Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!
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toastycookies
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That is StinkBud's article you read in High Times...
In reality the High Times article was a copy of this thread...
StinkBud
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Actually I wrote the thread first and the HT article came later. Stinkbuddies.com came after that.
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StinkBud
I don't grow with Aero/NFT anymore. I've moved on to a hybrid Aero/DWC system. My latest creation is called the StinkBud Dual. Here is a picture.
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toastycookies
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from the write up on his forum (stinkbuddies.com) it seems it's because of legal issues with too many plants. pretty sure he is a legal caregiver to his wife and stays within his legal limits at all times. seems like he is trying to grow a smaller amount of plants total, but BIGGER ones from the way he has moved on with his new system.
JimmyT
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Although you may have other reasons to grow using Aero/DWC now, I'm not surprised one bit that you are. My first hydro experience was with Aero/DWC to start off my mothers and, I must say, the growth rate was quite impressive looking back at it now. If there were a couple of things I took away and appreciated from that experience was 1.) the more hyper the bubbles the better and 2.) you certainly don't have to use much nutrients
https://www.rollitup.org/hydroponics-aeroponics/116859-harvest-pound-every-three-weeks-75.html#post1603486
joe macclennan
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To all you sb newbies remember one of the most important things is to keep your rez cool. Heat is your enemy. Any rez temps over 74degrees F will promote bacteria and root rot. running a chiller is recommended. I like to keep my rez right around 70 degrees F. Wrap your rez in some reflective bubble wrap or some sort of insulation to help keep it cool and keep light out.
Oh and one more thing i have tried the painting the totes black and then white thing. It is ok for a while and then the paint starts chipping off you end up with a million little paint chips in your water plugging up your filter, and just all around bad. I even went all out and bought the expensive rustoleum brand made to adhere to plastic. 40 dollars in paint 5 totes and 5 months later i wish i had not painted them. The reflective bubble wrap works great for your rez.
Oh and i am now running my cycles at 45 seconds on and 7 minutes off, and every two hours i give my girls a half hour of no water. These extra drying times i believe help stave off the dreaded root rot.
Hey stink, any thoughts on this?
Oh and one more thing i have tried the painting the totes black and then white thing. It is ok for a while and then the paint starts chipping off you end up with a million little paint chips in your water plugging up your filter, and just all around bad. I even went all out and bought the expensive rustoleum brand made to adhere to plastic. 40 dollars in paint 5 totes and 5 months later i wish i had not painted them. The reflective bubble wrap works great for your rez.
Oh and i am now running my cycles at 45 seconds on and 7 minutes off, and every two hours i give my girls a half hour of no water. These extra drying times i believe help stave off the dreaded root rot.
Hey stink, any thoughts on this?
Whats this new system I cant seem to find the thread?
kush fario
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holy fuck this thread is alot longer than i thought some realy great information on it thank you to all that i have just learned from!
adamhew77
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Gotta love a know it all that don't know.jack...lol. have Been following for some time stink you.rule man. You use botanicare over advanced can I ask why.. and do you add the huvega and sWeet.
darkstar420
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man i had the same problem. noone could tell me what it was from either. i would love to know. my are starting to clear up so i dunno what caused it.... anyone?
sunkencouchspot
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awesome thread!
hey stinkbud, have you posted your new aero/dwc setup anywhere. i'd love to see it!
hey stinkbud, have you posted your new aero/dwc setup anywhere. i'd love to see it!
drekoushranada
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I have one!
hookahchill
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Hello.
I made a mini system. one chamber, seems to work awesome, really good for clones. clones seem to spring back to life and lay roots down fast. i cut 2 clones and both grew roots fast.
my question.
my rez seems to keep getting little clear paper looking things,
i cleaned everything before assembly, after testing for leeks, and few days after. where do they come from.
also seems to have a film on everything below water.
I would love to hear any advice.
Thank you
I made a mini system. one chamber, seems to work awesome, really good for clones. clones seem to spring back to life and lay roots down fast. i cut 2 clones and both grew roots fast.
my question.
my rez seems to keep getting little clear paper looking things,
i cleaned everything before assembly, after testing for leeks, and few days after. where do they come from.
also seems to have a film on everything below water.
I would love to hear any advice.
Thank you
hookahchill
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I changed the rez again, this time i put some food in and burned one clone. other clone is doing good.
I also put a pepper in and thats growing roots fast and getting bigger, better then the ones I have in soil.
I should really get some pictures up.
I cant seem to keep the rez clean.
I guess would a filter over the pump make a difference.
I also put a pepper in and thats growing roots fast and getting bigger, better then the ones I have in soil.
I should really get some pictures up.
I cant seem to keep the rez clean.
I guess would a filter over the pump make a difference.
GlenLivet4Me
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I have been thinking that I want smaller harvest, more often. Smaller plants will be more manageable, and so will a single large cola.
So after reading a bunch, I am thinking of doing the Stinkbud setup, with a few modifications. I know the choices that I am about to make will not provide me with maximum yield, but it should provide me with a steady yield?
So, here is the proposal, and please speak up and let me hear your opinions, and let me know if I am even on the right track!
Start out with a HD bucket, with four 3.75" net pots, neoprene inserts, pump and sprayers. Straight 5.8 pH-ed water with Clonex. The usual cloning setup, right? Just with larger net pots. No special light on top of this bucket, I figure if it is close enough to the two main stations, it will get enough stray light. All three stations will have a 375 gph pump that is on for 1 minute, and off for 5 minutes. Three pumps will share 1 timer.
The reason that I want to do larger pots is so that I can move them from station to station, and since they are within neoprene, the plant should not care how large the initial pot is.
Station one will have a 14 gallon Rubbermaid Roughneck on the bottom, and a 10 gallon Roughneck on the top. I know that Stinkbud's setup calls for two 18 gallon tubs, but I think that I want to limit the total height, unless someone can give me a compelling reason not to go with the smaller versions. The heights are 8.5" for the 10, 12.5" for the 14 and 16.5" for the 18 gallon. So, 21" versus 33", what would you guys do?
There will be eight 3.75" net pots in station one, in two rows of 4. Of course it will have the pump in the lower tub, the sprayers in the upper tub and the upper tub will drain into the lower one while keeping the roots contained. The first station will get vegging nutrients and a 6700k 250W MH right on top of it.
Station two will be the same setup as station one, but will have flowering nutrients and a 2700k 250W HPS above it.
Visual (thanks to Google SketchUp):
From the picture, I hope that you can see what I am planning on doing. There will be 5 phases, of 3 weeks each. The light will be a constant 12/12, no matter which phase the plant is in. Every three weeks, the plant moves up a row. Cuttings are taken at the 6th (?) week and there should be a harvest every three weeks.
So, keeping in mind that I am not going for maximum yield - are there any major flaws with this setup??
Please discuss?
So after reading a bunch, I am thinking of doing the Stinkbud setup, with a few modifications. I know the choices that I am about to make will not provide me with maximum yield, but it should provide me with a steady yield?
So, here is the proposal, and please speak up and let me hear your opinions, and let me know if I am even on the right track!
Start out with a HD bucket, with four 3.75" net pots, neoprene inserts, pump and sprayers. Straight 5.8 pH-ed water with Clonex. The usual cloning setup, right? Just with larger net pots. No special light on top of this bucket, I figure if it is close enough to the two main stations, it will get enough stray light. All three stations will have a 375 gph pump that is on for 1 minute, and off for 5 minutes. Three pumps will share 1 timer.
The reason that I want to do larger pots is so that I can move them from station to station, and since they are within neoprene, the plant should not care how large the initial pot is.
Station one will have a 14 gallon Rubbermaid Roughneck on the bottom, and a 10 gallon Roughneck on the top. I know that Stinkbud's setup calls for two 18 gallon tubs, but I think that I want to limit the total height, unless someone can give me a compelling reason not to go with the smaller versions. The heights are 8.5" for the 10, 12.5" for the 14 and 16.5" for the 18 gallon. So, 21" versus 33", what would you guys do?
There will be eight 3.75" net pots in station one, in two rows of 4. Of course it will have the pump in the lower tub, the sprayers in the upper tub and the upper tub will drain into the lower one while keeping the roots contained. The first station will get vegging nutrients and a 6700k 250W MH right on top of it.
Station two will be the same setup as station one, but will have flowering nutrients and a 2700k 250W HPS above it.
Visual (thanks to Google SketchUp):
From the picture, I hope that you can see what I am planning on doing. There will be 5 phases, of 3 weeks each. The light will be a constant 12/12, no matter which phase the plant is in. Every three weeks, the plant moves up a row. Cuttings are taken at the 6th (?) week and there should be a harvest every three weeks.
So, keeping in mind that I am not going for maximum yield - are there any major flaws with this setup??
Please discuss?
JimmyT
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I think taking cuttings at week 6 could prove problematic especially if their hormones are adjusting to flower. It will probably cause your cuttings to take longer than 3 weeks to root