new to DWC.. plant problems.

[Woodstock]

Ok... little bit about the setup...
1 400w MH/HPS Aircooled
Room Temp 69-80F
Rez temp NO MORE THAN 74F
2 individual buckets both with dual outlet airpump
210 CFM Hurricane , passive intake
2 plants from seed.. unknown strain, 3 wks old
Humidity 30 - 50%
Nutes... IONIC 1 part NON HARD WATER
Using distilled water.. says RO on the label also..
water tested out at 000ppm..
Plant 1 as of today
AT 320ppm..




Im was getting a real bad curl on some of the leafs... i think you guys will see also.. looks like its starting to come out but i can tell yet

PLant 2
301ppm.......





This just dosent look right to me... the leaves are discoloured... anyone got an idea?// also... for 3 wks old... arent these awful small? thanks for the help guys..

PS.. sorry about the blurry pics... its not my cam!

 

[Woodstock]

So nobody wants to comment?

 

[Woodstock]

You know... I may not be the best grower in the world, and I might not have very good plants or plant shots.. but I think this is a tad ridiculous.. everyone is gettin helped around here.. but yet nobody wants to give me a few pointers... ive got 30 views at my thread and not one post besides myself. what the hell...

 

[Underground Man]

what the hell indeed. 30 views is nothing, it was probably just 10 people who looked at the thread 3 times because you kept posting too it. All 10 of those people probably had no useful adivce so they kept their mouth shut rather than make something up. Trust me, people aren't trying to ignore you....

Chill, someone knowlegeble will chime in.

 

[Woodstock]

i know this isent OVERGROW... but .. at OVERGROW... this wouldent have happend this way... but alas... this is NOT OVERGROW.. i might as well forget about that site now.. I know Stitch is here, and ive read the sick plant list... but my plants dont really look anything like is on there.. maybe im wrong but i dont think they do... it might be a mixture of things.. ive also read quite a bit on the growing.. but I guess i missed something..

 

[Dr. D]

Hey man chill out and be patient..alot of threads get missed.
There is one thing you havent mentioned..PH..what is it at..your plants look very stunted..everything else about your set-up sounds fine..So what is your PH???
Also how are your roots lookin are they down into the water yet do you have suffficient bubbles from you airstone?

 

[Wrecked]

It sounds like dr D is on the right track whats your ph? also how healthy are the roots... PeAcE

 

[Woodstock]

ok... the roots are starting to grow down into the pots... i only have the pH liquid and it says its around 6.0... i know i want to try to achive a little less like around 5.8 but all i have is the liquid tester.. and ive got a dual airpump on each bucket and get alot of bubbles... what do you guys think?

 

[bbing]

You indicate a PH range that doesn't sound any alarms but the only time I have experienced this (curly curved leaves) was when my PH was way out. The yellowing in the lower leaves also would appear to indicate a defeciency more than likely from PH related nute lock out. There is a pretty good thread here that shows some images of the different defeciencies. Check that out first. The leaves are yellowing from the posterior edges with the veins still green=???


May be your test reagents are bad and your ph IS off?


Keep us updated.

 

[Woodstock]

cool..... ive got to get a pH meter... damn.... thanks..

 

[monkeyman]

I know this is probably way out of my leauge since I have yet to have a successful grow, but what about nute burn? The tips of the leaves look fairly yellow.

Also are the roots getting enough water? How high up is your water level? Are they in the water yet or still getting splashed?

 

[mace_ecam]

your new growth doesn't look as bad as your old leafes... changed anthing recently?

 

[Woodstock]

My water level is half way up to the netpots... also... yes i did do things recently... I 1... Dropped the hood...went vertical...
2. added more nutes.... but those new leaves are starting to curl like the others.. evrything else is still the same..

 

[Woodstock]

So... do you guys think this is for sure a pH problem?

 

[bbing]

Dropped the hood...went vertical...

What hood?
What went vertical? Bulb?
How close is the bulb to plants?

Nute burn generally fries the tips first, but not always.

 

[mace_ecam]

^what he said

get your RH up!
is your meter calibrated?

i doubt that dropping the hood caused the new growth to look better

 

[radium-]

lower the water level to one inch above the bottom of the pot if roots arent hanging out of it yet. If they are in rockwool cubes and you have the water level half way up the cubes are definitley soaked and probably causing your problem as you only want them moist. If they are take them out shake out excess water and put back into you medium.

 

[Woodstock]

Ok... i dropped MY AIR COoLED hood.... and i have the bulb about 2 ft away ... my plants are nOt in rockwool....also... yes i belive my meter is calibrated... and my RH is about 30% right now... is that still bad?

 

[mace_ecam]

50% RH at least! wet towel, etc...
i'd lower your lights to ca. 12-13inches.
I would make sure that my meter is calibrated, whats the point to have a meter that isn't?
how much pH down do you add?

 

[Woodstock]

i dont add any... i dont have any..