Nice looking seedlings standing nice and tall and that rubber wire sure comes in handy. I have used a lot on carhooks and like you used yours. 
I Ain't Afraid Of No Ghost - Seedsman's Purple Ghost Candy Comparative Grow SIP/SCROG
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Yeah I love that wire! We use it in the veggie garden a lot as well!
Where is the SIP leaking from? Transplanting at this stage seems like a pain and maybe even risky. I'd probably go with JB Weld epoxy putty if that was an option!
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I thought the same thing and I will try and determine where it’s coming from. I had a suspicion that one of the buckets had a leak last round.
It’s the oddest thing, the drip pan I have under the bucket all of a sudden had like a 1/8” of water in it. I took it out, and dumped the water from the tray. It was clearly from the sip bucket looking at the color of it.
I dried everything off and put it back in there, added another couple of cups of water into the reservoir and watched it for like 20 mins with no signs of water or leak.
Stays that way for the next 36 hours, dry. I going this afternoon and there is another 1/8” of standing water in the pan…
The only thing I can think of is I cracked it when I drilled the overflow hole but I can’t find any evidence of that. The bottom looks fine.
Tomorrow I will bring it out to an area that I can take a good long look at it and see what the heck is going on. If I can find the leak I will put some flex seal on it and should be good to go for this grow. Then it will become a yard bucket
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Ok leak found. Is a crack right in the middle that’s probably an inch long. In assuming it formed during my last grow when I was trying to level out the canopy and used stacked 2x4’s to raise the buckets. I did not add any support for the middle of the buckets…..
With where it is and how big it is I am not so sure some flex seal or jb weld is the cure given it’s always going to sag.
Thoughts??
EDIT:
Reading more on flex seal paste I am heading to the store to grab some. I’m just going to cover a majority of the bottom of the bucket with it
I guess the biggest concern I have is chemicals leaching into my sip reservoir.
With where it is and how big it is I am not so sure some flex seal or jb weld is the cure given it’s always going to sag.
Thoughts??
EDIT:
Reading more on flex seal paste I am heading to the store to grab some. I’m just going to cover a majority of the bottom of the bucket with it
I guess the biggest concern I have is chemicals leaching into my sip reservoir.
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Day 6 update:
Well I’m pretty sure I have the leak fixed, time will tell on that one.
I had the tent open for a while today so I am going to skip the numbers as they are off for sure.
That’s about it for today.
Well I’m pretty sure I have the leak fixed, time will tell on that one.
I had the tent open for a while today so I am going to skip the numbers as they are off for sure.
That’s about it for today.
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Ok so here is the new schedule plan based off of the stretch everyone else is seeing I am only going to do 4 weeks of veg and net in on the second week of flower if not in the first week.
Week 1 - Sprout
Nutes 1g/Gal
VPD: 0.6
DLI: 12
Week 2 - Sprout:
Nutes 1.5g/Gal
VPD: 0.7
DLI: 16
Week 3 - Sprout:
Nutes 2g/Gal
VPD: 0.7
DLI: 20
Week 4 - Veg week 1:
Nutes: 2.5g/Gal + Bushdoctor Cal/Mag
VPD: 0.7
DLI: 30
Week 5 - Veg week 2:
Nutes: 3.5/Gal
VPD: 0.8
DLI: 35
Week 6 - Veg week 3:
Nutes: 4.5g/Gal
VPD: .9
DLI: 40
Week 7 - Veg week 4:
Nutes: 5g/Gal + Bushdoctor Cal/Mag
VPD: 1.0
DLI: 45
Week 8: FLIP Week
Nutes: 5g/gal
VPD: 1.1
DLI: 25
Week 9 - Flower week 1:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.2
DLI: 28
Week 10 - Flower week 2 SCROG net goes in:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal + Bushdoctor Cal/Mag
VPD: 1.2
DLI: 30
Week 11 Flower week 3:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.3
DLI: 34
Week 12 flower week 4:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.4
DLI: 36
Week 13 flower week 5:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.4
DLI: 38
Week 14 flower week 6:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.4
DLI: 40
Week 15 flower week 7:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.4
DLI: 40
Week 16 flower week 8:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.5
DLI: 36
Week 17 flower week 9:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.5
DLI: 32
Week 18 flower week 10 - harvest:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.5
DLI: 32
Week 1 - Sprout
Nutes 1g/Gal
VPD: 0.6
DLI: 12
Week 2 - Sprout:
Nutes 1.5g/Gal
VPD: 0.7
DLI: 16
Week 3 - Sprout:
Nutes 2g/Gal
VPD: 0.7
DLI: 20
Week 4 - Veg week 1:
Nutes: 2.5g/Gal + Bushdoctor Cal/Mag
VPD: 0.7
DLI: 30
Week 5 - Veg week 2:
Nutes: 3.5/Gal
VPD: 0.8
DLI: 35
Week 6 - Veg week 3:
Nutes: 4.5g/Gal
VPD: .9
DLI: 40
Week 7 - Veg week 4:
Nutes: 5g/Gal + Bushdoctor Cal/Mag
VPD: 1.0
DLI: 45
Week 8: FLIP Week
Nutes: 5g/gal
VPD: 1.1
DLI: 25
Week 9 - Flower week 1:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.2
DLI: 28
Week 10 - Flower week 2 SCROG net goes in:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal + Bushdoctor Cal/Mag
VPD: 1.2
DLI: 30
Week 11 Flower week 3:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.3
DLI: 34
Week 12 flower week 4:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.4
DLI: 36
Week 13 flower week 5:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.4
DLI: 38
Week 14 flower week 6:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.4
DLI: 40
Week 15 flower week 7:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.4
DLI: 40
Week 16 flower week 8:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.5
DLI: 36
Week 17 flower week 9:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.5
DLI: 32
Week 18 flower week 10 - harvest:
Nutes: 5.5g/gal
VPD: 1.5
DLI: 32
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So I went in to give the ladies their afternoon spa treatment of a spritzing of MegaCrops finest and it appears Slimer has gotten too big for her britches and was laying flat on the ground. Looks like she was there long enough to fully reposition her leaves and even grow back up towards the light.
So I had to break out some more wire and reposition the one I had in there.
So odd she seems like she is so tall and her sister is so short.
If it was just the one I would think my lights are too far away.
Maybe in lower my light height and reduce the power to get my target DLI?
So I had to break out some more wire and reposition the one I had in there.
So odd she seems like she is so tall and her sister is so short.
If it was just the one I would think my lights are too far away.
Maybe in lower my light height and reduce the power to get my target DLI?
Great start! You make it look so easy!
I'm a big fan of the flex seal. I like the spray, caulk, and they even offer larger containers for bigger jobs. If you seen the commercials, he puts a screen door in a boat. If that doesn't leak, it's got your back!
I'm a big fan of the flex seal. I like the spray, caulk, and they even offer larger containers for bigger jobs. If you seen the commercials, he puts a screen door in a boat. If that doesn't leak, it's got your back!
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I had an old aluminum fishing boat that had a ton of leaky rivets in it. I covered the entire inside of the boat with a combo of their paste and spray and it stopped leaking completely!
It did take a few applications to get it right but it worked like a charm!
Some folks would say if you turn face the ghost the other way, the short one will grow and the tall one will slow down!
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Maybe time to remove the ghost eh haha
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Well that’s Week 1 in the books! Day 7 update.
Well week 1 wasn’t without hiccups…. Crack/leak on Slimers sip seems to be fixed. My purple ghost antics have been shunned by the elder statesmen and Slimer took a big fat flop about sums up the week.
Slimer is fully recovered from her little fall and Dana seems to be catching up in the growth department.
I gave them both their first real drink today along with a few squirts for good measure. Will squirt them down again right about lights out.
It’s 86° and 80% rh outside right now and we are expecting some thundercrackers this afternoon along with some hail. So humidifier is not having to work a whole lot right now as we still have the windows open as it’s been really nice at night…. That’s going to change soon I think and the AC is going to get turned on.
I will make the change to VPD during lights out and I will take a DLI reading tomorrow and make any needed adjustments, though I think the 4 point increase in DLI will happen naturally with growth.
That’s about it for today’s update. I will likely just start doing weekly updates on the numbers portion, daily reporting of that is probably overkill.
Well week 1 wasn’t without hiccups…. Crack/leak on Slimers sip seems to be fixed. My purple ghost antics have been shunned by the elder statesmen and Slimer took a big fat flop about sums up the week.
Slimer is fully recovered from her little fall and Dana seems to be catching up in the growth department.
I gave them both their first real drink today along with a few squirts for good measure. Will squirt them down again right about lights out.
It’s 86° and 80% rh outside right now and we are expecting some thundercrackers this afternoon along with some hail. So humidifier is not having to work a whole lot right now as we still have the windows open as it’s been really nice at night…. That’s going to change soon I think and the AC is going to get turned on.
I will make the change to VPD during lights out and I will take a DLI reading tomorrow and make any needed adjustments, though I think the 4 point increase in DLI will happen naturally with growth.
That’s about it for today’s update. I will likely just start doing weekly updates on the numbers portion, daily reporting of that is probably overkill.
Thanks good update.
Okay, now I am on board.
Nice start to your grow journal @Ke0ncp
You might want to loosen the wire support to allow her to grow straight up.
I will be around to see how you are coming along.
Stay safe and grow well my friend,
Tok..
Nice start to your grow journal @Ke0ncp
You might want to loosen the wire support to allow her to grow straight up.
I will be around to see how you are coming along.
Stay safe and grow well my friend,
Tok..
They're looking great! I'd avoid spraying the leaves and make the plant get its moisture by growing roots. 
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Yes I need to start watering further away from them so they start to build their rootsThey're looking great! I'd avoid spraying the leaves and make the plant get its moisture by growing roots.
I was thinking that as I sprayed them last night hahaha.
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Day 8 update:
Crack fix was not successful. Going to put another layer of flex seal on the bottom once I’m done with this update.
Lowered the light height today to get to my DLI goal of 16.
Upped Nutes to 1.5g/g today as well and was chasing VPD settings on the controller a good portion of the day but think I have the dialed in now to hit my weekly .7 goal.
Girls are looking happy. Here are a couple of pics and it’s off to fix this damn leak…
Crack fix was not successful. Going to put another layer of flex seal on the bottom once I’m done with this update.
Lowered the light height today to get to my DLI goal of 16.
Upped Nutes to 1.5g/g today as well and was chasing VPD settings on the controller a good portion of the day but think I have the dialed in now to hit my weekly .7 goal.
Girls are looking happy. Here are a couple of pics and it’s off to fix this damn leak…
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it’s messy but I think I got it!
EDIT:
I am assuming by drilling the hole in the side of the bucket that I comprised the structural integrity and design put forth my the random vendor I got it from
I don’t want anyone thinking I am using some cheap ass buckets
EDIT:
I am assuming by drilling the hole in the side of the bucket that I comprised the structural integrity and design put forth my the random vendor I got it from
I don’t want anyone thinking I am using some cheap ass buckets
It's good! Ship it!it’s messy but I think I got it!
EDIT:
I am assuming by drilling the hole in the side of the bucket that I comprised the structural integrity and design put forth my the random vendor I got it from
I don’t want anyone thinking I am using some cheap ass buckets