Smokey0418 DWC Grow Journal 2021

Also , when I changed my tote I did not put any bacteria in as I thought they would be stuck to roots and not floating around?
Also this microbial mass is a two week apart add, not that it could not be added , but it’s just overkill from my conversation with them.
 
@Tokin Roll i have a ?
This fertilizer mixes on the bottle at a rate of 5ml cal to 25 ml bloom.
mixing this rate would make rocket fuel. Perhaps I am suppose to mix like that, then water back to 350-400.
It ’s mixed more like 1-1
So quickly mixing up a gallon at 5-25 would be 1280 ppm (1.28ec) , so I would water this perhaps?
Maybe this is we’re I’m missing it.
 
The biggest problem I see that you are having is caused by solution temperature.

Your water needs to be closer to 68 degrees; at 72 degrees root rot can set in.

You get your tote temps under control, and you will see a response in two to three days.

Have you flipped yet?

Tok..

edit: Are you using Hydro Guard or Z9 for high water temps?
 
Changed the light schedule last night.

I am using microbial mass for any root issue, it should work similar to voodoo juice.

As a whole the tent temp and tote temp are cooler. Tent 76 and tote is 72.

Let's see how this mix goes, after 4 hours it has dipped a bit so I have ph'd back to 6 , tucked in the branches
and called it a day, see were the ppm goes.

Down I hope

I
 
Good evening.

Still working the scale but I think it’s getting slower( time wise) .

She looks perkier again. I figure this last solution was 4 ml calmag and 5 bloom , which was a bit wrong.

Then while reading through journals i came across a goo read from @iNeedMeds , were he explained mixing fertilzer , this scenario was during veg and at the end he says ,

How to fix your girl. Well, simply add the grow and cal-mag at full strength when mixing, and dilute to about 80% with water; pH and record the EC. The next day, check the EC and pH. If the EC drops, you need a stronger solution. If the EC rises, add water until it's below the starting EC by the amount it went up. pH typically rises as nitrate is absorbed from the solution.
If the pH swings rapidly, you have too much carbonate, or not enough ammoniacal nitrogen in the mix. Increasing the volume of nutrient solution in the system, will also reduce the rate of change.

Now I have mixed mine and watered back feeding at 33.3 %

So maybe is not strong enough , I'm not sure.

The ph drops .7 in 8-10 hrs.
ppm looks like it has gone up 10 to 435

EC rises I need weaker, dam its already weak .

Here is a pic after sunrise, she is standing much stronger , just not eating according to the ppm.

Hmm

Oh ya, the man cave is a bit cooler and at sunrise my water was 69, today I added 1" foam insulation around the tote this afternoon to try and slow the rise during light on.

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Smokey0418 said:
Good evening.

Still working the scale but I think it’s getting slower( time wise) .

She looks perkier again. I figure this last solution was 4 ml calmag and 5 bloom , which was a bit wrong.

Then while reading through journals i came across a goo read from @iNeedMeds , were he explained mixing fertilzer , this scenario was during veg and at the end he says ,

How to fix your girl. Well, simply add the grow and cal-mag at full strength when mixing, and dilute to about 80% with water; pH and record the EC. The next day, check the EC and pH. If the EC drops, you need a stronger solution. If the EC rises, add water until it's below the starting EC by the amount it went up. pH typically rises as nitrate is absorbed from the solution.
If the pH swings rapidly, you have too much carbonate, or not enough ammoniacal nitrogen in the mix. Increasing the volume of nutrient solution in the system, will also reduce the rate of change.

Now I have mixed mine and watered back feeding at 33.3 %

So maybe is not strong enough , I'm not sure.

The ph drops .7 in 8-10 hrs.
ppm looks like it has gone up 10 to 435

EC rises I need weaker, dam its already weak .

Here is a pic after sunrise, she is standing much stronger , just not eating according to the ppm.

Hmm

Oh ya, the man cave is a bit cooler and at sunrise my water was 69, today I added 1" foam insulation around the tote this afternoon to try and slow the rise during light on.

7CF857BA-0A4D-4DFA-AB0E-FA3DC4385E0A.jpeg
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Sounds like things are getting better, I hope it continues:yahoo:. Great job on working your way through it. Keep working it the way you are, and your going to have some really great smoke to be proud of.
 
You can never have enough seeds great haul . If you’ve been over 72 f degrees might have some muck on the roots . If you have a five gallon bucket or another of the one you have now . Get that girl up in the air and get a spray bottle with 25% h2o2 75% ro water (normally has a lower ph) and wash as much of the muck off as you can then put her back in the nutrients. Too much build up on the roots slows all the processes of your girl taking off !
I run my reservoir as close to 65 degrees as possible. No critters allowed!
 
West Hippie said:
You can never have enough seeds great haul . If you’ve been over 72 f degrees might have some muck on the roots . If you have a five gallon bucket or another of the one you have now . Get that girl up in the air and get a spray bottle with 25% h2o2 75% ro water (normally has a lower ph) and wash as much of the muck off as you can then put her back in the nutrients. Too much build up on the roots slows all the processes of your girl taking off !
I run my reservoir as close to 65 degrees as possible. No critters allowed!
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I have considered sterile but have been using this microbial mass product and I just introduced them again this evening. They definitely improved the looks of roots over the last couple weeks.

But my temps were much higher 74-75
A chiller and bulkheads are on the short list for some improvements.

Tote Temp now is just below 70 , under canopy is 75 and then on top 80 , so not sure how it will hold up with the jacket.

There are just so many seed choices with the forums bringing out the best off them.
 
Smokey0418 said:
I have considered sterile but have been using this microbial mass product and I just introduced them again this evening. They definitely improved the looks of roots over the last couple weeks.

But my temps were much higher 74-75
A chiller and bulkheads are on the short list for some improvements.

Tote Temp now is just below 70 , under canopy is 75 and then on top 80 , so not sure how it will hold up with the jacket.

There are just so many seed choices with the forums bringing out the best off them.
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If their clearing up keep using it . Even though I keep the temp down I use Z7 and hydroguard .
Was just a suggestion I did the h2o2 when I used advanced nutrients and reservoir temp got out of hand . Rinsed with the mix then flushed good with ro water before putting back into the bucket of nutrients.
Would love to have a grow room big enough to grow all your seeds at once then take next two years off :rofl:
 
West Hippie said:
If their clearing up keep using it . Even though I keep the temp down I use Z7 and hydroguard .
Was just a suggestion I did the h2o2 when I used advanced nutrients and reservoir temp got out of hand . Rinsed with the mix then flushed good with ro water before putting back into the bucket of nutrients.
Would love to have a grow room big enough to grow all your seeds at once then take next two years off :rofl:
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That rinse off would be a great idea , I would have liked to do that a week or so back, then just introduced them again after its effects were gone.
Last evening I did raise my concentration , why, because maybe I have had too many :lot-o-toke:

Tote temp was still 69.? degrees , foam works wonders ( well air conditioning helps)

So I raised 100 ppm crazy maybe , its hard to tell as I have schedule issue , and its bedtime and cant see the clawing.

I adjusted couple extra hours of sleep today to make it more user friendly.

Its only been 9 hrs since raising to 525 but what I have noticed is , the ph only dropped .25 but the ppm may have risen 540. Lets see if she will eat some nutes through her sleep.

Don't get me wrong, the level of water has dropped overnight so if I releveled then I guess I could more accurately measure her intake.
 
West Hippie said:
Would love to have a grow room big enough to grow all your seeds at once then take next two years off :rofl:
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Yes a 120 pot system should just about cover it , I carry a list on my phone to keep track lots of free singles
Will have 40 varieties , but only want to run one strain at a time.

At my age its a life time supply , i think of it as more like a coin collection.
 
Smokey0418 said:
That rinse off would be a great idea , I would have liked to do that a week or so back, then just introduced them again after its effects were gone.
Last evening I did raise my concentration , why, because maybe I have had too many :lot-o-toke:

Tote temp was still 69.? degrees , foam works wonders ( well air conditioning helps)

So I raised 100 ppm crazy maybe , its hard to tell as I have schedule issue , and its bedtime and cant see the clawing.

I adjusted couple extra hours of sleep today to make it more user friendly.

Its only been 9 hrs since raising to 525 but what I have noticed is , the ph only dropped .25 but the ppm may have risen 540. Lets see if she will eat some nutes through her sleep.

Don't get me wrong, the level of water has dropped overnight so if I releveled then I guess I could more accurately measure her intake.
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You should be able to use the hydro bible Rex gave you . I found MrSauga’s chart I was referring to .
 
@Tokin Roll @Rexer @Bill284 @West Hippie @MrSauga

First I would like to thank everyone who has commented or made any suggestion of help. Thank You

By raising my ppm the ph swinging has almost stopped .

Room temp was down a bit 75 and the tote just under 68 .

Down a gallon , I have replaced and then upped my ppm back see how the next 12hrs goes,

it goes almost perfect , ph starts at 6.02 and finishes at 5.95 , ppm 560 .

There were other issues in need of resolve so making adjustments the room temp is like 79 and the tote is back up to 70 .

If she could speak this morning she would say "let’s get this party started ".

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Smokey0418 said:
@Tokin Roll @Rexer @Bill284 @West Hippie @MrSauga

First I would like to thank everyone who has commented or made any suggestion of help. Thank You

By raising my ppm the ph swinging has almost stopped .

Room temp was down a bit 75 and the tote just under 68 .

Down a gallon , I have replaced and then upped my ppm back see how the next 12hrs goes,

it goes almost perfect , ph starts at 6.02 and finishes at 5.95 , ppm 560 .

There were other issues in need of resolve so making adjustments the room temp is like 79 and the tote is back up to 70 .

If she could speak this morning she would say "let’s get this party started ".

today.jpg
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She wants to fulfill her destiny. :love:
Show her the way Yoda.:welldone:
Bill
 
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