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Sorry to disappoint you OP but i think you'll have over a pound at this rate. Nice!

Teag said:

Plants are out of control lol.

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Your plants look great, good job. I grow in coco/perlite too and about every 2 days I water with tap water (mine is about 250 ppm), to reduce retained nutrient salts. I take my plants to completion in 2 gallon pots I use GH Flora three part. Here's one of my kids today, getting ready to chop. I'm with @hybridway2 I think you'll get a pound easy, nice grow, keep up the good work.

The 25 lb Part A I bought dissolves a lot faster than my old bag. It dissolves as fast and easy as the calcium nitrate. I'm wondering if they started grinding it more or if I got the bottom of the barrel.

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Waow, my setup looks like a smaller version of yours...

Congratulation friend
(Day 40)

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I'd thin the interior foliage a bit, but if you don't care about trimming, I don't.

Dude. You are pounding it!

TintEastwood said:

Dude. You are pounding it!

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I keep worrying more and more that something is going to go wrong. And then when I harvest the plants I'm going to be sad I don't have anything to worry about....this is a stupid hobby lol.

Teag said:

I keep worrying more and more that something is going to go wrong. And then when I harvest the plants I'm going to be sad I don't have anything to worry about....this is a stupid hobby lol.

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Hey, whatever works

Teag said:

I'm currently using two 5 gallon buckets to water and mix with. It takes a bit of stirring and crushing to get the Jacks part A to dissolve. Had the idea of filling up the bucket and only dumping in the part A. Gave it a little stir and came back 12 hours later and it was completely dissolved!
Sometimes its the little things.

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With Jack's you have to let part a fully dissolve then add Epsom let that fully dissolve then add the Cal nitrate if you do it out of order it will be hard to dissolve it. If you want things to move faster dissolve the nutes in warm water in a pitcher then add that to the bucket of water you are feeding with

Started watering once a day at the 1.5/1/.5
Working well. Runoff is always 1600. Why wasn't I doing this before hehe.

Nice! What is the ppm going in?

TintEastwood said:

Nice! What is the ppm going in?

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My meter reads the input at 1100 EC (300 tap water).

Teag said:

My meter reads the input at 1100 EC (300 tap water).

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Kool beans. Better than 1900.
Do you water at lights on? I started waiting an hour or two before first water. I.was watering 3 or 4 times a day @ 800ish

TintEastwood said:

Kool beans. Better than 1900.
Do you water at lights on? I started waiting an hour or two before first water. I.was watering 3 or 4 times a day @ 800ish

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Ya, I am watering at lights on.

My 2x3 space is coming along.

damn... i haven't been by in a while... looking outta-sight brother!

Went to the hydroponics store today. Asked if it was ok to use the city tap water. She said no because of the chlorine...I guess I should stop using the city tap water...*shrugs*

Teag said:

Went to the hydroponics store today. Asked if it was ok to use the city tap water. She said no because of the chlorine...I guess I should stop using the city tap water...*shrugs*

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Thats funny she said that.
RO is such a waste, takes forever, requires more equipment. On the other hand, The good drinking water makes it hard to go Back to tap.
Do de-chlorinate your water/rez, all you need to do is bubble it for 24 hours w/ No top on he rez.
I do not recomend those De-Chlorinating bottled shit they sell.
Just a 24 hr. Bubblin.

hybridway2 said:

Thats funny she said that.
RO is such a waste, takes forever, requires more equipment & except the good drinking water makes it hard to go Back to tap.
Do de-chlorinate your water/rez, all you need to do is bubble it for 24 hours w/ No top on he rez.
I do not recomend those De-Chlorinating bottled shit they sell.
Just a 24 hr. Bubblin.

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I was waiting 24 hrs for a while but eventually just started going straight to the plants. For whatever reason if I let it sit 24 hrs and then mix nutrients I have to use PH up. If I mix immediately I get a ph of 6.3 at full strength. I could mix and then let it sit but it doesn't seem to be necessary...I don't know.

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I was waiting 24 hrs for a while but eventually just started going straight to the plants. For whatever reason if I let it sit 24 hrs and then mix nutrients I have to use PH up. If I mix immediately I get a ph of 6.3 at full strength. I could mix and then let it sit but it doesn't seem to be necessary...I don't know.

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Ok, that makes sense & how it was for me at my last place. Ph'ng should only be done after your water is correct.
When you "Bubble" your water for 24 hrs, not only are you eliminating chlorine but in your case you are also eliminating other undesirable contents. This explains your ph drop & possibly even a different EC/PPM reading after a full 24hr -Bubbling- .Cant just sit like many say. You need to oxygenate that rez/water/bucket, by air injection through an air stone. More the better.
Then see what you're working with for water.
If your ph is coming out lower then desired after mixing, then make the adjustments. There are plenty of things you can add that are beneficial as well as act as a ph up. Or use ph up. Or possibly adjust your feed a C-Hair.