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    Hydroponics Question and Answer NewGrowth Style

    Okay, so yesterday I was outta town, the plants im growing im growing at a friends house for personal reasons. He decided to get a new tray for our plants to sit in. He's not the chemist in the op so when I get back the the house I check out the ph, tds etc etc. Everything checks out fine. 12...
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    First Grow

    I dont even think anything will happen if he puts them into 12/12 already? I mean they wont even go into flower.. They are too small atm, I would say that you could get away with those lights for awhile, but eventually will need more...more plant.. more light.. and try to pick them up in 6500k...
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    Grow Journal #1

    South, dirty p-town.
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    Need plans for very cheap automated diy hydro/aeroponics

    Cheapest way to do it?!? Go to your backyard, a field, or a park or whatever.. Remember to take a cup.. Fill it with dirt take a gallon jug for some water outta the gutter and you got your self an all nutural set up for nearly free. If you want it to water automatically and you doing hydro, NO...
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    Hydroponics Question and Answer NewGrowth Style

    Ok Im back lol... Ive been reading some more and people are saying to start at like 500ppm etc etc.. Do you know how much ppm the water is going to be at from previous measurements? Is there a way to measure how much ppm you are adding to the water before you add it? Or just alot of math im...
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    Grow Journal #1

    Nice plants man.. Colorado you say? Im a Colorado grower myself :)
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    Hydroponics Question and Answer NewGrowth Style

    Ok great, I am running my lights 24/7 at the moment so no worries there :) I will probably be back for more help sometime. Thanks.
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    Hydroponics Question and Answer NewGrowth Style

    Cool, I just went from 1/4 strength to 1/2 strength, guess they werent ready yet. Btw: I am running a top feed system with hydroton and I have my pump turning on for 10 minutes every hour to hour and a half.. Is this suitable.
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    Hydroponics Question and Answer NewGrowth Style

    Ok thats what I started doing right when I got my meter, however my ppm went up after a day, this would mean add less nutes to the water?
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    Hydroponics Question and Answer NewGrowth Style

    Good thread.. Only thing im a little confused on is measuring the ppm... Well I know how to measure it with my tds, but as in measuring the amount of nutrients. When I measure, do I measure the ppm of the water before adding nutes, than after adding nutes and subtract the ppm of the base water...
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    Chlorinated water

    I know its been awhile since anyone posted on this, to clear this up, chlorine is used in pools to prevent plants and other things from growing, why the hell would you water your plants with it?
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    1st grow 30 days in...CFL

    I just noticed the potato chip bag being used for relflective material in the pic above, lol. Ima start saving mine and do my whole closet lol. Great grow btw, I would of been happy with half that yeild. Seems like the yeild could have been much bigger? Maybe the specific strain your growing...
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    rockwool/drip system question

    Two airstones with one pump will put out just as much air as one airstone with one pump, correct? Anyways I've been doing alot of research and I believe this thread answered one of my final questions in how long to water for when I water? I was told to water 3 times a day with a drip system...
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    Aquatic planted fish tank?

    Yea I find it very possible to grow off of the top of a fishtank, e.g. place something on top the tank, let the roots hang down into the water with the airstone running on the roots. Ive read that this isnt the preferred method of hydroponics where as in a drip system you could place a tray on...
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    Skip the CFL's: The $20 150w complete HPS with ballast and bulb Link

    The link is no good, just copy and past the product ID at the end of the link. Worked for me, Im ordering two of these bad boys.
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