MY DIY 21st Century 'Flood' & Drain
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PetFlora
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After a week of adjusting pH and ppms in my rez it occurred to me to convert to D2W. Easy to do, just reroute the drain tube to an empty container
during flower, and especially during heavy flower the plants dump high pH waste. Better to not have it recirculate, even if pH adjusted
And since I am feeding only 3xs during lights on, with each feed/spray < 16ozs, it's easy to replenish from premixed nutes
I'm excited to see what the next week brings
Also reduced ppms to ~ 340 as plants look like they may be 10-15 days from harvest
during flower, and especially during heavy flower the plants dump high pH waste. Better to not have it recirculate, even if pH adjusted
And since I am feeding only 3xs during lights on, with each feed/spray < 16ozs, it's easy to replenish from premixed nutes
I'm excited to see what the next week brings
Also reduced ppms to ~ 340 as plants look like they may be 10-15 days from harvest
PetFlora
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LED Tent
Neglected to take pics of the bottom half. This is where all the side branches are. Lots of buds which are now beginning to elongate thanks to side lighting
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Neglected to take pics of the bottom half. This is where all the side branches are. Lots of buds which are now beginning to elongate thanks to side lighting
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PetFlora
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HOT5
Thanks to some cooler weather, this tent is finishing lot faster than I thought it would earlier this week. So, I replaced the other Quantum Flower (bulb post #4) with a Wave Point Coral Wave, which, in addition to a strong blue 400-430 (similar to the ATI Actinic Blue, but dipping to 380) also has FR/DR (660-780)
Thanks to some cooler weather, this tent is finishing lot faster than I thought it would earlier this week. So, I replaced the other Quantum Flower (bulb post #4) with a Wave Point Coral Wave, which, in addition to a strong blue 400-430 (similar to the ATI Actinic Blue, but dipping to 380) also has FR/DR (660-780)
PetFlora
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Came across this on Youtube. Strain Hunters travel the world in search of... awesome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqFiucWKo-8
PetFlora
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Aside from socket positioning being too far apart (neither arranged in Merkaba cluster), this is as simple as it gets...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2iMFPiltf0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2iMFPiltf0
very cool.
the only reservation I have for using a bank of e27s for the main lighting is that you run the risk of cheap ac\dc circuits that burn out before the led burns out.
Kind of the case with cheap mass produced cfls since each of the bulbs has to have its own driver. cfls are supposed to last a long time but some brands just don't.
Now it would be even cooler to have a DC Track lighting system with changeable led track lights.
with 3w or greater chips and customizable nm spectrum? ie something worthwhile?
PetFlora
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Since I needed to change nutes I took some pics of Phoenix and her 6 clones.
Clones are in a ~ 15 x 20 tote with ONE 22w NW bulb
It's amazing how clones taken at the same time grow differently. Lower left and right taken at the same time. The 2 in the middle ~ 5 days later, and the top 2 after bud developed on each.
Clones are in a ~ 15 x 20 tote with ONE 22w NW bulb
It's amazing how clones taken at the same time grow differently. Lower left and right taken at the same time. The 2 in the middle ~ 5 days later, and the top 2 after bud developed on each.
Chronikool
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I guess it has more to do with the strength/viability of the branch you took it from that determines its initial growth huh?
Chronikool
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I dont mean it wasnt healthy....i mean more of stored nutes/oldness of growth that sort of thing...
Chronikool
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Must be your cutting technique then.... 
polyarcturus
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she looks fucking GREAT! it looks like all turned out well!Since I needed to change nutes I took some pics of Phoenix and her 6 clones.
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Clones are in a ~ 15 x 20 tote with ONE 22w NW bulb
It's amazing how clones taken at the same time grow differently. Lower left and right taken at the same time. The 2 in the middle ~ 5 days later, and the top 2 after bud developed on each.
the clones.. plants dont transfet nutrients hormones and fluids evenly so each cut will have a difference amount. this also the reason clone are slightly genetically different.
PetFlora
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Makes me feel good to hear you say that! Here's a side shot of the clones + a few from the HOT5 tent
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polyarcturus
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those clones are loving that light.
you have every right to be proud your doing so awesome shit over there! in fact im surprised there arent more active posters what your doing with the "minimum" wattage is super fucking impressive. people just dont know, keep trucking man! you have definitely inspired me to give these basic led arrays a go.
you have every right to be proud your doing so awesome shit over there! in fact im surprised there arent more active posters what your doing with the "minimum" wattage is super fucking impressive. people just dont know, keep trucking man! you have definitely inspired me to give these basic led arrays a go.