1st Hydro grow - HELP!

[Pixie]

Fuck just grow outside

 

[Tunks]

Fuck just grow outside

Ew bugs!

 

[Indy]

Ew bugs!

Yeah, some scrub within Australia can be atrocious. I had little choice bar to come back inside.

 

[Indy]

OK When I say I feed them every third day I just mix up the nutes and pour into the container via the plug at the top. This is the ones I have. View attachment 41080

How big is this container, and what other grow gear are you using?

 

[Pixie]

How big is this container, and what other grow gear are you using?

Get some big pots and chuck them outside. Save all crap with your lights and your power bill.

 

[Indy]

Get some big pots and chuck them outside. Save all crap with your lights and your power bill.

Okay..

 

[Indy]

As for RDWC temps. Yes, summer it not an ideal time.

I'm in QLD though and never ran a chiller, and I've had reservoir temps up around 22-24c on ocassions. But that can be managed with hydrogen peroxide, and frozen 3L milk bottles (filled with water) that I drop into the reservoir when the temps start to climb during the peak of the day.

I have 35L reservoir, and 2x 45L grow tubs. If drop one of those frozen 3L milk bottles into the res, it'll drop the temp by 3c over the space of 3 hours and keep me out of strife.

I also have a 2.2kW A/C in a lung room setup that keeps the room under 25c these days as well though. That made a huge difference when it's 35c plus, outdoors.

 

[Bullfrog]

the heat waves are a bastard .

 

[Indy]

the heat waves are a bastard .

True. as i mentioned, ive had a few 35c plus days since getting the A/C earlier this year. But im yet to be tested with a several day heatwave. I'm reasonably confident i could fight one off. Might have up the 3L milk bottle count in the res though.

Regardless, im going to find out in time.

 

[Bullfrog]

i got a brand new Daikin split inverter installed a few months ago.

no humidifier though

 

[Tunkers]

True. as i mentioned, ive had a few 35c plus days since getting the A/C earlier this year. But im yet to be tested with a several day heatwave. I'm reasonably confident i could fight one off. Might have up the 3L milk bottle count in the res though.

Regardless, im going to find out in time.

I don't know how you keep up with the ice Indy, I struggle just to remember to keep my res topped up every few days

 

[Indy]

I don't know how you keep up with the ice Indy, I struggle just to remember to keep my res topped up every few days

I've gone mad with bluetooth monitoring shit these days. I've 8 monitors taking readings over the entire show, including one logging outdoor weather as well. If need be I can get notifications when if temp/humidity/VPD gets out of acceptable ranges. To be honest, it's eliminated a shitload of guess work for me. Fuckin technology aye..

 

[Love to grow]

yeah thats true but it was fine til he flipped it. and if hes tasmanian hes got bigger problems

Hey low blow mate picking on us double headers

 

[thylacinelives]

How big is this container, and what other grow gear are you using?

It is a 16L DWC container and I just top up with water and the nutes Hy-Gen Bloom and Budlink.

 

[thylacinelives]

Hey low blow mate picking on us double headers

Ha ha ha ha! You guys are funny. Not Tasmanian at all, I am a state up and a 63y old female ;-)

 

[thylacinelives]

Fuck just grow outside

Wish I could but my neighbours know my LL.

 

[thylacinelives]

How big is this container, and what other grow gear are you using?

16L 3x3' tent, mars hydro led, TSW 2000, 6"exchaust fan, scrog net. Hi-Gen grow and Bloom, Budlink.

 

[thylacinelives]

OK, I went to the store and showed them pics and they agree it is more than likely the ph and lack of CalMag. So loaded up with a bottle and a new pH meter.

 

[thylacinelives]

Just to chime in I'd say p.h is your problem. I run my dwc buckets at 5.8 and I start noting issues if it get much higher than 6 or so. You should be able to wing it without an ec meter for now, Start with all fresh nutrient solution with p.h @ 5.8, you should see improvement in 48hrs.

Thanks. I will be doing that today.

 

[Indy]

16L 3x3' tent, mars hydro led, TSW 2000, 6"exchaust fan, scrog net. Hi-Gen grow and Bloom, Budlink.

Nice little setup that should do the trick. Just keep an eye on the root balls. If I was using that setup, I'd probably turn them (to flower) before the root balls filled the 16L tubs by a 1/3. That's the downside with using smaller buckets.

The grow before last, I outgrew in a 20L bucket and lost them while was down sick for a week. And because of that lesson, I use 45L tubs and still managed to fill them 2/3's with rootballs.

Good luck with it. And get a EC meter like someone previously mentioned, if you haven't already.