First Time Grower! Bubbleponics Setup. Help much appreciated!

Lord Newbiatus

Lord Newbiatus

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Hello fellow growers!! :peace::leaf::joint:

First off I'd like to thank everyone for sharing all this information. A friend of mine moved away and left me with most of his equipment. I've always been a big fan of MJ but never thought about growing it until recently and seeing these results has fueled my newfound hobby :weed:. After about a month of research through this forum and other sites I decided to try out bubbleponics. Started germinating 4 random seeds on October 22nd. Ended up with two healthy survivors now in 5 gallon buckets.

Setup:
4x4x8 Tent
2 Unknown strains in separate 5 Gallon buckets.
400Watt MH w/ adjustable ballast. (Started the seedlings with T5)
6" Inline fan

I had a few issues at the beginning but I believe I fixed them thanks to this sites great resources and members. I am now farther than I was able to research and have many questions as I am watching this magical plant develop. It seems to have gotten very bushy and the main stem is actually lower than some other ones. Is that a problem? It seems to me that it should be taller by now. Any advice anybody? For experience growers; how does this plant look for its age?

P.s- I believe I see signs of female on both plants (pistils) but I need more time to confirm. Also about 2 days ago I took a clone from each plant and have set them up in a separate room at 12/12 light cycle to determine sex. I hope I did everything right with the clones so time is need to tell. I Included a photo of the babies.

Thanks again in advance! :peace::leaf::weed:
 
THCBrain

THCBrain

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A few growers on here like 8 weeks to 4 months. I'm going 78 days and have already done 48 so 30 days left then 8-9 weeks of flower!
 
guardiangk

guardiangk

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Looks pretty good. I see the net pot (I assume that is what you are using) is covered with the reflective tape. I would suggest continuing that all the way down the bucket.

As far as are they big enough for that age, I can tell you please do not compare you grow to anyone elses. Many people have said it here but it is true. There are so many factors environmentally that can affect a plant. It is nice and green and looks pretty good ! Most would take that and run.
 
Dumme

Dumme

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Looks a little green, as in, Nitrogen toxicity.

*Dark green.
*Leaves cupping down.
*Setup looks good other than all the wires on the floor. Kinda messes up the whole idea of a spill catch you have installed.


I like cleanliness of it. Cheers n good luck.

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Lord Newbiatus

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guardiangk said:
Looks pretty good. I see the net pot (I assume that is what you are using) is covered with the reflective tape. I would suggest continuing that all the way down the bucket.

As far as are they big enough for that age, I can tell you please do not compare you grow to anyone elses. Many people have said it here but it is true. There are so many factors environmentally that can affect a plant. It is nice and green and looks pretty good ! Most would take that and run.
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Thank you for taking the time! I actually did cover the whole bucket with the reflective tape. I drilled holes in the bottom of each reflective bucket and then put them inside another bucket. This makes changing the water much easier. :dunce:
As for age I just wanted a general idea. Mainly to see if they are behind, on track or ahead. Thanks again!
 
Lord Newbiatus

Lord Newbiatus

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Dumme said:
Looks a little green, as in, Nitrogen toxicity.

*Dark green.
*Leaves cupping down.
*Setup looks good other than all the wires on the floor. Kinda messes up the whole idea of a spill catch you have installed.


I like cleanliness of it. Cheers n good luck.

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Thanks! I scrubbed down the buckets and changed the water last night before posting. Hopefully that will help.
Re organizing those cables today! I am so stupid :P
 
Lord Newbiatus

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THCBrain said:
A few growers on here like 8 weeks to 4 months. I'm going 78 days and have already done 48 so 30 days left then 8-9 weeks of flower!
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Oh wow up to 4 months huh? I think I may veg for about the same time as you. Depending on how they look by then. Id say mine have been vegging for 30 days. Really excited!
 
firsttimeARE

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How much are you feeding it? the wrinkled leaves look like a pH issue?

You want the green terrylove has in his plant.

Too much N reduces bud output and leaves the bud smelling green once done.
 
Terry385

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Lord Newbiatus said:
:weed: Yum yum! Beautiful! Just using T5? I've been using 400 Watt MH for veg. I do have 48" 4 lamp T5 light as well as a bunch more lights. Should I add more lights or are these two babies good with the MH?
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400 is fine i use a 4 foot 8 bulb t5 in 52 x 28 inch tent for veg.
watch and see those baby well jump
 
Lord Newbiatus

Lord Newbiatus

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firsttimeARE said:
How much are you feeding it? the wrinkled leaves look like a pH issue?

You want the green terrylove has in his plant.

Too much N reduces bud output and leaves the bud smelling green once done.
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I am feeding them their recommended amount (According to the nutrients). 4ML per Liter. Fits about 16 liters in each bucket.
 
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