A Newb Grow Journal

nuglets said:

alrighty. here's some pics of the culprits. don't look like mites to me. they are only on the bottom of the pots and seem to be in and out of the holes. not sure if they are in the soil or just hanging out on the bottoms. either way we did a 3 part eradication BOMB on them today. first, i dipped the pots in some diluted neem oil. let them soak it up for a few seconds. that neem oil was strong. maybe 2 fluid ounces per gallon. then i watered the soil on top with neem oil that was diluted to 1 fluid ounce per gallon. then after they dried out a little i sprayed the bottom of the pots with doktor doom spider mite knockout. if that's not enough then i don't know what else to do.

any ideas as to what they are guys?

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crazyhazey said:

looks like gnats and some normal aphids, spray some of that canola spray on the outsides of your pots and into the holes, makes their legs stick together. or garlic and marigolds, works well. spray the holes they're in very well. overwatering attracts gnats though so poke holes in your soil and let it air out, after it may be a good idea for a flush.

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nuglets said:

will the neem oil do the trick? that's what i gave them today. plus the doktor doom on the bottom of the pots as well.

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nuglets said:

thanks crazy. appreciate the help.

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crazyhazey said:

glad to help, are the leaves responding or have these predator mites only been there for a day or two? may want to check the bottoms of the leaves too, look for tiny dots.

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Shwagbag said:

looks like fungus gnats to me. Do you have any gnats flying around? the flyers lay the eggs and the larvae feed on root matter. a neem flush like you did should help but if they linger, a more agressive alternatuve is Azamax. Rungus gnats have a tendench to linger, i've had them in my room for a cpl years. An ongoing battle that will probably never end for me. They are few and farbetween for me now thankfully.

Hot Shot pest strips work, as well as some sand or some perlite on the top inch or 2 of soil. they like the soil wet so the perlite and sand dry quickly and are not conducive for reproduction. maximizing the time between waterings should help too.

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dbkick said:

I didn't see where you were but azamax in flower isn't a good idea, whoever said the nematodes got it , I like the idea of them entering every orifice the little bastards have (particularly the anus (but then I'm like that) ) ......now I forgot wtf I cam over here for.....oh yeah, hows the 2 hp chillking do cooling what? I notice like 4 ice boxes I think, 2 on lights and ....maybe it was one on the canister to cool air. I have one 8 inch ice box in a 8 by 5 room on a half horse chiller(supplemented with a wort chiller in a chest freezer) on a 1 kw light and water temp runs from 40 f to 70 f before lights off. I'm wondering how your 2 hp does on cooling and cost to run.

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nuglets said:

hey db, thanks for stopping by.

i'm running 2 8x8 tents on that chiller. i have 5 ice box in total, 2 water cooled co2 generators, and a reservoir coil as well. not running the res coil right now but when i was the 2hp handled it. basically i have an ice box on every hood (3 1000w lights) and 1 in each tent hooked up to a thermostat controller to act like an a/c. i live in a really warm climate and it's 95 here during the day. i have no problems keeping both tents cool and they are in the garage which is the warmest part of the house.

i don't have the specs on me right now but the chillking chillers run at about 10-15% less wattage than an a/c of hte same size. so basically my chiller draws less electricity than the average 2 ton a/c unit. the other thing is that my chiller probably runs 25-35% less than an a/c would. seriously man. the thing is on for like 5 mintues then off for like 15. and that's when it's hot out during the day. i keep the water temps at 58 degrees cause that is my dew point in the tents.

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nuglets said:

thanks db, it's not really as expensive as you think. the chiller was about $2500 plus anothr $500 in pumps, reservoir, propylene, and pvc. 2 a/c units would have run me about $1000 and cost me triple every month in electricity as opposed to the chiller. plus no need for intake or exhaust fans. got a new setup coming in a few weeks. scaling down to 4x8 tents and switching to 600w bulbs. stay tuned.

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dbkick said:

I'm finding humidity a problem now though, it was dry as a bone most of the time but after installing the ice box I struggle to keep humidity under 50%. I think if I had it to do again I'd just go with a small split ac system ( I work for a hvac company and can get things at cost). At the moment I'm contemplating running the light intake from the garage (where the chiller and chest freezer are so its kinda like killing two birds with one stone since theres no exhaust in the garage ) and exhausting out the back of the house. This will cut down on a lot of the chilling needed since I'll just run the ice box to cool the room.

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nuglets said:

that sounds like a good plan. if you are getting humidity in your room from the ice box then something is off. are you getting condensation on your supply lines?

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