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Nice man , I like the top off res, the more movement the better, do you mix in that res and steer your system or is it just fresh water
I'm a little flexible depending on my work schedule, but I'll usually do a full res change every 2-4 weeks. If/when I keep up on it, I'll mix the nutes with 50 gallons in the top-off res. Then I'll dump 36.5 into the lower resevoirs. After that, I'll add enough back to the top-off to bring it up to 35-40 gallons, leaving me a very diluted nute mix as top-feed.Nice man , I like the top off res, the more movement the better, do you mix in that res and steer your system or is it just fresh water
Spare pump is running and the system is circulating again. It's a temp fix until the new pump shows up. This spare is a little underpowered for the waterfalls but it's doing fine for now.I have a spare Danner pump that I'll get rigged up today but I ordered another Orlushy brand. I went twice as big this time.
Both. Here's the link to the original...Was your original Orlushy a DC digital pump?
I'll put money your power switcher/ transformer went bad not the pump, but you are the electrician.Both. Here's the link to the original...
I'll keep you in the loop. I also wondered if it had something to do with the caulk that got in the system. I caulked the little hatch on my lids because I didn't want the light penetration. Last night I found cloudy water and it took me a minute to realize what had happened.I'll put money your power switcher/ transformer went bad not the pump, but you are the electrician.
When new pump arrives try using the power switcher on old pump.
If it fires we can find cheap replacement switchers. Did this with DC lights and my Jeboa DC pumps.
That all seemed really clean. The magnet still worked too, it just wouldn't spin it. It would try with my help but only for a few seconds and then it'd wind down to a stop again.Remove and clean the impeller if you can.
Clean the enclosing area of the magnets also if you can.
These are clones so the most vigorous ones.Question for my ol' senseis.. @moe.red @Aqua Man
When choosing the best 4 from these, would I look more towards the roots? They're all basically identically aside from one that is 2 inches shorter.
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Well i just look at the tops when that small. Typically a bigger plant will have more roots yeah but you can’t really see them all at that size.Thanks @Aqua Man and @Max.
These were started from seed so, with 5/6 being basically identical, I'll judge them by the amount of visible roots. That's gotta point to vigor, eh?
The chosen 4 will be going into the system with 160ppm. 20 of that is Agsil and the rest is Lotus Grow nutes. I'll throw in splash of Fulvic and some Orca as well. Then, in a week or so, I'll give 'em a res change and bump that up around 250.
I left the two in the ACI dome. I think I'll gift them to my local competitionMake 2 bubble buckets and determine in another 2 weeks?
Following, good luck with it mine are coming down in 2 weeks and you should see the size of the colas now, they're huge I'm gonna try get some decent photos and get them up, biggest colas I've seen no exaggerating I'm buzzing with themHello fellow BudBuilders. This journal will catalog my run towards a third harvest. This grow, I've added a ton of upgrades so I hope it goes as smoothly as my last couple. Nearly every aspect and piece of equipment is new and improved aside from the tent and the AC/Dehuey in the lung room.
For this round, I'll be running Dalato, a cross between Dante's Inferno and Gelato #33. I've always loved the terps on some Gelato so I'm hoping the Dante's adds a unique twist.
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Let's get down to it
Equipment:
SpiderFarmer 5x5 tent
UnderCurrent 8 gallon 4-site system
CLW SolarSystem 1100 grow light
ACI Controller 69 pro
ACI 6" exhaust fan with refillable carbon filter
ACI inline fan for intake from lung room
ACI ThermoForge heater
ACI CloudForge T7 humidifier
2x ACI CloudRay oscillating fans
2x BlueLab ph/ppm monitors
AquaticLife 4 stage RO/DI system
Active Aqua 1/10hp chiller
Alita 15 lpm air pump
Nutrients:
Lotus dry nutrients 3 part blend with Cal/mag
General Hydroponics RapidRooter
Plant Success Orca Liquid Mycorrhizae
Mr. Fulvic organic Fulvic Acid
0ppm RO/DI water
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I dropped some beans into some gro-plugs on Saturday and 3 days later, like clockwork, they've started to make an appearance. They're in an AC Infinity dome/light kit. Once they're healthy and established, I'll move the six best to netpots with hydroton. They'll grow there, in the same dome, until I've chosen 4 winners. After that, into the system they go.
First out of the gate...
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2 more were visible this morning so I expect to see a few more sprouts when I get home from work.
I'll be doing my best to build these 4 plants into 8 cola mainlines following a technique on here by @Jonnyboi84. I love what I've seen from his manifolds and expect to have similar results. I decided against the SCROG for this round because of the added plant sites. I have a root rot paranoia and I'd like to be able to remove plants individually if necessary. That's not doable with all the plants in a single SCROG screen. I haven't done this before, so I'll be sticking with my usual mentality of "Wingin' It".
Thanks for popping in. Feel free to ask some questions and/or dish out some advice. I'm pretty receptive and open to criticism. Wish me luck, folks.
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Hell yeah brother. Can't wait to see it and I can't wait to try the technique.Following, good luck with it mine are coming down in 2 weeks and you should see the size of the colas now, they're huge I'm gonna try get some decent photos and get them up, biggest colas I've seen no exaggerating I'm buzzing with them
That's freaking cool. I'll have to look at them through my loupe and check it out.No idea if this is true but I heard a breeder talking about selecting a male and saying cotyledons actually have trichs on them if you magnify them (never tried) and that he looks at those and marks all plants with trichs on the cotys then hopes one is a male when sexing plants.
So maybe you could use that as an indicator? Something to look at at least at this stage when not much else going on![]()