Shwagbag
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You ever try the coco chunks for recirc? I've read it works nice and has less tendency to clog the pumps. Always been interested in coco.
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billcollector99
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Coco is where its at IMHO.
Shwagbag
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I like what I see, that's for sure.... I don't like the sounds of it for perpetual though, sounds like a lot of mixing.
4tatude
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im running a few cuts now of coco in pots, but in the UC set up i only run water with no other medium. so far the coco is way out performing the soil... i think if i were to stay with the pot thing coco would be the way i would go. its not cheap for the better brands but well worth the expense imo. im using becuzz brand with this test run and couldnt be happier with it...
onthedl0008
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Hey 4T are u useing the Coir or Noir im finding much better all around everything in the husky one which is the Coir.. Much easier to clean drys quicker stay fresh alot eazier overall to maintain the Noir just reminds me too much of soil. Altho the Coir does dry a little quicker the growth explosions make it much worth my time man... Anyhow good to be baxk n peeping out the grow mang.. New thangs dude lolz.
4tatude
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onthedl im not sure but from your description i think its coir as its very fine with a minimum of fiber. its becuzz brand and supposed to be the best quality you can buy acording to the owner of the hydro shop i deal with. im finding that the coco holds moisture better than the soil im using (roots 707 mix) ive also seen measurable differences in growth with the coco out performing the soil mix. im not sure how you use coco in hydro but i think it might be something to look into. i would assume it would be top feed rather than flood and drain but i dont know that as no experience there. i think this particular coco would not require being flooded or whatever but once a day if that because so far it retains moisture well.
thanks for this chart. bout to go get the digital ph pen from blue lab tmw. and i just got the bluelab truncheon nutrient meter for ppm. still trying to figure out about all this ppm stuff. from what i read 1k ppm during veg and 1300-1500 ppm during flower. still confused
onthedl0008
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Lol im totally confused now i thought the husky one was the Coir
4tatude
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kamie what brand of nutes are you using? also what grow medium are you growing in? last but def not the least what strain are you runnong? all of these things affect the answers
Hey 4tatude, on my first run i followed a friends formula which consists of GH 3 part, Diamond nectar, bud blood, bud swell, big bud, over drive, liquid carbaload, bud candy, and i added yellow bottle final bloom for last week flush water. i used that on my last run. this run im using the same nutes on 4 lights and on 2 other lights im using flora nova bloom, floralicious plus, florablend, liquid and dry kool bloom, liquid carbaload, and bud candy. The strain I'm running right now i think is white rhino which i got from a friend of a friend, but from what my friend told me he thinks it is blue dream/train wreck. i have no idea. but i do have the ken gdp in veg waiting to be flipped after im done on this run. i have no idea what my ppm is at with all those nutes and for my ph as well. i want to get the ph and ppm down before i flip those ken gdp.
billcollector99
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Coco is coco, brand doesnt matter IMO. I like Royal Gold Basement mix or their Tupur which is straight coco fiber, no additives.
You can do a flood and drain with coco in smart pots 4T
or alternatively a top feed as well 
You can do a flood and drain with coco in smart pots 4T
or alternatively a top feed as well
4tatude
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kamie just follow the feed chart they provide. they all have a mix ratio on their site or chart. i use botanicare and just started using H&G. untill your are familliar of the nutes the rule of thumb is lessis more...you can alwys give more but you cant take it back once added.
my gdp are heavy feeders and in their 4th week are eating 1500ppm with ph @ 7 neutral in soil. i run 5.8 in hydro with 1100ppm my high as its more readily available. i mix everything and then ph up to get right balance. thats how i do it... you never said what medium
4tatude
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was wondering about that bc, also good to know the mix doesnt matter. hell i might do a flood and drain tro see how i like that. do you have a recomendation for flood times? i think yhis coco i have would be too wet if flooded over once a day. im watering every third day with it and they are thriving.Coco is coco, brand doesnt matter IMO. I like Royal Gold Basement mix or their Tupur which is straight coco fiber, no additives.
You can do a flood and drain with coco in smart pots 4T
do they make a timer that will go a 48 hr cycle? all of mine are 24 hr. would like to set up something like the irrigation timers for thr yard where you can customize it in a 7 day cycle just not sure how it would be done
a mongo frog
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why are u guys not using sunshine # 4. wtf is going on here??? what is coco? u mean u guys are growing in a coconut shell? how does it drain?
do u guys drill holes in the coconut shell for drainage? omg,wtf,lol,imo,aamof,aeap,aiamu.... love u guys.
4tatude
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lmao your a nut mongo...as a matter of fact i got gifted a sampler the other day of the sunshine 4 mix, ill pot something up im it and give it a go.
billcollector99
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Actually coco is notorious from retaining salt, but if you water like i do, you dont have that problem
And I like to reuse it a few times
Also, I prefer to use a 50/50 coco perlite mix, allows for faster watering. Add the smart pots and you are good to go
4tatude
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makes sense with the perlite it would flush easy. ive got a bunch of the white square pots in the 3 gal size with all the holes in them for flood and drain using the balls. that should work with a flood and drain dont ya think? or will they float and turn over before weting out? not really planning on flood and drain but you never know and im always up to learn something...Actually coco is notorious from retaining salt, but if you water like i do, you dont have that problem
And I like to reuse it a few times
Also, I prefer to use a 50/50 coco perlite mix, allows for faster watering. Add the smart pots and you are good to go
billcollector99
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Id rather make you the pots if you dont want to buy them from the store...