Yande
Well-Known Member
Ok, I've been procrastinating about putting this thread up, as I do not like asking for help and think I can nut most things out myself... but I need advice.. I want guidance, so if you have any tips, please know your knowledge will be appreciated and shared.
Why do I want to DWC Top Feed? That technique really appeals to me, plus I did it once a long time ago and it went well. I am set up for it, and at this stage it's happening, for this grow at least. Not to mention I have not looked into the difficulty of making my own soil etc.. as I live in an area that I buy most things from EBay etc.. Bunnings.. only..
Equipment:
Mars hydro 1m x 1m tent. (4' x 4')
Mars hydro TSW 2000
Vivosun 6" extraction fan and Carbon Filter to suit. Ducted about 1 meter to another room.
Temp. 20C-22C Approx 70F
Humidity at plant level: 77%
Height for TSW 2000 light: 46cm/ 18" @ 55% (Advice?)
Strain: Amnesia Haze (Fem Photoperiod)
If I knew what I know now I would have gone for more Indica dominant strain, as this one, being predominately Sativa will stretch and take longer to finish. But my bad there.. Lesson learnt.
Pics show 20L (5.3G) Res, being pumped up to 2 x 15 L (4G approx) Pots. 40mm (1.5") Rockwool cubes in approx 130mm (5") Net Pots.
Pots are set up with an inlet to assist me to pump out. (Please appreciate the trouble I go to converting metric to Imperial. What a PITA!)
I also have a 60L (16G) Tote/Bin to mix up nutrients before adding them to the res/pots.
2 x 100mm (4") Air stones in Res, one (same) in each pot all controlled by a 4 outlet Resun Air 8000 running at present at around 50%.
Top Feed is aimed at the side of the Rock wool, so not drowning the roots, though roots were visable out of bottom of Rockwool when I put them in the Hydroton/Net Pots.
60L tote has it's own Air Pump stone. ( I fill the tote and let it sit with air stone for a day before draining into Res, and then into pots.
Tap water is around 7.9PH and 120ppm.
Using Canna Aqua Vega A+B, which hopefully will be followed up by Aqua Flora A+B
PH'd water down to 5.9
Water temp is 20.5C (69F) I have numerous Aquarium heaters to use if needed.
Grow room is like a basement, man cave. Very constant temperature, though humidity can be high. At times it can even been wet, mostly during heavy/heavy rain. I have a small 12v bilge pump, to stop my Res from floating, (about to be mounted on a Float switch) as the ground seeps during flooding which we experienced last week.)
I have Blue Lab PH and EC meters.
I had a huge big hard time getting seed. Finally got some Amnesia Haze and they hit the water April 17 and what you see is what I have achieved in that time since. Not much in 21 days.
I figure I loved them and over watered them to near death. Yep, learnt about LITFA. Since then, I moved them to the Hydroton Net pots around 4 days ago and initially fed them just PH'd water, though 2 days ago I started them on EC 0.5 (I also have a relatively cheap PPM mS/uS/PPT meter by HM Digital. Which reads PPM at 250. Then minus initial read of 120.? I ask, if that is how you do it? Take your read and then take your initial read off. EG. tap water was 0.2, and I am now reading 0.5, hence you have added 0.3EC? Same with PPM?
Apology, I have attempted to make this post as succinct as possible, and if you are still with me.. Well thank you so much, reply or not!
Set up
Room
Tent
Shows Carbon Filter etc
Most growth ever was last 24 hours. Feeding to the side of Rockwoll cube..
Day 21 from first cracked seed.
Finally I feel they are on their way.. Bigger and better with all your help..
Will now be using this as my own reference. Feel free to comment, etc.. Thanks
Why do I want to DWC Top Feed? That technique really appeals to me, plus I did it once a long time ago and it went well. I am set up for it, and at this stage it's happening, for this grow at least. Not to mention I have not looked into the difficulty of making my own soil etc.. as I live in an area that I buy most things from EBay etc.. Bunnings.. only..
Equipment:
Mars hydro 1m x 1m tent. (4' x 4')
Mars hydro TSW 2000
Vivosun 6" extraction fan and Carbon Filter to suit. Ducted about 1 meter to another room.
Temp. 20C-22C Approx 70F
Humidity at plant level: 77%
Height for TSW 2000 light: 46cm/ 18" @ 55% (Advice?)
Strain: Amnesia Haze (Fem Photoperiod)
If I knew what I know now I would have gone for more Indica dominant strain, as this one, being predominately Sativa will stretch and take longer to finish. But my bad there.. Lesson learnt.
Pics show 20L (5.3G) Res, being pumped up to 2 x 15 L (4G approx) Pots. 40mm (1.5") Rockwool cubes in approx 130mm (5") Net Pots.
Pots are set up with an inlet to assist me to pump out. (Please appreciate the trouble I go to converting metric to Imperial. What a PITA!)
I also have a 60L (16G) Tote/Bin to mix up nutrients before adding them to the res/pots.
2 x 100mm (4") Air stones in Res, one (same) in each pot all controlled by a 4 outlet Resun Air 8000 running at present at around 50%.
Top Feed is aimed at the side of the Rock wool, so not drowning the roots, though roots were visable out of bottom of Rockwool when I put them in the Hydroton/Net Pots.
60L tote has it's own Air Pump stone. ( I fill the tote and let it sit with air stone for a day before draining into Res, and then into pots.
Tap water is around 7.9PH and 120ppm.
Using Canna Aqua Vega A+B, which hopefully will be followed up by Aqua Flora A+B
PH'd water down to 5.9
Water temp is 20.5C (69F) I have numerous Aquarium heaters to use if needed.
Grow room is like a basement, man cave. Very constant temperature, though humidity can be high. At times it can even been wet, mostly during heavy/heavy rain. I have a small 12v bilge pump, to stop my Res from floating, (about to be mounted on a Float switch) as the ground seeps during flooding which we experienced last week.)
I have Blue Lab PH and EC meters.
I had a huge big hard time getting seed. Finally got some Amnesia Haze and they hit the water April 17 and what you see is what I have achieved in that time since. Not much in 21 days.
I figure I loved them and over watered them to near death. Yep, learnt about LITFA. Since then, I moved them to the Hydroton Net pots around 4 days ago and initially fed them just PH'd water, though 2 days ago I started them on EC 0.5 (I also have a relatively cheap PPM mS/uS/PPT meter by HM Digital. Which reads PPM at 250. Then minus initial read of 120.? I ask, if that is how you do it? Take your read and then take your initial read off. EG. tap water was 0.2, and I am now reading 0.5, hence you have added 0.3EC? Same with PPM?
Apology, I have attempted to make this post as succinct as possible, and if you are still with me.. Well thank you so much, reply or not!
Set up
Room
Tent
Shows Carbon Filter etc
Most growth ever was last 24 hours. Feeding to the side of Rockwoll cube..
Day 21 from first cracked seed.
Finally I feel they are on their way.. Bigger and better with all your help..
Will now be using this as my own reference. Feel free to comment, etc.. Thanks
