MReilly 1st DWC Big Bomb GJ, 2017

[MReilly]

Setup:

Grow Space:

Old Cabinet In basement:
-H- 59in, W- 28in, D- 22in
-Inside painted flat Ultra White
-cut hole in back for 4in inline fan and power cords

Grow Type:

DWC:
-48qt Rubbermaid cooler
-Removed cooler lid, created netpot lid by taking hard 2in house insulating foam, cutting to size, cutting 6 holes, covered in foils HVAC tape.
-6 3.75in netpots
-2 airpumps with 2 bubble stones each

Light:

300W Viparspectra Full Spectrum LED

Fertilizers:

GH Flora
CaliMagic

Strain:

THC Bomb

Germination method: wet paper towel

 

[MReilly]

 

[MReilly]

More Stuff:

 

[MReilly]

-Emptied Rez
-Soaked Rez in bleach solution for an hour
-Soaked airstones in bleach solution for an hour.
-Rinsed all thoroughly, ran airstones in fresh water for 5 minutes
-Filled Rez with fresh water and 2ml/gal of hydrogen

Trying to fix this:

 

[MReilly]

Week 4:

Plants are still recovering. I have not changed the rez as of yet. This is 7 days since last change. See above.

On 2/18 I added 6tsp of CaliMagic to the rez because the roots have begun reaching the water. The leaves showed signs of over watering, Ca-Mg deficiency, and N deficiency. This was indicated by the new lime green growth and yellowing of old leaves as well as brown spots on the leaves.

The plants are recovering nicely:

 

[MReilly]

I forgot to include specifics:

Air temp: 80°F
Nutes: 0
Supplements: 1/2 dose of hydroguard from week prior
6 tsp of CaliMagic
pH: 5.89 when tested, lowered to 5.65
Smell: none
Light Schedule: 18:6

 

[BedroomFarmer]

Can I ask MR. Why no nutes? Normally what I see in hydro is nutes from the start. Even amended soil has some nutrients ready to go once that plant is ready to uptake. That's why I always start even seedlings with a few ml of grow per gal of water. I've never grown dwc though. Good luck.

 

[RedDawg]

They definitely need some Nutrients ! My next question would be how well did you rinse your hydroton ? The pH shouldn't be fluctuating very much, if at all.
One Love and much Respect !!


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[MReilly]

Bed and Red,

Here's why no nutes:
MReilly DWC Seedling Help

TLDR; about killed these guys a few weeks ago. Tried the "wicking" methods, caused over watering. Then slime. Then too much nutes due to over watering.

Washed all new hydroton, soaked in pH solution, then added plants in after bleaching the hell out of the rez, stones, tubes, etc.

Also learned the cabinet temp was too low. I keep it at 80°F now with a space heater. I am going to seal the cabinet up but first install a non-luminous infrared system to keep the temp around 80°F all the time, even with lights out.

 

[MReilly]

Week 6

Tues 2/28
Emptied Rez. Roots look good.

Filled with 8 gallons RO water.
Added Nutes:
Micro- 2.5 tsp
Gro-2.5tsp
Bloom- 2.0tsp
CaliMagic- 8tsp
Hydroguard- 16tsp

Realized I added CaliMagic almost last. May have screwed uo

Re-aligned air stones before nutes and water.

pH fluctuations are insane now. Probably due to RO.

Some leaves on a plant have brown spots. Probably due to pH fluctuations.

Plants are growing really well. Lowered light to 16in above plants.

 

[Amadeus Forzin]

Hope all is well in your world.

How did this grow turn out?

We would love to be updated with some pictures and info.

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I am moving this to Abandoned Journals until we get updates.

Sending you lots of love and positive energy.

 

[MReilly]

This grow failed due to a wind storm that killed power to my area for over a week. Temp plummeted to around 55°F. Air in water was gone, plants were hurting.

In the spring / summer I started a soil grow. Plants got out of control. Pics incoming.

 

[MReilly]

Newest pics are from last summer first ever successful grow in soil

 

[Amadeus Forzin]

Hope all is well in your world.

Thanks for sharing this with us, we are sorry for your loss.

I’m moving this to Completed Journals now.

Have you started a new grow journal you would like to share with us?

If not, please feel free to start a new one here: Journals in Progress

Sending you lots of love and positive energy.

 

[MReilly]

Works for me. I will start a new grow at the end of March. Probably Coco Coir