++Hellraizers++ DO AND DONTs and in and outs of the ebb&grow/ebb&flow systems

Warlock1369

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I'm in a setup that gnats can't live. Just yet. It's funny how I worked so hard to get away from coco and soil. And after years I'm going back. Still not willing to go all the way just yet. And no not soil that's for my moms and outdoor only. So soil bugs are now in the back of my mind. Reason I started hydro was to get away from them. But know alot more now. So who knows.
 

legallyflying

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Hellraizer saving the newbs from disaster! How you been man? Got burned out on RIU been killing it with the reverse ebb and flood DWC though. The C99 loves that DWC and she matures faster than a pregnant teenager on MTV. :)
 

legallyflying

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Don't know why the PH would swing..the water never touches it. Are you in a flood table or something? Your pretty much in sticky card city then.
 

hellraizer30

Rebel From The North
Don't know why the PH would swing..the water never touches it. Are you in a flood table or something? Your pretty much in sticky card city then.
Flood tables filled with growdan, the growdan wicks so the top stays moist!
So its possibly it could mix with the DE and drain back into the medium thus
geting into the res.
 

legallyflying

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yeah, if it wicks up to the DE then it will form a big gooey crust on the top of your growdan. Is the entire table filled with growdan? If the tables are not too big you could always topdress the entire table with hydroton. This would create a dry layer on top which would have several advanatages I would think.. slow algae growth, reduce root temps through shading, and most of all, create a dry surface for application of DE.

Just a thought.
 

hellraizer30

Rebel From The North
Tables have 1 gal buckets in them, think im going to just stick with whats working lol
atleast till i find something else that works.

been looking at canna coco
and after a grow break it all up
and zyme it for 2day them re-use :)
 

legallyflying

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Coco is pretty easy. I had several good coco runs. I suppose it could be re-used but I am too lazy. I used to just take a run to the compost center and dump everything. stems, leaves, coco... the whole lot.

Make sure to double dose your calmag when using coco. 10ml/gallon. You can leave it out in the lat three weeks without and problems. They don't need much anyways and it is a source of nitrogen.

Cheers!
 

Chopsticks33

Active Member
I started a new batch the past 1 1/2 week. This time put the 6x6x6 inch rw cube in 8 inch pot sitting on hydroton. Its sitting on about 2 inch hydroton . Im feeding 3x day and doing all the good info from this thread. I was feeding veg notes untill today. I notice new fan leaf on bottom of plants getting really yellow again. its completely yellow and plant really pale. room temp are about high 80s with 1400 ppm co2. i notice little nute burn i boost it up to 1200. wow growing can be this hard! i will update some picture. I hate to see this batch go down like before the past years!
Finally im able to get some pics. I think its im missing something. I just started using supernatural aqua bloom. ppm 750. starting 4th week.
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hellraizer30

Rebel From The North

Chopsticks33

Active Member
Hey Hellraizer, i was reading the instruction for supernatural aqua bloom and it say use once a week. does that mean i shouldnt feed with it daily? it also has really high on N. r that good for flowering?
 

hellraizer30

Rebel From The North
Nitrogen and calcium are important in the first half of flower and then cut back toward the end.
im not sure about this super natural aqua bloom, guess i need to look into it to better understand
it.


i just looked into that stuff and its nothing more the a fancy miricale grow or jacks classic :(
stuff is heavy in salts :( why they say to flush so much!
 

Chopsticks33

Active Member
I been supernatural aqua grow for the veg and it has great result. I always been had good result on vegging but when flowering come along, thing start going south!
 

Chopsticks33

Active Member
There looking good, a bit of yellowing! Might want to bump it to 900ppm and see if the yellowing slows down.
whats yellow now will stay that way just watch for new yellowing.
It was on 1200 ppm before until i notice yellowing so 3 days ago i change res and adjust it to 900ppm. i still notice yellow and leafs dying. Sorry for being kinda annoying but i really want to find out what im doing wrong.
 

hellraizer30

Rebel From The North
Well 700 might be to low for that strain of plant your growing but didnt you say you have benn as high as 1400
with that stuff?
 
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