First grow, 1000w DWC

Shockeclipse · Apr 27, 2009

So this is my first grow... I have 8 plants going under a 1000w HPS air cooled with a 178cfm fan running 18/6. They are running off of a 950gph, with 5" round airstones. I was having Ph issues, and I rinsed and switched to straight ph water for a few days. I originally germed 8, lost four, and had another 4 playing catch up two weeks behind. Well today I put the last four in at around 120 ppm with distilled water. I added nutes to the other four hoping some color would return but they are looking worse now? Only a few hours after I put them in new water with 250 ppms they are droopy and sad looking? I cannot get these nutrients right. I am using the 3part GH flora series. Here are some pics, these are 11 days in.

These first are a few pics of them looking "good" before the res change...

Shockeclipse · Apr 27, 2009

Here is like 2 hours after the change. Roots look good though, 11 days ago they were less than 1/4 inch. I wish I could get this right...I have no idea what I am doing wrong.

4u2sm0ke · Apr 27, 2009

:ciao: heres some MOJO help get those babbies growing..Looking good

4u2sm0ke · Apr 27, 2009

what is the PH? and how are you addjusting it?

Shockeclipse · Apr 27, 2009

4u2sm0ke said:
what is the PH? and how are you addjusting it?

I am letting it go from 5.5-6.2 and changing it using GH PH UP/DOWN

pcduck · Apr 27, 2009

How are you mix your nutes? Micro-bloom-grow? what is your ph? ph should 5.8. Was there a drastic temp change between new mix from the old mix?

Shockeclipse · Apr 27, 2009

pcduck said:
How are you mix your nutes? Micro-bloom-grow? what is your ph? ph should 5.8. Was there a drastic temp change between new mix from the old mix?

I don't recall the temps between the old and new but I think it was about the same....The Ph was adjusted to 5.5 and that is the order I mixed them

pcduck · Apr 27, 2009

I prefer a ph of 5.8. Some strains like that 5.5 start point, but some don't. My bubba/kush looked some what like that when I started the ph to low for that strain.

Shockeclipse · Apr 28, 2009

pcduck said:
I prefer a ph of 5.8. Some strains like that 5.5 start point, but some don't. My bubba/kush looked some what like that when I started the ph to low for that strain.

These areall unknown bag strains....figured I would give it a go with these til I figure this out. I am glad I did that since things aren't going so well. I will up the ph a bit tomorrow if things don't change

Shockeclipse · Apr 28, 2009

Is it possible that maybe I just shocked them a little and they will perk back up? Or should I flush and re-do the res again?

pcduck · Apr 28, 2009

I would just let them recover. I have noticed with my dwc that there is a fast turn around in appearance once they get adjusted and get to liking it. What I would do is when you first notice an improvement, check the ph. Then try to keep it in that range. Ph always fluctuates a little bit

BuddyLuv · Apr 28, 2009

are you mixing the nutes together in their concentrated form?

Shockeclipse · Apr 28, 2009

BuddyLuv said:
are you mixing the nutes together in their concentrated form?

I added them individually to the water, but now that I think about it I may have went micro-gro-bloom.....

BuddyLuv · Apr 28, 2009

I use two part because I have a difficult time making sense of the three part stuff.

Shockeclipse · Apr 28, 2009

BuddyLuv said:
I use two part because I have a difficult time making sense of the three part stuff.

I don't quite understand why, if its all going to the same place, it can't be added in any order? Or was I supposed to wait a certain amount of time in between each one? I hope when I get home they look like they are happier.

Shockeclipse · Apr 29, 2009

Ok so they appear to be getting happy once again so.... I will post up pics tonight.

Shockeclipse · Apr 30, 2009

I was getting the server busy all night last night so I got off before I threw my laptop out the window

:hitchair: . Here are some pics, I think they are doing much better. I have a return to green, with some yellowing of bottom leaves? tell me whatcha think.

Shockeclipse · Apr 30, 2009

some more pics, some of the little ones. :watchplant:

Whats with that little gal in the middle? top leafs are yellow.....

Shockeclipse · Apr 30, 2009

Heres one of the yellowing leafs.

pcduck · Apr 30, 2009

You might want to add more hydroton to your net pots. Looks like you have some light leaks there.

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