P-91 - CFL 12Pack - SCROG - DWC 1st Grow

Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

Actually distilled water is slightly acidic. Yes you should use Cal/Mag if you use distilled water. Personally, I would not use it because it can get pricey but it's up to you. What's wrong with your tap water? With pH up and down, I just add a couple drops to the bucket of water and test, add more, test....
 
Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

HempRocket said:
Actually distilled water is slightly acidic. Yes you should use Cal/Mag if you use distilled water. Personally, I would not use it because it can get pricey but it's up to you. What's wrong with your tap water? With pH up and down, I just add a couple drops to the bucket of water and test, add more, test....
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My tap water is 220-250 PPMs with a pH between 7-8 depending on temp/time of day. I was running the water through an Dupont in-line water filter for the DWC. PPMs are 130-150, pH in the high 6s to low 7s and adding the pH down. Guess I'm a little nervous about the water after all the earlier problems, that's why I grabbed a couple gals of distilled. It's prob OK. Should I just adjust my filtered water to around 6.5 and go from there?
 
Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

130-150 ppm is still too high. My tap water is around 180 so I installed a R/O system. I take the R/O water (TDS of 6-7) and mix it with my tap water to get water with TDS of around 60 (ideal) and then adjust the pH as needed. Most of the dissolved solids in my tap water is calcium and magnesium so I don't have to add any more cal/mag.
 
Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

HempRocket said:
130-150 ppm is still too high. My tap water is around 180 so I installed a R/O system. I take the R/O water (TDS of 6-7) and mix it with my tap water to get water with TDS of around 60 (ideal) and then adjust the pH as needed. Most of the dissolved solids in my tap water is calcium and magnesium so I don't have to add any more cal/mag.
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Guess I could mix in a 1/4 to 1/3 of my filtered tap water to the distilled and aim for 60 PPMs. I'm trying to talk the boss (wifey) into a R/O unit anyway after the FEDs get done playing with my tax dollars and issue my refund. My local hydro shop sells a nice 100 GPD R/O unit for $160.00. I know Ebay has it cheaper but if I have a problem these guys will help me out and I can keep the $$$ local.
 
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dirtinmyears said:
Guess I could mix in a 1/4 to 1/3 of my filtered tap water to the distilled and aim for 60 PPMs. I'm trying to talk the boss (wifey) into a R/O unit anyway after the FEDs get done playing with my tax dollars and issue my refund. My local hydro shop sells a nice 100 GPD R/O unit for $160.00. I know Ebay has it cheaper but if I have a problem these guys will help me out and I can keep the $$$ local.
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I'm one of those annoying people who has perfect water...30 TDS or less...and I bought a ZeroWater filter that reduces it down to zero TDS.

I use this for my plants and it was a really cheap but awesome filter..thought I'd pipe in...

Got any new pics of the Olsen Twins?? LOL

:Namaste:
 
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giantsfan24 said:
I'm one of those annoying people who has perfect water...30 TDS or less...and I bought a ZeroWater filter that reduces it down to zero TDS.

I use this for my plants and it was a really cheap but awesome filter..thought I'd pipe in...

Got any new pics of the Olsen Twins?? LOL

:Namaste:
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Suggestions are always welcome my man. :Namaste:

Well when celebs get out of rehab the paparazzo's snap a quick photo. My girls just got out on their stint due to "DWC" :)

Mary-Kate is hiding in the bushes:
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Ashley is wearing a new skirt
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And there is always the supermodel soccer mom, "P91 Olsen":
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She was so hot I had to bust out my camera!

Man that girl is some reallllly goood smoke! :tokin::tokin::tokin: This is a nug from the girls relative. I hope my girls end up putting out some nugs like this.

Bless you Fox Farms, Bless You!
 
Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

The Olsen Twins look a little anorexic...LOL...I hope you will start fattening them up here pretty quickly, LOL. I have a feeling they're just going to take off here in the next few days. Let them acclimate to their new environment and you'll have some great smoke soon.
 
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HempRocket said:
The Olsen Twins look a little anorexic...LOL...I hope you will start fattening them up here pretty quickly, LOL. I have a feeling they're just going to take off here in the next few days. Let them acclimate to their new environment and you'll have some great smoke soon.
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I noticed some new growth this morning that looks normal! FINALLY!

Think I'm going to water tonight but am not sure how much cal/mag to add. I was thinking to use half of what the bottle says (5ml per gal) and use around 2.5ml per gal even though they won't get that much water.

Also Hemp, hope you don't mind but I put your name in for Member of the Month. :goodluck:

:Namaste::Namaste::Namaste:
 
Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

I'm really happy that your girls are getting back on track. :high-five:
Do you have a TDS meter? You should add enough cal/mag to end up with TDS of about 60.

And I don't mind that you entered me but I think there are so many other members that deserve it more than I.
 
Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

Yes I do have a meter. Thanks for the reply.

As far as the nomination, your modesty is one of the reasons I put your name in. Helping and encouragement goes a long way with me.

Thanks again and your ladies look awesome!
 
Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

HempRocket said:
I'm really happy that your girls are getting back on track. :high-five:
Do you have a TDS meter? You should add enough cal/mag to end up with TDS of about 60.

And I don't mind that you entered me but I think there are so many other members that deserve it more than I.
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Hey hemp...what about adding dolomite lime to the water to 60 TDS? It's got cal/mag in it??

That's a good tip...thanks for that..

:Namaste:

(thread hijacking is now over! Sorry!)
 
Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

giantsfan24 said:
Hey hemp...what about adding dolomite lime to the water to 60 TDS? It's got cal/mag in it??

That's a good tip...thanks for that..

:Namaste:

(thread hijacking is now over! Sorry!)
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You are always welcome here my man. :Namaste:

I was reading a post by Hogdady where he suggested adding perlite and dolomite lime to the soil. I figured I have a brand new bottle of Cal-Mag plus so might as well use it until I transplant these ladies into some 5 gal buckets and I can mix the lime into the soil then.

Well, I watered the girls tonight. 6 drops of cal-mag in 32ozs of water gives me a TDS of 62, Close enough for government work :) 16 ozs each gave a tiny bit of run off so I'm thinking that is still the sweet spot for these containers.

There is new growth everywhere and they are looking better everytime I check on them. I may actually have a grow on my hands!!!

:cheertwo::cheertwo::cheertwo:
 
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dirtinmyears said:
You are always welcome here my man. :Namaste:

I was reading a post by Hogdady where he suggested adding perlite and dolomite lime to the soil. I figured I have a brand new bottle of Cal-Mag plus so might as well use it until I transplant these ladies into some 5 gal buckets and I can mix the lime into the soil then.

Well, I watered the girls tonight. 6 drops of cal-mag in 32ozs of water gives me a TDS of 62, Close enough for government work :) 16 ozs each gave a tiny bit of run off so I'm thinking that is still the sweet spot for these containers.

There is new growth everywhere and they are looking better everytime I check on them. I may actually have a grow on my hands!!!

:cheertwo::cheertwo::cheertwo:
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It may be old school...but soil works. "When you absolutely must have a harvest, Fox Farms Ocean Forest is YOUR medium!"

Or something like that...I could write a jingle!!

So why is the ppm important? Is that an indicator that there are nutes in the water?? Or just a healthy level of nutes?

I don't pay attention to ppm at all I guess cause I'm starting from zero and adding my nutes??

:Namaste:
 
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giantsfan24 said:
It may be old school...but soil works. "When you absolutely must have a harvest, Fox Farms Ocean Forest is YOUR medium!"

Or something like that...I could write a jingle!!

So why is the ppm important? Is that an indicator that there are nutes in the water?? Or just a healthy level of nutes?

I don't pay attention to ppm at all I guess cause I'm starting from zero and adding my nutes??

:Namaste:
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SOIL DOES WORK! I like the jingle the way it is :high-five:
The PPMs just let me know how much I'm adding to the water and since the water I'm using is 000, I know exactly what's going in. I thinks PPMs are more of a reference; the higher the number, the more stuff in the water and vice versa. I have read that a lot of people don't even use a TDS meter.

So the MJ fairy visited last night and I woke up to some happy girls!

Ashley has grown a little less than 2" since I put her in soil 5 and a 1/2 days ago :)

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Mary-Kate IS a wild woman. She has grown over 2" and has all sorts of new growth :):):)

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:Namaste::cheertwo::Namaste::cheertwo::Namaste:
 
Re: dirtinmyears P-91, CFL 12-Pack, SCROG, DWC 1st Grow

giantsfan24 said:
So why is the ppm important? Is that an indicator that there are nutes in the water?? Or just a healthy level of nutes?
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So the ppm is important because if you don't know what the TDS of your water is, you don't know what to add. My tap water that I use, for instance, has a TDS of about 180. I checked with the water supplier and most of the dissolved solids in my tap water is calcium and magnesium.

So now, if I were to use this water, the concentration of cal/mag is too high because what I really want to start with is TDS of 60. If I was using this water without diluting it with R/O water, cal/mag would be building up in my soil and would be causing nute lock-out. Some people add cal/mag to their water and if I did that, I would make the problem EVEN worse. So....TDS is pretty important.

As to mixing dolomitic lime into your water...to be honest...I don't know. DocBud suggested mixing "hydrated lime" into your water to raise the pH in your containers. I myself top dress with dolomitic lime and then use pH UP in my water to try to raise the pH of runoff.

Hope this helps. :cheertwo:
 
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Keep getting that damn warning message from google about the site. Hope this upload, uploads...

Day 7! PICS!!!! Girls have come a long way :yahoo:

Ashley is the runt, but has gone from here:

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To Here:

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Mary-Kate is growing up fast, From Here:

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To Here:

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OK, NEED SOME HELP>>>THERE ARE FRIGGIN TRICHS ALREADY! When I got home tonight I noticed little sparkles on almost all the leaves and thought I got infested today but under my low power loop they look crystal clear. I touched one of the smaller leaves, smelled my finger and it was like I cut open a fresh grapefruit. I have been reading as much as I can about trichomes forming in veg and have come across several grows that have had this happen but not really any reasons why or how. I'm trying to find my damn high power loop so I can take a close-up pic.

I feel like one of those damn pics of a kitten in a strange predicament,"me woory nowz???"
:bitingnails::bitingnails::bitingnails:

Anyone ever had this happen or know a little something about it?

Thanks.
 
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dirtinmyears said:
Keep getting that damn warning message from google about the site. Hope this upload, uploads...
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I keep getting the same warnings and all of my posts as well as my update from today are gone...

I wonder what's going on? A bit ago I couldn't access my journal..

:peacetwo:
 
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