southern homegrower
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damn unc they are looking good
Hash Plant in NFT system
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gohydro
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Just long enough that the spray will hit the roots. With my NFT system the roots need to be a little longer since the spray heads shoot down. I go from my aerocloner to a spray tub when I see roots about 1-1.5" long. Once they're about 4" long I move to the NFT.
I found 3" neoprene inserts for the netpots and tossed the hydroton. Very little disturbance to the roots when going from the aerocloner to the spray systems.
gohydro
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No you're not.....you're a week behind. I'm growing a 6 week strain remember? LOL
LoudBlunts
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ahh booooo
gohydro
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Hey Loud......2 questions:ahh booooo
How did the shooting powder affect your PH? 1 sachet in 45 gallons took me from 3.5 to nearly 7. Looks like I'll be using PH down for the remainder of the grow instead of PH up.
Are you following H&G recommendation to shut off air pumps in your rez?
Things are beautiful. Reduced the Aquaflakes from 380ml/40 gal to 300ml/40gal. After the other additives but before the shooting powder I was at 1.4EC. Had to dilute a little since they reccomend 1.2EC before SP. DIluted and added 1 sachet (calculator says 1.6 sachet for 40 gal)......brought me to just above 1.4 EC. Seems a little low but this strain doesnt seem extremely tollerant to high EC levels.
I'll try to post pics tonight if I get a chance.
southern homegrower
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sent the pic u wanted. do u or LB no a good 220 v timer foe my light i have a sunleaves and have been through 2 and now the third one is not working. it worked fine the last month of flower. i havent used it for 1 month plugged it in to test run & nothing
gohydro
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I like intermatic timers if you're not looking to control anything with an on/off duration shorter than 15 minutes. I use an Intermatic T101 for my lighting but that is a 120v timer. I think the T-104 is good for up to 277volts. Keep in mind that these timers are hard wired which means you need to connect receptacles to them. ( you can't plug directly in to them.
Intermatic makes a cheaper timer that you can plug directly in to. It's the HB 112C and is made for things like Ac's. Heres a link to both.
http://www.intermatic.com/products/timers/consumer indoor timers/air conditioner and appliance timers/hb112c.aspx
http://www.specialty-lights.com/734035.html
southern homegrower
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thanks unc cant beleave i have went through 3 of the sunleaves timers
gohydro
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This isnt exact but 1 watt = 3.41 BTU's so 1200watts will be about 4000btu OR 1/3 of a ton of heat added to your home. You will DEFINITELY need to vent those fixtures.
In my area I pay about 20cents per kilowatt hour. Running (2) 600's 12hrs per day costs me about $2.88 per day or $86.00 per month. Keep in mind that this is 12 hrs/day(flower)....not 18/day(veg).
gohydro
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Are you sure it's the timer? Have you plugged the light directly in to a 220v outlet?
southern homegrower
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of corse i have. the first 2 i went through didnt work right out of the box. did u get the pic u wanted im not very computer friendly . so im just checking
southern homegrower
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man they are looking good
gohydro
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OK...if you need help with the wiring let me know.
Nope...no pic here. Did you send it in skype? I'm on now if you wanna try.
maurice*del*taco
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do you find it hard to grow with that?
gohydro
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With what?
Corp. Green
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I finished building something similar a couple of months ago but without the sprayers. I have not been able to use yet but will be in action in a couple weeks. I have solution running into one end and out the other which goes into rez. I have seen true NFT systems and they all use flat bottom gullies. My question is, In your opinion do you think that my results will be as good running a true NFT but using the 6 inch pvc? or do I need to add a spray system?
gohydro
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As long as your roots reach the bottom of the pvc I don't see an issue.
Corp. Green
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When I transplant my clones from 1.5 inch rockwool into 3 inch baskets filled with Hydroton I can get roots long enough while cloning but will just a root or two be enough or would you need a bunch of roots hitting the bottom?