent turnover rate

    ill be using 10" netpots in 13g EZ-stor buckets
  10. oakley1984

    undercurrent turnover rate

    ty for the feedback, seems right in line with the 10x an hr rate i was presuming!
  11. oakley1984

    undercurrent turnover rate

    that info is irrelevant without knowing how many sites, bucket size and total volume of system!
  12. oakley1984

    undercurrent turnover rate

    interesting, wouldnt of thought that a higher turnover rate would attribute to nute burn, but i will deff be keeping an eye on that now
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    undercurrent turnover rate

    agreed, will go with the single 1/4hp unit for now, if more capacity is needed i can add a 2nd 1/4hp unit daisy chained to first unit, cheaper than i can find a 1/2hp one
  14. oakley1984

    undercurrent turnover rate

    also, undercurrent never stops flowing, it is not a metered drip system. its a re circulation system, interrupting re circulation will only make for slower growth rate?
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    undercurrent turnover rate

    how did i come up with 70g? by knowing the dimension of my buckets, and what the approx water level would be by using a 10" netpot roughly equates to ~60% full based off bottom of netpot and waterline either just touching, or barely below netpot 9x13g = 117g x 0.6 = 70.2g and yes ill be using...
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    undercurrent turnover rate

    lol yeah, sounds like.... im just making an educated guess as no actual solid info can be found, eg, pump flow rate vs volume of system, water chiller sizing (room temp, water temp, desired temp) right now looking at 700gph pump, 1/4hp water chiller, and a 110lpm air pump fairly sure that is...
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    undercurrent turnover rate

    just starting to piece together a new undercurrent system, it will be 8x 13g buckets with a 13g epicenter, so when running should be around 70g of water volume.... would anyone be able to provide some insight on waterpump sizing? turnover rate? im *thinking* im looking for around 10x an hour...
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    insecticide? miticide? fungicide? nothing? got a "mystery" bottle from local hydro store

    lol totally appreciate your rant, but at same time... hate to tell yah... not really the case for where i am from.... have delt with said place for nearly a decade n have developed a good report.... 95%+ of the time they are spot on for accuracy, but with that said, the nature of who i am... i...
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    insecticide? miticide? fungicide? nothing? got a "mystery" bottle from local hydro store

    simply put, small town, know ppl at hydro store where acquired, have known for many many years... even then with solid feedback that its "good" still dont trust it/like it due to the fact of ZERO info of whats in it. bought on good faith, researched when arrived home, when as many questions...
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    insecticide? miticide? fungicide? nothing? got a "mystery" bottle from local hydro store

    thats kinda how i feel... if theres absolute no way to verify even "some" of the ingredients used... fairly sure im better off taking it back n looking for something else.
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