My first hydro run part deux: flowering

[Chris1]

600 cool tube came in today. Got everything installed, and it looks sweet! I have the 400cfm pulling through the scrubber, through the tube and into the attic.



I hope this boosts my yield, I'm not even to week 4 yet. Pics soon!

 

[green_thumb...]

those look tits chris,did you by any chance take cuts of her?

 

[Chris1]

Thanks GT, yea I have a few cuts. This was a clone given to me by a friend...definitely vigorous. He runs with 5k, giant colas. Thinking about running a v scrog with her, but I'm kinda lookin for some variety ya dig

 

[Chris1]

Update. I've been having some PH issues, it's been dipping down pretty low and I've been topping up with uncorrected tap to try to get it back up, it was 5.2 this morning and is 5.6 now. I looked everywhere on my camera for a white setting so it wouldn't look so orange

For any one just joining these are 2 Island Sweet Skunk from clone (Grapefruit x Skunk). I wish my pics were more clear...they look much better on my comp!


New cool tube set up..600w from a 250 barebulb

Temps haven't changed 1 degree from a 250 under a wing to a 600 cool tube...sweet!




edit: decided to turn off the light instead of having those orangy ass weak pics

These smell sooooooo sweet. It's very nice...

As you can see I hang a mylar blanket on the frontside of the garden to maximize light. I'm not using near the 5.5x5.5x8 area I have to work with. I'm thinking dual 600 v-scrog with a recirc system. What do yall think? I wanna hone my dwc skills in, I plan to run a UC system in the future.

 

[Chris1]

Hey guys I also have this leaf issue going on. Ph has been on the lower side the last 4 days (5.5, 5.3, 5.0, 5.5). I read today that you shouldn't use ph down and ph up in the same solution. Is this correct?



Check the leafs...sorry for bad quality

 

[Yes_I_Am]

that skunk looks sweet as hell bro i bet she is a lush smelling strain isnt she.

 

[Chris1]

Hey guys! Here's an update. Tis' day 34. Having some leaf issues, PPMs were 675 to start the week, and since have dipped down to 550. I topped up twice with straight water, and twice with 1/2 strength nutes bc ppms dropped almost the 4s...



Ph has been real stable this week, 5.8 all dayyy

Gettin icy...brrrr



this top is one of the ones closest to the light. Is it getting lumen burn? The cool tube is barely warm, I could keep my hand on it all day if I wanted...

The tips are showing burn but the ppms are low...

Sup with this???

 

[Bebopp]

Looks good to me still... how are the roots?

 

[Chris1]

Roots are healthy, res stays below 70 with zone @ 2ml/g, weekly res changes. When the res is drained they each have a pretty large rootball. It's an 18 gallon tote

 

[DigDuggreen]

they look good to me, its almost if not already time to start tapering off the nitrogen? maybe a splash of cal/mag?

 

[Chris1]

Well I posted some pics in the infarmary and someone said it was a MG deficiency, that's what I was thinking it was. I use tap water that starts at 175, do I need calmag or just mag? And what strength if I use GH's CalMag??? Thanks

 

[green_thumb...]

I've never used GHs calmag I use botanicares @ 3-5ml/gal.

Again don't know how GH compares.

 

[Chris1]

Do you run RO??

 

[DigDuggreen]

whats going on man havent heard from you in a while!!! show some pic's we need an update...

 

[Chris1]

whats going on man havent heard from you in a while!!! show some pic's we need an update...

Hey man thanks for the interest. I just got back in town.


Here is the ISS at day 46 I believe. Lookin good, definitely started to get fatter (I lowered the liquid koolbloom and boosted the AN Big Bud after last res change). She looks to be a monster yielder. Keep in mind I added the 600 for a 250 about 3 weeks into flower

PPMs were 900 at res change, but are now at 785 after a few top ups of straight water.

PH chilllnn at 5.9

kinda shitty quality, took it off my phone

Also, here are a Blackberry Kush (left) and LVPK (right) that a super cool dude hooked me up with. I'm trying to get them to bounce back!! Also have some cuts of each, waiting for them to root.

I threw them in a closet I wasn't using, haven't had time to clean it and they loook like they are getting fucked with by bugs. Tomorrow morning I'm gonna clean the shit out of that closet and poly it up, add a fan or 2...

 

[Chris1]

Hey guys here are some better pics

ppms 850 ph 5.9

 

[green_thumb...]

Bro dude! That ISS is lookin tits! Can't wait to see how she finishes up!

Also this is what the BBK looks like with 2.5 weeks to go

 

[Chris1]

Thanks man. That bbk looks bomb dude, is that in soil? I'm gonna run her coco or rdwc fosho. Probably vert


The ISS isn't smelling as super sweet as she was in early flower...now more musky and skunky, but still sweet. Hairs are starting to go straight orange

 

[green_thumb...]

Nice,that's in sunshine mix#4 in a 7gal smart pot.

I recommend coco or soil with her,dwc didn't grow as dense as nugs.

 

[DigDuggreen]

what up every body just got back from an out of towner job just checkin in, whats up GT?!?!? Chris your blooming babes are awesome good job dude!!!!

on the shittier side of things im heading out of town again at 4 am to make LA for my grand dads funeral... that shit sucks, but ill get to see my dad so thats cool. Ill be back early saturday morning to have some easter with the kids and then monday im out again. Santa barbara for two nights. the got me running like a dog.

later dudes!!!!