First big grow. Aero. Lucas. Bubba.

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dripdrew

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Ok so whats up riu. Love this site learned so much here figured id share my journal.

So ive messed around here an there to pretty much see what works and stuff. So instead of doin two each time im gona take a leap.

Here it is:

(2) aeroflo2 30 sites
(58)Bubba kush
(2) Sours
Lucas formula
RO water
Prozyme
(2) 1000 watt switchables
(1) 8 tube t5 54 watt bulbs
Ona gel in bucket
(1) box fan

So thats the supplies. ok now for a description. Im doing two 30 aeros think its easier to maintain smaller res'. Im only using one fan fir circulation cuz luckily the room has a skylight window that i keep popped open a few inches to vent heat. All windows are covered w cardboard and skylight has a curtain covering it to allow air thru. Im using the t5 for sidelighting. The two 1000s i started both as mh a week later one mh one hps until good flowers show then both hps that way i can still get good branch and leaf growth to bush up in the mean time. Only vegged about a week to root about 12 died and replaced but they are alot smaller just rooted and now theyre in flower. I didnt wana let the others get t big and tip rather jus have a few stumpys. Um using 5 10 lucas formula until they eat more then 8 16. 5 of prozyme. Im keeping frozen 20 ozs in the res to chill. ph usually around 5.5. So thats my conjure of multiple things i liked feel free to post on my thread let me kno what u think. As far as yeild i got about 14g off each plant in the past under 150w hps so i figure 30 ozs shouldnt be unreasonable for an expectation? But ill post pics when the lights go out. Again they just started 12 12 were put in two weeks ago unrooted. Thanks for lookin.
 
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dripdrew

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Lastly if this goes well im gona put another 8 tube t5 on the other side and buy 5 4ft strip t5s and place them in the gaps of the aero tubes and run accross the same facing upwards as well as aircooled hoods exausting through the window and a carbon scrubbing filter the same way. Any suggestions,input or if youve tried similar let me know your results.
 
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aerodoit

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Looks good, if the 30 is set up like the 60 is You can put a small fan blowing on your pump and it will lower your rez temp a few degrees.
 
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dripdrew

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I only ask because i heard ro water would increase yield i was using hard water heard mh for veg instead of hps i used whole grow would increase yield heard aeroflo was better then dwc buckets and would increase yield heard lucas formula instead of master a and b would increase yield and keep ph stable and i heard sidelighting works wonders for yield. So i got around 16 grams per plant before all that using hard water dwc master nutes 150w hps unstable ph no sidelights. So is 28 grams each like a farfetched dream?
 
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dripdrew

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Ok figured id drop an update. Everything seems to be going smooth so far keeping res temps down with ice bottles ppms are 950 ph 5.5 day 5 of flower i think lol. Um i moved the smaller ones toward the front by the t5 young ones seem to love t5 might get them moving. Trimmed a few lower fan leaves for better sidelight penetration. Was looking into n ionizer if anyones tried one let me kno. Also if anyones tried auto blue berry or lowryder #2 x ak47 im thinkin of gettin some so thyll be ready for next run. Only thing is ive noticed my bubbas have a vigor about them where as the sours seem to be thin and janky. So debating on new strain. Let me kno.
 
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dripdrew

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Update:

Theyre gettin big lol ill post pics tomorrow id say 50% are atleast a foot or more about 12 of them are still kinda stumpy. But theyre plumping up still. Good preflowering they got that sweet smell starting. Ppms raised to 1000 added plain ro water to get em to 850 to 900 range. Which is what the gallon is when i add 8 micro 16 bloom 5 prozyme. So theyre eating good its been getting pretty hot im gona make an exaust and intake this week also a carbon filter can if anyones used them let me kno id hope theyre worth the money. I wasnt planning on using netting so i hope they dont get to much bigger. Um ive actually picked my final seeds for next round which is purple haze , NL, and jack 47. Any info on those? hoping actual buds show this week. Been having res temp issues ice helps but im hooing exaust helps.
 
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dripdrew

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Sorry been busy but so far i put up cardboard to cover the skylight and i put 6 inch ducking through it and got a 6in canfan pulling air out of the room along w humidy heat etc. Im putting a can filter 33 on it in a few days when it gets to the store. Hope that does the trick. The buds are finally starting to form. And ill put those pics up tonite.
 
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dripdrew

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sorry been busy as hell. But alot of new changes. I raised my can 33 higher to pull out more heat. I replaced the basic reflectors w hydrofarm cooltubes. Also ran theyre exaust 6 inch ducting to a 435 cfm fan. Lowered the lights alil. I also figured out hm ppm meters are junk so i invested in the truncher. Awsome. Well worth it. Was having heat stress issues. so i have tiny tops w hard dark cupped leaves i figure ill skip a lighting n just use the sidelighting today and mist w ro water to simulate a cool rainy day w low light. Hopefully tht helps but other than tht looking good.
 
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dripdrew

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Figured id let everyone kno im done w this journal. Havent got any replies or recommendations nothin so im not really gona waste time posting pics etc. But thanks for looking.
 
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