Sick plants unsure of the problem

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  1. #1 fallinprince, Oct 1, 2010
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    Your Equipment:
    .1) Type and wattage of lights. (MH, HPS, CFL's, tube fluorescents, LED's) 15 23watt cfls (100watt) (varying spectrums 2700k and mostly 6500k ) and 2 68 watt (300watt) 2700k

    .2) Distance from tops? 1 ft
    .3) Reflector type? (cool tube set-up, bat wing, enclosed reflector, bare bulb...) bare bulb
    .4) Is there a consistent fresh air supply? no
    .5) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan? yes
    .6) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule? 24 hour

    Your medium:
    .7) Specific brand and type of soil, (coco, peat based soilless...) and anything you've added to it. (vermiculite, perlite, worm castings...) unknown soil(tried to get basic empty soil) + perlite + peat moss
    .8) Size of container. 5g bucket
    .9) Did you use peat pucks (or similar) to root clones or germinate seedlings?
    bought clones

    Your nutrients and water:
    10) Source of water? (tap, bottled or filtered) What's it's ph before adjusting Filtered ----- distilled or r/o
    11) Method of checking water ph. (ph pen, test strips, aquarium test kit...) ph pen
    12) Method of adjusting water ph. (phosphoric acid, white vinegar, hydrated lime, PH Up...) none havent
    13) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. List dosages (quantity per gallon) and current feeding schedule.
    Im using Roots organics budda grow at mature veg dosage 30ml with great white and b-52 5ml and super thrive 1ml
    14) How often are you watering between feedings, and how much per watering? 2days
    15) Any additives or tea's? (Superthrive, CalMag, molasses, Mother's Earth...) super thrive
    16) Are your ph levels stable, or do they fluctuate? stable 6.8 - 7.0
    17) What is your ingoing water's ph? 7 ...your runoff ph? N/A
    18) Do you foliar feed? If so, with what, how often, and at what time do you spray? Every 4 hours or so depending on how often im home Just water

    Your growroom:
    19) Indoors or outdoors? indoor
    20) What size of closet, room or hut? 8 foot by 6 foot closet
    21) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? ...With lights off? less than 30 humid, 28 -31 max
    22) Have you seen signs of insects in the growroom? no (previous fly problem solved by "concern" garden defense all purpose)

    Your strain:
    23) What strain are you growing? (Indica dominate or Sativa dom?) 3 Different
    1 La confidential two of clone of a Bubba and a third i cant remember
    24) From seeds or clones? clones
    25) Is this an autoflower strain? no

    watering i do believe was done until dripping every 2 days with every other nutrient feed being just water (with R/o water)

    using a dual wand measure my ph level says at around 6.7 - 6.9
    max temperature is around 90 the low is 74
     

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  2. Thats a very Sativa dom plant. They are a bit finniky.

    Your min temp should be your max temp (too hot).
    Your Ph should be in the range of 6.3 - 6.8

    Freak
    :smoke:
     
  3. #3 fallinprince, Oct 1, 2010
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    yea actually its 3 strains 4 plants
     
  4. looks like you have a mag-k defand as freakbro1 said temps are to high
     
  5. defand? so if i lower the temperatures the plants should get better? When i tried adding a half dosage of epsom salt this started happening even worse (most of those leaves have been trimmed)
     
  6. I think everyones drunk around GC today lol.

    I think he meant Cal-Mag def (deficiency). But its not.

    Freak
    :smoke:
     
  7. U must lower the Ph.

    In this case, Id aim for around 6.3 - 6.5.

    Freak
    :smoke:
     
  8. #8 fallinprince, Oct 1, 2010
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    sweet i agree with that ive just been trying to pay bills hoping i could afford some ph down.

    im trying to solve the ventilation problem to reduce the temperature (id hate to have to turn some lights off). (2 fans + exhaust isnt enough)

    should i switch to an 18 hour cycle rather than a 24

    is the K and MAG being locked out by the temperature or the ph? or do i need more?(never goes above 6.9ph)
     
  9. Im positive once that temp is brought down to about 75
    and the Ph is lowered, that plant will quickly show improvement.

    Freak
    :smoke:
     
  10. ok im pretty sure ive solved most of my ventilation issues (lower temps) however i bought "ph down".

    im not quite sure how to drop the ph of my 5g buckets down enough without going down TO much.. Do you have any tips? Ive looks for ph guides but -.- I'm burned out on reading now
     
  11. Update ventilation system keeps it very cool just making sure it wont freeze out the plants

    posted new pictures

    havent bought a ph meter yet and im having a little bit of problems with adjusting it to go lower

    is my watering cycle good two nutrient then a flush or should i go 1 nutrient, 1 flush
     

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  12. ok these plants are running under around (27) 23watt cfl

    im running buddagrow with cal mag b 52 and super thrive
    with r/o water

    73/81 temps with 30% humidity

    i have a humidifier in the room to keep the humidity that high(yes it gets lower)
    (probably due to the small ac unit)

    the runoff ph was just recently lowered(from much higher) to around 6.2-6.7 on the 4 plants
     

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