KCCO Grows Hydro

[CraZysWeeD]

Lmao ya I learned in my 20s to keep myself busy or I do stupid shit lol. At this moment I am dosing down. When the plants get to about 4 weeks I will switch it to dose up. It can do either but must b set to up or down. In my case when they r young ph holds very well. It just need a little down every now and again. After the plants r bigger than 16 inches the they put a large demand on the water and I will switch it to dose up. I am using RO water.

Haha. Sounds great!

I got a clamp hose pump as well. Brought it home from work. I have two relays on my pH meter which can be set for dose up or down depending of pH. But with this small operation I'm running right now I don't feel the need for it. But it's great for my dream of scaling up... Got to keep that dream going.

 

[KCCO 77]

Haha. Sounds great!

I got a clamp hose pump as well. Brought it home from work. I have two relays on my pH meter which can be set for dose up or down depending of pH. But with this small operation I'm running right now I don't feel the need for it. But it's great for my dream of scaling up... Got to keep that dream going.

It all starts with a dream. My dreams r much bigger than my budget.

 

[Jack420]

We're I got mine all 3 was female n he as a return policy witch is the only place that has one

 

[KCCO 77]

Good day to all hope all is well. I think I will run the flood and drain table like this.

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 29, 2018

It is all sitting on a 44 inch long and 20 inch wide table that I slapped together with the most twisted 2by4s I had left in the garage.It level lol. As it turns out I did not have everything I needed for this project. The cycle timer I was going to use is 8 years old and the digital read out was toast. So I had to pick up a new one.

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 29, 2018

No more digital read out just dials. This thing will make it easier it dose not care what time it is and also has an option for light cell. The wife doesn’t know I bought this. She is getting a little upset with my spending habits the last few months. It’s all good she understands it’s for the cause. I will just keep her well sedated over the next few months until the dust settles lol Anyways play safe and as always open to suggestions. Thanks.

 

[Jack420]

Looks good

 

[KCCO 77]

Looks good

Thanks Jack should be fun.

 

[KCCO 77]

Just took some photos of the young ladies and the moms. All looking very happy they r being fed @1.4 ec. The temp and RH are very stable.

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 29, 2018

Here r the moms and the younger plants

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 29, 2018

I will say for sure the plants under the HLG r looking a little farther along. All r the same height more or less but the plants under the HLG r bushier.

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 29, 2018

The one above is the HLG (3000k)

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 29, 2018

Above is under a 6500k 8 bank LED. This will end up being a side by side comparison for the HLG and my 1000 HPS so I will try to post all differences as I go. In veg for now HLG for the win and it running at 50% lol.

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 29, 2018

Above is the 4 plants under the HLG.

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 29, 2018

Above is the 4plants under 6500k.

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 29, 2018

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 29, 2018

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 29, 2018

All the plants were topped this morning and I will start with a 18/6 light schedule tomorrow to get the ready for 12/ 12 flip. As of now they r 24/7. Play safe and enjoy

 

[Jack420]

Looking awsome.

 

[KCCO 77]

Looking awsome.

Thanks I am starting to think up some kind of set up for a scrog. Try to get a nice even conopy in there.

 

[KCCO 77]

Good morning to all. Just a little update I have been playing with my environment for a few days getting it ready for the 1000 w and cool tube and 6 inch inline fan. They should be in there this week sometime as soon as I flip to flower. Here r the numbers from directly under each light at canopy level.

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 31, 2018

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 31, 2018

The top number is under the HLG. And the lower temp is under the 6500 k 8 bank Led. The out temp on this is the average temp in the room 3 feet above the plants.

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 31, 2018

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 31, 2018

The res is holding well. Placed on 2 inch insulation. No heater or chiller required.

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 31, 2018

Enjoy and play safe.

 

[Alienpus]

Good morning to all. Just a little update I have been playing with my environment for a few days getting it ready for the 1000 w and cool tube and 6 inch inline fan. They should be in there this week sometime as soon as I flip to flower. Here r the numbers from directly under each light at canopy level.

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 31, 2018

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 31, 2018

The top number is under the HLG. And the lower temp is under the 6500 k 8 bank Led. The out temp on this is the average temp in the room 3 feet above the plants.

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 31, 2018

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 31, 2018

The res is holding well. Placed on 2 inch insulation. No heater or chiller required.

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 31, 2018

Enjoy and play safe.

Everything is under control I see, I have no idea what an HGL is or what a 6500k 8 bank LED represents but I understood 1000w cool tube and I know you are going to love that

 

[KCCO 77]

Everything is under control I see, I have no idea what an HGL is or what a 6500k 8 bank LED represents but I understood 1000w cool tube and I know you are going to love that

Yes sir I have run one for many years. Now it is lighting up my test subjects. I was just speaking of experiments on your journal. I have 2 of the same strain in flower as the plants in my RDWC system(all r green crack). My text subjects 1 is run lean at 1/4 strength and the other is locked up completely due to very high ec (by design)anyways that is what my 1000 is doing until the plants in the system get big enough to flip. I can’t wait to get it the 1000 in there it is a extension of my arm. Married together with my 6 inch fan it is great I a cold ass Canadian basement lol.

 

[KCCO 77]

Everything is under control I see, I have no idea what an HGL is or what a 6500k 8 bank LED represents but I understood 1000w cool tube and I know you are going to love that

The HLG550 v2 is the light that I had to take a second mortgage for. They say it is the equivalent of a single ended 1000w HPS at 500 watts. I will put my 1000w beside it to c if the HLG can hold its own through a flower cycle. Side by side test for my own research LED or HPS. Same environment same feeding in the system same strain just 2 different lights.

 

[KCCO 77]

Everything is under control I see, I have no idea what an HGL is or what a 6500k 8 bank LED represents but I understood 1000w cool tube and I know you are going to love that

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• KCCO 77
• Oct 1, 2018

Here is the setup the test subjects r under.

 

[CraZysWeeD]

My head is spinning with all stuff you been doing.

Thought I saw a combined pH, EC and temp meter from those China sites. Not the blue lab. Is it worth buying?

 

[KCCO 77]

My head is spinning with all stuff you been doing.

Thought I saw a combined pH, EC and temp meter from those China sites. Not the blue lab. Is it worth buying?

Hey Crazy Happy New Year. I know it’s busy over here. I have had 2 weeks to squeeze it all in. Over 1 week in and going strong lol. Na no China meters over here. I try to always buy from NA soil if possible and if the budget will allow it. You may have seen this one.

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• KCCO 77
• Dec 8, 2018

I had it in use when The ph controller was finishing up in my old flower room. Now I will use it for my flood and drain setup. For me I need the controller because some days I cannot make it to c my ladies/numbers due to work. So this keeps my OCD under control. In this game Stable ph = yield lol.

 

[KCCO 77]

Happy New Year Everyone wishing everyone the best. Since we r speaking of meters I will do a full tuneup this morning since my ph controller has been yelling at me since yesterday to calibrate.

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• KCCO 77
• Jan 1, 2019

Play safe

 

[KCCO 77]

Also have a little something something going on over here on the 2 of the plants in the system. It started yesterday and is a little worse today. My test subjects in soil have told me they love the calcium when young more so then other strains I have grown. So I have bumped the calcium my last res change. I do not think that is the problem but I will be watching it closely. The other thing I have changed recently is the light schedule. Again don’t think this is the problem but I will watch this as well.

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• KCCO 77
• Jan 1, 2019

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• KCCO 77
• Jan 1, 2019

Since Friday is res change day and I have no burnt tips or ugly clawed leaves I will bump the ec to 1.5 or 1.6. And c how it goes. Open to any suggestions

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• KCCO 77
• Jan 1, 2019

They r growing quick now.

 

[CraZysWeeD]

Hey Crazy Happy New Year. I know it’s busy over here. I have had 2 weeks to squeeze it all in. Over 1 week in and going strong lol. Na no China meters over here. I try to always buy from NA soil if possible and if the budget will allow it. You may have seen this one.

Yeah you seem to have a lot going on, and still to come.

Ok. They sell a copy of that meter over at alibaba store. Been thinking of getting one. But been a little unsure on how exact they are in measuring. I work with drinking water processing and I always get to comparing instruments we have at work with the ones you can buy off the shelf as a consumer. Some stuff is quite good and others complete junk.

 

[KCCO 77]

The Nutradip Tri meter I have just reads ph/ppm/temp. It has lasted close to ten years. Just have to replace probs once a year. The blue lab controller I have had for 8 months now. It is very accurate so far. I can only hope it lasts as long as my other meter. In my experience blue lab stuff is pretty good for longevity so far. I have a few hand held blue lab pens (ec@ph) both of them r 2 and 3 years old.