G13 X Blueberry Headband & Trainwreck & Durban Poison

[jumpincactus]

If I were you I would get your Ph up around 5.8 to 6.0. That is the best range for coco, that is what your in correct? Try that Ph range for a week or so and see if that helps. Your Ph at 5.5 is locking out Ca & Mg and you are close to locking out Mo molybdenum. Here is a link for a Ph chart for soiless and coco http://www.growweedeasy.com/ph#hydroponic-soilless-pH

 

[doams]

If I were you I would get your Ph up around 5.8 to 6.0. That is the best range for coco, that is what your in correct? Try that Ph range for a week or so and see if that helps. Your Ph at 5.5 is locking out Ca & Mg and you are close to locking out Mo molybdenum. Here is a link for a Ph chart for soiless and coco http://www.growweedeasy.com/ph#hydroponic-soilless-pH

thx for the link.
Will try higher ph after current mix is done prob in a few days.
tbh had this distilled bottled water which came exactly @5.8 but another bottle from same manufacturer and same brand /same bottle tbh/ is @ 7.0 they should really adjust all distilled to 5.8 every time and everywhere in the world right

but planning to be using RO filter coz my tap is @700ppm only god knows whats in that water..!!?
prob some nasty stuff its well water so no public source..
was thinking about making my own distilled but ro seems to me just little worse but same thing in fact right?..maybe ppm of ro is not zero but under 100 or something..will see when I get the filter.

 

[doams]

so today there was a light problem.

Bad wire connection caused 18hours long night and the day today will be only 5 hours long..simply put lights came on 7 hours later than usual due to bad wire connection on light socket..

Will be replacing the lights in few days for brand new system anyway so it have to wait and I hope it Will last for few more days oh well..
Will be ordering some backups too.. will need backup 12v adapter for vents and also one more timer which I will be swapping so one timer will be for veg another for bloom.

 

[doams]

decided to fix the bad connection on light socket cable will not wait and it will be better to fix it now.
will not risk lights not comming on at the right time or some sort of damage to the whole box.
like it was working for over 2y and few days before new light system is planned it starts to make trouble..
oh well

e: btw will be upgrading the lights +carbon filter to make it possible to replace carbon without making the whole thing again from scratch coz current design is like fixed not replaceable without breaking it apart, also will clean the floor of the box there is piece of metal off psu getting in the way in few days
so I will be pretty busy soon..

 

[doams]

Was super busy all night fixed the floor cutted the psu metal cleaned the floor.
group shot topleft trainwreck bottom left g13xbbhb right durban nr.1 and durban nr.2
everything repotted now exept durban nr.2.

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durban nr.2

new lights 4 sockets mix of 12w 15w diff temps.

 

[doams]

same design different mats. new 1500 rpm fan too..carbon chamber is tied with the empty chamber will just cut the sides and remove both chambers and replace it with fresh carbon then just connect both chambers to fixed fan @back lightproofing is mental with the alu tape several hours of work if I had to made it from scratch everytime so its better now..faster too well will see..

rpm regulator for the carbon filters

trainwreck repotted to half litre coco.

think after this run I will say bai to 12/12
will just veg one or two plants and will aim for max yield.
12/12 is fast but I need more medicine.
right

 

[doams]

If I would do the lights again would use gu10 sockets coz gu10 leds have glass cover over leds /led chips are under glass/ which should help keep temps lower maybe next time..

im sure with adjustable outtake fan @filter it will be ok..

anyway will have data about day/night temps soon..
currently making fresh nutes will start adding more bloom nutes to the mix and will go little higher than 600ppm prob up to 700.

e:
nope
decided to continue on grow nutes for another week and switch when the stretch is over..

 

[ReikoX]

I'm a fan of keeping N through the stretch too.

 

[doams]

Made fresh nutes today.
Sadly there is no more distilled water so:
will try using /this bottled drinking water the one without bubbles../ which is @300ppm/6.8ph instead of my BAD BAD TAP which is @ 700ppm.

so added 600ppm worth of grow/micro/bloom @ 1:1:0.5 ratio
rising the final ppm to 900.
ph adjusted to 6.2


this is "just" 300ppm higher than distilled mix.
read somewhere that I can go up to 1500ppm or even higher but there will be some lockouts or something but there is still 600ppm more to add later in flower /if needed prob it will be needed right /..

anyway lets see how it goes..

 

[Goats]

holy cow, 700 ppm out of the tap! where do you live? my tap water here in vancouver comes out at about 6-12 ppm.

 

[doams]

holy cow, 700 ppm out of the tap! where do you live? my tap water here in vancouver comes out at about 6-12 ppm.

yep its crazy in fact this tap is well water and we had some floods years ago since then its like this
there is a plan for using RO in the future tho.

 

[doams]

already used last batch of nute mix which rised to 6.4 after two days.
anyway will be making new nutes today and will go little lower prob. 5.7-5.8 so it will be around 6-6.1 untill another fresh nute mix is made etc.

gotta start lst on durban nr.1 very soon!
I want to see strong side branches and this strain has them.
btw ordered some more durban seeds together with some regulars /ace nepalese jam will be the father/ for seeds making prob next run or in the summer next year
already mentioned but
next run will be 18/6 veg for like two months two plants in big pots lots of lst
want to see how much I am able to make out of this box
if I can get over 20g in one run that would be awesome for my personal use.
so from now on I will try to achieve this goal.

goal = max yield

I could get 20g with 10 plants in little plastic cups but that would be waste of seeds and lots of work so two big plants in two big pots or even 4 plants in two big pots two plants per pot.
maybe will try netting over top.

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

holy cow, 700 ppm out of the tap! where do you live? my tap water here in vancouver comes out at about 6-12 ppm.

Goats you don't know how lucky it is to have water like that, Vancouvers municipal water is supposedly one of the best in the world as far as quality goes, well according to a friend i knew that was writing a thesis on world water quality issues, but what i've heard anyways.

I've lived in places where my own municipal tap was 450 ppm and i had a small RO setup to counteract that, and that wasn't bad compared to other people in the same area who were on well water at 900+ppm

yep its crazy in fact this tap is well water and we had some floods years ago since then its like this
there is a plan for using RO in the future tho.

Id jump on that when i went that route it definitely make things easier and more stable, also your not gonna need 2 months veg if you decide to go with a couple big plants, max maybe 5 or so weeks and it would be a jungle after stretch. But if wanting to maximise yield, have you considered doing a bit of box cleaning and getting a good coat or two of some pure flat white paint in there ? It's a lot better reflective wise than the aluminum tape in around the 25-30% better range.

 

[doams]

Id jump on that when i went that route it definitely make things easier and more stable, also your not gonna need 2 months veg if you decide to go with a couple big plants, max maybe 5 or so weeks and it would be a jungle after stretch. But if wanting to maximise yield, have you considered doing a bit of box cleaning and getting a good coat or two of some pure flat white paint in there ? It's a lot better reflective wise than the aluminum tape in around the 25-30% better range.

thx for stopping by good sir

already cleaned the bottom of the box gained some space @front for 3-4 seedlings.
Yea I know 2 month is prob too much once had this ch13 herijuana-jack in 1litre coco and that plant was topped early but it overgow the lights and it was indeed a jungle but back then my setup was 100% worse that its now and used cfls back then and the conditions/box were really very bad.
now its nearly finished or much much! better..back then havent even used carbon filter didnt had ppm meter or calibrated ph pen..

will take your tip on painting it white instead of using alu foil..
will def. add that to my list of things to do!

 

[doams]

so today made fresh nutes mix.

Ive made it slightly higher on N than last time
so the ratio Ive used this time: 1.5grow:1:micro:0.5 bloom last time it was 1:1:0.5
ph 20minutes after mixing it up was @5.8 and nutes + initial water ppm were around 850ppm
50ppm lower than last time but using same mix for everything in the box even for that durban nr.2 shes getting bigger too will have to flush her a bit coz seen some sort of mild salt buildup or something @top of her pot.


grow nutes were prob near 2ml/liter
want to see how higher N affect the plants @ this stage hoping for bigger plants/more budsites even if they are already in early flower..

btw everything in box is getting bigger that re potting seems to help! nearly half of box is getting filled up with leaves and stems

durban nr.1 is really getting big 1 week after repot didnt wanted to lst her yet due to roots state after just one week after repot.. hm hope I wont miss the right time but will lst her very soon will give her few more days then start the lst..
will try to make some pics soon..

 

[doams]

hi again,

things are STARTING TO get bit crazy around here:

durban nr.2

repotted durban`s nr1`s roots reached other side of pot in just a week so here is the proof that roots grow very fast at least as fast if not faster than above soil part of plant right

managed or I could say HAD TO LST NOW!
both trainwreck top left and durban nr1. LSTed

G13 X Blueberry Headband

havent decided yet if I will continue strong N feed but prob next nute mix will be like 1:1:0.75 grow/micro/bloom will think about it some more..

 

[doams]

today will be making fresh nute mix again. still same strong N nutes in the mix @ 1.5:1:0.5 ratio
btw added one more 15w led so now there is 3x15w + 1x12w LED
so 57w total of LEDs.

also will be adding one 12w or 10w led to the front side of box where the seedling/s/ and hopefully a micro male will be placed.
plan is to make or attempt to make/first time ever/ few seeds will use pollen from regular male on feminized plants currently in box. /for personal use and nothing else /
havent decided on the father yet.. got some ace nepalese jam and some others..hm decisions..

 

[doams]

quick update

durban in big pot is growing big maybe too big will cut on N after this nute mix is done.
and will start to add more bloom nutes.
really dont want it to overgow the box
will do lil bit more lst on her soon.

durban original top that was topped and lsted

trainwreck in half litre pot is doing ok.

 

[doams]

After looking @ those durban tops and that leaf curl @ edges will def. add more bloom /Mg./ into next nute mix just to be sure previous two mixes /a week time/ were 0.5 and 0.75 ratio maybe too low.
btw each mix lasts 3 days it starts @5.8 but on day 3 its over 6..

btw there is no fan blowing over the tops so maybe thats why but cant fix that anytime soon will add that to the list tho.

so in next nute mix I will be slowly rising the bloom anyway its the right time I think..
its first time under these leds not worried about stretch that much but will not push it
right

 

[doams]

another little update

already had to emergency lst durban nr.1 /for the second time of many more times to come right/ coz some leaves were nearly touching the lights.
so durban nr.1 24h after lst group shot

G13xBBHB
dont expect a lot off this one shes in micro pot anyway but might grow her in 3l pot shes really dwarf small overall type of plant /which I kinda like/ got a feeling that it would be one big pile of nugs if grown in big pot..

trainwreck

and durban nr.2 @front area under one 3w led will upgrade to 10w or something..

e:btw today they will receive their last strong N nutes mix
only bloom and micro from now on to get everything flowering properly ASAP!