600w 6 bucket DWC

[lakerschamps09]

This is my first time doing hydro I got 5 purple kush 1 bubba kush in there right now waiting on 3 sour grapes and 3 more great white x bubba kush clones.5 are going in dirt and placed on the sides.Im feeding gh nutes at 3ml a gallon 3 gallons.
There growing under a 600w aircooled hps though I dont have the fan hooked up yet I got a vortex 6" and that shits way too fucking loud I wouldnt even be able to go to sleep with that on Im gonna return it for a 4" then hook it up.
Anyway my temp around the plants is 80 and the water is 78 isnt the water supposed to be 10 degrees cooler then the ambient air?
If I let it go will there be some problems?

 

[sneakinman13]

hell ya..
this should be good.. nice clone choice and good luck

 

[Blest_1]

Theres actually a thread around here about making a DIY muffler for the fans. Its been a long time since Ive read it. I dont have a link for the thread on this site. Either way its an option so you dont have to down grade your fan. You might find yourself needing it later down the road.

 

[Citizen024]

Check a fan speed controller, it will slow it down for you, which quiets them alot. Also having something on the output end will deaden it down a lot. You'll give up air flow, but its a easy fix and can be adjusted to you needs easily.

You might want to look at nutrient mix, you got a bit of yellowness there it looks like. I would say up the micro 1ml for the calcium and nitrogen. You can cut grow out all together if you want- I have the coco formula for that (1:1.5 Micro to bloom), I think the hydro one is 1:2 micro to bloom. I believe that is Lucas formula ratio.

Owww wait a second! What GH nutrient are you using? Your using something organic huh? 3ml a gallon? GH Chemicals aren't even that strong- I believe you might be using FloraNova? I suspect your underfeeding. And are you using tap or RO water? Do you have a good source of cal/mag? I am curious to see how stable the nutrient stays.

80 degrees will probably give you fluffier nugs and potentially some heat stress. The water temp is not so good. Your too warm, you risk getting pathogens at that temp. I believe the magic number is 68 degrees or so, don't quote me. It's in all the DWC and Bio-Bucket threads. Add in the presence of organic materials (nutrient) and your skirting danger in my opinion.

 

[lakerschamps09]

I dont know how this got moved to organic but im using just gh grow micro and bloom.I upped the dose 2 days ago to 1tsp grow 2tsp micro a gallon and got nutrient burn so i dumped half the solution and added tap water ph'd to 6 (im broke now cant afford RO system)and i found out the same day that the little white marks on the leaves came from spider mites!Little black things crawling under the leaves.I once heard of soap being put on the leaves to get rid of them?I dont know if I want to go back and pick the other 3 clones up from the dispensary because of this

Here are my plants today i think i corrected one problem yesterday.I dropped the water level to a inch below the pot and bam!! roots started growing out the bottom within 5-6 hours.The bubba kush seems to like the 1tsp-2tsp grow- micro so i left her alone.the other plant thats growing yellow leaves I gave her 1tsp-2tsp micro-bloom and then cut it in half like the rest.

 

[lakerschamps09]

Oh yeah and i swapped out the 6"vortex for a 4" can fan I shouldve kept the vortex,dont really know what you got till you lose it story of my life

 

[headfortrinity]

Oh yeah and i swapped out the 6"vortex for a 4" can fan I shouldve kept the vortex,dont really know what you got till you lose it story of my life

Go get your vortex back

 

[intlplayr]

Hey buddy, I'm interested to see how these turn out. I LOVE Kush, are yours the SR71 Purple kush's? I'm doing some BC PK's right now. Dealing with mites too, frickin dirty clone houses!

Be sure to dunk and swirl all your clones in a sterilization solution as soon as you get them and before they go into your room and then even still, keep a close eye on them. You never really know what kind of diseases or pests they have over at those clone houses. Also, if you don't mind, try turning the lights off briefly next time you take pics, it allows us to see the correct colors and the details better.

Tagged and on for the ride. Wishin you the best pk brotha!

Oh, forgot to mention, according to my buddy Jorge the rez temp should stay between 60-75*F (15-24*C). The solution will hold much more oxygen at 15 then 24 though and your roots and plants will thank you for it. Never let the temp climb above 85*F (29*C) roots will be easily damaged at this temp and susceptible to rot, wilts an dfungus gnat attacks, also, the solution will hold little oxygen at that temp. Get an aquarium chiller if you got the cash, or The Dopest shows how to build a pretty good one on the cheap at : http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=33123

 

[intlplayr]

I got a vortex 6" and that shits way too fucking loud I wouldnt even be able to go to sleep with that on Im gonna return it for a 4" then hook it up.

There is pro, silencers you can buy pre-built that kick ass for this for like $150 max at my local store for a 8" one OR their is also DIY threads on IC for building one like Treehuggers did over here: http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=42646

Good luck!

 

[bostrom155]

You just need a controller for your fan, even with the 4" fan, thats what i have on my 600 is a 4" elicent, i have a controller on my 6" and gonna need one for the 4" soon

 

[lakerschamps09]

thanks for expressing interest

thanks for expressing interest

intlplayr.headfortrinity.Citizen024.Blest_1.sneakinman13
thanks for stoppin im faded right now so ill probably forget what im gonna say but i see there are questions but ill answer them tomorrow for now ill put some pics up at day 22 of flower tallest is at 3'

 

[lakerschamps09]

Day 28

Day 28

ph dropping

 

[lakerschamps09]

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[lakerschamps09]

how do i put pics in here?

 

[Moneygrowonweed]

2 cheap tips for you that work well i know you said you are broke so with understanding of what that is like for your fan problem you could have hung it with rubber bungee cords if the vibration was the problem and for your rez bucket to cool it a bit you can use milar to wrap it in all buckets and rez or if you dont have any or cant buy any tin foil works well to to drop the temp just some tips i have used in the past.

 

[lakerschamps09]

thanks money all you people here have the best advice its nice to have access to this.
its pretty cool in there now in the 65-68 range below the canopy and the fan is sitting on top of a dresser next to the plants on the other side of the closet its queiter with the carbon filter connected its more of the whooshing sound i kinda want to get rid of.Ill look into a controller when i start winning some bets =( today wasnt a good day
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no more betting while im stoned i have to drink some beers to gamble
Just checked the ph and had to up it to 6 from 4.5 there dropping pretty fast
anyways thanks everybody!really appreciate the help

 

[lakerschamps09]

video here with my shitty cell
http://www.youtube.com/user/realdealx08

 

[lakerschamps09]