Barney's F - Vanilla Kush / TGA Subcool - Ace of Spades = Waterfarm - 600w

Cool...post number 900!!! ...just wanted this one to be in my own journal..lol..

Waterfarming is so much fun....but if definitely demands a lot of my time! If there's one negative thing I can take away from this growing method, it's the constant babysitting of the plants. They drink around a gallon of water a day...each! Hopefully we'll be able to take a bit of a break after this round - but with SO MANY more strains I plan to try out, the break will most likely only be a few weeks!

Dayzt said:

Cool...post number 900!!! ...just wanted this one to be in my own journal..lol..

Waterfarming is so much fun....but if definitely demands a lot of my time! If there's one negative thing I can take away from this growing method, it's the constant babysitting of the plants. They drink around a gallon of water a day...each! Hopefully we'll be able to take a bit of a break after this round - but with SO MANY more strains I plan to try out, the break will most likely only be a few weeks!

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Flood and drain, NFT or Aero are probably best for set and forget it. More so the larger rez you use. Man they are lookin great, can't believe how small my VK is compared to yours...waterfarms are a lot of work but one of the fastest growths I've ever seen. One question for ya, what material did you use to string the PVC frame?

Also, just to add, I've seen a ton of water farms converted to recirculating drip systems and they work just as good. Use whatever size rez u want with this setup and you could achieve awesome growth and set & forget all at once.

You sure is right that waterfarm has turbo growth. Been checking ur thread that waterfarm method increase overall everything
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Keep up the good work Dayzt! Can't wait to see how that VK fills out the screen. Would GHS Super Lemon Haze on your grow list in the future at all?

Someguy15 said:

Flood and drain, NFT or Aero are probably best for set and forget it. More so the larger rez you use. Man they are lookin great, can't believe how small my VK is compared to yours...waterfarms are a lot of work but one of the fastest growths I've ever seen. One question for ya, what material did you use to string the PVC frame?

Also, just to add, I've seen a ton of water farms converted to recirculating drip systems and they work just as good. Use whatever size rez u want with this setup and you could achieve awesome growth and set & forget all at once.

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Cool man - thanks! I think that's what I'll need to do eventually - use one large rez for both farms - just makes too much sense!

I picked up a roll of 'Mason's String' at Lowes - in the Masonry dept. It's a nice clean string - doesn't look like I'll have to worry about fraying on it or anything, and it's good and strong.

ezgreentumb said:

You sure is right that waterfarm has turbo growth. Been checking ur thread that waterfarm method increase overall everything
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Without a doubt, the fastest growing method I've seen so far... sometimes it's difficult to keep up!

snap1234 said:

Keep up the good work Dayzt! Can't wait to see how that VK fills out the screen. Would GHS Super Lemon Haze on your grow list in the future at all?

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Actually, we've got a SLH seed that I've been meaning to try (Attitude freebie) but I've got so many others that I'd like to try as well, I really don't know if it'll be this year... who knows though. I think my next grow will be White Russian (Serious Seeds) and OG #18 (Reserva Privada).

I took some more pics tonight - things haven't changed too much since last update, but I wanted to update the journal since I've now done complete rez change-outs of both plants yesterday and today - they really needed it!

Anyone out there know how best to combat algae in the rez? The AoS has some green stuff building up in the bottom bucket and I don't want to let it get out of hand. I think I should have used the tin-foil on it early on to avoid this, but now I need to find a way to get rid of it...

Okay, here we go.... enjoy!

Vanilla Kush - just over 5 weeks veg - 500 ppms





Ace of Spades - just over 5 weeks veg - 450-500 ppm





Notes:

- Over the past few weeks, I've been adding about 2 tsp of GH Flora Micro to my nute solution (per 2 gallon bucket) to give it some extra 'N'... and wow has it made a big difference! Things seem to be much greener and perkier...
- I continue to remove about 2-3 handfuls of trimmed leaves from the VK and about 1 handful from AoS, to keep the canopies even and to help with bottom-to-top-ventilation.
- AoS may actually get a scrog scren yet at the rate it's suddenly started to grow... we'll see. Maybe I can re-use the screen from my TD grow...hmmm....
- VK has 25-30 tops with more appearing almost each day. AoS has around 15 major tops coming in, with more coming in as well...very nice!

I guess you could buy a couple 'algae eaters' fish from walmart for a couple bucks and see if they'll take care of the job... if they die.. well I guess it wasn't meant to be sorta JK. I'm not sure how the little fishies would handle the chemicals, but I've heard of fish in hydroponic systems living in harmony with root systems.

Thank you thank you for the tip on the masons string. Plants are looking amazing...and you will love OG18, never grew her but an awesome smoke and taste.

runpinto said:

I guess you could buy a couple 'algae eaters' fish from walmart for a couple bucks and see if they'll take care of the job... if they die.. well I guess it wasn't meant to be sorta JK. I'm not sure how the little fishies would handle the chemicals, but I've heard of fish in hydroponic systems living in harmony with root systems.

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What you're talking about is actually called aquaponics and is very cool, but you need the proper setup for it. The fish (or shrimp or whatever) actually provide most, if not all of the nutrients for your plants in an aquaponic system. Few, if any, additional fertilizers are required, but the fish tank does need to be of considerable size and properly rigged into your system. Instead of feeding your plants, you feed your fish, which if they're edible, you can also farm regularly. I would love it if I could just throw some little fish in my waterfarm reservoir and call it a day!

Dayzt, my man, I'm blown away by the quality of your work. Already those plants are looking great. I'm sure there are people who have been growing for years who can't work a canopy like those you have on display. I'd rep you again if I could, buddy.

Is the algae you're referring to just on the hydroton or is it in the lower reservoir as well? If it's just on the hydroton, I'd go ahead and cover it up now. Shouldn't be too hard to work some foil around that base. Cut out the light and you'll kill that algae. If it's actually in the reservoir as well, you could try using a little H2O2 (probably 29%, but I could be mistaken, so do your homework!)

You are still in veg @ 5 weeks? When do you plan to switch the light schedule? Those are looking amazing. I don't know what else to say.

A few more pics of the gals this eve after a major scrog session on the VK. Enjoy!

Barney's Farm - Vanilla Kush (fem)



TGA Subcool - Ace of Spades (reg)



EDIT...sorry I didn't have time to reply to all you guys' posts..I'll catch up tomorrow - 'tis late here right now! <yawn>

Quick question, how high up is your screen over that VK?

WOOOOWWWW>>>..the growth is out of this world.. i cant believe my eyes.. your so IN TUNE with your girls D! adding the extra Nitro..you just know exactly what to do.. again, im so impressed by your skills and beautiful photography. I have a funny feeling Theses girls are going to blow the yield counts into unforeseen recored breaking numbers ... im glad im watching this unfold right before my eyes and so that i can be apart of this journal while its happening.. its really quite exciting!
take it easy
Amber

kriznarf said:

Quick question, how high up is your screen over that VK?

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The screen is a little over a foot from the top of the grow-chamber - just enough room for me to maneuver under there to do add-backs and rez changes.

Dr.Amber Trichome said:

WOOOOWWWW>>>..the growth is out of this world.. i cant believe my eyes.. your so IN TUNE with your girls D! adding the extra Nitro..you just know exactly what to do.. again, im so impressed by your skills and beautiful photography. I have a funny feeling Theses girls are going to blow the yield counts into unforeseen recored breaking numbers ... im glad im watching this unfold right before my eyes and so that i can be apart of this journal while its happening.. its really quite exciting!
take it easy
Amber

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Thanks Ambs - glad you're following along! Can't wait to see you git your farmin thang on!

Random Notes and Observations:

- After spending some quality time with the ladies this evening after their daily 'guzzle'...lol.. (they're drinking close to 2 gallons a day now combined..), I've decided that this weekend will be switch time - that's right, I'm going to change my lights schedule likely Saturday - so they'll get 30 hr of dark before the lights come back on and begin 12/12...then let the games begin!
- This AoS plant is truly looking beautiful - I've found myself having to move her ties further down each stem about an inch more each day - quite an impressive growth spurt, that I kinda of attribute to the extra N I've been giving them these last few weeks. I've also put a few drops of Superthrive in my add-back buckets the odd time as well, which they don't seem to mind.
- Both waterfarms seem to hold fairly steady at around 400 ppm which is great - and everything is staying super-green! I've been trying to bump them up to 500, but each day they test back down to ~400 ppms and around 60% less water in the rez after being topped up the previous day!
- I can't say enough about the crazy vigor of Barney's VK genetics - simply breathtaking.

mr2shim said:

You are still in veg @ 5 weeks? When do you plan to switch the light schedule? Those are looking amazing. I don't know what else to say.

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This weekend will be switch time - so I believe that makes it 6 weeks veg in total. So if I flower these for 9 weeks (or possibly 10), we'll be harvesting in the first half of January which will be perfect - then I think I'll be taking about a month off, just to get a breather (and possibly go somewhere warm to sit on a beach) before starting the White Russian and OG #18...

Dayzt said:

30 hr of dark before the lights come back on and begin 12/12...

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30 hours of dark? Does that make a difference instead of straight up switching to 12/12? Less stressful? I'm not sure, this is my first grow..

It just forces flower quicker is all. Less stretch and such...

Dayzt said:

This weekend will be switch time - so I believe that makes it 6 weeks veg in total. So if I flower these for 9 weeks (or possibly 10), we'll be harvesting in the first half of January which will be perfect - then I think I'll be taking about a month off, just to get a breather (and possibly go somewhere warm to sit on a beach) before starting the White Russian and OG #18...

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I've got an OG 18 clone going right now! Heard nothing but good things about it.

Girls looks great, I can't wait to see that canopy explode in flowering!