First Bubbleponics DWC 5 gallon hydro. Need 3 questions answered

Another product from Botanicare that is catching my eye is:



Description:

"Big, Brilliant Blooms! Hydroplex 0-10-6 Bloom Maximizer, now includes a broader range of amino acids, more trace minerals and more select, beneficial vitamins. Use Hydroplex in conjunction with any base bloom nutrient to maximize the yield potential of fruiting and flowering plants. Most standard PK boosters are structured to create larger fruits and flowers- Hydroplex Bloom Maximizer surpasses that standard by increasing plants resistance to external stresses; and amplifying enzyme, chlorophyll, and essential oil production."

From what i know it is introduced into the feeding in the last 4 weeks of flowering and that it really fattens up buds.

I cant seem to find any threads on this products, except for one, which mentions that he only uses it in soil, because his hydro feeding line up is perfect. Does this mean that it isnt so effective in hydro? i wouldnt think so....

Opinions?

Flowering Day 14
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Today is week 2 of 12/12
Also, this is week 2 (day 14) on 6tsp of pure bloom nute solution with Botanicare PB Pro Bloom

Temp 77-80F
pH 6
ppm 441
Humidity 35-45%

Using humidifier on low for 12 hours a day keeps it from getting too hot in the grow room, while keeping humidity at a lower lever for blooming.

She is looking really healthy, recovering from nute burn a few weeks back.

She has so many Bud Sites!
Here is a picture of one of many bud sites around her:


She literally grew and inch, inch and a half in ~30 hours and her hairs are really packing on, especially around the main top COLAAA!


She is about 20, 21 inches tall now and seems to keep growing while staking on bud. It took a while for her to pop, but now that she has, she is growing buds fassttt.


I have only been changing the res every 7 days, with minimal cleaning. Ive only cleaned the inside of the bucket a couple times and the roots seem to be fine.


Since i do not know what strain this is, i will just have to study my plant and see when she looks ready, which im hoping is here in 5 or 6 more weeks.

Looking good, keep it up!

dude she's looking great. the plant and the roots both look very healthy!

Flowering Week 3

She grew another few inches, so i had to move her out of the box. I gotta invest in a inline fan and carbon/charcoal filter, or a diy one if its too pricey.

She has many bud spots, ill count how many tomorrow, but its alot. I am surprised how big she is getting, hope she doesn't grow too much taller.

p.s. this is a stealth grow.

ppm 570
temp 80
pH 6

Cool standup.. grows coming along nicely.. I only changed my res once every 2wks more out of lazyness and i only cleaned it properly once ,plants seem to be ok,the air stones and lines did seem to ave a bit of gunk on them though when i chopped.
Tried out the method strait was talking about and didnt see no harm to my plants so i guess i was wrong you can fully submerge the roots I still prefer a air gap though..
Heres a pic of the 90ltr plant,its ben chopped now ..

Here are some up-close Bud Shots!


I am working on getting my step dads nikon with super macro so get up close detail.
Leaves are getting trichomes.

Looking good!
I'm going to be switchin from soil to aero soon.
SCARY

Thanks chain!
Glad to hear it! I did my first grow in soil, and i decided to dive-in to DWC
Im glad i made the transition!

dr green dre said:

Cool standup.. grows coming along nicely.. I only changed my res once every 2wks more out of lazyness and i only cleaned it properly once ,plants seem to be ok,the air stones and lines did seem to ave a bit of gunk on them though when i chopped.
Tried out the method strait was talking about and didnt see no harm to my plants so i guess i was wrong you can fully submerge the roots I still prefer a air gap though..
Heres a pic of the 90ltr plant,its ben chopped now ..

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Wow your plants look really great! GJ!!
I have some slime build up on my air tubing by the air stone, but it looks harmless, and has been so i haven't really worried about it.

As far as the air gap goes, i let my roots absorb as much as they can in one week, and i will completely replace the res every monday. Then by monday, the res gets to about 3 inches deep. I do not top off my res, but i might need to start doing so, because as she is growing, shes drinking more and more...

Girls are looking great standup, how do you like dwc compared to soil? Just curious, should I be switching over sooner than later

I HIGHLY recommend it! As i stated on your grow journal, it is more technical, and requires more effort, but rewards a greater and faster yield. You really learn as you go, for instance, i knew only the basics of MJ growing when i first purchased and assembled this DWC system. I literally sat on my laptop every night for the first few weeks of this grow just reading and reading about dwc. I am still very much learning right now as i go.

Overall, its a lot of fun; if minerals, chemicals, and building things and monitoring ph and ppm levels is fun to you. It is to me

Standupp said:

I HIGHLY recommend it! As i stated on your grow journal, it is more technical, and requires more effort, but rewards a greater and faster yield. You really learn as you go, for instance, i knew only the basics of MJ growing when i first purchased and assembled this DWC system. I literally sat on my laptop every night for the first few weeks of this grow just reading and reading about dwc. I am still very much learning right now as i go.

Overall, its a lot of fun; if minerals, chemicals, and building things and monitoring ph and ppm levels is fun to you. It is to me

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I'm sold! I just have to get the parts together and let all my girls finish flowering I know the basics so I think its time to step my game up!!

Hey looking good standupp. If you are still interested in a Diy carbon filter here is good link for one that i used.
https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/101248-best-diy-ez-walmart-carbon.html

looking good..i have this exact same setup, but using the 5" rockwool as my main medium in the hydroton .
looking good...and im using the hydroplex along with csn 17
great results, ill post pics of my roots
im still in weeks 1-5 veg...id say week 3

DWC is bomb I follow several grows by big time growers. They love it.
DWC is cool for less plants and also to run several strains.
But if you want to grow 30 plants then aero all the way.
I follow a guy that has a 30 plant site aero setup with a 1000 on a mover that pulls 3 pounds every 60 to 70 days.
He says it's not growing 30 plants it's growing one giant plant.
Only thing is they all need to be the same strain preferably clones so they all have the exact same requirements.

chainseeker said:

DWC is bomb I follow several grows by big time growers. They love it.
DWC is cool for less plants and also to run several strains.
But if you want to grow 30 plants then aero all the way.
I follow a guy that has a 30 plant site aero setup with a 1000 on a mover that pulls 3 pounds every 60 to 70 days.
He says it's not growing 30 plants it's growing one giant plant.
Only thing is they all need to be the same strain preferably clones so they all have the exact same requirements.

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Damn 3 pounds every 70 days would be nice!!

Yeah it would. I actually met up with him and got to smoke his JTR and sensi skunk.
Wow man this dude is badass for sure. He uses GH in his aero.
He's going to come up and help build mine when I'm ready

Damn you weren't kidding lol that would be a nasty setup!!

Here are some budshots as of day 25 of Flowering