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I use floc alone for the mother plants as they really need the water capacity and anchoring support for a well-developed plant. In between batches of cuttings, they can get really topheavy. Just before I do a pass of cuttings, they'll be close to a metre tall and sucking up 2-3L/day each. After...

No, still doing it, but things have slowed down a bit. Good to see you too, mang. :) You can get 50% grade in Australia but I understand that stronger than 30% is limited access in the US. The claim is that 50% could be used to make the explosive TATP. I'm not into amateur bomb-making...

Heya, TF. While I realise you had every good intention by posing that 'ass kiss' gif, I gotta tell ya, that one makes me a tick uncomfortable every time someone posts it in a note pointed at me. I have never demanded respect (no one can, it can only be earned) and often feel the praise...

That's probably not too far off. Easy to do because fluoride in the amounts in muni tapwater is harmless to plants and highly beneficial to dental health. Same for the levels of chlorine in muni tapwater. Harmless to plants and humans- and the absence of it would create a public health...

Yep, potroast popped me a note to let me know. I've apparently been appointed a neo-nazi myself, so WATCH YOUR ASS. xD

Just so you know, I'm not dead. I just don't have time to reply to all the questions I usually get when I post here. It's not hard for me to wind up putting 4-8/day into cannabis boards- and I quite frankly have other shit to do. I'm really kinda annoyed at the infiltration of pseudoscience...

For 16 cuttings every 2 weeks, I'd run about 4-5 mums. Functionally, you may only need 3 well-developed mums, but you need room for a couple of mums that are being raised up as replacements. I'd not want to try to do clones in the same space as the mums. Clones are a bit more finicky about...

Yep. While you can do it, it's a bit tight for my tastes and can lead to poor bud density down low on the plants. Not very. If you're getting algae groth in the tanks, block light to them. If not, they're probably shaded enough for you to not bother. Waterfarm can allow roots to grow down...

Noice work, pdillo. :)

Rising pH is indicative of a high level of pathogen infection in the roots- root rot. This is usually caused by poor drainage or bad system design where roots are allowed to sit in stagnant water (water which has lost all dissolved oxygen). Replace the watering system with one where roots cannot...

Funny, sparks. :D Just so the reading public knows, there is no affiliation between YGJF and Fuct Heavy Industries Pty Ltd. ;)

What's a YJGF? If your res size is well matched to the number of plants, the TDS will remain relatively constant as the solution level drops. 5L/plant is about right. If the TDS is remaining constant as the nute level drops, you don't need to top up. If the TDS is rising as the level drops...

I don't think it's a case of nutrient incompatibility. Try some with plain water. If it doesn't shift the pH, the 'organic' pH down is no good (i.e. just a bottle of water). The retail hydroponic supplies industry is rife with opportunities for sellers to commit outright fraud. Face it, if...

I already told you. Nope. Follow GH's mixing instructions, not Lucas. pH Down is phosphoric acid. Added to a nute soln (or plain water), it will lower the pH (make it more acidic). If your pH meter does not measure a drop in pH, either the pH Down sauce you have is bad or the meter is...

Did you read my last post to you? Flushing isn't necessary. You can change nute types at will. Flushing with plain water will cause an ionic imbalance in the rootmass and suck nutes out of the plant. Just change nutes to inorganic and keep using them. Don't use the Lucas silliness. Mix to the...

Plants are highly tolerant of H2O2. You can increase the dose by a factor of 10 with no ill effects. DO NOT USE LAUNDRY BLEACH IN NUTE SOLUTIONS. EVER.

Bleaching occurs when plant tissue is killed, for whatever reason. If the tops get overheated, the tissue will die & bleach. with cooltubes, it's pretty hard to get that to happen. Keep about 6-8" spacing between tops & a 1000 in a cooltube and you should not need diffusers...

OK, had to tend to some crap for a few days. Let's see if I can catch up. Sounds good. Topping plants in a straight SoG op is not a good idea. You're eliminating the top cola. If you top the plants, they will branch out & grow a...

sounds like a plan, Stan. ;)

no worries. Good that there's no root problems, but pH spiking upward is characteristic of pathogen issues. Part of the TDS figure from the runoff is comprised of accumulated Mg & Ca redissolving and being carried out by the runoff. The problem is, we don't know just how much. If the...