rdwc white widow x4 / cmh 315w / 4x4

This will be my first real attempt at hydro. Initially I had a single bucket going but I ran into problems. Extremely unstable ph + temp encouraged me to build a recirculating system..... here she be

rockwool plugs to start the germ'd seeds. I used a couple drops of Liquid Karma in a bowl of ph'd water and let the plugs soak for 24 hours. Then popped the seeds into the plugs and forgot about them for almost a week. Threw these gals into their forever homes and yet again did my best to forget about them until I had roots touching water. The rest is kind of blurry for me. Recently got a pitbull pup and this damn thing is worse than both of my kids at their worst combined. Soooooo I lost track of my days here but I'll do my best to keep track from this point forward.


This grow I'll be using the following:

+ Botanicare Pure Blend Pro line
+ Tap water (160 ppm)
+ Vitamin C to remove chloramine
+ CaliMagic by GH
+ Pro Guard potassium silicate
+ Liquid Kool bloom (maybe)
+ Voodoo Juice

+ 1 extraction
+ 1 intake
+ 1/4 hp chiller
+ 1 cmh 315w (4200k for veg, 3100k for flower)
+ 4x4 gorilla tent

***Posted readings will be in .5 conversion

 

I forgot to mention I'm using Voodoo Juice as well(added now). I believe it has active bacillus . I do plan on using myco grow for maintaining root health. I've read it only needs to used once per grow and that it is pretty darn effective even with high water temps. Was kind of wondering if the Voodoo juice was good enough...

Appreciate the advice, be a reaaaal shame if it crapped out during or before flower. I'll take all the guidance I can get thank you!

Have you heard of myco grow by blue sky organics?

"Myco-Grow™ is a wettable powdered form, super concentrated 4 specie-consortium of highly pure and viable propagules of endomycorrhizal fungi with added soluble yucca extract and soluble kelp. This customized blend is specifically designed to work in conjunction with the cannabis plant by rapidly colonizing and expanding the root system (up to 100-1000 times). Myco-Grow™ achieves this by forming a symbiotic relationship with the existing root system and extending into the surrounding rhizosphere, which in turn drastically increases the plants ability to uptake water and nutrients, promoting superior crop quality, faster root growth, extreme drought tolerance, disease suppression, and ultimately maximum crop yields. "


@$60 for a 1 lb bag I really want to be sure it'll do what i need it to

 

Actually 16 oz's for $80 at the hydro store

Yikes

 

Yeah that's what I keep hearing. Cost of licensing required for importing active cultures outweighs the profit of selling them...something along those lines at least.

That is ridiculous.

I'll have to check it out good to see ya here HD. As you can see I went with cmh so hopefully it stands up to its rep

 

What makes them better than say Philips branded bulbs?

 

Well I have my bulbs now so when they stop working effectively I'll have to check out hortilux. So many damn bulbs

Yes I have! Hey me TOO! Ya I'll most likely go the easiest route possible. The tea seems pretty messy

 

Water change a few days ago plants seem to be doing much better

 

Noticing faster growth since change. EC still a tad too high(like I was when i mixed current soup) so will be changing water sooner than 7 days.

The 2 on the right are less developed due to an air stone blocking the return. It came loose by not having enough slack airline in the bucket then me lifting the pot like a chimp. Not nearly enough to lift and check anything. All fixed now.

 

Whatcha growin on over there?

 

Dope as fuuuck

What model did you get? I'm still wanting to do QBs myself. Ended up with cmh because I'm an impatient mofo