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So my weak point is mothers. I know the best thing to do is soil, but it just isn't my thing. Most of my growing years have been mono-cropping and taking cuts from veg rooms and not mothers. Now I am just personal and have 7 strains that I need to cut to 4 but am sick of taking care of them, I abuse them so bad. So my questions are for anybody who keeps mothers in pro-mix with GH 3 part what is your style? Pot size, recipe, etc. And how long do you keep them? 4 to 5 months is all I can... Hydro Mothers in pro-mix and GH. Advice needed July 31, 2019 at 11:24PM Read more about this fix

This is my first DWC grow, I've been a soil gardener for a long time. I've noticed the PPMs of my reservoir have been staying around 300ppm, while I replenish about 5 gallons of RO water a week to the 25 gallon reservoir. Everything seems to be going fine 2 weeks into flower and plants look healthy. The room is 80 degrees, humidity 50%, water temp 78, and PH of 5.7. I'm using the GH trio with CaliMagic. Just wondering is this typical to not have to keep adding nutrients, or does this mean... DWC PPMs and PH question

Whats up guys? So usually i’ve been running just Fem seeds so I don’t have to mess with males, but there’s a lot of genetics that are just regular. I veg in trays filled with hydroton and my nute solution and have my girls in 4 in rockwool( Started in roots riot plugs or 1 inch rockwool) Then vegged in there for 4/5 weeks. They are then brought to their RDWC buckets and obviously stay their through flowering. (I have 2 reg seeds in with my other vegging right now) What’s the best way?... Vegging Regular seeds Q July 30, 2019 at 08:35PM Read more about this fix

Here we go again. System took a weekend to get back up and running. I had folded up the tent and put everything into totes last year so I could use my garage for other things. View attachment 4345444

Hello lads, I have a diy RDWC system with airstones, just like the current culture ones. I had root rot in my firts grow and have had it ever since to some extent, just getting a bit fed up now. Lost full grow after full grow with a few decent grows in between. I now have 10 plants with the rot again due to the 3 day hot UK weather spell, came on in 2 days and crippled them. I can't really afford to buy or run a water chiller but res temps are not to bad 22 max in summer. I am running... Sick of Root Rot can I convert my RDWC to some other system? July 29, 2019 at 08:35PM Read more about this fix

I'm gonna give hydro a go with a 42l udwc system for 2 plants as space is very limited. Northern Lights and Fire OG are the seeds I started last weekend in rockwool. They popped up this week and now have their first true set of leaves and the root coming through the bottom of the cube. Tomorrow will be the day I throw them in the system. Using hydroton for the medium and Advanced Nutrients Ph Perfect line of nutes. Heres a couple of crappy pics to get us started.... My first UDWC grow NL and FOG

If you are a new grower doing under 10 plants and thinking of DWC let me save you a lot of problems, just don't do it. Do Drain to waste with your medium of choice. I could bore you with why and if you are a new grower you aren't going to really get it anyway, but just don't, believe me. I'll answer a few questions if anybody has any, but my target are new growers who are on the fence, I'm just telling you don't. Some are going to believe me and be thankful (although they will never know... New to growing and thinking of going DWC? Don't

I'm gonna give hydro a go with a 42l udwc system for 2 plants as space is very limited. Northern Lights and Fire OG are the seeds I started last weekend in rockwool. They popped up this week and now have their first true set of leaves and the root coming through the bottom of the cube. Tomorrow will be the day I throw them in the system. Using hydroton for the medium and Advanced Nutrients Ph Perfect line of nutes. Heres a couple of crappy pics to get us started.... My first UDWC grow NL and FOG July 28, 2019 at 12:55AM Read more about this fix

Trying to transplant from aero to dwc in net pots but was trying to find a way to cut the bottom of net pot so the roots can go in the water immediately. is there any way to do that? i was told styrofoam? July 27, 2019 at 10:57PM Read more about this fix

I am in the process of expanding my Aeroponic tote system to a Bucket system in a 98x48 tent. Has anyone done this? I have to elevate my buckets for the drain about 2 feet off the ground and trying to think of ways to do this. the buckets will be farther apart so it has to be individual. July 26, 2019 at 05:40PM Read more about this fix

Hi i heard canna boost ias mostly black strip mellasis (spelling??) anyway my local chemist seels it for eating and cooking. Can you mix this up in a tea and use it instead of boost? its 100% melasis and no ther additives. say to melt it in hot water before use. July 26, 2019 at 01:26PM Read more about this fix

GH waterfarm 8 pack Lights - 2 x Optic 4s 4x8 room No co2 Greenleaf Nutrients Megacrop CXHydroponics Regenaroot and Wiltguard I’ve only done a few DWC grows years ago and never used a water chiller. It seems like most people are using them now a days. If my room isn’t putting off a ton of heat can I get by with out one ? What are the ideal water temps? What are considered high temps for water that could hurt the roots ?

I want to plop a 7-10 gallon container in my 5cu ft mini fridge and grow with the res in the fridge, plant growing through the top. Cut a hole in the top for the bucket and seal it all up so it’s not leaking cold air. The fridge is like 130 watts, and used approximately .15 kWh over the course of 8 hours at 55 degrees with nothing inside. I figure a 10 gallon dwc inside should be easy for it to handle. Would I be better off feeding some lines through the top, into a 10 gallon chiller tank... Refrigerator reservoir

Hey folks - I apologize if this topic has been beat like a dead horse several times over but I'm preparing to run my first hydroponic set up. I've got a few fellow growers near me running different types of DWC setups and I'd like to ask the general masses here at RIU to guide me in the right direction. So I'll be running a 4x4 tent with 600w HPS. I was originally thinking a RDWC system consisting of a res and 4 bucket sites. Nice and simple but you've also the need for an air pump,... DWC vs RDWC - First time growing in hydro July 23, 2019 at 04:16PM Read more about this fix

i talked to the owner of a hydro shop near my house he said he used to grow n when he did he would get 2 1/2 pounds from 5 plants under a 1000 w...is that normal my first grow i got 4 oz from two plants n thought that was pretty good? July 23, 2019 at 01:28AM Read more about this fix

If you are a new grower doing under 10 plants and thinking of DWC let me save you a lot of problems, just don't do it. Do Drain to waste with your medium of choice. I could bore you with why and if you are a new grower you aren't going to really get it anyway, but just don't, believe me. I'll answer a few questions if anybody has any, but my target are new growers who are on the fence, I'm just telling you don't. Some are going to believe me and be thankful (although they will never know... New to growing and thinking of going DWC? Don't

Whats up guys, I haven’t had this issue before, i’ve had a 6 bucket rdwc but this is happening in my 4 bucket. I think it may be cause of the roots but not sure. Today i happened to check the roots and water levels in the buckets the plants are in, 3 are where i expected them but one was about two inches from overflowing. I’m assuming something with the return line is clogged or something. I’m about 4 weeks into flowering. I have tried to with a toothpick clean the first bit of line in... RDWC almost overflowing July 22, 2019 at 04:46AM Read more about this fix

I want to plop a 7-10 gallon container in my 5cu ft mini fridge and grow with the res in the fridge, plant growing through the top. Cut a hole in the top for the bucket and seal it all up so it’s not leaking cold air. The fridge is like 130 watts, and used approximately .15 kWh over the course of 8 hours at 55 degrees with nothing inside. I figure a 10 gallon dwc inside should be easy for it to handle. Would I be better off feeding some lines through the top, into a 10 gallon chiller tank... Refrigerator reservoir July 22, 2019 at 04:06AM Read more about this fix

ph been dropping with low ppm... did a rez change been kinda of steady around 6.0. It dropped back to a 4.5 after about three days. Mixed stinger nutrient solution and just topped it off. Temperature a steady 74-75 degrees. Rez temp around 66-72 seems to not be drinking much either. Humidity has been a lil high around 70% lately but dropping to 60% now.Anybody know what’s wrong? July 21, 2019 at 11:42PM Read more about this fix

I run titan flow and gro setups. I usually have 4 systems in flower, another in veg and a flood and drain table for early clones. So thats 6 50 gallon rez. I'm seeing water temps up at 78f lately. I started dropping old PH jugs of frozen water in them for now but thats not doing a whole lot and I have to change them every 8 hours to do much of anything. So it looks like I need to buy a chiller. I will soon be moving the setup to the basement so the rez and buckets will be on... Chilling several rez July 21, 2019 at 01:15PM Read more about this fix

Hello all, Everything was going OK and res fairly stable with only slight drop in PH. Decided to do a res change at 3 weeks into flower went in at 1.0ec and 6 PH had to go away for a day so 48 hours later PH has dropped to 4.8 and ec up to 1.1. I did use chlorinated tap water to flush the system and refill, thought I would give it a day or 2 then add Hydroguard. Res temps around 21. I have adjusted the PH tonight back to 6 and added Hydroguard. The plants do not have a great root system... Rapid PH drop after res change

I'm looking for the best venturi design for micro bubbles. So far this is the best I've seen, has anyone seen better? July 21, 2019 at 04:03AM Read more about this fix

Hello all, Everything was going OK and res fairly stable with only slight drop in PH. Decided to do a res change at 3 weeks into flower went in at 1.0ec and 6 PH had to go away for a day so 48 hours later PH has dropped to 4.8 and ec up to 1.1. I did use chlorinated tap water to flush the system and refill, thought I would give it a day or 2 then add Hydroguard. Res temps around 21. I have adjusted the PH tonight back to 6 and added Hydroguard. The plants do not have a great root system... Rapid PH drop after res change July 20, 2019 at 09:16PM Read more about this fix

For those with a chiller ... I understand that a chiller sucks up the water from your reservoir, cools it and then the cooled water comes back into your res. But if nothing needs to be cooled for some days, there will be stagnant water in the tube and in the chiller. Does this never cause problems? How do you keep it clean during your grow? What precautions do you take to prevent the stagnant water for going bad? Does it run anyway for a few minutes every day for example. July 20, 2019 at 12:34PM 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

This is my first DWC grow, I've been a soil gardener for a long time. I've noticed the PPMs of my reservoir have been staying around 300ppm, while I replenish about 5 gallons of RO water a week to the 25 gallon reservoir. Everything seems to be going fine 2 weeks into flower and plants look healthy. The room is 80 degrees, humidity 50%, water temp 78, and PH of 5.7. I'm using the GH trio with CaliMagic. Just wondering is this typical to not have to keep adding nutrients, or does this mean... DWC PPMs and PH question

This is my first DWC grow, I've been a soil gardener for a long time. I've noticed the PPMs of my reservoir have been staying around 300ppm, while I replenish about 5 gallons of RO water a week to the 25 gallon reservoir. Everything seems to be going fine 2 weeks into flower and plants look healthy. The room is 80 degrees, humidity 50%, water temp 78, and PH of 5.7. I'm using the GH trio with CaliMagic. Just wondering is this typical to not have to keep adding nutrients, or does this mean... DWC PPMs and PH question July 19, 2019 at 06:11AM Read more about this fix

If you are a new grower doing under 10 plants and thinking of DWC let me save you a lot of problems, just don't do it. Do Drain to waste with your medium of choice. I could bore you with why and if you are a new grower you aren't going to really get it anyway, but just don't, believe me. I'll answer a few questions if anybody has any, but my target are new growers who are on the fence, I'm just telling you don't. Some are going to believe me and be thankful (although they will never know... New to growing and thinking of going DWC? Don't

So I'm planning my 1st rdwc. I want to start with 5 17g totes a DIY water chiller from a old freezer. Can anyone point out some flaws or improvements to the design. I plan on 3" return lines between totes and back to DIY chiller and 1/2" or 1" feed lines to water falls in each tote. I'm offsetting the return lines to create what I think will be a swirling effect. I think I'll be using atleast a 1000gph pump to make it all work. Please dont state the obvious by saying buy a chiller. July 17, 2019 at 07:10PM 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

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. July 15, 2019 at 10:26PM Read more about this fix

So i have been using the GH Flora trio and mixing it according to their charts. It seems to me that the Flora Micro (N) is WAY WAY too much. So i cut it back by 60% for bloom and 50% for veg. Has anybody else doing the same? Also, if i mix according to their charts with RO i end up with a ppm that is at the very top of the range and found it too be WAY WAY too much (over feeding probs). So... i am curious about what adjustments to make and what adjustments other people are making... to... GH Flora trio

GH waterfarm 8 pack Lights - 2 x Optic 4s 4x8 room No co2 Greenleaf Nutrients Megacrop CXHydroponics Regenaroot and Wiltguard I’ve only done a few DWC grows years ago and never used a water chiller. It seems like most people are using them now a days. If my room isn’t putting off a ton of heat can I get by with out one ? What are the ideal water temps? What are considered high temps for water that could hurt the roots ?

GH waterfarm 8 pack Lights - 2 x Optic 4s 4x8 room No co2 Greenleaf Nutrients Megacrop CXHydroponics Regenaroot and Wiltguard I’ve only done a few DWC grows years ago and never used a water chiller. It seems like most people are using them now a days. If my room isn’t putting off a ton of heat can I get by with out one ? What are the ideal water temps? What are considered high temps for water that could hurt the roots ? July 14, 2019 at 05:03AM Read more about this fix

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Setting up a system using 4"pvc pipe, and 3" net pots, I got the recommended 2 7/8" (73MM) hole saw, on a flat surface it works perfect, cuts flush, no side play between net pots and the drilled hole. The problem is on the convex surface of the pvc pipe it makes a hole that is too large and the net cup wobbles around. More than likely will have to order online as the local hardware store doesn't have much of a selection. I wrapped tape around the net cup to try and... 4" Pvc Pipe, 3" Netcups, What Size Hole Saw? July 14, 2019 at 04:57AM Read more about this fix

So... 200 litre (45 gal) low profile res.... how much aeration is required? I have a 4 outlet aquarium air pump and i plugged 2 lines and ran air stones on the other 2 in the res. The amount of bubbling seems insufficient. I thought of unplugging the other 2 lines and adding stones, but i guessing that the pump just doesnt put out enough pressure to make much difference. But maybe im wrong? I just dont know how much aeration is required????? July 14, 2019 at 04:55AM Read more about this fix

I've been reading a bit and I am getting conflicting answers on this topic. First off, I would have to agree with the side that says the sweeteners/sugars are meant to feed the microbial life you have in your system in order to keep it alive rather than causing your plant to uptake the sugars provided, which to my knowledge weed does not uptake sugars. So, if I am wanting to feed my beneficial bacteria in my system without causing an outbreak of bad bacteria, would it be a smart move to... Sweeteners / Molasses for drip recirculating? July 14, 2019 at 04:51AM Read more about this fix

I have four 17 gallon totes that hold approx 10 gallons of water. 1 or 2 plants per tote. Guy at my hydro store didn't tell me much on how to make it and when I asked how to connect tubing/pvc he said just drill the size hole and put tubing in it and it won't leak. the tubing for undercurrent. also if someone could tell me how to do waterfall effect too would be appreciated

If you are a new grower doing under 10 plants and thinking of DWC let me save you a lot of problems, just don't do it. Do Drain to waste with your medium of choice. I could bore you with why and if you are a new grower you aren't going to really get it anyway, but just don't, believe me. I'll answer a few questions if anybody has any, but my target are new growers who are on the fence, I'm just telling you don't. Some are going to believe me and be thankful (although they will never know... New to growing and thinking of going DWC? Don't

If you are a new grower doing under 10 plants and thinking of DWC let me save you a lot of problems, just don't do it. Do Drain to waste with your medium of choice. I could bore you with why and if you are a new grower you aren't going to really get it anyway, but just don't, believe me. I'll answer a few questions if anybody has any, but my target are new growers who are on the fence, I'm just telling you don't. Some are going to believe me and be thankful (although they will never know... New to growing and thinking of going DWC? Don't July 11, 2019 at 01:32AM Read more about this fix

Aqua hub plans do not work with DIGITAL TIMER??? Does anybody have the plans to build a control bucket with a TM619-2 5 pole digital timer? Neither aqua hubs or Ogres diy plans do work with this timer. There is a commercial Multi-flow bucket that uses this exact timer so i know it can be done. It actually uses a third outlet for an air pump which is nice. I have enough supplies to build 4 of these controllers. Im debating whether to just order 4 analog timers or purchase one brand new... DIY ebb and flow bucket??? DIGITAL!!! HELP!! July 09, 2019 at 09:31PM Read more about this fix

Been using h202 to control sludge in my res. Maybe its working or maybe not. I dunno. What I do know is that everytime i add it i seem to get a growth burst. The humidifier fills up faster in the next 24 hours. The leaves pray a little harder and the buds seem to swell more...noticeably. I dunno if this is coincidence, as i know growth bursts happen periodically. At least they did in promix. Ive read that the extra oxygen is supposed to help with nute uptake etc etc, but... since ive... H202 growth bursts July 09, 2019 at 07:28PM Read more about this fix

I am growing in a DWC setup with a scrog and COB LED. I currently use GreenLeaf's MEGACROP with CalMag and Great white(baccilus). I am thinking of trying their Sweet candy, bud explosion and their Kelp concentrate. What do you guys use and have you tried the above? If so what are your experiences?

Here we go again. System took a weekend to get back up and running. I had folded up the tent and put everything into totes last year so I could use my garage for other things. View attachment 4345444

Been thinking about trying AN, with the obvious problem being a bunch of bullshit marketing and high price. If you go to their site and get their "Grandmaster" feeding chart, it recommends buying this: Sensi Bloom A Sensi Bloom B Big Bud B-52 Overdrive Bud Candy Final Phase Nirvana Bud Ignitor Rhino Skin Bud Factor X VooDoo Juice Tarantula Sensizym Piranha 15 different bottles. VooDoo Juice, Tarantula, Sensizym, Piranha are all microbials. B-52 is B vitamin. Nirvana appears to be a... Lets talk Advanced Nutrients! July 07, 2019 at 08:45PM 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

Have auto flower running dwc with 2ml micro 2ml bloom 2ml veg 2ml silica 1ml cal mag have a water pump filter good 900w led grow light 5.8 ph 350ppm with 15 gallon bucket humid at 52% temp 24 degree c. And 10days in from seed is this nute burn or def.

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

Have auto flower running dwc with 2ml micro 2ml bloom 2ml veg 2ml silica 1ml cal mag have a water pump filter good 900w led grow light 5.8 ph 350ppm with 15 gallon bucket humid at 52% temp 24 degree c. And 10days in from seed is this nute burn or def. July 03, 2019 at 01:54PM 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

Where can i get this in Canada? Edmonton, specifically.

do you think I need to use cal mag with fox farm nutrients? July 01, 2019 at 09:34PM Read more about this fix

View attachment 4358624 This is blue cookies. Looking for somebody that’s has grown before. Do they prefer topping of fimming? Also do y’all think it’s ready to be topped? July 01, 2019 at 09:22PM Read more about this fix