hydro help?

[diggity-dank]

well this is my first time trying anythign with hydro. i have 7 gal rubbermaid (i think) with 6 in net pots and lava rocks in there. i have some BOGBubble plants that were taken out of soil at about 6 days old and put in the hydro. it was looking great and i come home today and the top new growth is all yellow and really light colored. not really a yellow but a yellow-green.. not dark leaves. and the new leaves are and stringy.

anyone have any ideas of that this could be? maybe not enough nutes? i am using Pure Blend Grow right now. the container says 3 TBSP per Gal and right now i have about 7 TBSP in there because they are still small. Should i give them more nutes?

please help asap! thanks :D

[bonbon]

it could be a case of mild transplant shock,1/3nute's is ok for now,just give them a few more day's to snap out of of it.

[diggity-dank]

still sick looking..

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/248IM000004-med.JPG

anyone have any ideas? i think i just suck at hydro....i might just stick to soil

[Thing_Fish_]

-Hows your ph? -Im not shure exactly what your doing but make shure your ph co-insides with your growing tekneek. -Yournute concentration sounds about rite for now. -If ya got any beans left startem in hydro. -Also- -Did you wash your rocks and ph balancem? -I take mine down to the mid 5s to hi 5s for a soak and then I let them get saturated with nutes wich are set at 6.5 . -I do this for my perticular needs tho and yours are probably different. -I just wanted to point out that hydro is very "perticular". -The good news is that once you get it down it becomes routeen and pretty simple! -I think ya otta checkyer ph and mabey mix up another bach of nutes. -I hope your not cookin yer roots.. -Keepem under 71! -I hope they come out cool!

[Greenja]

yeah, looks like ya need to incr. your nut strength.
Be smart, get yourself a ppm/ph meter and then ya can make and monitor the correct strength.

[diggity-dank]

well i took the whole thing out my cabinet today and looked inside and it was gross. there was all kinds of nutrient buildup and shit all over. i cleaned the inside and just put tap water in there for now.

this was just an attempt at hydro because i was reading someone's thread on OG and they never used anything fancy. no ph meter or anything.

this is just an experimental thing and i dont want to be spending lots of money on this.

btw, im using Pure Blend Grow right now as the fertilizer.

im not liking hydro much...

[HydroHawg]

What's your pH & EC look like... I agree w/ the others comments on lack of Nitrogen. The lighter shade of green signifies the N deficiency... What's your EC? If low, I'd bump it up a little... Cleaning, and rinsing your res ritually on a weekly basis will probably clear up your build up... BTW: what are you using as a medium there?

HH.

[bonbon]

don't give up just yet DD,i think fish is right about the ph induced lockout and water temp,these are easily remidied,are you using airstone's in the reservoir?they are a must.

[diggity-dank]

im using lava rocks as the medium.. and yeah.. ive got 3 airstones in there now.. they're looking a little greener today. i foliar fed them last night before they had their 6 hour dark time. we'll see how this turns out.

btw i dont have a ph tester or anything so i cant give you a ph.. thanks guys

[elmo quist]

Everyone has given you good advice DD. The pic looks like no N and I'm thinkin' the PH is too high (looks like my 1st try at hydro). Ya know, Diggity, I shot from the hip for a while, PH-wise, but I eventually had to bite the bullet and buy both PH and TDS/EC meters. The PH meter is a good investment anyway, even for a soil grower, to check the PH of the water that you're feeding your plants. The TDS/EC meter isn't as crucial if you're good at reading your plants, but to dial it in like Flynn, it's an essential tool if you're gonna do hydro.

Follow the PB directions for your stage of growth--and try 1 tablespoon of white vinegar per gallon of water in your tank if you're not using any other PH down.

It's time for a load.

[G35DarkO1E]

wow same setup as me yet tonight i learnd damn i need a phppm meter./ cant w8 til tommorow morning cuz my shit is looking funny.

[radium-]

DD: First off your res is no 7 gallons. I use the exact same ones and I fill with 13 gallons which means it can hold even more. Second you dont have to spend a lot of money on meters in fact they are quite affordable. Heres just one i found in 2 seconds after searching on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.ca/PH-Meter-Checker-Tester-Pond-Aquarium-Koi-Spa-31E_W0QQitemZ7753925466QQcateg oryZ3212QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

You don't have to get anything fancy as anything is better than nothing now. You can't just jump into the hydro scene with nothing and expect great results. Its like bungie jumping with no bungie.
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[Blunt_69]

Go to the fish store and pickup a PH kit. they are like 3-5 bucks. If your not going to monitor PPMs you should at least know where the PH is set.PPm can be assumed IF your chageing out your water on a weekly basis

Some people get extreamly lucky the first time they go dro. With no meters is like navigating in the dark with no lights. It can be done, just way harder to get it right.

[macster]

Diggity I did my first grow with hydro and my results look amazing as the growth rate is much faster (so I've been told ) and I use the ph kit that Blunt talking about and it worked beautifully so far. I'm probably buying a TDS/EC meter first as checking my ph is easy and fast with the kit as I'm flying blind on my nutes level I just follow the directions on the ferts and change the res once a week.
Mac

[Guest]

Have you checked the ROOTS,looks like your ROOTS havnt taken,check them first,before increasing anything

[420ponics]

Hey bud, I had some yellow leaf problems at first with my skunk and now it looks great. You HAVE to check that ph, and you HAVE to check that ppm man. Sure, it's possible without it, but hydro is VERY picky and your grow can turn to shit in NO time, much faster than soil. It looks like you may need some nutes. Pick up those meters and be sure your plants are getting plenty of light as well! Hope this helps.

Ponics. :bongsmi: