Woohoo! Looking good man .Flower update:
Okay so it's day 15 since the flip, trying to get my ph above 6.2 (aiming for 6.7). Pineapple chunk #2 got a 2 gallon feed today @
Calmag: 5ml/gal (200ppm)
Micro: 4ml/gal
Grow: 2ml/gal
Bloom: 8 ml/gal
Emerald goddess: 8ml/gal
King kola: 8ml/gal
Honey chome: 8ml/gal
Ph: 6.5 1040ppm
Pineapple chunk #2 pulled out for water
Squattingbear's Promix Pineapple Cheese Tent
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420GreenHands
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Thanks turbo! Man I need a big RO barrel, waiting on RO water is a slow process haha. PC #1 will get that same feed tonight.
Yea the little systems just don't produce tons of water. If you can keep the supply water temps down it will help the production. They also have booster pumps that will help. But the simplest way is just get another vessel to fill with it. I prefer one with a lid.
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I’m considering using a big brute trash can with the float valve GT mentioned earlier. With some wheels under it maybe. Seems like it would be more affordable. However I’d love a big official blue potable water barrel. I’m wondering if I don’t ever mix anything in it and strictly use it for water storage with an airstone/lid/ and maybe some h202 ever once in a while... would the brute plastic leech into the water?
Pretty sure the brutes are HDPE so you should be fine with just water in it. The kicker is that it's RO water so it will try to leech everything it touches. It can dissolve a lot of things when left in contact long enough. I know they say drinking it when dehydrated can actually do as much harm as good. Hopefully a water chemistry guy can chime in. But I would think your good to go just don't use it for 10 years before replacing it.
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Thanks for the info man. That’s interesting about the RO and dehydration. That might be getting me. I’m always dehydrated. Hopefully a water guru will chime in but I’ll do some reading as well.
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Had to tie up the little one for support
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Quick Veg Update:
I peeked in the veg tent before work just making sure temps were good over night. Got a great little surprise, the right hydro bucket (pineapple chunk) showed her first root poking into the Rez! Only about 1/2” long straight and white. I almost touched it because I didn’t believe it HAHAHA I reminded myself what GT said HEY DONT TOUCH THAT
I’ll check on it after work and give you all a look as well. It put me in a good mood this morning that’s for sure. Have a great day everyone!
I peeked in the veg tent before work just making sure temps were good over night. Got a great little surprise, the right hydro bucket (pineapple chunk) showed her first root poking into the Rez! Only about 1/2” long straight and white. I almost touched it because I didn’t believe it HAHAHA I reminded myself what GT said HEY DONT TOUCH THAT
I’ll check on it after work and give you all a look as well. It put me in a good mood this morning that’s for sure. Have a great day everyone!
Its hard not to touch.. killed my last set of clones cause i wanted to see how weak the roots were, touched em and they fell right off. Haha .
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Glad to know I’m not alone haha!
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I have a root in the Rez. Here’s a peek
Here’s the momma Pineapple chunk
Not sure if I’ve mentioned this but the PC beans are Barney’s farm and the cheese were both freebies all feminized.
Like TB said, most of the large containers that are listed as HDPE you should be good to go. I’ve been using mine for a little over 2.5 years and only wash it out once a year. Never had any issues yet. It’s nice to always have an ample supply of RO.
Congrats on the roots bud! Always nice when you see those babies! Very well done man!
Looking good bud
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Thanks GT and thanks TB, the DWC roots make it exciting to come home after work to see the progress!
I bet. That's one thing that has always appealed to me in soil vs hydro/aero actually being able to physically inspect the root zone.
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Yeah man it’s pretty cool watching how fast the roots grow! Blows my mind, I’ll go give another update on it after work. I just checked and that main root hit the water line finally and there is a handful more roots poking out the bottom. My cheese cuttings are finally taking to root also.. thinking about culling the PC in the left bucket since I disturbed her roots.. at the least, I’ll pull her out since she hasn’t dropped roots past the 6” net pot and gently put her in some promix.. and see what happens.
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Thinking about grabbing some colloidal silver or something along those line to reverse pollinate either the Chunks or the Cheeses and hopefully let pollen drift across and REALLY turn this into a pineapple cheese tent. Just brainstorming. I would love to have a stock of good feminized beans
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Did the pc give ya any issues in veg? Ive seen she can be a fussy gal. Looking good man.
She’s going to take off now that the roots are hitting the water. Very nice looking roots too.
