Al B. FAQt

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Yep, that's a good clue. It was almost certainly damaged in transit. Someone either dropped the box from a height or deliberately threw it.

Was it a plain brown box or was there some indication of the items contained?

Plain brown box... fragile handle with care sticker on top... and a small sticker that says... EZ8.. I guess that could be identified along with the HTG supply tag... but ...

The whole thing is kinda pointless now... I need to call them tomorrow...

I hope they don't make me deal with the postal orifice... collecting insurance and what not... that would take months...:wall:
 
Even worse are the hydroponic cannabis laws in NSW, which will put you (meaning ME) away for 20 years.

Whoa, I would face a mandatory minimum for my op where I am but likely could stay out of the pen with enough money and the right lawyer. Worst case scenario would be 2-3 yrs back on the street in a few (6-9) months..........but damn man I had no idea it was like that in da land down unda. Thats friggin awful!:sad:

Sry man.....I am going to be depressed for a while after hearing that. I just assumed (my mistake I know) that the US was the worst.
 
Plain brown box... fragile handle with care sticker on top... and a small sticker that says... EZ8.. I guess that could be identified along with the HTG supply tag... but ...

The whole thing is kinda pointless now... I need to call them tomorrow...

I hope they don't make me deal with the postal orifice... collecting insurance and what not... that would take months...:wall:


I was hoping at least that they didn't send it out in pkging which clearly identified the contents as a horticultural light. There's some pot-hatin' cocks out there who do work for postal/courier servs. My hydro shop had a small problem with a postal dickhead who smashed stuff that was identifiable as grow gear. Soon as the shop stopped putting return address labels that included the full company name (ie Joe's Inc. instead Joe's Hydroponics Inc), the vandalism stopped. The smasher was later found to be a godbotherer in the employ of the postal svc who reckoned his god told him to save the children from merryjewwanna... :roll:

Hope it gets sorted soon & painlessly.
 
yeah, I've even heard of one freaking fracker who dragged the entire US into a war cos his god told him to. Can't remember his name, offhand. Sounded something like 'pubic hair,' I think, just can't recall. :?
 
yeah, I've even heard of one freaking fracker who dragged the entire US into a war cos his god told him to. Can't remember his name, offhand. Sounded something like 'pubic hair,' I think, just can't recall. :?

I can't wait to go back home Al... get away from all this bullshit...

I live in the Bush... 400 miles past the last highway...

I cannot tell you how happy I am to be out there and know that I can survive regardless of the bunch of clowns running the US right now...

Freaking Frackers... !!!

But uh... I know you were probably being polite by not commenting on my miniatures... but I got tough skin... lol...

what did you think???
 
Yo al,i had 1 yellow dot on one of my leaves (camera phone too crappy to get in closer to see),but when i checked on it today it had like very light yellow specs on it,but the 1 yellow dot is the darkest9 or brightest)..seedlings are only 2weeks old..riu buddy said probably nothing to worry bout,but im gettn 2nd opinion on this to be sure.

#2 i changed the water in res. Today as well because there was a "white film" floating on top of res. (kinna like when i get my 7 yr old out of tub from playing outside all day he leaves a ring around the tub) except this ring is white lol..any thoughts?
Thanx al for everything..you really took part in changing my life (for the better) chi-ching!!
 
Is there a reason you haven't set up a flood table for your clones? I got 5/5 germination from bag and are now in RW cubes. But from what I understand it's going to be 2 months before I can sex. And being lazy (which you claim you are :) ), I don't see why one would spend the time hand watering clones? Or in my case little babies.
 
Hope it gets sorted soon & painlessly.

Thanks for the support man... it's a bummer...

But HTG is going to make it right... even in my opinion...

They are shipping me the order I placed... with the cool tube...

But told me to go ahead and keep the stuff here as a spare... (170 bucks in shipping explains that one...)

So I get a spare ballast and hood... taped and banged up but free (for my hassle) I guess...

Now if only the postal orifice could get the box here without smashing it, that would be fantastic...!!!!

So, I will still plan on the 170CFM centrifugal fan on the cool tube and the 265 CFM squirrel cage as the exhaust... that is what you said right..?

Thanks Al...:-P
 
what did you think???
of what?
Yes the us is retarded, this we know.
Considering I was born in and lived in the US for the first 30-odd years of my life, I got used to the idea of American retardation some decades ago.
Yo al,i had 1 yellow dot on one of my leaves (camera phone too crappy to get in closer to see),but when i checked on it today it had like very light yellow specs on it,but the 1 yellow dot is the darkest9 or brightest)..seedlings are only 2weeks old..riu buddy said probably nothing to worry bout,but im gettn 2nd opinion on this to be sure.
If you want my opinion, I'll need pix, otherwise I'm just guessing.

#2 i changed the water in res. Today as well because there was a "white film" floating on top of res. (kinna like when i get my 7 yr old out of tub from playing outside all day he leaves a ring around the tub) except this ring is white lol..any thoughts?
Could be lots of things, but pathogen activity (i.e. pythium, fusarium) generally appears as a gelatinous gack in the water, not stuff floating on it. If you see a ring of stuff in your tank above the waterline, it's probably dried nutrient salts.
Is there a reason you haven't set up a flood table for your clones? I got 5/5 germination from bag and are now in RW cubes. But from what I understand it's going to be 2 months before I can sex. And being lazy (which you claim you are :) ), I don't see why one would spend the time hand watering clones? Or in my case little babies.
The amount of water one must give to clones prior to setting root is VERY fiddly and quite often changes on a plant-by-plant basis. One day, some cubes may be very dry by watering time but others may still be rather toward the wet side. Once they've set root, their water requirements go WAY up. Prior to setting root, handwatering is the only way to go if you want high success rates. Once they've popped out a decent spray of roots, it's much more possible to automate watering. Automating a way of putting 10-15ml of water on each of 30 clones (in my case) is downright difficult albeit possible in some manner, but I have yet to work out a way for an automated system to pick up a clone and judge the amt of water that clone needs by weight. If you can work it out, let us all know!
Thanks for the support man... it's a bummer...

But HTG is going to make it right... even in my opinion...

They are shipping me the order I placed... with the cool tube...
That's as good as you can expect, I reckon.

But told me to go ahead and keep the stuff here as a spare... (170 bucks in shipping explains that one...)

So I get a spare ballast and hood... taped and banged up but free (for my hassle) I guess...
hey, the spare ballast is a big bonus! Can't complain about that!
Now if only the postal orifice could get the box here without smashing it, that would be fantastic...!!!!
yeah, fingers crossed...
So, I will still plan on the 170CFM centrifugal fan on the cool tube and the 265 CFM squirrel cage as the exhaust... that is what you said right..?
yep, that's what sounds best, to me anyway. My pair of 1000s in series cooltubes do OK with a 150mm, 200CFM axial- your 170 should handle your lighting OK.
 
Hey Al, I;m using GH FloraNova Grow and will be using bloom for flower. Does H2O2 work with FloraNova? Or should I use something else? Thanks. You're the man.
 

My miniatures... we're 7 weeks into flowering and the biggest plant is 6" tall by 13" wide...

You know... the squadron of flying pigs...? I think I'm halfway there... if only I could catch a few more of those fuckers I'd have an ounce....!!! lol....

This is my first indoor grow... and I used an AeroGarden...which is being replaced by DWC with the 600... if it ever gets here in one piece... hahaha!... not funny...:wall:

Cheers..!!

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Could be lots of things, but pathogen activity (i.e. pythium, fusarium) generally appears as a gelatinous gack in the water, not stuff floating on it. If you see a ring of stuff in your tank above the waterline, it's probably dried nutrient salts.

Now that is an *awesome* tip/rule of thumb for a hydro newbie. Thanks!

(could the flotsam be 'albino algae'? )
 
I;m using GH FloraNova Grow and will be using bloom for flower. Does H2O2 work with FloraNova? Or should I use something else?

GH sales lit says FloraNova is part organic. We just don't know which part! You thus should not use H2O2 with FloraNova.

My miniatures... we're 7 weeks into flowering and the biggest plant is 6" tall by 13" wide...
Looks very bonsai-ish.

You know... the squadron of flying pigs...? I think I'm halfway there... if only I could catch a few more of those fuckers I'd have an ounce....!!! lol....

Greasy little bastards aren't they? HPS is a very good degreaser. ;)
 
Looks very bonsai-ish.

Greasy little bastards aren't they? HPS is a very good degreaser. ;)

I think I am ready to move on to bigger and better things now.... but it has been fun and I learned a lot...

I must say that I am a bit surprised... they are turning out better than me or any of my mates thought they would...

As for the degreaser... yeah.. freaking frackers... but you just wait... next batch.. I bet you i'll catch me a squadron or two... lol...

Thanks for all your great help Al... You Rock... (sorry no patience to go get a rocking chair..lol..)

Best of luck...!!!

Gypsy...:bigjoint:
 
Hi Al, I was wondering whether you could tell me if the smell from a gel type air freshener like this one

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when hung in a properly vented space would permeate into a flowering plant and affect the bud in anyway?.

Thanks for your time and generous sharing of your knowledge, you're a diamond imo.
 
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