Recent content by Matthew7

After a few grows I will probably switch to a six tube t5 ho fixture and a 600watt HPS cool tube for my 3x3 flowering space. It's what seemed to be the ideal after all considerations, and you seem to be in about the same situation. I'm using a digital MH/HPS system right now (with 2 little 2'...

Naturally, your good friend is going to split the power bill and the bud with you? -THEN it's fair, he provides the equipment (which I presume he set up -lots of work, lol) and you provide the place and assume the risk ...imo, that's far more fair and he should have no problem with that if he is...

I have a new favorite word: "effervescence" -a beautiful word that means everything to DWC. When I was constructing my DWC buckets I watched a video by a fellow that said that your net pots should sit a couple of inches down into your "nutrient rich solution" -sooooo not true! I have since...

Oh yeah, I don't have a meter yet. I intend to order one, but until then I'm using half R/O water and half distilled water inside my buckets. I'm counting on it being a much lower ph than I'd get from the tap. I think even just straight R/O water would be fine, but I don't want to take any...

Each plant has it's own five gallon bucket with two air stones -and I know the roots will grow down into the reservoir in a huge mass. You're so right about the perlite, it was the two plants that had the perlite mixed in that stayed the wettest. I had to pull them out for a day and lower the...

I may try some H202 when my plants get a bit larger because it should kill off the nasties and promote the good stuff that I want with added oxygen it provides.

Thanks, I thought I would have to transplant to 8" net pots (which I will probably use for my next grow). I'm growing four plants in a bubbler/bucket system and I have two 6" air stones inside my five gallon, black buckets. I'm using 400watts MH enclosed inside a 3x3, reflective space so I will...

I have some seedlings in 5" net pots growing in hydropots. The roots are already coming out everywhereafter less than three weeks -but this is my first hydro grow and I don't know if or when I'll need to transplant. I know it's normal for roots to show, but how big a net pot will I need for...

Being as my seedlings are only a bit over two weeks old and don't even need nutes (so ph inhibeted nute uptake wouldn't be a problem for another week or so- and it's not a light issue- so the only thing left is oversaturation in my hydro. I took several plants out to let em dry and lowered the...

I have three 2 week old seedlings that have started to curl up the edges of their leaves and have a waxy look to them (in hydro R/O water with less thean 1/4 strength nutes). they are getting plenty of water and are 24" or so under 400watt MH light. My other six seem fine -I know that pics will...

If your ballast (that rectangular thing that plugs into your wall and then attaches via electric cord to your light fixture) says "600watt digital MH/HPS then you can run both your 600watt MH and HPS bulbs with it. I'm assuming that your 400watt ballast is the same (and will run both and that's...

After going over and over this same question I came to that exact same conclusion as LEFTHAND above -MH/HPS combo system was the way for me (other than sprouting seedlings under a couple of cheap fl grow tubes), actually saving money and producing healthier plants in the long run. I found a...

Be careful! Start way out at a safe distance and move the lamp an inch or so till' you reach "The Wonder Spot" or optimum distance. Now I'm using a distance of 28" for MH (400watt, with no air cooling except room fan and exhaust vent) and slowly lowering toward my seedlings, checking every hour...

BTW -I also backed the lights off to about 28", Matt

Then again, it could have been a bit of transplant shock as well. Those plants went from being under cheap 2' fl grow lights (2 x 15 watts each, I think) to 400watts of Metal Halide. I did keep them about 24" away from the lights, but still, it can probably take a few days for plants to fully...