please help me Im having problems in week 6 of flower G.S.C. DWC small grow tent

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nomoyo

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Herb & Suds said:
I meant if you had root rot
I use pool shock
But you said you don’t
So set ph at 5.2 to 6 and don’t adjust till next rez change
Stop trying to change things so quickly as well
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But my ph always goes up to 6.7 or higher if i dont adj at lest 1 time a day. Isnt 5.2 too low?
 
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ok i made the adjustments and changed out the water etc. i will keep you posted. fingers crossed this will hopefully still be good smoke
 
Drop That Sound

Drop That Sound

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1.5 gallons of 70 degree water (infused with organic sugars?) in a 5 gallon bucket sounds like problems to me. Topside doesn't look too bad though so you must be doing a lot of maintenance, and a decent job for what it's worth. That can be deceiving though and its the root zone that actually matters.

If I were you I would simply replace the bucket with the biggest storage bin you can fit, like a 15 gallon cheap rubber maid one if possible. They are usually wider but shorter than a 5 gallon. Cut a hole in the new lid big enough for the root ball, and plop the old lid with the plant into the new hole.

Should be able to at least quadruple the amount of water/solution, making it way more stable against ph drift and whatnot. Give you way more time to relax and enjoy whats coming.
 
Drop That Sound

Drop That Sound

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Say you have 500 ppm with a fresh batch (minus the additives which is good).. which you do.

Keep an eye on the water level.

Next time you check on the plant, check the water level again. It should of course have gone down.

When the level go's down, you also check the PPM (which i'm sure you do).

If its still at 500(or close), that means you are feeding the exact amount you need to be. You've hit the sweet spot for the time being.

If its quite a bit under 500, you would know you need to feed a bit more.

If its quite a bit higher than 500, you need to back off.

With DWC you don't need as high of an EC/PPMs compared to other hydro systems.

500 seems low for a flowering plant, but not for some strains.

600-650 sounds more like it, unless you have a hungry strain. 750 is the highest I would ever go even with hungry plants.

Less is more with DWC.



I would go back to 600, using more base nutes to make up for the additives you took out. Actually.. I wouldn't waste the fresh batch you made though, and use it to determine how hungry the plant actually is the way I described.
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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Drop That Sound said:
Say you have 500 ppm with a fresh batch (minus the additives which is good).. which you do.

Keep an eye on the water level.

Next time you check on the plant, check the water level again. It should of course have gone down.

When the level go's down, you also check the PPM (which i'm sure you do).

If its still at 500(or close), that means you are feeding the exact amount you need to be. You've hit the sweet spot for the time being.

If its quite a bit under 500, you would know you need to feed a bit more.

If its quite a bit higher than 500, you need to back off.

With DWC you don't need as high of an EC/PPMs compared to other hydro systems.

500 seems low for a flowering plant, but not for some strains.

600-650 sounds more like it, unless you have a hungry strain. 750 is the highest I would ever go even with hungry plants.

Less is more with DWC.



I would go back to 600, using more base nutes to make up for the additives you took out. Actually.. I wouldn't waste the fresh batch you made though, and use it to determine how hungry the plant actually is the way I described.
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This is great advice, OP.
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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Drop That Sound said:
1.5 gallons of 70 degree water (infused with organic sugars?) in a 5 gallon bucket sounds like problems to me. Topside doesn't look too bad though so you must be doing a lot of maintenance, and a decent job for what it's worth. That can be deceiving though and its the root zone that actually matters.

If I were you I would simply replace the bucket with the biggest storage bin you can fit, like a 15 gallon cheap rubber maid one if possible. They are usually wider but shorter than a 5 gallon. Cut a hole in the new lid big enough for the root ball, and plop the old lid with the plant into the new hole.

Should be able to at least quadruple the amount of water/solution, making it way more stable against ph drift and whatnot. Give you way more time to relax and enjoy whats coming.
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More EXCELLENT advice. Practical too.
 
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nomoyo

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hotrodharley said:
This is great advice, OP.
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Drop That Sound said:
Say you have 500 ppm with a fresh batch (minus the additives which is good).. which you do.

Keep an eye on the water level.

Next time you check on the plant, check the water level again. It should of course have gone down.

When the level go's down, you also check the PPM (which i'm sure you do).

If its still at 500(or close), that means you are feeding the exact amount you need to be. You've hit the sweet spot for the time being.

If its quite a bit under 500, you would know you need to feed a bit more.

If its quite a bit higher than 500, you need to back off.

With DWC you don't need as high of an EC/PPMs compared to other hydro systems.

500 seems low for a flowering plant, but not for some strains.

600-650 sounds more like it, unless you have a hungry strain. 750 is the highest I would ever go even with hungry plants.

Less is more with DWC.



I would go back to 600, using more base nutes to make up for the additives you took out. Actually.. I wouldn't waste the fresh batch you made though, and use it to determine how hungry the plant actually is the way I described.
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wow makes sene. I so apreciate this help. thank you
 
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nomoyo

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Drop That Sound said:
1.5 gallons of 70 degree water (infused with organic sugars?) in a 5 gallon bucket sounds like problems to me. Topside doesn't look too bad though so you must be doing a lot of maintenance, and a decent job for what it's worth. That can be deceiving though and its the root zone that actually matters.

If I were you I would simply replace the bucket with the biggest storage bin you can fit, like a 15 gallon cheap rubber maid one if possible. They are usually wider but shorter than a 5 gallon. Cut a hole in the new lid big enough for the root ball, and plop the old lid with the plant into the new hole.

Should be able to at least quadruple the amount of water/solution, making it way more stable against ph drift and whatnot. Give you way more time to relax and enjoy whats coming.
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Thank you. i will be looking into doing that.
 
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