KCCO’s First Grow In Hydro

[KCCO 77]

So after another res change last night everything is good I lowered the ppm by 100. Ph was pretty stable. I did have to top off with 5L of water this morning (12 hr later)

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• KCCO 77
• May 22, 2018

Last night

 

[KCCO 77]

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• KCCO 77
• May 22, 2018

Tonight

 

[Pennywise]

Good numbers man.

 

[KCCO 77]

I should be at 1000 to 1400ppm. It was at 830 ppm last night. Tonight it is at 870 ppm even with this mornings top up. I do have to top off again tonight. I am starting to wonder if my light/airflow/ tons of air through the airstones is leaving the plant wanting much more water then food. I would like to raise my ppm but the chart is telling me to lower it.

 

[KCCO 77]

Good numbers man.

I hope I can keep them there for more than 48 hrs lol

 

[KCCO 77]

Next generation getting big quick. A little bit of leaf twisting but I can work that out.

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• KCCO 77
• May 22, 2018

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• KCCO 77
• May 22, 2018

 

[Pennywise]

I usually run lower levels of nutrient, I didn’t see a big difference running higher levels.

 

[KCCO 77]

I usually run lower levels of nutrient, I didn’t see a big difference running higher levels.

K good to know. I like to push the plants as much as possible but as we were talking about the N already looks high. So I will just play around in this range for now until I get this shit together and let the plants talk to me. I don’t want to F$”& these up. Lol

 

[Chris Scorpio]

I've always been a lower nutes guy in soil and hempy

And in the new DWC challenge I'm sticking to that theory

I'm at 1/2 nutes. But gonna start watching the ppm more to see how they fluxuate.
My pH has been pretty good , I even got another pen to be sure they are true numbers

So far just adding RO water has seemed to be real good

For sure learning a lot from this thread @KCCO 77

 

[KCCO 77]

I've always been a lower nutes guy in soil and hempy

And in the new DWC challenge I'm sticking to that theory

I'm at 1/2 nutes. But gonna start watching the ppm more to see how they fluxuate.
My pH has been pretty good , I even got another pen to be sure they are true numbers

So far just adding RO water has seemed to be real good

For sure learning a lot from this thread @KCCO 77

All I can say at this point it was so easy up until 2 weeks ago. (Week 3 of flower)Things really started to fluctuate a lot after that. Glad I am not the only one soaking up all this great info around here. Enjoy

 

[KCCO 77]

5am Wednesday morning. The ppm is very stable over the last 12 hrs. The ph has crashed again to 4.8 overnight FML.

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• KCCO 77
• May 23, 2018

Good morning to all play safe.

 

[Pennywise]

Are you running an air stone in your res?

 

[KCCO 77]

Are you running an air stone in your res?

Yes I am. It is a 12 inch. I also have a4 inch air Stone in each bucket.

 

[Pennywise]

Maybe go with a smaller stone in your res, just enough air to keep the solution mixed up. The 4” stones in each bucket should be enough. My gut instincts tell me there’s too much co2 in your water/nutrients causing the ph to crash like it is.

 

[KCCO 77]

Maybe go with a smaller stone in your res, just enough air to keep the solution mixed up. The 4” stones in each bucket should be enough. My gut instincts tell me there’s too much co2 in your water/nutrients causing the ph to crash like it is.

You mite b onto something with this. My pump is so strong the bubbles splash me in the face when I lift the lid to my res. I will post some pics of the res this evening. The plants r starting to really show cal and mag problems. I think due to the ph being so low all the time. The plants have stopped growing but r still drinking. I will post pics tonight. Thx

 

[Pennywise]

You just need enough air in your res to keep the nutrients in suspension. A 12” stone is overkill.

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Seeeeeeee

I'm even more edumacated now

No scooling needed for me...lol

I may have too much in my seedling DWC. I'm adding more starts to it today and am gonna do a hands on check with it
Temps are an issue and may do the water battle trick soon, but no way I can get it down to 72deg

Fun fun fun

 

[Pennywise]

Use a good enzyme product if your res runs to the warm side. My go to product is Z7.

 

[SweeetExide]

How was your water level in that time ? They still drinking ?

The bubbles from your air pump shouldn't be strong enough to break roots but should break the surface tension in the bucket.

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Use a good enzyme product if your res runs to the warm side. My go to product is Z7.

Thanks PW

I use z7 and Hydroguard now, so far everything seems perfecto...

OOOO need to disconect the filter in my small tent, see if it sucks more air and cools it down some