For All Cap Ebb and Grow Users

when i fill mine i dump 5 gal buckets of water in, in between every two differnt nutes. which used to be easy when i had to go to the store for RO water now i got RO in house sooo well have to add apump to stir it up
 
Quemado said:
What are the signs of over watering and under watering? I've had some clones put in my set up and have been water 4-5 times a day when lights are on 18 hrs. No feeding while the lights are off for 6.
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over/under watering are similar, i am sure you know what a thirsty plant looks like, but an over watered plant gets droopy and starts to yellow a bit due to lack of oxygen, i think you should try the back off on the waterings. perhaps 2x a day
 
i thought all my fellow E&G growers would like this bit of info.

http://www.greners.com/hydroponics/systems/ebb-flow.html

they sell separate inner and outer buckets. this is nice because I'm going to pick up a few extra outer buckets for two reasons.
#1 ever tried to take a plant out of your room or move it away from the rest to inspect it? there issue is you cant sit it down! now with a extra outer bucket i can set it anywhere.
#2 far fetch but I've heard of people ripping the outer bucket when putting the hose on. i obviously didn't do this but if i ever have to replace a bucket and do rip it I'll have a replacement.

at $4 ea it's worth it to pick up 2 just to have IMO.
 
morrisgreenberg said:
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over/under watering are similar, i am sure you know what a thirsty plant looks like, but an over watered plant gets droopy and starts to yellow a bit due to lack of oxygen, i think you should try the back off on the waterings. perhaps 2x a day
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Hey just gotta thank you for the advice. I went to plain ph'ed water and kept less than a quarter of the full nute water in my res. I also added root excelarator . They recovered nicely in just a few days. I had to slow my roll i was way too ancious to juice em up.
 
what would you guys reccomend for a ph/ppm meter i just broke my ph meter last night and looking to get a new one
 
hit up ebay e*seasongear or eseasonsgear.com . get yourself the PH drops as a back up, i always used milwaukee but everyone is different
 
is 950 ppm too low for flower stage? i just mixed my batch of the lucas formula and thats what it came to.. what other nutes would people recommend to complement the lucas formula in flower?
 
950PPM is about right. Watch for N deff and supplement more micro (5-0-1) if needed. No other additives needed or recommended. You using an airstone or H2O2?
 
I keep my ppm 1400 - 1500 during flower (.7 meter). I dump and clean every 2 weeks, then I mix a fresh batch of GH cool-aid ... but I use the Lucas strickly for add-backs between dumps.
 
i was going to use h202 but i started using that hygrozyme for my roots, and h202 contradicts that because hygrozyme is organic, so at the time i am not using either, is that problematic? i was gonna order an airstone but just didn't wanna spend the money if it was not needed
 
boxing119 said:
smokingrubber, what do you mean when you said a .7 meter?
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Disclaimer: I'm not an expert in this field.

TDS meters don't ACTUALLY measure tds. They measure the EC (electric something) then convert it to a Total Dissolved Solid measurement. Some meters figure it using a .7 conversion and some use .5. The .5 is more common in Europe (I think), and the .7 is found in the US (I think). I have no idea why they would not just stick with one freakin way of doing it ... but that's what I do know.
 
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