First grow

Well, what I mean, is you'll be comparing your feed water PH to the runoff PH at the bottom to see what's going on inside the pot potentially.

PPM, well, you want to know how strong of a nutrient batch your making so that you don't overdose and toast your shit. Less is seriously better in this dept and a PPM is a simple, higher is more, lower is less number so.. you can gradually increase over time.

Ya i just read like 3 different things for em to further my knowledge and looked at em on amazon...anything else i should probably pick up thats not outragesely expensive

Don't forget your calibration solution if you buy a PH pen. Some come from the factory and aren't within calibration so you'll have to do it yourself. Simple shit.

Mine has a PH 7 and a PH4/10 calibration. To calibrate, dip in PH 7 solution, wait for the number to settle, and adjust to 7.0

Then, if you have the 4/10 also, you'll dip in 4, calibrate to 4.0 and your done.

dont let the electrode or sponge dry up. it can ruin your pen.

How do i.keep it moist?

Keep the cap on it. Use it daily.

Today i started flowering and the plants are 3 days shy of a month old

Had to cut mine down. I'll be out of touch for a while.

damn man sorry to hear

Be careful, if you buy a cheap meter and the numbers its giving you are not accurate, you can do a lot more harm than good. I bought a Hanna meter for 25.00 and it simply wouldnt stay calibrated. It became a headache and I just couldnt afford a better one.

Cobnobuler said:

Be careful, if you buy a cheap meter and the numbers its giving you are not accurate, you can do a lot more harm than good. I bought a Hanna meter for 25.00 and it simply wouldnt stay calibrated. It became a headache and I just couldnt afford a better one.

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I hear this a lot. I can't afford it. Well, you get out of what you invest into it. Time, money, equipment, etc. So usually it's worth it. My hanna works pretty good. No problems yet. Watch out for the pens/meters that you cannot calibrate. Once they go out, they're done.

alright ill be sure to watch for em

alright havent put anything on here in a while my phone broke so had no way to update...but right now im making a grow stealth dresser its 6ft tall 30 inch wide and 21 inch deep...so i figure i should be able to grow one good size plant in there and i will be buying a 250 watt hps/mh setup for it

Should go 250w cfl since u like the cfls.

already placed the order its for a 400 watt dimmable hps/mh with both bulbs and ratchet hangers for like 140 bucks

Sickness man. Do it to it!

kinda crappy quality had to use my gfs old pos should get my new one in the mail tmrw....
measurements 6ft tall 30 wide and 20 deep...5ft for the grow area and 1 ft for a storage below for the ballast and other stuff

day 8 in flower and no balls so far

Update on my lil ones i also built a brand new grow cab and will be getting my 400watt hps/mh soon too i now have a 60inch tallX36wideX20deep cant wait to start my next grow

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Looking good man! Have you got anyway of measuring the temp?