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Does net pot size matter when running a RDWC grow? Will there be a real difference between using a 2", 3", or 6" net pot?

Does net pot size matter when running a RDWC grow? Will there be a real difference between using a 2", 3", or 6" net pot? May 30, 2019 at 09:40PM Read more about this fix

I already posted this in the general but think this area is more appropriate. Hi everyone, A quick question to all.. is there a demand for square 20L Black buckets in the UK.. I have trawled the net everywhere and can’t seem to find anyone selling them here, I’ve searched eBay, amazon and the net.. nothing!!! I have my own custom built recirculating DWC system but the pipes constantly get clogged with roots, I want to upgrade to 3inch pipe but I know it will leak using round buckets.. So... RDWC 20l square black buckets UK May 30, 2019 at 12:30PM Read more about this fix

I've been looking and looking but have not seen a reliable ppm chart for growing marijuana? I have heard people say use full strength, use half, use a quarter..I just want to know what you guys keep your ppm's at and when. If there is a nice chart somewhere out there that would be great too. Thanks!

I've been looking and looking but have not seen a reliable ppm chart for growing marijuana? I have heard people say use full strength, use half, use a quarter..I just want to know what you guys keep your ppm's at and when. If there is a nice chart somewhere out there that would be great too. Thanks! May 29, 2019 at 05:29PM Read more about this fix

I've grown in FF soil and also in coco. I'm thinking about moving to a RDWC setup... I already ordered a 1/4 water chilling, and 2" uniseals. Now I'm just trying to get the rest of my supplies. To get to my question, I'm debating on whether to go with eight 8 gallon square buckets vs eight standard 5 gallon round buckets in a 4x8 tent. Any pros, cons, difference in using one over the other other than cost?

I've grown in FF soil and also in coco. I'm thinking about moving to a RDWC setup... I already ordered a 1/4 water chilling, and 2" uniseals. Now I'm just trying to get the rest of my supplies. To get to my question, I'm debating on whether to go with eight 8 gallon square buckets vs eight standard 5 gallon round buckets in a 4x8 tent. Any pros, cons, difference in using one over the other other than cost? May 28, 2019 at 05:45PM Read more about this fix

I’m sure this has been done before. But I just took some of the basics I know from growing hempys in 100% Perlite with a hydroton bottom. Little bit of reaserch on DWC. With my constant need to tinker. Here is what I have got so far. Will have my first test run under way. The jist of it is 2x 5gal buckets stacked together. Bottom bucket has 2 drains. One for the fill line for the res ( 4” deep). The second is on the bottom for draining and flushing the rez. It Will also be used to run... DWHempy.

I'm in the process of building my own aeroflo36. I have all the parts I need except the pump and the injection manifold. So heres my question. When I look at the actual injection manifold GH actually uses it really looks nothing like what most DIY's are doing. the GH manifold looks like it has some black tubing and pvc pipe interchanged. theres no way im paying like $65 for something I know I can make myself. Any help really appreciated. May 25, 2019 at 09:05PM Read more about this fix

how does the ammonium nitrogen base fretz differ from nitrate based? Which do you use. I’ve always used GH maxi dry series. Any feedbacks appreciated. Thanks

Here's my proposed DWC build, with no prior experience and little research. Originally was going to use a 15 gallon HDX tote, I grabbed a 25 gallon instead so that's what I'm going with. 1 - 126GPH air pump with 2 ports 1 - 253GPH air pump with 4 ports, in case the smaller one doesn't cut it 50 ft black plastic tubing 1/4" 4x large cylindrical air stones 3x 6 inch wide rim net pots 10L Hydroton GH Flora 3 pack Spigot type deal for easier drainage, I still have no idea if this'll work... Simple DWC in 25 gallon tote May 24, 2019 at 11:23PM Read more about this fix

Im sure this has been discussed before but has anyone done this before? Just dissolve some of the lime into a jug and use it as pH up? I figure it will raise the pH as well as supply calcium; if I use dolomite lime then I also will get the added benefit of the Mg. I figure that the carbonate buffer also has a good buffering capacity as well. Just wondering if anyone has given it a shot yet. Thanks for the feedback. - BD May 24, 2019 at 09:50PM Read more about this fix

Where are all the autopot users???ets see what you've got!!! I need some inspiration and motivation!!!

I have been using a really fine perlite in grow bags for a couple of turns and having really good results with it. It retains moister really well and i have gone 4 days without watering before. Has anyone else used it in a run to waste? May 23, 2019 at 06:08PM Read more about this fix

how does the ammonium nitrogen base fretz differ from nitrate based? Which do you use. I’ve always used GH maxi dry series. Any feedbacks appreciated. Thanks May 23, 2019 at 05:50PM Read more about this fix

Where are all the autopot users???ets see what you've got!!! I need some inspiration and motivation!!! May 23, 2019 at 03:45PM Read more about this fix

Sometimes a seed germinated then planted in soil, sprouts, starts to struggle with vertical growth and node separation. Then You place that same plant in a hydro setup and it takes off... Leaves begin to expand. Growth becomes much more apparent. I usually have no problem starting any plant in soil but I run into difficult bag seed phenos here and there. I love the challenge of making that hard to grow plant vivacious. It usually ends up being super dank in the end too because I put so... Ever notice... (bag seeds) soil to Hydro May 23, 2019 at 11:13AM Read more about this fix

Outdoor growers are heading inside now so I thought if might be a good time to start a thread on how you can harvest a pound every three weeks from a 7x8' closet. I'll take you through my process from start to harvest. What is different about my system vs. others? 1) 3 separate Aero/NFT flower systems allow me to run a 9 week flower cycle. This allows the buds to fully ripen and also allows me to run strains with more Sativa in them. 2) I... Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks! May 22, 2019 at 09:48PM Read more about this fix

After weeks of trying to keep my water cool in various different ways I finally found a solution that works for me. Now im sure experienced growers have already done this at some point, but I personally had such a hard time trying to find something that would work for cheap and it seems to me like there is quite a few out there that feel the same way. View attachment 4337509 View attachment 4337511 So as you can see a very simple method and it should work as long as you have... Cheap water cooler

After weeks of trying to keep my water cool in various different ways I finally found a solution that works for me. Now im sure experienced growers have already done this at some point, but I personally had such a hard time trying to find something that would work for cheap and it seems to me like there is quite a few out there that feel the same way. View attachment 4337509 View attachment 4337511 So as you can see a very simple method and it should work as long as you have... Cheap water cooler May 22, 2019 at 08:38AM Read more about this fix

Was wanting to know if anyone uses these on nft tanks and there thoughts on it and any cons to if any of having it,thanks.?? May 21, 2019 at 05:51PM Read more about this fix

So in my first hydro run i suffered some leaf tip curl, but i chalked it up to over feeding, especially N. I also had some other probs... Anyway, this 2nd run is off to a way better start, but ive got the leaf curl again. i know its not over feeding or too much N this time. My ppms have only been 300 this 1st week, with way less N. In fact, i know i have to bump it up because the new leaves are much too light green. So the leaf tip curl must be from over watering??? I flood every 4 hours... Over watering in flood and drain tables?

I'm currently running GH MaxiGro/Maxibloom with CaliMagic. I would like to not depend on Calimagic since it's in liquid form and I rather use dry ingredients. Would switch from the nutes above to only using MaxiBloom + calcium nitrate and epsom salt be a possible replacement from beginning to end in the plant life cycle? MaxiGro ratios are 10-5-14. Maxibloom is 5-15-14. I believe my primary concern is over abundance of phosphorus if I use Maxibloom from beginning to end, causing nutes burn? May 20, 2019 at 01:31PM Read more about this fix

I’m sure this has been done before. But I just took some of the basics I know from growing hempys in 100% Perlite with a hydroton bottom. Little bit of reaserch on DWC. With my constant need to tinker. Here is what I have got so far. Will have my first test run under way. The jist of it is 2x 5gal buckets stacked together. Bottom bucket has 2 drains. One for the fill line for the res ( 4” deep). The second is on the bottom for draining and flushing the rez. It Will also be used to run... DWHempy.

How does everyone measure there water/nutes/ph balancer and mix it all? Gallon jug and teaspoons then shake it all up and dump it into reservoir? This is for dwc. I’m sure there’s some easier methods.

So in my first hydro run i suffered some leaf tip curl, but i chalked it up to over feeding, especially N. I also had some other probs... Anyway, this 2nd run is off to a way better start, but ive got the leaf curl again. i know its not over feeding or too much N this time. My ppms have only been 300 this 1st week, with way less N. In fact, i know i have to bump it up because the new leaves are much too light green. So the leaf tip curl must be from over watering??? I flood every 4 hours... Over watering in flood and drain tables? May 19, 2019 at 01:54AM Read more about this fix

I found some nutrients at my local hydro store called Envy. Did a search on here and didn't find any info about them so figured I would share. I started out using Ionic and then moved up to Botanicare Tri-Flex. WIth the Tri-Flex I was having bad pH flux and had to adjust ever day some times 2-3 times a day. I use tap water that starts off at about 7.0pH. I go down to my local hydro store and start looking around. I talk to the owner and tell him I am just not happy with Tri-Flex and what... Envy A & B Nutrients great for tap water May 18, 2019 at 07:25PM Read more about this fix

Can someone explain in layman's terms how you would do a perpetual grow in hydro? What's the logistics of the time frame in taking clones, rooting them, veg, and flowering without running out of space in the flowering room, and, being that it's a hydro setup, how are you going about transferring plants from one room to another?

Looking advice for a reasonable priced RO system hopefully someone that owns unit they can recommend Around 75-150 GPD units in price range of 200-400 for unit I hope to spend in Canadian dollars. 300-325 PPM water here good water pressure this will be for 10-20 plants

My first grow I used a GH Waterfarm being told that it was simple, adequately efficient and that it works. You can look under my profile to see my very first post as I was having bloom problems...No blooming due to light leaks. Anyways, after I completed that grow, which netted me with a little over 2 oz of sweet Mex dro I took a closer look at my waterfarm to see if I could solve a couple of issues that I was having. These were the issues: 1. I changed my nutes every week according to the... Ultimate GH Waterfarm Mods May 16, 2019 at 02:29AM Read more about this fix

Now I am totally serious here, measuring your nutes in hydro just sucks. There is nothing easy about pouring out a gallon size bottle, using measuring cups, syringes and then pouring the left over back into those bottles. Complete waste of time. Few months back I had had enough of it. I am only ashamed that it took me 20 years to think of this. Like they say on Shark Tank, there has got to be a better way. Here it is. View attachment 4330708 Squirt bottles @ Science Beaker...​ Perhaps the best advice for hydro you will ever get

Why is that when i check pH in my res, it comes out higher when the water has been standing for a while and then drops when i circulate the nute solution for a while? Which is the correct ph? The settled water or the circulated? May 15, 2019 at 05:15AM Read more about this fix

I'm not sure if this is a joke or what.. But it's a pretty damn funny read if you've got the time.. https://www.growersunderground.com/bigmike-wont-tell-advanced-nutrients May 14, 2019 at 09:51AM Read more about this fix

Hey guys, I'm new here, have a friend or two who posts here so figured I'd put this up here, no harm in having two points of input Tagging my buddies @Or_Gro and @StickyBudHound and @Soil2Coco View attachment 4294193 Oldest girl here, Mango Kush. Plucked those two fans above the 3rd node to try to stretch that one out a bit for mainlining later. We'll see how it goes. View attachment 4294192 This one here is the... Ibn Growin

How does everyone measure there water/nutes/ph balancer and mix it all? Gallon jug and teaspoons then shake it all up and dump it into reservoir? This is for dwc. I’m sure there’s some easier methods. May 13, 2019 at 02:13PM Read more about this fix

On another forum there is a discussion going on for how long you can work with the same res/nutes. Some say just a few days. Others claim they run it for a month. Of course it is depending on how large your reservoir is. But for discussions sake let's say it is huge. For how long do you guys think you can run it? And also please share some experiences or how you do it. May 13, 2019 at 10:44AM Read more about this fix

I’m sure this has been done before. But I just took some of the basics I know from growing hempys in 100% Perlite with a hydroton bottom. Little bit of reaserch on DWC. With my constant need to tinker. Here is what I have got so far. Will have my first test run under way. The jist of it is 2x 5gal buckets stacked together. Bottom bucket has 2 drains. One for the fill line for the res ( 4” deep). The second is on the bottom for draining and flushing the rez. It Will also be used to run... DWHempy.

I’m sure this has been done before. But I just took some of the basics I know from growing hempys in 100% Perlite with a hydroton bottom. Little bit of reaserch on DWC. With my constant need to tinker. Here is what I have got so far. Will have my first test run under way. The jist of it is 2x 5gal buckets stacked together. Bottom bucket has 2 drains. One for the fill line for the res ( 4” deep). The second is on the bottom for draining and flushing the rez. It Will also be used to run... DWHempy. May 13, 2019 at 09:48AM Read more about this fix

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Can someone explain in layman's terms how you would do a perpetual grow in hydro? What's the logistics of the time frame in taking clones, rooting them, veg, and flowering without running out of space in the flowering room, and, being that it's a hydro setup, how are you going about transferring plants from one room to another?

Just curious. What water chiller are you all using for DWC and the like?

Can someone explain in layman's terms how you would do a perpetual grow in hydro? What's the logistics of the time frame in taking clones, rooting them, veg, and flowering without running out of space in the flowering room, and, being that it's a hydro setup, how are you going about transferring plants from one room to another? May 10, 2019 at 09:07PM Read more about this fix

How much electricity the pumps use in 1 day, 4x4 tent? My 25 watts carbon filter is working 24 hours/day, 1 day it uses 24*25 is 600 watts/day. But I don't find that information for hydro pumps! There is any difference between pumps make a lot of noise and pumps do not, except the obvious difference, the price of them?

Now I am totally serious here, measuring your nutes in hydro just sucks. There is nothing easy about pouring out a gallon size bottle, using measuring cups, syringes and then pouring the left over back into those bottles. Complete waste of time. Few months back I had had enough of it. I am only ashamed that it took me 20 years to think of this. Like they say on Shark Tank, there has got to be a better way. Here it is. View attachment 4330708 Squirt bottles @ Science Beaker...​ Perhaps the best advice for hydro you will ever get May 10, 2019 at 01:47AM Read more about this fix

Looking advice for a reasonable priced RO system hopefully someone that owns unit they can recommend Around 75-150 GPD units in price range of 200-400 for unit I hope to spend in Canadian dollars. 300-325 PPM water here good water pressure this will be for 10-20 plants May 09, 2019 at 11:57PM Read more about this fix

How much electricity the pumps use in 1 day, 4x4 tent? My 25 watts carbon filter is working 24 hours/day, 1 day it uses 24*25 is 600 watts/day. But I don't find that information for hydro pumps! There is any difference between pumps make a lot of noise and pumps do not, except the obvious difference, the price of them? May 09, 2019 at 11:42PM Read more about this fix

Is there any point to adjust the pH when flushing water? If there's nothing to uptake then why bother? I'm asking because right now my water is sitting at 7.2 Cheers. May 09, 2019 at 07:45PM Read more about this fix

From all you oh so wise green thumbers, some assistance is needed! Ahh... My friend recently switched from an Aeroponic cloner to trying Bubbleponics (most on here agree that Bubbleponics has superior results). That combined with less maintenance my friend recently decided to make the switch. It should be said, the water leaks, worries about water temps, difficulty cleaning the unit etc are not missed. However ... my friend is running into stem rot / damping off with the clones.... Clone Bubbleponics -- Stem rot / dapping off -- Help needed May 09, 2019 at 07:33PM Read more about this fix

Just curious. What water chiller are you all using for DWC and the like? May 09, 2019 at 04:35PM Read more about this fix

Hey all. Im looking to purchase an old school EZ Clone 120. I dont like the new style, and the cops destroyed my old one in a raid a few weeks ago. Assholes. Does anyone have one they dont use laying around, or know where I can find one? I know they havent made them in at least 6 years. Thanks for any help in advance.

Hi all, I have a custom RDWC flower room (6-site), and I'm looking to set up a veg tent with hydro setup, where i can grow the girls ready to go for a few weeks and then transplant into flower room when ready. I was planning to have a mini RDWC going but the veg tent is small so I'd struggle to fit a rdwc system in I Think. The size is 1.4x700 so not overly huge, but I need to get 6 plants in some sort of System where I can transplant them into the separate RDWC totes once they're ready.... Hydro Veg room Ideas? May 08, 2019 at 11:28PM Read more about this fix

Hey all. Im looking to purchase an old school EZ Clone 120. I dont like the new style, and the cops destroyed my old one in a raid a few weeks ago. Assholes. Does anyone have one they dont use laying around, or know where I can find one? I know they havent made them in at least 6 years. Thanks for any help in advance. May 08, 2019 at 04:57PM Read more about this fix

Any one else using these nutes? View attachment 2073045 May 08, 2019 at 03:01PM Read more about this fix

I ran a small dwc set up a few years ago but due to space constraints, heat & lack of experience I gave up on it. Mainly, repeated cases of root rot. I now have more space to grow in & a bit more of a budget. What ever I go for needs to be fairly quiet. The room that the set up will go in has a window which is about 2 meters away from & a meter above a public foot path so I need to keep the noise levels down. I presently run drip to waste using coco where I manually drain the plant trays... Considering giving hydro another go May 08, 2019 at 10:54AM Read more about this fix

Barneys Farm Pineapple Chunk from seed 2nd veg week in the rdwc system. 4x8 tent. 2 MH currently running at 600w/ea. 65f night 82f day. Trying to maintain 65RH but have been swinging between 50rh and 75rh RO water Ph 5.7-6.1 Water temp controlled with chiller at 70f Airstone in every bucket and top drips Gen Hydro 3 part with Sensical/FloraBlend/great white. Currently 1000ppm 4th grow, not a noob but still have a lot to learn. Topped 3-4 days ago Not sure what's up here or if it's even... What could cause "drooping" in RDWC

I dont want to use airstones. I need to floom a rain water barell with the size of around 500 liters or 130 gallons. And then I need to floom also a 150 liter reservoir or around 40 gallons. I am not really sure what pump (specs) I should choose for flooming. Also how often I need to floom. Any recommendation? Can I use my flooming pumps also for mixing the nutrients?

My first grow I used a GH Waterfarm being told that it was simple, adequately efficient and that it works. You can look under my profile to see my very first post as I was having bloom problems...No blooming due to light leaks. Anyways, after I completed that grow, which netted me with a little over 2 oz of sweet Mex dro I took a closer look at my waterfarm to see if I could solve a couple of issues that I was having. These were the issues: 1. I changed my nutes every week according to the... Ultimate GH Waterfarm Mods May 07, 2019 at 01:37AM Read more about this fix

There was a change of plans... Is it ok to transplant from soil in 16 oz. solo cup to a 3.5 gallon coco/perlite hempy? May 06, 2019 at 06:39PM Read more about this fix

Hey guys, I'm new here, have a friend or two who posts here so figured I'd put this up here, no harm in having two points of input Tagging my buddies @Or_Gro and @StickyBudHound and @Soil2Coco View attachment 4294193 Oldest girl here, Mango Kush. Plucked those two fans above the 3rd node to try to stretch that one out a bit for mainlining later. We'll see how it goes. View attachment 4294192 This one here is the... Ibn Growin

Hello all, I grow RDWC and intend to use GH Ripen for the last 10 days followed by a 3 day flush. Growing "Delicious Eleven Roses" which seems to be a genuine 8.5 - 9 week finish after flip. Intend doing a change out (apart from the inch or so in the bottom of the tubs) then feeding Ripen ONLY for 8 -10 days prior to a 3 day flush (does this sound about right?) In the GH Europe guide for Ripen it says feed alone with NO other nutrients or additives, at 0.5ec (250 ppm) above normal... GH Ripen question

do i need to use a cal/mag supplament in hydro and if so at what rates for grow vs bloom May 04, 2019 at 12:18AM Read more about this fix

Hello all, I grow RDWC and intend to use GH Ripen for the last 10 days followed by a 3 day flush. Growing "Delicious Eleven Roses" which seems to be a genuine 8.5 - 9 week finish after flip. Intend doing a change out (apart from the inch or so in the bottom of the tubs) then feeding Ripen ONLY for 8 -10 days prior to a 3 day flush (does this sound about right?) In the GH Europe guide for Ripen it says feed alone with NO other nutrients or additives, at 0.5ec (250 ppm) above normal... GH Ripen question May 03, 2019 at 12:20PM Read more about this fix

Yo ho ho what a great day to grow. I have 4 gg#4 cuts that I rooted in 5 gallon coco / perlite hempy buckets with a lava rock reservoir. My nutrients are JR Peters Jack's 5-12-26 with calcium nitrate and Epsom salt otherwise known Jack's 321. It took me through the veg cycle to dial things in and now things are right as rain. As with most nutrient companies JR Peters suggests too much fertilizer if you use the amount they suggest. I found that I had to lower the ppms while maintaining the... Just Jackin it with JR Peters HEMPY style

Barneys Farm Pineapple Chunk from seed 2nd veg week in the rdwc system. 4x8 tent. 2 MH currently running at 600w/ea. 65f night 82f day. Trying to maintain 65RH but have been swinging between 50rh and 75rh RO water Ph 5.7-6.1 Water temp controlled with chiller at 70f Airstone in every bucket and top drips Gen Hydro 3 part with Sensical/FloraBlend/great white. Currently 1000ppm 4th grow, not a noob but still have a lot to learn. Topped 3-4 days ago Not sure what's up here or if it's even... What could cause "drooping" in RDWC May 03, 2019 at 03:24AM Read more about this fix

Hey Guys, We're about to build a new grow room and looking for options. The only downside is we're growing in a tropical country where outside temps average 97F all year round... Our new grow room will feature multiple aircons where we can maintain any temperature between 70F and 86F. The only issue is the colder it is, the more electric we use... We also need to keep the room completely sealed so in the past have used C02 to use higher room temps (saving electric) in veg stage and... New grow hydroponic options for hot climate...

I've been tinkering around and want to set up an experiment but before I do, I was hoping to have some general thoughts on the process. And before this becomes a sterile hydro VS live hydro I've run both sterile and live res's before and I'm partial to live ones. So my question is this... Has anyone ever tried to throw in a compost tea bag into a res before? I was thinking of using an 80-micron silk bag and putting my compost tea in there then just handing it over the side and in the res for... Live Res recirculating drippers? May 02, 2019 at 03:28AM Read more about this fix