Grump's Indigo Sapphire Grow 🌱

[GrumpAzz]

We're back with another episode of Grump's Grows.

This one's all about my Indigo Sapphire clones. These are 26 days old from cutting and ready to go. I'll get them healthy and send 'em right into flower. I'm assuming we'll see some noticeably healthy growth in a week or so.


I'm trying out a new method this round. We're gonna see how they handle going medialess...

Held in tight with a neoprene collar... wish 'em luck

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Here's all of what I'll be using this round.

Equipment:
SpiderFarmer 5x5 tent (vaulted ceiling edition)
UnderCurrent 8 gallon 4-site system
CLW SolarSystem 1100 grow light
ACI 6" exhaust fan
ACI 6" inline fan
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:
Athena's Blended line
General Hydroponics RapidRooter
Plant Success Orca Liquid Mycorrhizae
0ppm RO/DI water



I did away with the carbon filter since I don't have any neighbors and I moved the exhaust and the space heater out of the tent. I'm gonna try to heat the exterior with an oil heater that's not controlled by the ACI brains. Going that route will limit my temperature controls to solely the exhaust fan, but it will benefit the mother tent as well.

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Just Wingin' It y'all
Any questions - feel free to ask
Criticism is welcome.

And as always,
&

 

[Observer]

🏎

 

[Hippo]

You find a big difference using 8 gallon buckets instead of 5 gallon , I managed with growing photos in 5 gallon buckets but had a problem with autos filling up the buckets with roots just wondering what advantages there are with the 8 gallons do you have to change your water less ? An last what size water lines connecting them or are the single buckets

 

[Observer]

We're back with another episode of Grump's Grows.

This one's all about my Indigo Sapphire clones. These are 26 days old from cutting and ready to go. I'll get them healthy and send 'em right into flower. I'm assuming we'll see some noticeably healthy growth in a week or so.
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I'm trying out a new method this round. We're gonna see how they handle going medialess...
View attachment 120760
Held in tight with a neoprene collar... wish 'em luck

-------

Here's all of what I'll be using this round.

Equipment:
SpiderFarmer 5x5 tent (vaulted ceiling edition)
UnderCurrent 8 gallon 4-site system
CLW SolarSystem 1100 grow light
ACI 6" exhaust fan
ACI 6" inline fan
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:
Athena's Blended line
General Hydroponics RapidRooter
Plant Success Orca Liquid Mycorrhizae
0ppm RO/DI water

View attachment 120761

I did away with the carbon filter since I don't have any neighbors and I moved the exhaust and the space heater out of the tent. I'm gonna try to heat the exterior with an oil heater that's not controlled by the ACI brains. Going that route will limit my temperature controls to solely the exhaust fan, but it will benefit the mother tent as well.

-------

Just Wingin' It y'all
Any questions - feel free to ask
Criticism is welcome.

And as always,
&

I didn't even notice the mediumless part.

top of my head, not much of a difference unless trying to keep it more sealed for 02 injection scenarios, though the roots will Have more room and freedom without the media "clogging" them.

As long as the roots or some are in the water/making contact.

I personally prefer eliminating media if possible, way more control over the rootzone, which is like the heart of the plant.

Maximize rhizosphere zone variables, then maximize the canopy variables. = profit.

 

[Observer]

You find a big difference using 8 gallon buckets instead of 5 gallon , I managed with growing photos in 5 gallon buckets but had a problem with autos filling up the buckets with roots just wondering what advantages there are with the 8 gallons do you have to change your water less ? An last what size water lines connecting them or are the single buckets

Volume = stability = scale of plant growth in a given space area....ratios.

1 system, as a whole.

1spot (resevoir) top off, tops off the whole 4 plant site.

A entire RDWC System, as One.

8gallons are more volume compared, more volumes = more roots = bigger plant, but that plant can only get so big given the space it's grown in, therefore balance & optimization.
A certain balance/root space to headroom, for plant size and vegging then flowering variables.

I would suspect a 5gal--8gl (rdwc) is around the "perfect" amount of volume correlating to plant size in a (5x5) tent-area/volume of space. If im making sense.

I can go into more detail but it's turning into a book.

 

[Observer]

Wipe that calcium deposit off the edges of buckets you filthy animal lol