New Grow - Rose Gold Pave` by Compound Genetics - Bud Builders

[moe.red]

Not sure about 3/4. I have seen 1/4 and 3/8. I would not know this for certain but IMO the larger 3/4 feed line could be reducing your pressure.

I don't understand how we couldn't get this to work when we replaced the part?

Looks like slg has the same issue

 

[steamroller]

Interesting. I was planning on hooking it into the water line that feeds that RO which is 3/4 pex that I ran to a faucet like you see outdoors. The RO input line has a fitting that screws onto that and has a smaller line. Seems like I might have been wrong in this install and best to just install it in that line that comes off the faucet which is a much smaller line.

If that is the case, this is good news because when I built that area, I did not make an access and was going to have to do that first lol. This install seems would be way easier and not have to tear apart walls.

Regardless of if my thoughts are right or rambling with the pump 1/4 or 3/8 is more than enough for 150GPD.

Looks like slg has the same issue

I noticed.
My RO is off since I don't do fish anymore.
My output was visible so I would have know if it never stopped.
My house pressure is not great also which I would have thought meant nothing but who knows.

It is the sole purpose of this part.

1/4" Auto Shut Off Valve

Installation Instructions 1/4" Automatic shut off valves are used with float valves or pressurized tanks to shut off an RO system. It utilizes the back pressure created by the float valve or pressurized tank to shut off the water supply to the membrane. Without an automatic shut off valve...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

With out it I can see nothing completely stops water from going through the TFC and going to waste when the float is shut.
I remember you got one installed and still no bueno though.

 

[moe.red]

Regardless of if my thoughts are right or rambling with the pump 1/4 or 3/8 is more than enough for 150GPD.

I noticed.
My RO is off since I don't do fish anymore.
My output was visible so I would have know if it never stopped.
My house pressure is not great also which I would have thought meant nothing but who knows.

It is the sole purpose of this part.

1/4" Auto Shut Off Valve

Installation Instructions 1/4" Automatic shut off valves are used with float valves or pressurized tanks to shut off an RO system. It utilizes the back pressure created by the float valve or pressurized tank to shut off the water supply to the membrane. Without an automatic shut off valve...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

With out it I can see nothing completely stops water from going through the TFC and going to waste when the float is shut.
I remember you got one installed and still no bueno though.

Only thing that is slightly different is they are after the water softener. But SLG and Smoke are at the other end of the system with high TDS so does not seem like that's the issue.

 

[SweetLeafGrow]

Regardless of if my thoughts are right or rambling with the pump 1/4 or 3/8 is more than enough for 150GPD.

I noticed.
My RO is off since I don't do fish anymore.
My output was visible so I would have know if it never stopped.
My house pressure is not great also which I would have thought meant nothing but who knows.

It is the sole purpose of this part.

1/4" Auto Shut Off Valve

Installation Instructions 1/4" Automatic shut off valves are used with float valves or pressurized tanks to shut off an RO system. It utilizes the back pressure created by the float valve or pressurized tank to shut off the water supply to the membrane. Without an automatic shut off valve...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

With out it I can see nothing completely stops water from going through the TFC and going to waste when the float is shut.
I remember you got one installed and still no bueno though.

Thanks man, glad we had this discussion. In my mind the pump was going to go on that large line but I'm betting you are right and it's supposed to go on that small line that feeds the RO system. I'm not at home or I would take a pic to show what I'm talking about.

I think I'm going to call the company before I do the install although once I have the pump in hand it may be obvious.

 

[steamroller]

One of the other great things about BRS is all the helpful videos~!

How to Install a Booster Pump on an RO/DI System

Learn how to install the Aquatec 8800 Booster Pump on your RO/DI system with step by step instructions to increase water pressure and filtration efficiency.

www.bulkreefsupply.com

Taken from https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/content/category/saltwater/instructions

Water is so much more important to reefers then most could imagine.
There is ton of RO info in their videos. From changing media to adding extra vessels/prefilters...

 

[SweetLeafGrow]

One of the other great things about BRS is all the helpful videos~!

How to Install a Booster Pump on an RO/DI System

Learn how to install the Aquatec 8800 Booster Pump on your RO/DI system with step by step instructions to increase water pressure and filtration efficiency.

www.bulkreefsupply.com

Taken from https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/content/category/saltwater/instructions

Water is so much more important to reefers then most could imagine.
There is ton of RO info in their videos. From changing media to adding extra vessels/prefilters...

Thanks! Yea, that is not at all what I was picturing when I was imagining how the install would go.. Way easier than I thought it would be! You might make a slacker out of me yet bro!

 

[SweetLeafGrow]

I remember you saying a few grows back everything just clicked for ya and must say, I see the improvement too, excellent job sir

Thank you! I really appreciate it bro

It's pretty exciting when things click and ya start to see better and better results.

 

[SweetLeafGrow]

Today is day 31 since flip, a little less than 2 weeks to start flowering, so I figured a bit less than 3 full weeks of flowering and starting to really frost up! Still a light drinker this strain is, feeding at 525 ppm, everything is super stable in the res, going one more week, then a res change for later bloom ratios.

The light in this tent has been shorting out and a fire hazard, borrowed one from Toad till I get something figured out which I hope is soon! This light doesn’t have an intensity dial so the photos are a bit washed but you get the picture

RO system is updated with a new membrane and booster pump, got plenty of water now at 30 ppm life is good.

 

[CannaGranny]

Today is day 31 since flip, a little less than 2 weeks to start flowering, so I figured a bit less than 3 full weeks of flowering and starting to really frost up! Still a light drinker this strain is, feeding at 525 ppm, everything is super stable in the res, going one more week, then a res change for later bloom ratios.

The light in this tent has been shorting out and a fire hazard, borrowed one from Toad till I get something figured out which I hope is soon! This light doesn’t have an intensity dial so the photos are a bit washed but you get the picture

RO system is updated with a new membrane and booster pump, got plenty of water now at 30 ppm life is good.


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Outstanding! Stacking nice, lots of trichs. Are you liking what you are seeing with a scrog process?
Also if you are less than 3.5 weeks in, you need to unshade some bud.

 

[SweetLeafGrow]

Outstanding! Stacking nice, lots of trichs. Are you liking what you are seeing with a scrog process?
Also if you are less than 3.5 weeks in, you need to unshade some bud.View attachment 51652

Loving the scrog action for sure, still got to work on my technique with it, had a couple of bare spots in the canopy but overall I’m super pumped about it!

Basically had the very same issues in the 5x5 with some variation in the canopy but I think that is mainly coming from at least 3 different phenotypes in that seed pack.

Thanks for your help, gonna refine that each time I do it

Tomorrow is going to be a big defoliation day in all of my tents

 

[CookiesLikeWhoa]

Sheesh. Straight killing it. 31 days in and they so swollen already. Great job.

 

[SweetLeafGrow]

Sheesh. Straight killing it. 31 days in and they so swollen already. Great job.

Thank you Cookies! I do think this is going to be one of my best grows ever

Got my light situation in this tent resolved, thanks to @GoodShit97 for helping me out with getting this tent not only productive, but safe from fire danger. The first, and only time, I'll ever buy a Mars Hydro product was my very first grow set up. Gonna try to find a tech that might be able to take this thing apart and fix it, otherwise, it's getting retired.

 

[SweetLeafGrow]

Been running on a borrowed light that is too small but at least it’s safe! Special thanks to G$ who is sending me an awesome light in a pinch

Pretty much on cruise control with this one at this point, ppm needs have been steadily dropping and going to change the res soon for a finish ratio and may do a week long flush at the end. She is now down to about 300 ppm and asking for less and less.

 

[Nesta]

Dang… those look nice SLG. And yeilding well for a compound strain. How is the smell?

 

[SSgrower]

Those are golden color for sure, waiting on the smoke report, stay down growmie!

 

[SweetLeafGrow]

I swapped out the borrowed light that was too small for this tent for the spider farmer se3000 to finish the grow. Put that borrowed light over the Future #1 until the light from G$ gets here, it’ll just be a few cloudy days for Future #1 and the Rose Gold Pave will have sufficient light to finish properly!

I can turn this light down for better pics, sure are some pretty blossoms!

 

[SweetLeafGrow]

Dang… those look nice SLG. And yeilding well for a compound strain. How is the smell?

Yes I was noticing she is yielding really good for kin of Apples and Bananas for sure! Not sure how to describe the smell other than smells like weed

 

[Cool_Beans]

Lookin lush old friend

 

[SweetLeafGrow]

Going down the homestretch with this gal, changed the res yesterday for ripen ratios and watching the pretty fade. I’ve stripped a lot more fans than I normally do aiming for better lighting down lower. As mentioned, probably not a great yielding strain but one that is hopefully potent.

Looked at trichomes yesterday and not even close there, thinking at least a week left to go and most likely longer. Still some light colored pistils, she’s still drinking and feeding at 300ppm, everything says we’re getting close but not there yet.

 

[CookiesLikeWhoa]

Resin for days, smoke report is where it's at. Still looks like it's going to be a good yield.

 

[Max]

Nice mate.that has a high calyx to leaf ratio..an absolute dream to trim.Edward scissor hands will b done in no time

 

[SweetLeafGrow]

I was right when I thought it was going to be longer than a week, she is still chugging along and put on some good mass these last couple of weeks. She’s done eating but still drinking, running just above 130ppm and asking for less, we’ll call it the flush as I’m not a lot higher than my RO water which has creeped up on me to around 100.

I’ve taken most of the fans off the plant to help the lower flowers ripen up more.

Trichomes are mostly cloudy but no amber to speak of. Beautiful flowers and hopefully potent too!

 

[GoodShit97]

Wow man, that's going to be some killer medicine for sure. Great job.

 

[Nesta]

Beautiful SLG!

 

[CookiesLikeWhoa]

Man what a run! Love that color, the dark blue/grey are always my favorite.

 

[SweetLeafGrow]

OK, guys, Compound Genetics comes through again. It's in the genetics stupid, I keep telling myself. Hit it out of the park with this one, a personal record. The Rose Gold Pave performs with a 33% raw THC and 2.6% on the terps, one of the best terp profiles for my needs, pretty much in line with Mellow Fellow. I'm going to be coming back to some of these very soon.

 

[MDK]

Very nice...eventually id like to find a way to test my grows here in STL...thats wicked

 

[CannaGranny]

Very nice...eventually id like to find a way to test my grows here in STL...thats wicked

It’s expensiveeee in Mo to test, plus was a six hour round trip for me to our nearest lab in Galena, Mo.

 

[MDK]

Hopefully STL city has something? Damn...I'm only 25 mins or so from down town

 

[SweetLeafGrow]

Hopefully STL city has something? Damn...I'm only 25 mins or so from down town

Try doing a search on Cannabis testing lab in STL. If they are there, you'll find them. Our labs here have couriers that travel the state picking up samples, you can also drop off but I don't know if there is a discount if you did that. I think that is why it's so expensive, at least here anyway. If I were to have to pay for these tests, it would be $100 a pop for Cannabinoids and Terpenes. Fidelity Diagnostics is an amazing company, they do all my testing for free because I am a cancer patient. Super grateful for this and gives me great piece of mind knowing exactly what is in my medicine and helps me find the strains with the terps that work well for me.

Thanks to this testing, I know I finally want to grow a strain again because of the lab reports. Mellow Fellow and this Rose Gold Pave are going to be keepers and gonna run them again soon.

 

[moe.red]

Hopefully STL city has something? Damn...I'm only 25 mins or so from down town

Yes we have them. I haven't used one in years tho. I did it when they first opened up I think 2018? I used it to calibrate my TLC process, then quit because too expensive.

When you come over to get your light, I'll test something for you. I've always wanted someone to hold the camera for me then post a vid. PITA trying to do labwork and camera work at the same time. Always looks like a kindergartner took the vid.

 

[MDK]

Yes we have them. I haven't used one in years tho. I did it when they first opened up I think 2018? I used it to calibrate my TLC process, then quit because too expensive.

When you come over to get your light, I'll test something for you. I've always wanted someone to hold the camera for me then post a vid. PITA trying to do labwork and camera work at the same time. Always looks like a kindergartner took the vid.

Idk if you are ready for this or not
A cell phone tripod....that little box on the leg is a remote ain't figured it out yet but it can be synced to the phone to control it.

But yea I got you dude I would love to see whatever you are doing to test yours....mine I just smoke it

 

[GoodShit97]

mine I just smoke it

Same! I'd prolly have to drive to Maine to get a test done. I doubt there are any nearby.
Maybe Massatwoshits.

 

[CookiesLikeWhoa]

Amazing grow, frost factors amazing and the test results back it up. Compound genetics really do have some bangers don't they.

 

[SiamSam]

Same! I'd prolly have to drive to Maine to get a test done. I doubt there are any nearby.
Maybe Massatwoshits.

All these places refer to places that are 'A Bridge Too Fking Far' for me.

 

[SSgrower]

Wish I had a competent growmie living near me, I tend to carry 5 patients I service, never have leftover Headstash, but if I had a good growmie we could fight my cancer better, I just need to be at peace, I am not afraid, just covering lot of patients and can't save 4 oz. for RSO so I smoke keif hash and the cannabis I grow, I got no competition on the coastal bend I can find,Dang! Not everyone grows "Medically" like Sweetleaf and I. Some guys and gals are just potheads.