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az2000

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superloud said:
Idk the ppm but I use tap
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My tap is 800ppm. Using that leads to problems. I only mix 300ppm nutrients, so that's a lot of "parts" competing with the nutrients. It makes a big difference when I dilute my tap with RO to get 150ppm to start with.

That's a variable I would rule out, if I were you. A PPM meter is $15-25 on Amazon. You can calibrate it with 1g table salt dissolved in 1 liter of distilled water (1000ppm).

If you're in the US, your water provider is required to publish an annual water quality report. You can usually find it online. It should say the average ppm. Or, call them and they should be able to tell you.
 
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az2000 said:
My tap is 800ppm. Using that leads to problems. I only mix 300ppm nutrients, so that's a lot of "parts" competing with the nutrients. It makes a big difference when I dilute my tap with RO to get 150ppm to start with.

That's a variable I would rule out, if I were you. A PPM meter is $15-25 on Amazon. You can calibrate it with 1g table salt dissolved in 1 liter of distilled water (1000ppm).

If you're in the US, your water provider is required to publish an annual water quality report. You can usually find it online. It should say the average ppm. Or, call them and they should be able to tell you.
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Alright thanks for the advice
 
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So I just transplanted my 5 clones to 1gal pots I think. I also transplanted 4 plants I had in flower to 1 gal I think they were in 8oz. And I know your not supposed to realy transplant during flower but I had to clear out 20151216_230001.jpg my clone tent and dint want to just toss them so I threw them into flower in the containers they were in. Just got bigger containers today so I transplanted. I know the crowded flower area will reduce my yield and it's not ideal but I didn't want to just throw them away.20151216_230001.jpg 20151216_230053.jpg
 
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Well all my lady's got fresh water today pH at 6.5 took a total of 8 gallons and an hr to do but I'm all done now. I only have 2 gallon jugs at the moment, all my other one started leaking for some reason. mixing in gallon jugs sucks expecially doing 8 gallons
 
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superloud said:
Well all my lady's got fresh water today pH at 6.5 took a total of 8 gallons and an hr to do but I'm all done now. I only have 2 gallon jugs at the moment, all my other one started leaking for some reason. mixing in gallon jugs sucks expecially doing 8 gallons
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Those gallon jugs crack due to flexing. Just like that clear plastic saucer will. :wink:

I mix in a 2 or 5 gallon bucket. I use a 2 or 4 cup measuring cup to transfer the liquid from there into a large or small watering can. One holds about a gallon, the other about a quart. (depends on if I'm growing 1-2 or 4-5 plants).
 
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az2000 said:
Those gallon jugs crack due to flexing. Just like that clear plastic saucer will. :wink:

I mix in a 2 or 5 gallon bucket. I use a 2 or 4 cup measuring cup to transfer the liquid from there into a large or small watering can. One holds about a gallon, the other about a quart. (depends on if I'm growing 1-2 or 4-5 plants).
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I should look into getting a bigger conainer
 
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I cut the bottoms off buckets. That's the only deep-wall saucer I can find which isn't the flexi-clear plastic (which cracks in a month). A Home Depot (5 gal) bucket, measured 4-1/4 from the bottom, mark it all the way around (use masking tape to create a visual guide) and then lightly hacksaw around the edge of the tape creating a groove. It takes 10 minutes because cutting too deep too fast make the blade drift. Go slow, a little depth all the way around, again and again. That gives it 4" depth inside.

They work nice for a #3 (3gal) container. I cut down 2gal buckets to make saucers for smaller containers.
 
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az2000 said:
I cut the bottoms off buckets. That's the only deep-wall saucer I can find which isn't the flexi-clear plastic (which cracks in a month). A Home Depot (5 gal) bucket, measured 4-1/4 from the bottom, mark it all the way around (use masking tape to create a visual guide) and then lightly hacksaw around the edge of the tape creating a groove. It takes 10 minutes because cutting too deep too fast make the blade drift. Go slow, a little depth all the way around, again and again. That gives it 4" depth inside.

They work nice for a #3 (3gal) container. I cut down 2gal buckets to make saucers for smaller containers.
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I've never had any of my saucers crack
 
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They look like the flimsey/brittle, clear plastic ones that are commonly found at Lowes, Home Depot. They crack in 1-2 months (like the water jugs). It sounds like what you have is different.
 
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az2000 said:
They look like the flimsey/brittle, clear plastic ones that are commonly found at Lowes, Home Depot. They crack in 1-2 months (like the water jugs). It sounds like what you have is different.
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Well they are flimsy plastic but I never move them with any weight on them so they stay good I guess. Been using them scenes my first grow so it's been a little over a year I think
 
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So they are getting another drink today. I'm just using water agin. My four plants I'm pulling out of flower first only have 2 weeks so I guess I'm doing my flush
 
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Diabolical666 said:
Is this one ready to repot? or is it staying in that pot? looks pretty hungry to me with the purp stems and the cal/mag deficency...
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I did a transplant a couple days before that pic. They were veg for 2 months in 8oz containers so they mite have got root bound
 
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