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mrduke

mrduke

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when i fill mine i dump 5 gal buckets of water in, in between every two differnt nutes. which used to be easy when i had to go to the store for RO water now i got RO in house sooo well have to add apump to stir it up
 
morrisgreenberg

morrisgreenberg

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Quemado said:
What are the signs of over watering and under watering? I've had some clones put in my set up and have been water 4-5 times a day when lights are on 18 hrs. No feeding while the lights are off for 6.
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over/under watering are similar, i am sure you know what a thirsty plant looks like, but an over watered plant gets droopy and starts to yellow a bit due to lack of oxygen, i think you should try the back off on the waterings. perhaps 2x a day
 
xceptional

xceptional

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i thought all my fellow E&G growers would like this bit of info.

http://www.greners.com/hydroponics/systems/ebb-flow.html

they sell separate inner and outer buckets. this is nice because I'm going to pick up a few extra outer buckets for two reasons.
#1 ever tried to take a plant out of your room or move it away from the rest to inspect it? there issue is you cant sit it down! now with a extra outer bucket i can set it anywhere.
#2 far fetch but I've heard of people ripping the outer bucket when putting the hose on. i obviously didn't do this but if i ever have to replace a bucket and do rip it I'll have a replacement.

at $4 ea it's worth it to pick up 2 just to have IMO.
 
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Quemado

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morrisgreenberg said:
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over/under watering are similar, i am sure you know what a thirsty plant looks like, but an over watered plant gets droopy and starts to yellow a bit due to lack of oxygen, i think you should try the back off on the waterings. perhaps 2x a day
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Hey just gotta thank you for the advice. I went to plain ph'ed water and kept less than a quarter of the full nute water in my res. I also added root excelarator . They recovered nicely in just a few days. I had to slow my roll i was way too ancious to juice em up.
 
boxing119

boxing119

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what would you guys reccomend for a ph/ppm meter i just broke my ph meter last night and looking to get a new one
 
morrisgreenberg

morrisgreenberg

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hit up ebay e*seasongear or eseasonsgear.com . get yourself the PH drops as a back up, i always used milwaukee but everyone is different
 
boxing119

boxing119

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is 950 ppm too low for flower stage? i just mixed my batch of the lucas formula and thats what it came to.. what other nutes would people recommend to complement the lucas formula in flower?
 
doogleef

doogleef

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950PPM is about right. Watch for N deff and supplement more micro (5-0-1) if needed. No other additives needed or recommended. You using an airstone or H2O2?
 
smokingrubber

smokingrubber

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I keep my ppm 1400 - 1500 during flower (.7 meter). I dump and clean every 2 weeks, then I mix a fresh batch of GH cool-aid ... but I use the Lucas strickly for add-backs between dumps.
 
boxing119

boxing119

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i was going to use h202 but i started using that hygrozyme for my roots, and h202 contradicts that because hygrozyme is organic, so at the time i am not using either, is that problematic? i was gonna order an airstone but just didn't wanna spend the money if it was not needed
 
smokingrubber

smokingrubber

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boxing119 said:
smokingrubber, what do you mean when you said a .7 meter?
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Disclaimer: I'm not an expert in this field.

TDS meters don't ACTUALLY measure tds. They measure the EC (electric something) then convert it to a Total Dissolved Solid measurement. Some meters figure it using a .7 conversion and some use .5. The .5 is more common in Europe (I think), and the .7 is found in the US (I think). I have no idea why they would not just stick with one freakin way of doing it ... but that's what I do know.
 
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