Radogast 2 - Return of the Clones

$55 purchased 3x27 gallon tubs and drainline/siphon parts for the ebb and flow aquaponics.

First aquaponics design is a 27 gallon tub of fish and 2x27 gallon tubs used as 20x30x14 deep trays for growing.

Still to purchase, pump and distribution line from fish tub to grow tubs, gravel, air pump, air stones and fish.
$200-$250 is working estimate for the full system. (Not counting room and lighting expenses.)


Totes for fish and planted roots.

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Fittings for drains and siphon
Plus room supplies.

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Radogast said:
$55 purchased 3x27 gallon tubs and drainline/siphon parts for the ebb and flow aquaponics.

First aquaponics design is a 27 gallon tub of fish and 2x27 gallon tubs used as 20x30x14 deep trays for growing.

Still to purchase, pump and distribution line from fish tub to grow tubs, gravel, air pump, air stones and fish.
$200-$250 is working estimate for the full system. (Not counting room and lighting expenses.)


Totes for fish and planted roots.

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Fittings for drains and siphon
Plus room supplies.

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Oh man, cool stuff there. Way over my head but fun to watch.

In my music circles pining for and acquiring new gear is referred to as GAS. Gear Acquisition Syndrome, lol.

I've been suffering from bad GAS for some time now.
/Obi
:)
 
Radogast said:
I used about 5ml cal-mag per gallon in most recent nutes watering. That when it started.
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Your pH was way off at one point, but your new growth is looking perfect. Don't do anything crazy to the plants. Pull off the dying leaving and just focus on the new growth. Give them some A and B love and MAKE SURE the pH is proper. They will be fine :)
 
Sphnx said:
Your pH was way off at one point, but your new growth is looking perfect. Don't do anything crazy to the plants. Pull off the dying leaving and just focus on the new growth. Give them some A and B love and MAKE SURE the pH is proper. They will be fine :)
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I didn't check ph on the plain water. My previous grow made it to over two feet tall before ph and nutes became an issue.
I'll ph carefully from here on out.
 
Tap water is usually alkaline where most strains work best with a 6.5-6.2 in soil. But if your using tap you might have a few problems with chlorine levels, I've seen it before with my outdoor, certain times of the year they pump different levels of chlorine into the water because of rain and contaminates. So by pH balancing that chlorine water the chlorine get absorbed by the roots easier. Just my thoughts :Namaste:
 
Sphnx said:
Tap water is usually alkaline where most strains work best with a 6.5-6.2 in soil. But if your using tap you might have a few problems with chlorine levels, I've seen it before with my outdoor, certain times of the year they pump different levels of chlorine into the water because of rain and contaminates. So by pH balancing that chlorine water the chlorine get absorbed by the roots easier. Just my thoughts :Namaste:
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My tap water is colored between 6.4-6.7 whenever I measure it. Our town well water filters through a sand aquifer.
Aquarium test strips show no chlorine. State water records show chlorine added TWICE in the last several years.
I let the water sit for 48+ hrs in open 5 gal buckets before use (I refill water buckets the day after watering.)
 
Sweet :) here the tap water makes you dehydrated. I have friends that have ended up in the hospital from drinking the tap water and getting overly dehydrated. Its so fucked up, why in the world would you want to put flouride, chlorine and other shit in the drinking water? I'm just really cautious about any tap water now.
 
Radogast said:
My tap water is colored between 6.4-6.7 whenever I measure it. Our town well water filters through a sand aquifer.
Aquarium test strips show no chlorine. State water records show chlorine added TWICE in the last several years.
I let the water sit for 48+ hrs in open 5 gal buckets before use (I refill water buckets the day after watering.)
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It just occurs to me that I was sawing OSB plywood near the open water buckets about the time this happened.
My girls may have ingested formaldehyde and other nasty stuff from OSB sawdust.

I'll clean up the leaves and restart ph adjusted nutes at half strength.
 
That is AWESOME, the whole thing with the fish to feed your plants lol. Never would have thought of that, this will be really fun to watch :)
 
Where ya been Rado? The forests of this forum seem sadly wizardless lately. :Love:

Hope all is well for you, the family and plants!
 
SoilGirl said:
Where ya been Rado? The forests of this forum seem sadly wizardless lately. :Love:

Hope all is well for you, the family and plants!
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Hey! I guy doesn't post for 21days maybe his plans are under quarantine for Ebola? Nah.

The 5 gallon pots (clones) have some vegetative growth, doesn't seem like 21 days worth of growth.
The 1/2 gallon pots (clones) need replanting.
The seedlings in the tray (free breeder seeds) need replanting.
I put 3 sprouted seeds into the dirt last night (feminized AK47, Northern Lights, and Borderline.)

The new veg room is sealed with "great stuff" foam sealant but needs power outlets and a fan before I move in.

So basically, nothing much has changed in 3 weeks since I last posted :)
 
I checked out your non 420 garden thread recently, it sure looks like you have a nice place. I was jealous of all your hardwood. we have to burn pine and its definitely inferior. figured Id say hello over here.
 
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