hydroponics

  1. JSB99

    Which would produce more DO in a DWC?

    I've got an Active Aqua 60W, 70 L/min pump coming for my 4x5 gallon bucket UnderCurrent build. An 8 output manifold comes with it. What I'm wondering is, would 2 air stones per bucket produce more dissolved oxygen than 1 air stone per bucket at twice the pressure (because 4 of the outputs...
  2. B

    First time grower looking for advice

    Hey guys, this is my first time growing indoors. So far it's been challenging and a lot of hard work but hopefully worth it in the end! I've got 11 Moneymaker plants from strainhunters in an ebb and flow system under two 750W LED's, with two 250W CFLs on the wall. I'm running them in 5 gallon...
  3. Tyler the Gardener

    Hydro root tangling help!

    Hey guys, it's been a bit since I've been on, however I've started my first hydro run after a few successful soil grows. So my question. 3, 3 gallon ro water, dwc buckets, two plants look great, I was under feeding, but they looked happy. The 3rd doesn't. It's droopy, and limp. No rot by the...
  4. automateorstaylate

    Automate Or Stay Late -new website, need feedback/products to add?

    automateorstaylate (won't allow me to post a link so add the dot and three letters afterwards for the website lol) So I just launched a new website for marijuana grow supplies and I need some feedback on what you guys think of the site and what should be improved. Also what other products...
  5. G

    Yellowing and curled leaves!!

    I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong because there's about 20 different things out there that I've read that all seem to point to the same symptoms. I'm having rapid yellowing and death of big fan leaves as well as other small ones that curl upwards at the tips. I have pulled off numerous leaves...
  6. L

    WHAT Controller for Ebb & Gro Bucket System?

    There is a lot of DIY controllers for an ebb & flow bucket system, as well as commercial controllers. Which do you use? What is best? What is cheapest?
  7. crackadelic

    Partial Super Soil Mixture & GH Flora Series

    Okay so I have an 18 gallon storage bin filled to the line with promix bx soil with 2 handfuls of blood meal, bone meal, & garden lime. I have always used this method & always got pretty good yields with using just fox farm big bloom during flower! This grow I am using the same formula but...
  8. Gurthquake

    Black algae?!? Overnight!?!

    Okay so I have a homemade aerocloner had 4 clones in for about 3 weeks nice long white roots then BAM over night what looked to be BLACK algae? Suffocating all my beautiful roots, also black particals floating on the top layer of water and clinging to the sides of the bucket walls.(looked like...
  9. ssj4jonathan

    "Organic" LED DWC Grow

    Recently pieced together my hydro setup and now I'm going to keep you all updated on the progress! Germing the seed as we speak but not sure of the strain; it's either cookies or barney's farm. Beggars cannot be choosers seeing how I got these seeds pro bono off a buddy. As for the setup: I'm...
  10. Pterocles

    Will adding essential oils to hydro during the final flush affect the flavor of the buds?

    For example, if I added orange extract to the res during the final flush, would the buds taste citrus-y at all? If essential oils wouldn't work, what about e-juice flavorings? I can't see them harming the plant in any way, unless they cause the plant to dehydrate or are toxic to it, but in...
  11. J

    Rdwc ph and nutrient feed questions

    My first hydro grow so please forgive the possible stupid questions. Details: - rdwc 5 gallon reservoir and 6, 5 gallon buckets, for plants. I have an air pump and water pump. Questions: - I noticed that when I drop the ph in the reservoir and run the water pump, the ph of the resivoir...
  12. T

    Transplanted Clones Wilting and Yellowing in WaterFarm

    Hello all! First time, long time, that sort of thing. I'm currently using a hydroponic setup for vegetation and am running into some issues. My setup involves the following: - 2 separate WaterFarms (no controller, each with their own res - factory included pumps - hydroton medium - modded with...
  13. witchywoman

    1st Time Grower - Fan leaves curling down and some yellowing, am I worried about nothing?

    Hi there, Looking for some advice on hydroponics cannabis growth with Black Jack and AK-47, two plants each. Currently using: Current Culture RDWC Hydroponics system with their nutrients and feeding schedule. ph: fluctuates between 6.2-6.5, has maintained 6.2 the last few days since I fed...
  14. G

    new growth sagging

    My new growth on Wi-Fi is sagging, the rest of the plant looks fine,I am running a 6 plant recirculating hydroponic system! PLEASE HELP!! Pic included
  15. KillaCali1200

    Current Culture H2O 4XL - White Gorilla / Cookies and Cream Grow

    Just started this grow and I'm currently in the 2nd week of flowering. Heres the equipment I have..... Current Culture H2O 4XL (I actually have the 6XL but Im only running 4 modules at the moment) Active Aqua 1/2hp Water Chiller 2 Pro Max Grow L.E.D's Bluelab Guardian Titan Environment...
  16. O

    my first hydro project

    This is my first posting here, I hope you enjoy this journal. The strain is green queen. I'm doing a dws perpetual garden setup. I'm vegetating under 4 fluorescence, then I'll move under hps to flower. I built my room in my unfinished basement, it's a work in progress. I took clones off a...
  17. skoomd

    Day 30 of flower white widow+txomango 450w LED in DWC

    600w mars hydro on the left over the white widow, and a 300w galaxyhydro over the txomango on the left. White widow sprouted 10/3 and the txomango sprouted 10/16. So they're barely 2 months old. Currently on 30F, pics were taken on 28F though. Final pic is day 1 of flower...
  18. E

    newb here. 1st grow. just looking for advice

    so i will be starting my first grow in a few weeks when the rest of my equipment arrives. I am just looking for advice and any forewarnings that the RIU community has to offer a newb before i begin. so i plan on mimicking scottyballs PE grow. (i think everyone on here knows of it) i have a...
  19. E

    Where to find 2" flex pipe?

    I have searched and searched and still can not find 2" flex pipe. I can only find the real stiff pvc pipe that they claim is flexible. I need more of a polyethylene tubbing so I have more flexibility moving my buckets if i need to and so i can keep my 40gal reservoir out side of my tent. I...
  20. Vincent in Blue

    White Widow Diary

    Hi, mates, I'm Vincent from Asia, and growing WW, I have a feeling that this time I will success, So, I want to share my current situation to you. Nutrients: Advanced Nutrients; Medium: Hydroponics; And Let's go: Day 1 I settled down the sprouted seed today, to avoid Leggy Seedling, I gave...
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