Thanks my friend, this grow method is fairly easy. I am just learning how to walk this way. Changing this up, add 2nd reservoir, move the control bucket out of the tent and add three more grow buckets.
Couldn't look any better.Day 15 of 12/12, bud forming.
Did a rez change yesterday, it had been 23 days since last change. I am using the Torus XpH Capsule model which stabilizes the pH and helps extend reservoir time, this is the first time I have let it go this long but the solution was still stable after 3 plus weeks. The pH of the reservoir has stayed fairly stable, w/out adding any pH up or down, at 5.9 tp 6.1.
I just raised the solution EC from 0.9 to 1.1, a little late but not seeing any bad effects of waiting a could of weeks to raise the EC.
Just a few pics,
WowYesterday was a busy day, removed the plants, one at a time, and did the 21 day defoliation and Lollipop.
These plants aren't tall but damn they were thick, took a packed 5 gallon bucket off the 6 plants and added it to my compost bin.
My EC monitor probe died on me yesterday, ordered new one, so this afternoon when I add back the 6 gallons they have drank since Thursday I will be adding very lite nutrients and not chance overfeeding them. They have been drinking just under 3 gallons per day. That should drank a bit less due to the defoliation but should kick back in after they recover from the defo.
I put a new XPH REFILL POD in the reservoir yesterday and it is working perfect, pH this morning was 6.01. It had been fluctuation the past few days and I called Torus and they told me to replace the pod, I had only one and he said he was sending me a 3 pack of pods on Torus, nice folks and they have English speaking tech support. I was skeptical when I first heard about Torus XPH from a friend, but I have been using them now since my last grow and they do what they say they will do, keeping the pH within the zone, 5.5 to 6.5, mainly around 6 with no need to add pH Up or Down.
Thick , omg.
Well done Gr8, they're looking full of potential, you're doing a fine job of them!
Looks good. From what I've heard, make sure you keep all your lines the same length to apply the same feed amount pressure wise. Are you going to recycle it back to main reservoir?This is the current setup, 6 plant, Active Aqua Grow Flow (Ebb and Flow).
Just purchased another 6 pot expansion kit and after this grow is finished will be setting this up in the
5 X 5.
At present the control pot sits inside the tent but going to move it outside of the tent, see drawing below. Have to add extra nutrient solution, at present adding 30 gallons for the six plants and will increase that to 39 to 42 gallons. Also looking into adding another reservoir as a refill rez to keep the primary rez filled, just have to figure out how to set it up. So all you smart guys out there, HELP!
I will also have to split a port using a 1/4 inch Tee on the Orbit 8 port manifold. Don't think that will be a problem as long as I keep the hoses the same length, the pump I am using should handle the extra pot with no problems.
Here is the proposed setup! Adding three 5 gallon buckets and will need extra 3/4 inch hose but not problem as it comes with the kit. Only thing that is still needed is two 3/4 inch tees but next time I go to the city will pick them up at Lowes.
What do you folks think?
Yes on the irrigation line, both length and pressure.
Correction, it takes about 20 minutes to fill the control bucket and the pump shuts down. The roots then sit in the solution for another 25 minutes and then drains back to the reservoir, and the pots sit empty for 1.25 hours. This repeats 6 times during the 12 hours lights on period.
