Started my hydro grow

mojuan

mojuan

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ok, here we go. been working on the shed since june and i pretty confident that i now have a controlled grow environment. been running for 3 weeks now and the temp has stayed steady at 74 degrees and 40 % RH. I've spent a lot of $$$ so i hope my quality and quantity improve I'll be needing some guidance along the way being I'm growing from soil to hydro. been growing for over a year now and have a lot of knowledge to show for it.
ok, here's what i have going on.
strain- dropped 12 black russian's from 1 of our sponsors @barnies tonight
bought 6 sp250's from Mars Hydro, another sponsor@SmokeSara
bucket size is 5 gal
media is hydroton
nuets are Cutters Edge and that could change
Chiller set at 58 degrees
55 gal res
Flow and Grow brain bucket
grow space is 10' x 12'
Mini split heat and air set at 74 degrees.
dehumidifier set at 40% RH.
Blue Labs PH Doser set at 5.8

i hope that's enough info to start with, all the help i can get I'll take. It's in my signature
 

Mojuan's Indoor Hydro Grow Journal Dec 2019

Another question..... do the root riot cubes go all the way down into the hydrotron where the water level is or just above? :passitleft:
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here's my journal if anyone want to keep up with me and help out. put a fan on them tuesday night and dried them out, almost lost 4, root riot dried all the way out and they were hurting, fixing to add nutes to the reservoir and put them in their pots. I'm on the computer now so the pic's are on my phone
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First 5 weeks, have had a few issues with learning how to maintain a reservoir, but that's what it's all about. Girls are looking happy and healthy, I'm surprised by how fast they grow.
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congrats on your new system ..I read the specs and what really caught my eye was your chiller and the setting 58 is way to low it will actually slow your growth . You could start out around 70 and go do a degree or so a week. The lowest setting I use is 65 . As far as your res well it could be any number of things in there pics would help , but to help keep your system clean z7 is one way , hydroguard is another and current cultures uc roots is one more . Another thing that caught my eye was the rh being 40 that is also very low . It sounds like you now have a set up that you could follow a vpd chart . I would suggest attempting to do so , you will be rewarded with growth .

In regards to your last question about quick disconnects , I do not .
 
No Pain said:
congrats on your new system ..I read the specs and what really caught my eye was your chiller and the setting 58 is way to low it will actually slow your growth . You could start out around 70 and go do a degree or so a week. The lowest setting I use is 65 . As far as your res well it could be any number of things in there pics would help , but to help keep your system clean z7 is one way , hydroguard is another and current cultures uc roots is one more . Another thing that caught my eye was the rh being 40 that is also very low . It sounds like you now have a set up that you could follow a vpd chart . I would suggest attempting to do so , you will be rewarded with growth .

In regards to your last question about quick disconnects , I do not .
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the 58 was a mistake, its 68, fat fingers and did not proof read lol, I'm trying to get the RH up to 65 to 70. thanks for commenting I'm learning something new every day.
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mojuan said:
the 58 was a mistake, its 68, fat fingers and did not proof read lol, I'm trying to get the RH up to 65 to 70. thanks for commenting I'm learning something new every day.
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Hey man I hope is good with you. Live and Learn my friend. Knowledge is power and when you put all the tidbits of information your picking up together you will be successful. I have no doubt. Play safe and enjoy
 
No Pain said:
congrats on your new system ..I read the specs and what really caught my eye was your chiller and the setting 58 is way to low it will actually slow your growth . You could start out around 70 and go do a degree or so a week. The lowest setting I use is 65 . As far as your res well it could be any number of things in there pics would help , but to help keep your system clean z7 is one way , hydroguard is another and current cultures uc roots is one more . Another thing that caught my eye was the rh being 40 that is also very low . It sounds like you now have a set up that you could follow a vpd chart . I would suggest attempting to do so , you will be rewarded with growth .

In regards to your last question about quick disconnects , I do not .
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Is this the chart your talking about.
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mojuan said:
the 58 was a mistake, its 68, fat fingers and did not proof read lol, I'm trying to get the RH up to 65 to 70. thanks for commenting I'm learning something new every day.
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Glad to hear that it was a type o , I just didn't see anyone inquire about it and felt it needed to be brought up . As far as increasing Rh you would need a bigger humidifier than what I seen in the picture.
mojuan said:
Is this the chart your talking about.
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Yes that is similar to what it is that I use .
 
mojuan said:
Been having to run my mini split on AC and my condensation hose froze up, now I have a small problem, supposed to be in the 50's this afternoon hopefully it will thaw out, put a bucket underneath the drip for now, too cold outside to mess with it right now.
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Somehow i ended up over here lol. I thought I was in your other journal.
I hope you temp outside help you get shit worked out.
 
mojuan said:
Been having to run my mini split on AC and my condensation hose froze up, now I have a small problem, supposed to be in the 50's this afternoon hopefully it will thaw out, put a bucket underneath the drip for now, too cold outside to mess with it right now.
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I realize this is a rather late reply, but this is an issue seen a LOT with mini-splits with condensates located in unconditioned spaces, usually poked outside with the lineset.
Two ways to get around this.
1. The cheap method. Put the condensate hose in Armaflex, making sure every bit of what's outside is covered. If it still freezes, it will only freeze where it exits the line, but can plug the condensate nonetheless. If that happens, apply #2.
2. You can put heat tape on the condensate hose, then cover it with the cheap method. You can buy the heat tape by the foot, then add the thermostat kit. This will ensure that you will never end up with a frozen condensate line. :ganjamon:
 
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