Hydroponics

Aceshigh said:

I have had to bring my ph up 5 times today bc it kept wanting to drop in the 4.5 to 4.9 range. Now im trying to keep them from 5.3 to 6.0. Is there something wrong that im doing or do I have root rot?

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Aceshigh,
Could be root rot, when was the last time you rinsed you system completly. Also check your rez temp, if that is high (above 70) it will mess with you ph.
I would check your roots first, one look should tell you, you should be able to root rot as well. If they are, I would do a full rince and clean on my system. I have use a product called Plantacillin to rid me of root rot. It works well at helping rid root rot and gives plants sort of a shot in the arm to help fend off problems. Also use a Vitam B called Super B. Big help on decreasing stree in you plants.

hey blue cheese,
I am real familiar with the hydro stores in most areas, (past life) if you give me aprox area I may be able to recomend the best to offer. Every little bit helps. With clones i use a product called propogator made by future harvest development. Great for building root mass.

Well I was finally able to get my ph to stabalize... After countless hours researching calling my friends and numerous other things, I finally was told to flood my trays in the desired ph range that I wanted. So I brought my PH up to about 6.4 but that makes its 6.2 at the roots. So I pluged my trays and let them soak in that solution. After an hour I let the water run out and turned my pumps back on. I havent had to mess witht the PH for the past 2 days. It atcually went up a little bit because my plants starting eating again. So I just added a little GH mix to restore the lost food and bring my ph back to 6.2. I think Im finally getting the hang of this. Thanks for all of the help u guys have given me here!!!!!

I just joined and posted my first thread a couple days ago.. Got a couple views but no replies, I was wondering why then after reading about how to never buy a complete hydro setup either online or from a store I knew why.. In my thread i showed all the equipment that i thought i needed. the most expensive thing being the hydro NFT setup shown here at this link below for 500.00 dollars. I thought that was a great deal, but i didnt realize that i could just as easily build one for half the cost.. I have done a good bit of reading on growing ie:soil vs. hydro and I would choose to try hydro as my personal favorite.. I have a spare bedroom in which I will be able to use. It is about 10x10x7ft. and wanted the NFT system for the 6 plants.. Any help on how to build a efficient NFT system similiar to the one at the link, would be appreciated.. Again, thanks in advance for all the help..
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Roadguy, I am in the Corvallis area. I found one "good" store and one not so hot. What do you think? Both these places are newer than 6 months.

Hydronewbie, I went through the same damned thing - it's been kind of expensive learning, but there's a lot to learn. It's cool, though. I have altered my plans a number of times. I thought because I have such a tiny grow room that it might be easier, but really you have to learn the same stuff. After paying $$ for seeds, I will only do seeds when I want something new to clone. Am now all set up to clone but just put babies in bloom - 1 clear cut preflower female I can grab a couple of clones off, but mostly plants of every different height - difficult to deal with having the microgarden set-up - it will be fine for clones, but all my seedlings ended up different sizes.

Lots to learn; nice to have you folks around, new and old, to bounce things off of.

fromagebleu said:

Roadguy, I am in the Corvallis area. I found one "good" store and one not so hot. What do you think? Both these places are newer than 6 months.

Hydronewbie, I went through the same damned thing - it's been kind of expensive learning, but there's a lot to learn. It's cool, though. I have altered my plans a number of times. I thought because I have such a tiny grow room that it might be easier, but really you have to learn the same stuff. After paying $$ for seeds, I will only do seeds when I want something new to clone. Am now all set up to clone but just put babies in bloom - 1 clear cut preflower female I can grab a couple of clones off, but mostly plants of every different height - difficult to deal with having the microgarden set-up - it will be fine for clones, but all my seedlings ended up different sizes.

Lots to learn; nice to have you folks around, new and old, to bounce things off of.

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Fromage,
Hey try these two places, Corvallis Hydroponics, new store but the guy is eager to help and if he doesnt have a answer to your question he can call his sister store in Santa Barbra and get great info. Also you can call a guy in Bend, th store is Bends indoor gardening, speak to the owner Nick. He does mail order and is one of the most knowlagable guys in the industry. Remember, they do not want to know what you are growing. lol

I will end up building my own setup sometime in the future after I actually get a year or so of hands on experiance.. But for my first hydro setup I think I will go with the GreenMachine from Future Garden. Someone on here reccomended it saying it was a better bang for my buck, plus its hydro/aeroponics combo.. Which is awesome..

Link to Green Machine..
Green Machine 20 w/ 400W HPS @ FUTUREGARDEN.COM

Yo Potroast! How goes it? Do you know anything about salt buildup on hydroton rocks? there is a little bit starting on mine and I'd like to nip this problem in the bud if its going to harm my girlie's. I did make the mistake last Wednesday of getting some spring water for my rez. I dont recall the buildup showing up until after i used it in my rez. I flushed the shit out and I'm back to using tap water, Its easier to control the pH.

I have some pics on my journal. theres very little of it right now.

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/45296-full-led-grow-room-aeroponic-5.html

I guess you mean on the top rocks, the ones that you can see. I don't think it's anything to worry about, it's what is happening down where the roots are that matters.

HTH

Ya, its just on a few of the dry top rocks. thanks bud, was worried there, lol.

ripabg said:

I just repd u! fo shizzle, ur the man, i have another queston for u. . Why do my leaves have spots on them? the Ph has been flying up and down is that it? how bad is that? recovery time? solution?

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maybe mites oh no!!!!

I am in the first week of flushing 6 Pure Power Plant girls,(from clones) In a newly aquired Aeroflo 20. My first hydro grow. I just got some Clearex today. It's a Botannicare product. Specifically its a "Nutrient salt leaching solution". I bought it as a flushing aid, along with a "HydroLogic" small-boy de-chlorinator & sediment filtration unit. hoping for a tasty first harvest! The Clearex is used by running it alone with fresh water until the PPM level stablizes. And/Or pouring it onto the hydrotron and the netpot, allowing runoff. Then dumping the water and resume normal res changeout. It did clean the rocks nicely.
Peace

thunderchunkie said:

Ya, its just on a few of the dry top rocks. thanks bud, was worried there, lol.

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Hey thunder, The salt build up could be from your food. When I change my rez, about every week to ten days I will run clean water over the top of my rocks to help flush out all the extra salts that have built up. I is useally not a problem. There is a product out there called salt be gone, it is just a flusher, more for the last week before pulling. I useally just run straight water at that time, but the food I use is pretty clean to start with.

I'm bummed. Learning the ropes isn't all that easy - maybe the pressure to have my medical crop is part of it - will soon be without. So my five plants - four were males. Not happy. Looking forward to clones. But I have my one female plant in bloom cycle now, tho it hasn't done anything since pre-bloom. Can I take clones off it at this stage? It has some nice lower branches. I also have six big seedlings with four to five sets of leaves - skunk #1 and orange bud - can I take clones off them? They are only about three weeks old. How early can I bloom them? I hear different things. Do I wait for pre-bloom? My other skunk really didn't pre-bloom - it just came on with male buds a week after I put it to bloom. It wasn't as obvious as the male orange bud, male afghan and male red shiva. So how early can my seedling go to bloom, can I take clones from them at 3 weeks, 4-5 leave groups, and can I take a clone from my pre-bloomed but not yet blooming large orange bud in bloom cycle?

Thanks! Looking forward to clones and feminized seeds when I need something new.

Sure, take those lower branches and root them. If they have been induced to flower, it may take them a little longer to root, but they will be fine.

And your seedlings are not actually mature enough to flower for about 8 weeks, but many indoor growers put them to flower sooner than that. It may take the plant longer to start flowering, and longer to mature, but you can do it. You can take cuttings from any plant that has a suitable branch.

HTH

HardTimez said:

I dont think anybody should BUY a hydroponics system, there is one big thing about growing is to keep it one the LOW now why would you go an buy a system, maybe the cops keep an eye on that place...or maybe he keeps a list ? even if you pay with cash...do you think he has a pen handy to write down your plate number? hmm i love the hardware store, plus you look prof. buying there too the ladies like a man who is a proffesional just build your own stuff if u smoke weed you have an imagination

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Has anybody been arrested because of going to an indoor garden store.

Thanks, potroast - will take your advice (not sure why your reply never showed up in my email alert). But I came to moan and lament more - somehow a few days after I put my now single lonely plant into bloom, it turned yellow - in just a couple of days - and then I came home from work today to find my new ballast had gone caput - the ignition, I am assuming. It's probably under warranty, but a bummer. Was lucky to have a 250 with new HPS bulb and only the one plant for now to keep going while but will have to see how long I can keep the seedlings in the aerogarden - they are growing like the weeds they are. I found that the orange buds showed preflowering quite early but really the skunk #1 (my budget variety seeds) never really did pre-flower that this noob could see until I put it in to bloom. I will go ahead and root some of those lower branches on my one bloomer girl, but try to hold off on anything with the seedlings. Thanks again!!

Hey guys, i am having a problem with my seeds. I plant them in rock wool or rapid rooter sponges after they crack and show root. I have even put them in my Aerogarden and they never seem develop or sprout. Could i be soaking the seeds too long and damaging the roots. This is my thred https://www.rollitup.org/marijuana-plant-problems/49998-first-time-grow-set-backs.html. Please let me know what you think. Thanks.

okay, I'm bout to start a, possibly, large scale DWC grow in a couple weeks. what I can't find is anything specific on nutes. what are the cheapest, but still good, nutes. and how much should I add per gallon

How do you grow hydro do i need a better system i try it befor didnt work i start it in a cup it grew but the leaf turn yellow brown thin it die so i shop grew