The ph monster.....

e z clone 120 site......

I cleaned this unit a week prior with hot water and bleach. Rinsed it well and let it dry.

Took cuttings, used tap water with two sediment/chlorine filters.

ppm 0 .... ph 8.1

added some k silicate

added ph down to lower to 5.6

first few days ph remained fairly stable

then i started to have to add ALOT of ph down to keep it around 5.6

Now ppm is around 1000 just from all the ph down.

Can't add anymore.

I never have had any luck with aero/hydro, I can never keep the ph correct.

I assume that while handling the unit checking progress my bare hands may have contaminated the rez.

ph is staying around 8

anyway to remedy this without changing the rez?

It's kinda hard to change the rez by myself without worring the babies might wilt too much.


The babies are just starting to grow legs after 8-9 days in.

Is this normal?

Does a rez typically "go bad" after a week and need changing?

I love soil......

What are you using to check your PH/ppm? and how are the plants responding?

And your resivoir should be changed about every 10 days.

Hello,

I'm using a Milwaukee sm802

Girls seem ok for now. A little yellowing but I suspect they are using energy to produces legs. I also am using a folair of AN Jumpstart. As directed.

Yes I guess I need to figure out how to hurry and change the rez.

I soaked the girls in B-52 last time and they did their thing in about 8 days..... i ran out so couldn't do it this time and it's taking a little longer this go round.

Shit, I had girls who were ready in 8-9 days last time.......

I just checked and they are barely starting to "puff" up a little with mass meaning they might be ready in another 10 days.....

Almost 20 days????? Is this normal??

I don't have much experience with aero..... Driving me nuts......

Welllll.....

Just changed the rez.......

Used tap water from the faucet this time......

ppm 0

Left the chlorine in.....

Will the chlorine affect my girls????

33° WeedMason;3659283 said:

Welllll.....

Just changed the rez.......

Used tap water from the faucet this time......

ppm 0

Left the chlorine in.....

Will the chlorine affect my girls????

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Can't you let the water sit for a few days so the chlorine goes away? If not, I would check to see how much chlorine is in your water. Chlorine is usually high in water where sewage overflows are a problem. It's used to treat the water.

i used to change my res every 7 days buy a inline pump and a 5 gal bucket and some hose toerss a end in a plug hole and pump into the bucket empty you res that way and use some good water

try some roots accelerator

the75bag said:

try some roots accelerator

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Ahh i forgot to mention that.

I used AN Juicy Roots on all the girls.

I do have filters to remove 98% of the chlorine but when I do all types of nasty bacteria invade the rez and bring the ph to 8.0

IMPORTANT QUESTION:

Did i cut the girls in the wrong spot somehow?

I cut about 1/4" below the 4th node on some and on others I cut just below the 3rd node.

Should be okay right?