Under current h20 HELP!! 32 buckets 8 gal

Nanagrow

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Hey guys looking for some big time help I have an under current h20 system that was dumped on me had a person that said they new how to use it and grow with it. Well turns out they didn't and tried to rob me blind!! Long story short now I have this system and NO CLUE how to operate it I have been going crazy for days and have figured out a lot I have 32 plants in and running they are just babies I have 8 1000watts over head to light the way some have begun to grow nicely. I have been growing in dirt for about a year now with great results and still have my dirt girls but now I also have this system any help would be very much appreciated thanks in advance
Nanagrow
 

redi jedi

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Hey guys looking for some big time help I have an under current h20 system that was dumped on me had a person that said they new how to use it and grow with it. Well turns out they didn't and tried to rob me blind!! Long story short now I have this system and NO CLUE how to operate it I have been going crazy for days and have figured out a lot I have 32 plants in and running they are just babies I have 8 1000watts over head to light the way some have begun to grow nicely. I have been growing in dirt for about a year now with great results and still have my dirt girls but now I also have this system any help would be very much appreciated thanks in advance
Nanagrow
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Nanagrow

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How should I put the chemicals in threw the reserve or the epi center diluted? What should the ppm be I do belive it is a 250 gal but I found a chart that says each bucket holds 6 gals of water and it gave a way to figure out tsv I came up with 217.9 it has 32 buckets 8 gal plus one for epi and then add 10% for the lines. Thank you in advance I have more to ask but let's just start with these lol . Any help is appreciated
 

redi jedi

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How should I put the chemicals in threw the reserve or the epi center diluted? What should the ppm be I do belive it is a 250 gal but I found a chart that says each bucket holds 6 gals of water and it gave a way to figure out tsv I came up with 217.9 it has 32 buckets 8 gal plus one for epi and then add 10% for the lines. Thank you in advance I have more to ask but let's just start with these lol . Any help is appreciated
You can make PH adjustments through the epicenter just go slowly..add a little at a time...and wait a few minutes for the solution to circulate/stabilize. There is no standard PPM but I usually start around 1 EC (PPM is EC x 500 or 700)
 

redi jedi

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Ok...thats your 'top off res' You can use that to top off the system as the plants consume water/nutes or you can do it yourself manually. So how much water/nutes you put in is up to you.
 

redi jedi

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I would suggest running without it first until you get a feel for how much the plants are drinking/eating. For the sake of not wasting nutrients.
 

Nanagrow

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Ok...thats your 'top off res' You can use that to top off the system as the plants consume water/nutes or you can do it yourself manually. So how much water/nutes you put in is up to you.
OK I have the under current ones and a feeding chart I just got the pH Down to 6.3 is that good I used the uc roots chemical to. Should these babies be on 18/6 or 24/0 is it just like I would do in dirt?
 

Nanagrow

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I would suggest running without it first until you get a feel for how much the plants are drinking/eating. For the sake of not wasting nutrients.
Good idea I am keeping track of everythingetting in the room temp humidity pH ppm water temp water level .I fixed my light ventilation it was backwards blew 4 lights now I have the blower right suckling cold air in and I am blowing the hotime air out I also put another cold air vent in to the room.
 

redi jedi

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OK I have the under current ones and a feeding chart I just got the pH Down to 6.3 is that good I used the uc roots chemical to. Should these babies be on 18/6 or 24/0 is it just like I would do in dirt?
6.3 is little high IMO...I set mine to 5.8 and let it drift up 6.3. At that point I would change the solution. But if everything is looking good...go with it.

Again the photo period is up to you. 24 hour on speeds up veg but I run 18/6 for some cool down time.
 

Nanagrow

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6.3 is little high IMO...I set mine to 5.8 and let it drift up 6.3. At that point I would change the solution. But if everything is looking good...go with it.

Again the photo period is up to you. 24 hour on speeds up veg but I run 18/6 for some cool down time.
OK going to get ph down some and yes I agree cool down time is what they should have. I had to empty the entire system it had a white powder crap all on the bottom I think the guy put to much stuff in to begin with so I drained and completely disinfected. Filled and set pH the plants started to yellow but now since the change they are coming back to green. Poor things have been threw hell but are starting to perk up quite a bit in the last 2 days
 
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