ebb and flow

  1. Tolerance Break

    2024 Tolerance Break Grow Journal

    Howdy! I have been meaning to commit to a grow journal since my last one failed to make it beyond the introduction, and with the new year being 9 days behind us, I feel like its the perfect time to be fashionably late. I expect this year to be exciting and tragically short, with more plans and...
  2. trademanny

    2x4 Flood & drain container and media contemplation

    Hey folks, Configuring a new little flood/drain table in a 2x4 tent. This will be for 2-4 plants, and likely use a screen to even out the canopy, scrog style, as I don't have a ton of height (the tent is only 6'). I'm debating between the following two approaches: 1) 5" net pots with...
  3. Thaddeus Thundabuds

    Silver thiosulfate coco autoflower

    Having a problem finding info on silver thiosulfate on autoflower for feminized seed production. As of lately my colloidal silver isn’t creating male flowers on my newer strains I am trying to grow in an ebb and flow coco coir setup .STS seems to be my next step. How often do you spray an...
  4. Tolerance Break

    Week 9 of first grow: Beginning of The End

    Almost done, day 57 from flip. Dropped my EC to .6, let my PH stabilize around 5.6. WW has fall colors, cloudy trichs all over the top colas. Lower half could use a little extra time. BB (Left) is directly infront of the fan, and shes suffered for it, shes got alot of clear and amber going on...
  5. Tolerance Break

    Week 8 of first grow

    Wrapping up my first grow. Got some fading going on with the white widow, I think shes about 1-2 weeks from harvest. Blueberry is probably closer to 3 weeks. I am kind of supprised the WW matured quicker since it shows more Sativa traits, but here we are. The purples coming out of the WW may not...
  6. Tolerance Break

    Leaf Diagnosis w/ Jacks 3-2-1

    Got some burnt leaves late in my first grow and I would like to discuss what I have done wrong and what I can do better. My set up: 4x4x7 gorilla grow tent w/ 2 GLS 300 LED lights. 4in intake cloudline w/ 6in cloudline exaust using advanced controller. Flood and drain w/ rockwool, coco mat, and...
  7. Tolerance Break

    Start of Week 5--First Grow Looking Good

    I have 1 White Widow and 2 Blueberry in rockwool. They are sharing the same ebb and flow tray, using Jacks 321 nutes, under 2 GLS 300 LED lights at about 70% strength. Watered 3 times a day, at 1 hour, 6 hours, and 11 hours into the 12/12 day cycle. Pool shock for sterility and added h2o2 in the...
  8. Tolerance Break

    Veg and flower tents in one room, how should I handle climate control?

    I live in Missouri and just got my patient cultivation card. I spent 4 years working at a SOG grow op in my teens and Im copying the ebb and flow w/ rockwool style on a small scale. I own a home, but I have roomates, so I am relegated to my spare bedroom, which is roughly10x10x8 with 2 windows...
  9. H

    Question, why is my ebb and flow system not draining back into the Reservoir below?

    Hi I have an active Aqua 550 GPH pump. I have a connected to the system as you can see by the picture but it's not rdaining back into the reservoir below. Guys I honestly don't know what to think about this and I'm really upset because I really want to get this system up and running it's really...
  10. L

    rockwool table set up

    Hey, so I have a 4 x 8 table i plan on setting up with rockwool. I cant find an answer really anywhere. What should I line the table with? Coco Mat has seem like the best choice. Would I still need a drop ceiling plastic grid type thing to keep it off the bottom of the table? Or plastic plastic...
  11. H

    HID's are dead. Long live LED's

    So I ponied up the cash and started using LED's this year. So far I've had a couple of successful cycles but I decided to start documenting it from now... so, this journal will be back to font as were starting from flower here and when I clone for the next one I'll show that process as I go...
  12. A

    Ebb and flow. Rock wool in 4” net pots and 5gal buckets.

    Hello all. I’m looking for some input on a system I just built from spare parts. Im fairly new to hydro so all tips are appreciated. I have 12 5gal buckets with 4” net pots that I’ve cut rock wool cubes to fit in. The net pots only hang about 4” down into the buckets. So far it seems good, I...
  13. Metro_Detroit

    Foliar Feeding Advice

    I’ve personally never used any sort of foliage feed but am increasingly interested. Mostly I’m looking into doing an epsom salt foliage spray but wonder what you guys/gals might be using and recommend. I veg under t5’s and flower with 1000w phantom DE’s, 24 plants in each room using general...
  14. Metro_Detroit

    Looking to bulk up my roots

    I run the general hydroponics flora line and mammoth P in a 24 plant 5-gallon bucket flood and drain system with a 200-gallon reservoir that I change around every 2 weeks. This plant Vegged for about a month and a half and is nearing 2 months in flower. My water temp was 63F the whole veg but...
  15. Yesyes3000

    DIY hydro - share your homemade hydroponic setups.

    Hello everyone. I’m very interested in building my own hydroponic setup for my next round. I really like the NFT setups. Could people please share pictures of there hydroponic setups that they have made or even bought ? I’m just looking for some ideas and inspiration. I’d really appreciate it...
  16. Mountainlife420

    Deficiency with botanicare kind mid flower?

    Any thoughts what May be causing this chlorosis to show up around week 5? chlorotic growth starting from the tips on the mid-upper plant with purpling of stems and petioles tat continues to worsen till harvest with a significant reduction in yield? Using botanicare kind@8ox base, 18oz bloom in...
  17. Mountainlife420

    Experience with Botanicare kind in ebb and flow

    Have been using kind for 10 months and have been showing progressive deficiencies in ebb and flow system mid flower(wk5). Currently using 8oz base, 18oz bloom, 4oz hydroplex, 20ml armor si , 100ml hydroguard and 4 scoops great white with starting ec 1.7-.8 and ph5.8. Media is rock wool with a 40...
  18. dr.tomb

    1.5lbs/light in a 2x1000w in a 4x8ft Tent

    This grow I am continuing on efforts of user Max420THC. I am 3 weeks into flower and I will be growing one screen of 9 Critical + 2.0 and another screen that is a mix of 6 Original Cheese and 3 White Berry. My last grow I finished was 1lbs/light average with one side actually hitting 1.3lbs...
  19. smokebros

    ☤Smokebros Canna Garden☤

    Greetings RIU. I'm starting up this thread to have a single spot I can post garden updates. I find this a bit more convenient than starting up a new journal every grow round. I'll be taking a couple weeks off in April to reset the garden, but the plan is to start harvesting perpetually after...
  20. D

    Help! Leaves drooping - Ebb and Flow

    Hi there, a friend of mine who totally lives in a state that is legal to do so is on his first grow. He sent me some pics to see if I could help but I have never grown marijuana as it is not legal where I live. Maybe you guys can help him... Ebb and flow system. GH Flora nutes plus calimagic...
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