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[TorturedSoul]

Yes the tobacco was my first guess but dont smoke around my plants or in the house.This disease is veary unlikely but possible will keep an eye to see if it persists.

As long as you wash your hands with hot soapy water between smoking and touching them, I would agree that it is unlikely.

I believe its just high humidity these plants dont have a high tollarence I think their just stressed.Plant is showing signs of to high humidity think this particular plant rather be in soil.

Entirely possible. You might try to greatly increase the amount of aeration that is taking place in your buckets, either with more airstones or a small aquarium powerhead.

Also slightly over fed I have been having to lower ppm was 700 now Im at 500.Feeding chart says I should be up to 1400 but I am not seeing that...

Feed charts are good general starting points but of course different strains of tomatoes have differing requirements.

What is your pH range? I've always heard that 5.5-6.5 was best for tomatoes grown in hydroponic setups, and it is not a bad idea to start your nutrient solution towards the bottom end of this range and allow it to slowly drift up through it (which it will do as the plant consumes the nutrients - if it suddenly takes a nose-dive, look to your root-zone for nasties).

Tomatoes like an extra shot of magnesium (like another plant), and often a general nutrient mix will not have an adequate amount. Are you supplementing in any way? If not, you might give them a bit of epsom salts if you have nothing else. I might guess that they are slightly deficient (but I might be wrong, lol).

 

[turttle]

As long as you wash your hands with hot soapy water between smoking and touching them, I would agree that it is unlikely.



Entirely possible. You might try to greatly increase the amount of aeration that is taking place in your buckets, either with more airstones or a small aquarium powerhead.



Feed charts are good general starting points but of course different strains of tomatoes have differing requirements.

What is your pH range? I've always heard that 5.5-6.5 was best for tomatoes grown in hydroponic setups, and it is not a bad idea to start your nutrient solution towards the bottom end of this range and allow it to slowly drift up through it (which it will do as the plant consumes the nutrients - if it suddenly takes a nose-dive, look to your root-zone for nasties).

Tomatoes like an extra shot of magnesium (like another plant), and often a general nutrient mix will not have an adequate amount. Are you supplementing in any way? If not, you might give them a bit of epsom salts if you have nothing else. I might guess that they are slightly deficient (but I might be wrong, lol).

Got a good amount of air. Buckets only hold a half gallon but it gets changed out more often.
My ph is a constant 6-6.3.I sometimes let it go up to 6.5 I was thinking this may help with the uptake of mag.I am currently using FF Tiger bloom,bloom,drop of superthrive and a 1/4 teaspoon of open sesemy per gallon.My ppm comes out to 700.Then I added omni water to drop ppm plus it also droped ph which is fine as i didnt half to add any ph down.I normaly use half omni filter water and the other half good well water ph 6.8 200ppm to get some natural goodies in there.
Yes I hear yuh on the mag.FF seems to lack on that.But wasnt sure if it was just me.I am going to half to pick some up I think humboldt has some sea mag which I need any way when I start the herb.Still to hot for that I dont get the fem seeds better chance for female when things cool down.But thats ok summer is for outdoor any way.But yeah getting impatient.Especialy when I sit hear and look at irishes buds.lol.But yes thank you I will see if some mag or cal mag will help.

 

[TheAnswer1776]

Amazing canopy you have going Irish! I think I might experiment with LST again, on my next grow. Can't wait to see those babies finish up!

 

[IrishBoy]

 

[IrishBoy]

DAY 11 FLOWER.

the canopy is filling in very nice and full

 

[GrowingGirls]

Hey, I don't think I've checked out one of your journals before, but I've been up all night thinking about my grow and decided to check this out since you seem to be known around here as a pretty knowledgeable and talented guy.

But, I will admit that I didn't want to read through 80 pages tonight, so I read skipped here to the end and saw some damn beautiful photos. Your canopy looks amazing...I'm going to have to watch these through flowering, even if it means wading through the many many posts of your super popular thread.

 

[IrishBoy]

Hey, I don't think I've checked out one of your journals before, but I've been up all night thinking about my grow and decided to check this out since you seem to be known around here as a pretty knowledgeable and talented guy.

But, I will admit that I didn't want to read through 80 pages tonight, so I read skipped here to the end and saw some damn beautiful photos. Your canopy looks amazing...I'm going to have to watch these through flowering, even if it means wading through the many many posts of your super popular thread.

thanks for the kind words!

I hear you on the whole reading 80 pages, but i will say out off all my threads this one has some really solid A+ info threw all of those pages that could help allot of growers. theirs allot of great talented growers on here sharing great info and tips. if u ever get a chance and have time read threw those pages and i promise you will learn some great info that will help u with ur grows.

thanks for stooping by

 

[jflynn83]

thanks for the kind words!

I hear you on the whole reading 80 pages, but i will say out off all my threads this one has some really solid A+ info threw all of those pages that could help allot of growers. theirs allot of great talented growers on here sharing great info and tips. if u ever get a chance and have time read threw those pages and i promise you will learn some great info that will help u with ur grows.

thanks for stooping by

whats up irish things lookin good as usual man! i remeber when u was rockin the ufo! i been watchin for quite some time and u really did start something on here showing everyone what all these(and others) leds were capable of and for that i thank you

 

[lavendar]

looking good irish...will have to ck out mikes leds again...L

 

[langa78]

hey great grow going strong there irish...i need to pick some of your brains here,sorry to jack the thread im growing in a 3x3x5 tent i have 4 plants in there and will be switching 12/12 very soon im currently using cfls which are doing tremendous but im thinking hps for flowering this is where i havent a clue what wattage would be enough coverage also air cooled as of temps there currently at about 76f with a 160cfm exctactor would i need to up the extraction some guidance would be much appreciated guys or gals

 

[falcore]

per-fuckn-ecto irish those girls look absolutely content. how are the leds stacking up against your 1000 watt hid?

im growing in a 3x3x5 tent i have 4 plants in there and will be switching 12/12 very soon im currently using cfls which are doing tremendous but im thinking hps for flowering this is where i havent a clue what wattage would be enough coverage also air cooled as of temps there currently at about 76f with a 160cfm exctactor would i need to up the extraction some guidance would be much appreciated guys or gals
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hey langa78 i suggest a 400watt hps. im on my 3rd grow with one in a 2x2x5 that i had 3 4gal plants in. a 600watt might be a little too much unless you could keep your plants short and bushy. you would need a reflector that you could cool with an fan in addition to having an exhaust fan for your room. i have a cool tube that works really well for me. Then see how it goes as far as temps.

 

[IrishBoy]

whats up irish things lookin good as usual man! i remeber when u was rockin the ufo! i been watchin for quite some time and u really did start something on here showing everyone what all these(and others) leds were capable of and for that i thank you

thats for sure bro its been a long road with these leds, well over an year now. good stuff u sticking around all this time, means allot bro.

looking good irish...will have to ck out mikes leds again...L

thanks!

hey great grow going strong there irish...i need to pick some of your brains here,sorry to jack the thread im growing in a 3x3x5 tent i have 4 plants in there and will be switching 12/12 very soon im currently using cfls which are doing tremendous but im thinking hps for flowering this is where i havent a clue what wattage would be enough coverage also air cooled as of temps there currently at about 76f with a 160cfm exctactor would i need to up the extraction some guidance would be much appreciated guys or gals

if you had more height i would say an 600w for sure but you would have to keep thing short, so a 400w might be best for you. but i think if you had ur setup dialed in you could use a 600w and be more then great. keep the ballast outside of the room or get a digi one, air cool the light and have an good intake/exhaust. you would be able to grow a couple foot plants and be good

per-fuckn-ecto irish those girls look absolutely content. how are the leds stacking up against your 1000 watt hid?

so far for veg the leds do allot better, but i cant say for flowering yet until I get in the last weeks of budding.

hey langa78 i suggest a 400watt hps. im on my 3rd grow with one in a 2x2x5 that i had 3 4gal plants in. a 600watt might be a little too much unless you could keep your plants short and bushy. you would need a reflector that you could cool with an fan in addition to having an exhaust fan for your room. i have a cool tube that works really well for me. Then see how it goes as far as temps.[/QUOTE]

 

[turttle]

hey great grow going strong there irish...i need to pick some of your brains here,sorry to jack the thread im growing in a 3x3x5 tent i have 4 plants in there and will be switching 12/12 very soon im currently using cfls which are doing tremendous but im thinking hps for flowering this is where i havent a clue what wattage would be enough coverage also air cooled as of temps there currently at about 76f with a 160cfm exctactor would i need to up the extraction some guidance would be much appreciated guys or gals

For HPS I would look into Lumeteks new series of ballasts.I just picked one up with 6 inch cool tube.I would recomend there 600 watt.Only because you can select wattage to your liking 600 watt super lumens being the highest.I have the 400 watt it is selectable between 250 375 400 and superbright lumens.And the great thing is power is swiched on the input side so saves on elect.Not sure what cfm would be best.If your tent is 3x3x5=45 square CUBIC ft .I think your 160 cubic ft per min should do it.There is sill nothing out there that covers spec output power that hps covers but then you have to deal with heat issues and venting I am personally liking these leds my self.

 

[langa78]

thanks for the info guys much appreciated,so when it comes to intake and exhaust if i were to use the fan i have already and use it for intake then get a 5inch for extraction am i on the right lines here would this maybe bring temps down

 

[IrishBoy]

thanks for the info guys much appreciated,so when it comes to intake and exhaust if i were to use the fan i have already and use it for intake then get a 5inch for extraction am i on the right lines here would this maybe bring temps down

you want ur intake a little smaller then your exhaust to keep smells under control . in my case where my temps are in the 100's i have a bigger intake then exhaust the smell isn't as controlled but the temps are lower when i run it like this with my setup. but in most cases u want ur intake less cfm then exhaust. Either way its going to bring ur temps down then without and intake/exhaust

 

[turttle]

thanks for the info guys much appreciated,so when it comes to intake and exhaust if i were to use the fan i have already and use it for intake then get a 5inch for extraction am i on the right lines here would this maybe bring temps down

May I ask what your current temps are.
In my locatin its pretty darn hot I wouldnt even think about running HPS with out ac.
With my tent I have the 4 inch built in ports.If you have optional size ports I would go bigger.What I did was picked up an inexpensive 6 inch inline fan from HTG.160 cfm free air flow I think its 33 watts and mounted it to a 6 inch cool tubex24 inches..(Killer deal 50 bucks shiped out of oregon new.ballast 150 new).But any way I hooked a 4 inch adapter to my 6 ich cool tube and fan is pushing air out instead of pulling.It wouldnt hurt to add another for the bottom vent to push the air in.Still in any case I believe heat will still be an issue in this small of an area.Depending on what temps are outside the tent.I dont believe these fans will work well with any resrictions such as carbon filter.My self in my location I dont need to filter.

 

[langa78]

you certainly can turtle, temps outside the tent are 80.9f temps by exhaust is 80f inside the tent at the very top is 81.6f and on the top of the plant pot is 78f so do you think there is a solution to bringing this temp down slightly at all??

 

[turttle]

you certainly can turtle, temps outside the tent are 80.9f temps by exhaust is 80f inside the tent at the very top is 81.6f and on the top of the plant pot is 78f so do you think there is a solution to bringing this temp down slightly at all??

To get temps down further than this the temps outside your tent would need to come down.Portable ac unit would work.I tried with a swamp but my temps are about 80 but humid.If I were to turn on my HPS Im sure it would realy jump.But there are ways to fine tune.You could get speed adjusters for your fans.And if you get the lumatek you can turn output down to help control heat.And I Would run lights on during night hours.With out ac IDK.Honestly if I were to run my hps I would run with tent doors open with a circulating fan then close her up during lights off using your existing set up.I am sure others may have controversy over this and may have better solution but I am sure everyone agrees that ac would be best.Irish temps in his grow are 100 degrees his plants really look good.

 

[langa78]

thanks turttle for the time taken to answer much appreciated hope i can get this one sorted else no hps for me i think or maybe a weakling 250w

 

[turttle]

thanks turttle for the time taken to answer much appreciated hope i can get this one sorted else no hps for me i think or maybe a weakling 250w

Yes HPS does work well better for winter.If you descide to go with weekling remember the lumatek is like 3 ballasts in one.250watts to 400.or 375 to 600.