NorCalHal
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First off skallie......THANKS! You, in a matter of your last two posts have renewed my faith in "newer" members being intelligent and arguing a point without flaming. Really man, thanks.
Now, lets debate!
The key to that is having a res of sufficent size for the table you are going to flood. I am not a fan of topping off. I am a firm believer that you should just change out your nuits every 7 days,regardless. And the REAL key is to allways use less then what any container says to use. As you said, I have adjusted the "Lucas" method to my liking, but he is all in all pretty acurate and is 90% fail safe as far as just usuing his formula, and thats it.
The only thing I can really think of is fungal gnats, but I think you can get them in soil also, not too sure.
I myself do not use the pebbles at all. Strickly rockwool. I use shreaded rockwool in 2 gal pots, but most folks use 4"-8" cubes and flood and drain the table.
I am sure that it did help with the yeilds. BUT, I also believe that the same results could be acheived with the same basic GH 3 part nuits alone and just adjusted to what the strain can handle. I have hit the magic "gram/watt" on 1000w lights usuing just that and saw no need for supplements. That convinced me that basic nuits can and will acheive Big yeilds.
Now, don't get me wrong bro, I can tell you have experience and know how to use your nuits, whatever they may be, correctly. My point is that supplements are the doom of MANY new growers, escpecially in hydro.
Cheers to that!
Now, lets debate!
skallie said:So in hydro the plants only take what they need leading to ec drifts constantly therefore leading to either more frequent res changes or what lots of people tend to do just top up and adjust which aint the way.
Who know what elements of what trace minerals from the intitial reservoir filling have been used-this in turn leads to all sorts of lockout over/under fert probs.
The key to that is having a res of sufficent size for the table you are going to flood. I am not a fan of topping off. I am a firm believer that you should just change out your nuits every 7 days,regardless. And the REAL key is to allways use less then what any container says to use. As you said, I have adjusted the "Lucas" method to my liking, but he is all in all pretty acurate and is 90% fail safe as far as just usuing his formula, and thats it.
skallie said:You still have pest problems in hydro their not just problematic to soil grows.
The only thing I can really think of is fungal gnats, but I think you can get them in soil also, not too sure.
skallie said:Lastly jbonez do you do ebb and flow if so surely the clay pebbles are nuked out after a grow if so do you bin them or clean them and reuse.
Im not slagging lucas or you jbonez im just offering some insight to both styles.skallie alrite lar
I myself do not use the pebbles at all. Strickly rockwool. I use shreaded rockwool in 2 gal pots, but most folks use 4"-8" cubes and flood and drain the table.
skallie said:take dutch master superbud from about 5 years ago my mate used this as did many others and his buds went from 2gm buds to 3-4 gms buds.
then onto canna boost although daylight robbery price wise it increases yields maybe not v's cost of the boost but it does work.
onto pk 13/14 again from canna try it then try without it adds to yield.
I am sure that it did help with the yeilds. BUT, I also believe that the same results could be acheived with the same basic GH 3 part nuits alone and just adjusted to what the strain can handle. I have hit the magic "gram/watt" on 1000w lights usuing just that and saw no need for supplements. That convinced me that basic nuits can and will acheive Big yeilds.
Now, don't get me wrong bro, I can tell you have experience and know how to use your nuits, whatever they may be, correctly. My point is that supplements are the doom of MANY new growers, escpecially in hydro.
skallie said:take cervantes cannabis bible book what an absolute pile of crap
Cheers to that!