Gmo returns. Aero tent and Soil tent

[gmo]

3'x3' Aero tent had 3x Mars Hydro ts1000s, 4" fan and filter and 6L humidifier. Currently growing ILGM Auto genetics. 2x auto fem gelato and 1x auto fem Zkittlez. I did have a blip last week with a very high EC that has been corrected. Plants seen to be responding ok and bouncing back. These 3 are on day 11.

2'x2' Soil tent with 1x Mars Hydro ts1000, 4" fan and filter and 4L humidifier. Currently using Fox Farms Happy Frog in 3g fabric pots. ILGM genetics auto fem wedding cake. 1 broke ground 2 days ago and the other appears that it'll break ground in the next day or so.

 

[gmo]

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[LostTribe]

Had a similar aero setup. I had the sprayers aiming up towards the plants. If you get high res temps I'd invest in a short cycle timer running the pump a few minutes on a few minutes off to keep the temp down. I also wouldn't run anything but salt basted nutes in something like that. You definitely want a dead Rez. Good luck.

 

[gmo]

Had a similar aero setup. I had the sprayers aiming up towards the plants. If you get high res temps I'd invest in a short cycle timer running the pump a few minutes on a few minutes off to keep the temp down. I also wouldn't run anything but salt basted nutes in something like that. You definitely want a dead Rez. Good luck.

Thanks for the info. I do monitor res temperature and it holds at 68f this time of year. I'm using General Hydroponics Flora series 3 part for nutrients. I've had success growing other plants (tomatoes, peppers, lettuces and herbs) in this system. Hoping my success transfers to this grow as well!

 

[KinKrit]

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[gmo]

In the aero tent I was shooting for 50w per sqft and this setup achieves that. Heat is not an issue. I have a 6500btu air conditioner piped directly in to the grow tent. So far they seem to be enjoying the extra lumens. Lights currently at 80%. This is the morning of day 12.

The soil tent is starting to so it's thing. The second seedling will show it's cotyledons today.

 

[gmo]

Aero tent day 13. pH 5.8. lights @ 80%. Moved the net pots to their final locations.

 

[gmo]

Let's call this day 1 for the soil tent. Both Wedding Cake seeds have broken ground. Temp sits at ~70f with light adjusted to 60%. Humidity is much easier to control in this tent, and easily maintains 65%.

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[gmo]

Day 14 in the aero tent. I started some LST last night. They'll continue to get this treatment until it's time to drop the SCROG on them.

 

[gmo]

Soil tent day 2. They'll get some water tomorrow morning.

Aero tent day 14. All tied up.

 

[gmo]

Day 15 in the aero tent. Lookin' green. I love this faze that they go through over the next couple of weeks. Eventually, when they grow up they'll get the net put over them, but that's still a couple of weeks out. pH 5.6

​​​​​​Day 3 soil tent. Looking alright. Watered this morning with pH 6.4 water.

 

[gmo]

Day 17 in the aero tent. Starting to see side branching. LST seems to be working just fine. Temp this morning was 79f, RH 42%, reservoir temp 70f. I'm still trying to dial in the portable room A/C as the weather warms up here, it's swinging the grow tent temperature a little as far as low 60s during lights off and high 70s during lights on. Another issue I'm running in to is clogged prefilters on both carbon filters, they're filling up with calcium deposits from hard water running through the humidifiers. I bought some capsules that sit in the humidifier reservoir that claimed they would take care of this issue, but I haven't seen a difference. I'm going to get a Brita filter for the grow room dedicated to water for the humidifiers and I think that should take care of it.




Day 5 in the soil tent. Everything going as predicted. Still not too much to see here, but they all start somewhere

 

[gmo]

Day 18 Aero tent. A little more LSTing and opening things up a little bit. Temp, humidity and reservoir temp in check. Noticing some nice internodal branching beginning. Day 6 Soil tent. Lights moved to 100% brightness @ 18" from tops of plants. Light watering, no nutrients at pH 6.4

 

[gmo]

Day 19 Aero tent. Reservoir change day. Fed at 1000ppm according to the GH feeding chart. Also added CalMag @ 4mL/G. pH 5.3 to allow swing the first few days. Figured out that the temperature sensor for the grow room air conditioner is built in to the remote and actually read the instructions. Now that I understand how it works I think managing temperature with less swings is going to be way easier. Gimme a day or so and I'll follow up. Day 7 Soil tent. Everything as it should be at this point. Temp 75f, humidity hangs at approx. 60%.

 

[gmo]

 

[gmo]

Day 20 Aero tent. Readjusted reservoir pH to 5.4 after expected drift from changing out the reservoir yesterday. Still trying to figure out this portable A/C. I think I need an RF extender because the remote won't communicate with the unit from inside the tent and the thermometer is located in the remote. Still experiencing temperature swings from the mid 60s during lights off to a high of 82f with lights on. Really need to get that under control asap. Will pick up an RF extender kit today to hopefully resolve the issue. Res temp has also spiked to 73f which is concerning. Bottles are in the freezer and I'll drop one on the reservoir as soon as it's frozen to bring the temp down. Everything still looking good. Really bushy plants with lots of side branching. I think LST is going well, but if anyone could confirm I'd appreciate feedback. Day 8 Soil tent. Temps are perfect at 75f lights on and 68f lights off. rH holds at a steady 60%. This tent is so easily managed and carefree at this point.

 

[gmo]

Day 21 Aero tent. I got the A/C figures out. I bought an RF repeater and it didn't work so I'll be returning it. Instead, I sat down with the instruction manual again and figured out how to schedule times on it. It'll run the entire time the lights are on and then 30 minutes in to the dark cycle and turn back on 30 minutes before the light cycle. I was pleased to wake up to the tent sitting at a very acceptable 76f this morning. Reservoir temperature has also been resolved with ice bottles, res temp was 66.9f this morning. I'll do my best to maintain it @ 64-67f. Lights at ~85%.

Day 9 Soil Tent. The easiest to manage indoor grow I've ever done. Temp maintains itself, humidity stays in check, and lights have been at 100% for days now with no issues.

 

[gmo]

Can anyone confirm that LST is looking ok? LST is new territory, and so is SCROGing. I was reading up on when to add a net with autoflowers, and I believe iIm At that point now. They're really stubby plants, more than in used to. Day 21 in aeroponics.


Side note:

I've found that almost everything, technology wise, has changed nowadays. When I was growing, in what seems like a previous life, I was using an aircooled 600w HPS, in a wooden framed, mylar lined grow closet. The struggle to keep that thing cool was awful. I was harvesting about .5gpw in soil at that time, growing unsexed, photoperiod strains. Memory lane and what not.

The new tech is amazing. It's almost like a whole new hobby!

 

[KinKrit]

Very nice

 

[gmo]

Day 23 Aero tent. I can confidently say that the portable AC unit has been figured out. The timer mode works how I need it to, except it requires resetting every 24 hours. This isn't an issue now, but may be next weekend while I'm out of town Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I've gotta think of a way to make it work while I'm gone.
Everything is looking very healthy and I'm seeing rapid onset of new growth over the past 48 hours. Some of that may be attributed to the cooling of the reservoir, which now sits at a very acceptable 64f. 1 bottle of ice every 12hrs for maintenance seems to be the trick.
pH 5.8, rH 45%, temp 68f, res temp 63.8f this morning. Lights at 95%

Day 11 soil tent. Cruising along. Not much to report. Temp 72f, rH 50%, lights at 100%. They got a plain watering last night. I will start feeding CalMag next watering.