massbaster
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so after my third failure at this AG thing i am finally giving up on all the technical shit and just completely winging it.
think most of my problem was getting too complicated right off the bat so heres what i did:
first i scrapped anything that was growing.
second i took new seeds and placed them into the USED foam i just cleaned.
did not actually clean the foam i just removed anything growing and immediately put in new seeds to germinate IN THE AG. put on plastic covers and covered those with black duct tape.
third i went to local petco and hit their fish department for an air pump. got a tetra ultra quiet 10gph and a 6 inch air stone. BUT the pump was not powerful enough to utilize air stone completely. SO i went and got a four inch stone and a package of 4 mini stones with a "regulator".
i tried the 4 inch but did not like it. i hooked up the 4 mini and placed 2 near the front and 2 near the back. i like this better.
fourth i have not changed the res. in fact i never changed the res from the last failure. i only add water. (nestle pure life bottled water or some of my well water as i not hooked up to town.)
fifth i opened the door on the res and taped it open. with the air now blowing bubbles i have increased the humidity. not sure how much but it must have gone up.
i have only recently in the last 2 days checked ph. and now have it adjusted close to 5.5
i just checked my ppm and it is at 451.
from looking at my biggest candidate 2 days ago, i decided to add a little nute to the res. i used approx. 1/8 the recommended strength.
ppm jumped from 75-150 to 400 ish. hence the "451" reading i got today.
so i started with seven seeds and only 2 worked.
i replaced the ones that didn't work and got a couple more to sprout.
i replaced the ones that didn't and got another to sprout.
right now i have 6 out of 7 and i just planted another seed in the 7th spot.
i want 7 candidates because i expect to lose some to gender issues.
hoping i can get to a 2 or 3 plant SOG setup for a 2 weeks rotation as explained by al b fuct i think.
seeing as this is for entertainment purposes only, any comments, questions or suggestions on my fantasy?
think most of my problem was getting too complicated right off the bat so heres what i did:
first i scrapped anything that was growing.
second i took new seeds and placed them into the USED foam i just cleaned.
did not actually clean the foam i just removed anything growing and immediately put in new seeds to germinate IN THE AG. put on plastic covers and covered those with black duct tape.
third i went to local petco and hit their fish department for an air pump. got a tetra ultra quiet 10gph and a 6 inch air stone. BUT the pump was not powerful enough to utilize air stone completely. SO i went and got a four inch stone and a package of 4 mini stones with a "regulator".
i tried the 4 inch but did not like it. i hooked up the 4 mini and placed 2 near the front and 2 near the back. i like this better.
fourth i have not changed the res. in fact i never changed the res from the last failure. i only add water. (nestle pure life bottled water or some of my well water as i not hooked up to town.)
fifth i opened the door on the res and taped it open. with the air now blowing bubbles i have increased the humidity. not sure how much but it must have gone up.
i have only recently in the last 2 days checked ph. and now have it adjusted close to 5.5
i just checked my ppm and it is at 451.
from looking at my biggest candidate 2 days ago, i decided to add a little nute to the res. i used approx. 1/8 the recommended strength.
ppm jumped from 75-150 to 400 ish. hence the "451" reading i got today.
so i started with seven seeds and only 2 worked.
i replaced the ones that didn't work and got a couple more to sprout.
i replaced the ones that didn't and got another to sprout.
right now i have 6 out of 7 and i just planted another seed in the 7th spot.
i want 7 candidates because i expect to lose some to gender issues.
hoping i can get to a 2 or 3 plant SOG setup for a 2 weeks rotation as explained by al b fuct i think.
seeing as this is for entertainment purposes only, any comments, questions or suggestions on my fantasy?
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