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I’ll skip the other two and keep the calmag , gotta take them out the cart ! I’m getting them from the amazon, free shipping !
WestHippie’s 420 OG Hydro 1000 Watt MH/HPS
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I'd get the cheapest cal-mag you can. No reason is has to be their brand! Mine old cal-mag+ is Botanicare 2-0-0.
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$20 for 2500g , l bought the Sensi cal mag xtra ! It actually moved the ph when added , as did all but bud candy no movement there !
Skybound
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gypsum for Ca and Epsom for Mg is good and cheap too.
I've used Epsom Salts for Mg in the past but didn't know about gypsum for Ca. I'd only heard the stinky and slow method of fermenting cooked eggshells in vinegar.
SB!
SB!
Skybound
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I've used Epsom Salts for Mg in the past but didn't know about gypsum for Ca. I'd only heard the stinky and slow method of fermenting cooked eggshells in vinegar.
Haha, I stopped at that base before getting to gypsum. My thing is that I prefer to mix a salt/powder 1 gram to 10ml of RO to make concentrates as doing it that way would enable me to easily retrieve a small dose in the 0.05 gram range by pulling in a half ml which is helpful. I made the eggshell/vinegar combo and aside from the crazy PH issues, I would've used it otherwise. The problem with gypsum (not pulverized drywall BTW) is that it is only soluble to 2.98 grams per liter. This is more than enough for a weekly reservoir, but I can't mix it into a concentrate or it will quickly precipitate into jug mud. I made peace with the need to weigh it out each week as I also keep my organics dry until weekly use, so I just toss the gypsum in with that.
1 gram per liter yields 220 ppm of calcium and 170ppm of sulfur
1 gram per gallon yields 58ppm of calcium and 45ppm of sulfur
First thing I though of!
Skybound
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I'm not going to lie, I really REALLY want to try pulverized drywall, but I did read somewhere that this gypsum hasn't been cleaned properly. I don't really buy that excuse but figured at about $3 a pound from CustomHydroNutrients, I figured playing it safe would be cheaper. But if I was way out in Weasel country, I would definitely be crushing some drywall.
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Day 38 of 12/12
Stopped for lunch , checking 420 out . No check today , had to mama checked out ! Oncology said they didn’t find anything else , still cancer free
Stopped for lunch , checking 420 out . No check today , had to mama checked out ! Oncology said they didn’t find anything else , still cancer free
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What is your canopy temp? Looks like some serious heat burn going on!
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Mama says Thank You .and
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Day 39 of 12/12
Outside temp 84 humidity 58% SSE 15 mph
Building temp 80 humidity 60
Tent temp 79.3 humidity 55%
Canopy temp 81.7 lux 57-60k changing this did not slow anything down. I know I missed a day of not seeing them , them gals are pleasingly plump .
Water temp 70.8 down 2+ gallons Falling
TDS 776 don’t know what it was , did the nutrients change and the lights went out .
Ph 5.6
Had a problem with the ph , my blue lab got coated with URB . I got tired of trying to clean it off so I used alcohol and it’s wayyyyyy the hell off ! It was two weeks ago my hm ph 80 quit reading the ph , has been my backup for over 3 years ! Bought the apera ph20 , .6 was how far my blue lab probe was . More $ , new probe !
This time frame of 6.0-6.1 only fed magnesium minus the calcium! The rust ,InTheShed saw is calcium and heat . If the mg locked out the calcium because it was there so long (at least two weeks) ! Never again will I go without two ph pens ! ! ! !
We have two &1/2 weeks Left out of 8weeks !
Using the URB you can’t do a ph drop test for back up ! $48.69 for the probe at amazon!
As normal the ph rose never fell ! So hopefully the roots aren’t hurt , luckily like I said it never fell to get root damage ? ! Have pics at lights out
Outside temp 84 humidity 58% SSE 15 mph
Building temp 80 humidity 60
Tent temp 79.3 humidity 55%
Canopy temp 81.7 lux 57-60k changing this did not slow anything down. I know I missed a day of not seeing them , them gals are pleasingly plump .
Water temp 70.8 down 2+ gallons Falling
TDS 776 don’t know what it was , did the nutrients change and the lights went out .
Ph 5.6
Had a problem with the ph , my blue lab got coated with URB . I got tired of trying to clean it off so I used alcohol and it’s wayyyyyy the hell off ! It was two weeks ago my hm ph 80 quit reading the ph , has been my backup for over 3 years ! Bought the apera ph20 , .6 was how far my blue lab probe was . More $ , new probe !
This time frame of 6.0-6.1 only fed magnesium minus the calcium! The rust ,InTheShed saw is calcium and heat . If the mg locked out the calcium because it was there so long (at least two weeks) ! Never again will I go without two ph pens ! ! ! !
We have two &1/2 weeks Left out of 8weeks !
Using the URB you can’t do a ph drop test for back up ! $48.69 for the probe at amazon!
As normal the ph rose never fell ! So hopefully the roots aren’t hurt , luckily like I said it never fell to get root damage ? ! Have pics at lights out
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Day 4 of 12/12 DWC
Ph was off on all these as well , all corrected
B-1
Water temp 72.8 down 2-1/4”
TDS 722 ppm
Ph 5.6
B-2
Water temp 73 down 1-1/4”
TDS 705 ppm
Ph 5.5
B-3
Water temp 73.1 down 1-1/2”
TDS 546 ppm
Ph 5.6
I added ph Perfect nutrients to these buckets , but it didn’t bring it down to the 5.5 or close to watch the rise . The techna flora nutrients go for 6.1 ph was why we were in between at 5.8 ?!?!
Pic missed one on the first pics
Ph was off on all these as well , all corrected
B-1
Water temp 72.8 down 2-1/4”
TDS 722 ppm
Ph 5.6
B-2
Water temp 73 down 1-1/4”
TDS 705 ppm
Ph 5.5
B-3
Water temp 73.1 down 1-1/2”
TDS 546 ppm
Ph 5.6
I added ph Perfect nutrients to these buckets , but it didn’t bring it down to the 5.5 or close to watch the rise . The techna flora nutrients go for 6.1 ph was why we were in between at 5.8 ?!?!
Pic missed one on the first pics
Good catch on the PH! I don't think there's any serious damage there but still a good thing you've got a handle on it before it took all the leaves.
The good news warms my heart West.
Your garden is crazy good too. Is the new one using the new newts?
Your garden is crazy good too. Is the new one using the new newts?
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Thanks Stoneotter now she gets to go back every six months .
Did you see the comparison of all three grows lm amazed! The dwc has half techna flora and advanced nutrients for the ph control.
The megacrop wont be here till Wednesday gonna use it in the tent after the OG clones in the cloner . Still have some candy kush from Amsterdam for the MC.
I did see the difference. I've been watching for a while and remember some of it. This place is just amazing! All we have to do is want to be better and make an effort and look what happens. Awesome knowledgeable sharing folks here.
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Day 40 of 12/12
Outside temp 83 humidity 78% S 16 mph
Building temp 78.3 humidity 68%
Tent temp 80.0 humidity 65%
Canopy temp 83.6 highest lux 57-59k
Water temp 70.1 down 2+ gallons Falling
TDS 715 ppm was 776 ppm Falling
Ph 5.7 Rising
Very good situation to be in , balanced nutrients intake . Usually considered almost perfect! ! !
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Outside temp 83 humidity 78% S 16 mph
Building temp 78.3 humidity 68%
Tent temp 80.0 humidity 65%
Canopy temp 83.6 highest lux 57-59k
Water temp 70.1 down 2+ gallons Falling
TDS 715 ppm was 776 ppm Falling
Ph 5.7 Rising
Very good situation to be in , balanced nutrients intake . Usually considered almost perfect! ! !
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Day 39 , day 5 of 12/12 DWC
B-1
Water temp 72.4 down 3/4” Falling
TDS 659 ppm was 722 ppm Falling
Ph 5.7 Rising was 5.6
B-2
Water temp 72.4 down 1/2” Falling
TDS 644 ppm was 705 ppm Falling
Ph 5.6 was 5.5 Rising
B-3
Water temp 72.5 down 1” Falling
TDS 483 ppm was 546 ppm Falling
Ph 5.7 was 5.6 Rising
Perfect leave it be .
B-1
Water temp 72.4 down 3/4” Falling
TDS 659 ppm was 722 ppm Falling
Ph 5.7 Rising was 5.6
B-2
Water temp 72.4 down 1/2” Falling
TDS 644 ppm was 705 ppm Falling
Ph 5.6 was 5.5 Rising
B-3
Water temp 72.5 down 1” Falling
TDS 483 ppm was 546 ppm Falling
Ph 5.7 was 5.6 Rising
Perfect leave it be .