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herbal essences
Can we get some info on how your feeding goes for your plants in flower and as well as veg/mother/early veg
Simpleword's Lab - 1000 Watt Recirculating DWC - Snow White X Big Bud
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simpleword
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Surely!
I start them off at around 450 PPM. I use lucas formula with GH Flora and also add cal-mag because of my insanely pure water. My system holds 30-45 gallons of water depending on water level and root mass. I also add a tiny tiny bit of flora grow if they start showing a minor nitrogen deficiency. I've traditionally used liquid karma, and love it, but it is such a pain in the ass to use with pumps. It always clogs my filter bags, so I've quit using it. I do my nutes a little differently than blaze's tutorial, he mixes all his nutes in his res, then lets them drain in to the system to fill it up. I fill my system directly with water, mix the nutes in the control bucket, and then fill the reservoir with fresh water. This way the res will dilute the nutrient solution a bit as the plants drink up.
I generally change the res out every 8-10 days , increasing the PPM considerably. They are at about 1400 PPM right now, I probably won't go much higher than that, although this strain really likes to eat. I like to get the ph to about 5.4 or so when I feed them, and let it naturally drift up to 5.9 or so. I also give them a shot of hygrozyme every 2nd feeding.
I know it's not how everybody likes to do it, but it sure works for me!
simpleword
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Man things are really kicking in to overdrive! Lovely little buttons are starting to poke up every where. There will be giant colas before I know it! I'll get some more pics up this evening.
SkunkyDemon
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Looking great! Keep those pics coming!
Peace
Peace
simpleword
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Thanks SkunkyDemon!
So here we are at day 19, and the nugs are really starting to show up now! The canopy is beautiful and the girls are super happy! Things should really get interesting from here on out.
Yummy.
So here we are at day 19, and the nugs are really starting to show up now! The canopy is beautiful and the girls are super happy! Things should really get interesting from here on out.
Yummy.
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CMoon
excellent canopy dude......im pulling a chair up
bests with the run...cmoon
bests with the run...cmoon
simpleword
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Gracias CMoon. I really focused on getting an even canopy this time. It's like a screenless SCROG or a large plant SOG. Counted over 60 tops in this photo:
simpleword
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Did someone say tops galore?
Day 27:
Day 27:
simpleword
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simpleword
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Changed out the water on the girls. They are at 1400 ppm right now, with GH Flora Lucas formula, and cal-mag. Ph was at 5.75 this morning.
We're already on the first day of week 5, now things should be getting fun!
We're already on the first day of week 5, now things should be getting fun!
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herbal essences
Looking good simpleword, you're getting there!
Hovz
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Wow, i read blazeoneups tutorial and now after seeing this grow, i really do want to build one of these systems. I was thinking like 14 buckets with 2000 watts. What sort of meters do you use to keep everything in check. Great job on the grow, i got 10 bagseed plants flowering in soil and they're about on the same day as yours, hopefully i can pull off with 2000 watts what you get with 1000 watts. Great grow i'm pulling up a seat.
nice canopy 
way to keep it green meng
way to keep it green meng
simpleword
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Thanks Brother Bear and Herbal, appreciate a little traffic on my thread here!
Definitely give it a try dude! It's a freaking fool proof system once you get it set up properly. I do a few things differently than blaze, but it is essentially a carbon copy of his system. If you're doing 2000 watts, I'd recommend trying 12 plants, 6 per light is really nice and it's less water to deal with. Plus 7 per light would be kind of odd! Best of luck with your grow, I'm sure you will yield at least as much as me with twice the lighting!
Definitely give it a try dude! It's a freaking fool proof system once you get it set up properly. I do a few things differently than blaze, but it is essentially a carbon copy of his system. If you're doing 2000 watts, I'd recommend trying 12 plants, 6 per light is really nice and it's less water to deal with. Plus 7 per light would be kind of odd! Best of luck with your grow, I'm sure you will yield at least as much as me with twice the lighting!
simpleword
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Weekend update, day 30. Lookin happy as ever.
GorillaGreenz
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Looking very frosty. I'm starting up a similar 1,250 (1,000 + 250) 9-12 plant system with Cheese and AK48. Would you say the water chiller is neccessary? I'm currently running a regular DWC system and i'm having few to no problems without chiller but i do use a nice full bucket size big net pot which really seems helps the plant out.
looks great, I'll be Subscribing. Karma, One Love
simpleword
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Thanks guys!
I've never ran a DWC without a chiller so I can't tell you for sure if it's necessary, but it seems to help. The plants are always loving life.
Here we are coming right along at day 35, happy and frosty! One more nutrient change today, and then the babies are gonna be coastin on fresh water for the last 2 weeks.
I've never ran a DWC without a chiller so I can't tell you for sure if it's necessary, but it seems to help. The plants are always loving life.
Here we are coming right along at day 35, happy and frosty! One more nutrient change today, and then the babies are gonna be coastin on fresh water for the last 2 weeks.
