Strip LEDs in the garden of Paradise
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Prawn Connery
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Yes, you're right - it's possible. But I'm at 10 weeks and I need the flowering chamber soon, so my patience will be running out over the next week. I have it cloned, so if it turns out to be something special I'll run it again. Clones usually finish a week or so earlier than seedlings.
I've started the second round on one side of the tent with Sensi Star #1 and #2 (right), and Acid #1 and #2 (left) - the longest finishing plants are going in first. When the other four pots free up, they'll get whichever Swiss Bliss x Schnazzleberry turn out to be female and the remaining Acids. I won't start culling the Acid clones until I've smoked them all, but I'm hoping to get it down to one keeper of each strain so I can run some more seeds down the track. I've got shit-loads of stock to choose from, with some older genetics in the bank.
Prawn Connery
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Got some trimmed and dried yield figures:
Acid #1 92g
Acid #2 79g
Acid #3 52g
Acid #4 51g
Acid #6 40g
Three more plants to go with one of the Sensi Stars chopped and hanging, but unfortunately showing a few signs of mold due to being so dense. Not surprising, really, as it's just one big cola.
Acid #1 was this one - that bud alone weighed about 2oz after it dried:
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Acid #1 92g
Acid #2 79g
Acid #3 52g
Acid #4 51g
Acid #6 40g
Three more plants to go with one of the Sensi Stars chopped and hanging, but unfortunately showing a few signs of mold due to being so dense. Not surprising, really, as it's just one big cola.
Acid #1 was this one - that bud alone weighed about 2oz after it dried:
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projectinfo
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Nice grow @Prawn Connery
Tuned in
here's my new setup I built two more lights ! Blueberry clones about 2 weeks old x 6 per table
Prawn Connery
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Awesome! Drip-fed coco under LED strips - great idea! 
I wish I had a bit more space, but you have to work with what you've got. It looks like I have three females and three males from my six seedlings. They're pretty heavy on the Blueberry, as Chimera's Schnazzleberry #2 is 3/4 DJ Short Blueberry and I suspect the Swiss Bliss might have a bit of Blueberry in it also. That's why I crossed them.
Mind you, my seeds are poly-hybrid crosses so I expect a lot of divergence.
I wish I had a bit more space, but you have to work with what you've got. It looks like I have three females and three males from my six seedlings. They're pretty heavy on the Blueberry, as Chimera's Schnazzleberry #2 is 3/4 DJ Short Blueberry and I suspect the Swiss Bliss might have a bit of Blueberry in it also. That's why I crossed them.
Mind you, my seeds are poly-hybrid crosses so I expect a lot of divergence.
T-Time
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Quick question to You Prawn.
How long , more-less does it take for Your system to go up from PH 5.8 to 6.3 ?
Is it weeks or days?
I've noticed that in my 80L tank it takes around 2-3 days to go up that much before I have to reset it. Doesn't that sound a bit odd ?
How long , more-less does it take for Your system to go up from PH 5.8 to 6.3 ?
Is it weeks or days?
I've noticed that in my 80L tank it takes around 2-3 days to go up that much before I have to reset it. Doesn't that sound a bit odd ?
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projectinfo
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T-Time
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RTW
Using GHE Micro , Bloom , Cal-Mag , pond zyme , tap water.
projectinfo
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City tap water?
Do you know your ppm and if you have chlorine in your tap. Or dissolved co2 haha some people experience a ph swing after their water off gasses for a day.
T-Time
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95ppm with chlorone, no co2.
projectinfo
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You'd be surprised how much c02 comes out of your tap water, carbonic acid is... Acidic haha and will cause a ph up swing from what I've seen.
Do you bubble your water for a day to rid the chlorine?
Do you bubble your water for a day to rid the chlorine?
T-Time
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That might explain it.
I dont bubble water. I used to leave it in the bottles for 2 days prior use but i don't do that anymore. There was some buffering agent in Flora Nova nutes that was swinging the nutes back to around 6 ph. Maybe I should do it again since I've stopped using those nutes....
projectinfo
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Test ph,ppm out of the tap, leave the bucket bubble for two days and test ph and ppm again. Easy peasy
hybridway2
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Always have to bubble tap water.
Takes the PH swing away & stabilizes. Rid the chlorine.
Takes the PH swing away & stabilizes. Rid the chlorine.
Prawn Connery
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Sorry for being late to the party . . . It's the microbes. Beneficial bacteria remove CO2 during the nitrification process, rapidly raising pH. That's why pH always rises in a healthy (non-sterile) hydroponic system.
So yes, a pH swing from 5.8 to 6.3 in a matter of days is normal. You'll also notice when you test your runoff it will have a very high pH compared to the nutrient solution going in - a combination of microbial activity and your plants using up nutrient. If your runoff comes out more acidic, then that's usually a sign of anaerobic (bad) bacteria and potential root rot or other disease
While ph5.8-6.3 works best, anything from ph5-7 or above is acceptable as long as you don't leave it at either extreme for too long. You could try dropping your pH to 5.5 initially and let it drift to 6.5 if you don't wish to adjust it so frequently. I'm usually topping off my tank every few days anyway, so I expect to see my pH at around 6.3-6.4 before dropping it down to 5.7-5.8 again.
I believe pH drift is beneficial for plants as it fluctuates naturally and makes different nutrients more or less available at different levels, providing a broad feeding spectrum (so to speak).
Prawn Connery
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I also let my tap water sit for a day or two but again, I don't get too precious about using it as there's only a small amount of chlorine left in it by the time it comes out of the tap, so it won't wipe out an entire microbial system. If it did, no-one would have any gut bacteria after drinking a glass of water. Or you'd be able to use tap water as disinfectant - which, of course, you can't.
There have been many tests on tap water vs soil bacteria and the results are always the same: it has almost no effect.
There have been many tests on tap water vs soil bacteria and the results are always the same: it has almost no effect.
Prawn Connery
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Next generation.
6 Swizzleberries from seed on the left, 2 Acid clones in the middle, 2 Sensi Star clones on the right.
Preflowers show I have three females and two males. Hoping the last will be a female. I'll repot the girls when I'm 100% sure.
200w of Samsung 3000k H Series strips. They're a bit high but I have to lengthen their chains a bit.
I've been smoking Acid #1 today and it's nice lucid weed. Creeps up slowly and gradually gets your heart going before you realise you're pretty high but also very clear. It lives up to its description of a sativa high in a hybird plant.
6 Swizzleberries from seed on the left, 2 Acid clones in the middle, 2 Sensi Star clones on the right.Preflowers show I have three females and two males. Hoping the last will be a female. I'll repot the girls when I'm 100% sure.
200w of Samsung 3000k H Series strips. They're a bit high but I have to lengthen their chains a bit.
I've been smoking Acid #1 today and it's nice lucid weed. Creeps up slowly and gradually gets your heart going before you realise you're pretty high but also very clear. It lives up to its description of a sativa high in a hybird plant.
projectinfo
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All that hose around your buckets...
Just feed lines?
How many per bucket?
Drippers or just open hose?