3000W SCROG/Fully Automated/Gavita's/Iponic 600.....Let the fun begin!!!

[LEDNewbie]

With your drip system how is it set up? What kind of timer, length of time, type of drippers, and is it working as planned? I ask because I found 15 min (min setting on a cheap timer) is too long. I manually flip the switch until I get runoff. I also have a wand and a pump I stick in a bucket to give em the tea and other stuff that I don't want clogging the drippers.

Hey bud, for a timer I use this heavy duty intermatic. Its adjustable to the minute. I've found with my setup that my first feed is 7 minutes long to get a little run off. Then 4 hours later 5 minutes gives me a little run off. Then 4 hours later on my last feed I give them 4 minutes of feed. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TGO6RY/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

As for drippers I'm using two of these 1/2 GPH Antelco drippers per 2 gallon pot. http://www.antelco.com/usa/drippers/astadrip.html

They are pressure compensating and when the pump turns off they have a self flushing feature. Their pretty trick. Watch the video on there website.

I've only had my drip system up and running the past few days but so far so good. Only thing that will be going through my dippers is base nutes. When I feed tea, Aptus or Sea Green plants get feed with a hand wand.

 

[LEDNewbie]

I'll snap some pics of my dippers and manifolds. Also I gotta add. When I installed my drippers the other day pushing the spikes into the coco had quite the resistance!!! I'm thinking pots are completely full of roots!!!!

 

[BigGreen]

Lets see em

 

[Sativa Dragon]

I did a 1k LED vs. 1K Horti, with a AN Baddass ballast

Peace

 

[DrFever]

I'll snap some pics of my dippers and manifolds. Also I gotta add. When I installed my drippers the other day pushing the spikes into the coco had quite the resistance!!! I'm thinking pots are completely full of roots!!!!

fck that shit lets see what plants look like lol

 

[RomulusUSA]

Very cool Doc. Let me know when u get a thread going.

So just washed my clone trays in preparation for cloning tomorrow. Was going to try cloning in coco since that's what I'm growing in now. But then got to thinking. I should probably stick with the way the doc showed me to clone since on my very first try I got 100% success!! I know there are allot of peeps that struggle to get roots so I think I better stick with the method that for sure worked!!!

Will snag some pics of the new borns once I'm done. In a hour and a half I will be taking the drip system on its maiden voyage. Very pumped!!!!

LED! Instead of the Roots soil I use to use, with 0-100% success depending on strain, I used a bag of store-brand peat mix. 100% success with I think 6 different strains! I love it. Damp the soil in the clone tray, poke a hole with snips, cut, strip, cut leafs, stick in powder, plant!

Stick with the method you've had great success with, its def the best way for your mental health

With your drip system how is it set up? What kind of timer, length of time, type of drippers, and is it working as planned? I ask because I found 15 min (min setting on a cheap timer) is too long. I manually flip the switch until I get runoff. I also have a wand and a pump I stick in a bucket to give em the tea and other stuff that I don't want clogging the drippers.

Get a digital timer that can do 1min increments. I did that for a couple weeks with coco, until I gave up and moved to soil cuz I was having lockout issues. First timer, I shoulda started with soil!

 

[jackmayoffer]

The dude who was always bugging me to update my thread daily never updates his...Get off your ass ....

 

[LEDNewbie]

The dude who was always bugging me to update my thread daily never updates his...Get off your ass ....

one the funniest things you've said jack!!!! Very true!!! In my defense I'm working fucking night shift right now and I'm just bagged out all the time. Barely get my ass in there to get things done let alone take pics. Don't get off work tonight till 7am!!! Will snap some pics tomorrow night before lights turn on. Promise

 

[BigGreen]

Cut back your A&B about 100 ppm conv .5 then do up your aptus. I been trying to keep my aptus feeding strengths close to base nute ppms. A few times I went a lot higher and the plants are great

 

[LEDNewbie]

Good to know thank big green. Heading in now to feed and take some pics.....

 

[LEDNewbie]

Just made up a batch of nutes. 5ml per gallon of A&B plus Aptus with Double Dose of Fascillitor came out to 1.6EC after adding a shit ton of PH UP!!!! Was an EC of 1.4 before the PH UP. They aren't kidding when they say PeakBoost will drop the PH without Massboost or Finalboost in as well....

Finally picture time! First up some not so great pics of the clones




Next a couple pics of my drippers and manifolds

 

[LEDNewbie]

Now some pics of the ladies, they are looking pretty healthy right now. I started noticing the plants that were directly under the Gavita's were looking a little lighter in color and figured it was light bleaching. I raised lights from 24-25 inches to 27-28 inches last night and after one light cycle plants have darkened up. Also after only 3 days on multiple feeds with my drip system plants have really taken off in growth!! Like crazy growth!!! Multiple feeds is where its at!!! They had nice growth before when I was hand feeding once a day, but in the last couple days I've really noticed them explode in growth!! Next round drippers and trellis will be up ASAP!! Gunna try to find the time this weekend to get under there and clean up all that lower growth. If not beginning of next week at the latest

Hoping plants don't stretch too much more as I can only go up about another 6-8 inches with my lights!!!!

 

[LEDNewbie]

today is start of week 2 and noticing the ladies are starting to drop some hair

 

[pisspotgrower]

Very nice mate gona start pumping now heheh

Wondering where ya picked up ya dripper manifolds from, by any chance or just ya average garden store. or somewhere more specific

Cheers mate

Ya kickin ass

 

[LEDNewbie]

Very nice mate gona start pumping now heheh

Wondering where ya picked up ya dripper manifolds from, by any chance or just ya average garden store. or somewhere more specific

Cheers mate

Ya kickin ass

The original ones I got were antelco's and very trick but unfortunately they had a bleeder hole that would weep water and I don't want water sitting on my floor. So I ran to home depot and picked up these orbit manifolds. They work like a charm and no drippy drippy

 

[jackmayoffer]

The point of the trellis is to train the plants out not up so if there stretching you should be bending and weaving ecery hole in the trellis should be filled oryour not using the trellis for anything but support.. You would double your yield by weaving ever day but its getting to late you only have a week left. .

 

[LEDNewbie]

Totally here ya jack. I actually did a bunch of weaving. Problem is I put the trellis on way to late. Next time I'm going start the trellis earlier plus I'll have the trellis 3-4" lower to start with. Weave for one week, flip to flower and weave for another 7-10 days. Think that will be dialed.

I'm at a point where I don't think I can do anymore weaving. I'm hoping these fuckers slow down in the stretch department. Hopefully the double dose of fascillitor slows them down...?

Anyhow. Learning lots. I'll be super pumped if I pull this grow off without any broad mite problem!!! Then next round focus on getting my training dialed in....

 

[medicalmj]

I'll be super pumped if I pull this grow off without any broad mite problem!!! Then next round focus on getting my training dialed in....

Those look awesome dude! At this point little should derail your crop. Even a stray broad, spider, RA, FG, or anything, you can out grow em and win. Just don't use any chems going forward. If you're really paranoid get some predators and stay proactive. I would recommend that's all you do from here forward unless you are already infested, but you're not.

 

[BigGreen]

Im sorry to say but I can tell them are gonna stretch a bunch more bro

I would start pinching all the tops dam near daily. Pinch em hard until it pops about 3" under the top and keep doing it as they stretch.
I hope you have enough room

 

[LEDNewbie]

Hey big green. Are u saying pinch tops till they bend over or till they actually break off??