First CFL Grow Using 30 Watt CFLs

donpaul.p said:
i only do a water change every 4 to 6 weeks, if i emptied the whole tank then my fish would die, as you have mentioned the good stuff for the fish builds up in the water so changing all the water would harm the fish, so every 6 weeks i change 1/3rd of the water, this is all is needed to keep the tank healthy, plus i clean my filter around this time as well, it has 2 spong filters in it that i squeeze out and clean, this is all the sludge i was on about, plus in my filter i have a section that has some mineral in it, its has small white chalky stones and the water filters through this also, its some sort of mineral, ive never replaced it so not sure what it is, the only other thing i use is a suction pump, this sucks all the crap out the gravel at the bottom of the tank, this is all fish crap and un-used food, this all usually goes in the bin, but im wondering if this sludge could be mixed in with a batch of compost, as some sort of additive, im really not sure whats in it but its mainly poo and slime that the fish create, so im wondering if i kept this and let it dry out so it would go sort of powdery, then i could mix it in with the compost before planting the plants,
i just wish i could test it and find out what is exactly in this sludge.

im going to run 1 of these 2ltr dwc hempies on pure fish water and bpn, no tap water will be used, this way i can see how the plant grows in total fish water and then i can sample the buds at the end, i would use it on all my plants but till i sample the buds from this test plant i would rather not risk it in case i ended up with a load of manky bud, but so far so good, the buds are more developed on the fish water fed plant, the plant is growing quicker and seems more in flower then the clone of the same age, but i wont know the quality of the buds till i sample the goods, but i will be giving a good flush a bit before harvest to get everything out the soil that i dont want in their
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The mineral is to help disapate ammonia. Typically it must be re-charged every so often or it is of no use. I simply replace it when I add in new filter medium ( Google this and it will tell you how to re-charge ). Ammonia levels never get that bad unless you have numerous large fish or Gold Fish. I have 9 large African Cichlids in a 55 gallon so the Ammonia can get rough. I use an Emperor 400 and it works great. Cycles my 55 gallon tank almost 4 times an hour. The killa benefit is that it utilizes two bio wheels. The bio wheels store all of the beneficial bacteria to keep the tank cycled. Your water changes are right on. If you are doing them at those intervals then your tank is healthy and cycled. Probably the reason for good reactions with the plants. Cichlids enjoy a high PH and slight salt additive ( I TBsp for every 5 gallons ) or else I would probably use the water as you are. PH buffers for tanks are full of salts so I shy away from this. Another way to know your tank is healthy is when fish breed successively. I cant get mine too stop!

Sorry about the rant on Fish Tanks!! I just saw a question I could actually answer for you!!
 
thanks for the info mate, i did reps you earlier so might not let me again, if it does ill send you some reps, my tank is a 150 litres and the coffee table tank is 200 litres at a guess, i have got a bag of these chalky stones but it dont way what they are, but ill check when i go the fish shop next, it sits in a plastic part between the 2 filters, it all came when i got my tank so ive not had to buy anything filter wise since getting the tank
 
thanks GiGa, just doing my bit to help other growers, as soon as the roots start poking out the bottom of the hempie ill fill the res with tank water and give the tank water a go with the bpn in a dwc hempie, by doing this i remove the soil from the equation and this way i can see how the plant reacts with growing just in the tank water and bpn, then it would be a more fair test as it will be growing in the tank water and nothing else, im starting about 6 x 2ltr dwc hempies, so ill do a couple of these with the tank water, i started some fem seeds of the same strain so one of these will be tap water and bpn and the other will be tank water and bpn, so i can then see if they benefit the dwc set up as well,

thanks for the reps mate, im trying to get caught up with everyone, im getting their, but it takes a while, so much has happened and so much to read.
 
donpaul.p said:
thanks for the info mate, i did reps you earlier so might not let me again, if it does ill send you some reps, my tank is a 150 litres and the coffee table tank is 200 litres at a guess, i have got a bag of these chalky stones but it dont way what they are, but ill check when i go the fish shop next, it sits in a plastic part between the 2 filters, it all came when i got my tank so ive not had to buy anything filter wise since getting the tank
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The chalky stones are for ammonia. Rinse them a bit and stick em in the cage filter you are talking about!
 
My plants in my 2Ls has tap roots...with dirt hanging on them..i put them in the cloner 1st..thinking the spray nozzles would wash them off..i don't think it will harm the plants..they are really growing..i got them under MH now...if and when the roots get too big for the bottles i'll transfer to 5 gal buckets...this Auto Pounder finally broke ground but it seem to be growing slow...its going for a swim too as soon as it gets some roots...so is the Hash Plant..i'll take clones for next year outside grow..plant early and reveg like i did this year...i think i'm going to like growing in water..but i'm not going to be satisfied with 2 or 3 ozs...
 
i think its an auto trait, they seem slow and most start deformed,how ever ive got a none auto blue mystic and this is very slow, it just started growing its first real leaf but the seeds planted the same day are on their 3rd set, so not sure what to make of it, but i put it under the hps yesterday so ill see how it goes
 
hi all, i soaked some of the sour kush cross kiwi seeds and 1 sproted within 12 hours so thats go into a pot, id normally put the seeds strait in the soil but i wanted to check the germination rate, and out of the seeds i soaked 2 have sprouted and i can see the others starting to sprout as well, so ive planted the one and ill plant any others that sprout, i want a male and female so i can cross it with each other and try and make it more stable, it might not need it but it depends how these grow, so if i have a clearly stronger female and male then ill cross these and get some more seeds.

im loving the way this sleestack cross skunk is growing, its from herbies, the leaves look a lot better than anything else ive grown, but its a regular seeds so it could be male, but i had another seed of the same strain so i planted that as well, all these ive planted will be 2ltr dwc hempies as i can still do my scrog while their growing, just need the 4 big plants to finish flowering then ill be setting up my dwc scrog,

ive now not had a smoke for 2 weeks, so im hoping ill pass this drug test on monday, cant wait to have a smoke either, i was so tempted towards the end of last week, but i pulled myself away from the bud and didnt touch any, so all been well i should pass this test, then ill have a decent job and decent money and can invest in some decent equipment and seeds, their so many top strains id like to try so thats my plan.
 
just have you a fatty rolled for after you leave the place you got to pee at.
the best of both worlds, a great job and a MIGHTY FINE BUZZ will be your reward:high-five:
 
GiGaBaNE said:
sigh, thats twice i tried to rep one of your posts in the last 10 mins. it says i must spread some reputation around...so here goes.

Donpaul knows his shit and is cool...pass it around guys :rofl:
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done did
 
thanks GiGa n fish cake, trust me ill have one rolled and ready to light as soon as i come out of the test, i was so tempted the end of last week, but i need this job so didnt take the risk, i cant risk not getting this job so i kept the jars sealed and left them where they was, its not worth the risk, plus i only got 2 more days to go, plus im sure ill enjoy it all the more,
thanks both
 
Oh I know you will:)
 
i only got 2 days to go, i been counting the days, usually id have no bud to smoke so wouldnt worry about it, but now im growing my own i got plenty of bud and cant smoke any, ill make up for it after this test,
 
YEPP, Don stay away from the Wacky, till You Secure That JOB, it is WAY, WAY, more important than a temporary BUZZ, which you can enjoy after the Pissing take place!!! And Gig, and FC, I try to give evryone I feel deserves REPS ALL THE TIME, and get the same DAMNED CANNED RESPONSE it seems we all get!!! What if you do not want to spread the LOVE around, I am kinda irascible sometimes, and I want to give MY LOVE,AHEM, TOO WHO THE HELL I WANT TO GIVE IT TOO!!! Just being a Grumpy Crusty Old First Sargent Guys, SORRY, but it does tick ME OFF TO NO END SOMETIMES!!! Well I am late gotta go work, YEAH!!!! SINCERELY, JAMESWTHEGREEN.PS, anyone heard from Heirloom lately, maybe I should Shoot Him A PM???? Just Asking.
 
i aint going to take the risk mate, i really need this job, its good pay as well and should be a long term job, plus its something im in to so its all good, i got my test 8:30 monday morning, then ill get my start date, so i can smoke what i like once i pass this test, its been 2 weeks or their abouts so i should pass with no problems, been pretty active so i should pass, ill let you all know on monday,

heirloom, not heard from him for a while, has his journal been updated lately, i been off for a couple of days, ill check his journal and journals he is active in, chances are he just not been online like me for a few days,

as for the reps, i dont think its as much about giving other people reps, i think their is some kind of timeline to it, it must be a few days before you can reps the same person again, not sure how many days though, one of us needs to give just one person reps and then not reps anyone else, then each day keep trying to give that person reps again just to see how long we need to leave it, their have been many times when ive tried giving reps and i cant, but i find after a couple of days it lets me give reps again, its just to stop us giving reps to the same person several times a day, i think its more time related than anything else, well thats the impression i get
 
im going to drink plenty between now and then just to make sure, but i have been reading that drinking loads dont help as thc is an oil so water dont affect anything, i was reading a journal a few hours back and their is 2 prescribed tablets for chemo that comes up with a fail for thc, so if i do fail ill tell them i take one of these tablets, i dont think i will fail but if i do ill tell them the names of these tablets, they are to stop sickness and stop losing weight due to this, ill need to check if its prescribed in this country but thats my back up plan if i fail this test, i really really dont think i will fail, im not a heavy user, i only had a spliff or 2 a night so its not like i am smoking all day, but its been a while so i dont think i got anything to worry about, ill make sure i drink plenty before the test so they wont be getting one of the first pisses of the day,
but i cant see me failing this test, i think their looking for people on class a drugs more so im not even sure how strict they will be with cannabis, they may be ok with it, i think its more about how risky someone is with a heavy drug addict, building new cars like that would be a target so i think they want to make sure their is no risk.
 
donpaul.p said:
i aint going to take the risk mate, i really need this job, its good pay as well and should be a long term job, plus its something im in to so its all good, i got my test 8:30 monday morning, then ill get my start date, so i can smoke what i like once i pass this test, its been 2 weeks or their abouts so i should pass with no problems, been pretty active so i should pass, ill let you all know on monday,

heirloom, not heard from him for a while, has his journal been updated lately, i been off for a couple of days, ill check his journal and journals he is active in, chances are he just not been online like me for a few days,

as for the reps, i dont think its as much about giving other people reps, i think their is some kind of timeline to it, it must be a few days before you can reps the same person again, not sure how many days though, one of us needs to give just one person reps and then not reps anyone else, then each day keep trying to give that person reps again just to see how long we need to leave it, their have been many times when ive tried giving reps and i cant, but i find after a couple of days it lets me give reps again, its just to stop us giving reps to the same person several times a day, i think its more time related than anything else, well thats the impression i get
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in that case my friend, we best get into the habbit of speaking words of wisdom once every 48 hours instead of every other post and chat shit the rest of the time...im sure FC could teach us :rofl:
 
gigabane said:
in that case my friend, we best get into the habbit of speaking words of wisdom once every 48 hours instead of every other post and chat shit the rest of the time...im sure fc could teach us :rofl:
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duh ok!
 
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