Headfirst into the Rabbit Hole

[miawjc3]

So I decided to leave behind My previous grows and start anew with a clean setup. I previously had some success with organic soil grows but due to security and the overall messiness of a soil grow I have moved forward to an micro-aeroponic grow. Here are a few pics of my setup.


Here are my specs
Strain: Bagseed (uplifting energetic buzz)
Medium: 21 site aeroponic cloner for veg and 4 site micro aeroponic for flower
Lighting: 2*35 watt 6500k cfl 2*13 watt 5100k cfl for veg and 150 watt hps for flower
Ventilation:188 cfm inline fan and 8” square far for circulation
Square footage:4'*3'

I have as few questions though: I made the mistake of buying Jungle Juice Grow and not the full three part system by advanced nutrients. I don't get paid for 3 more weeks so getting the other two right now really isn't an option. My other options are plain water for the first three weeks or Miracle Grow Organic Choice liquid which is basically just sugar beet molasses. What is my best alternative
Also right now my seeds are in perlite as I thought washing perlite off of the roots when the aeroponics get here was the easiest option for what I had on hand. ANy tips about transferring week old seedlings from perlite to an aeroponics unit that uses neoprene collars and eventually hydroton as a medium

 

[miawjc3]

Heres an update. I flooded the perlite tray with water and the seedlings were easily separated. I was then able to easily transfer the seedlings to my new aeroponic cloner. I went ahead and added the Jungle Juice Grow. I dont have the Micro and bloom parts but I figured the grow by itself is better that plain water.

 

[Midgar06]

Micro aeroponic grow. Gotta see this one through. Subbed

 

[blynx]

Cool setup.

Are you going to/will you be able to move plants once you sex the seedlings? Or will the roots be too intertwined?

 

[miawjc3]

I'm pretty new to this aeroponic plan but my plan right now is to have the seedlings only in veg for about two weeks and then switch to the 4 site lid that is included. Hopefully the roots wont become intertwined in a two week period. The challenge will truly be getting the males out of the system without damaging the final four females.

 

[TheCleanGame]

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[miawjc3]

@Clean Game Tanks for the advice I will definitely grab some maxibloom but I will have to order it online because the nearest grow store is 2+ hours away. I appreciate any advice

 

[miawjc3]

I am fully stocked with some organic nutes from previous attempts at an organic soil grow. I have espoma bio tone plus, miracle grow organic liquid nutes, and espoma bulb tone. Are any of these nutes suitable for an aeroponic system. I am worried about the young seedlings not being properly fertilizered in the brief vegative stage and dont know what to do until I get paid again on Dec 3rd.

 

[TheCleanGame]

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[JamPiece]

Roots will DEFINITELY be intertwined come 2 weeks. Good news is if you use clean scissors and cut them clean and transfer them without touching the roots. They won't stress at all. Have done it many times transferring to rockwool from an aerocloner that's gone a bit or way too long. Split the rockwool so i can just close around the roots. Have also laid it into a soil pot half full on its side and laid soil over it. Low light after transplant helps too.

 

[NKOTS]

so where is the Rabbit Hole??

 

[Smoking Lamp]

Heres an update. I flooded the perlite tray with water and the seedlings were easily separated. I was then able to easily transfer the seedlings to my new aeroponic cloner. I went ahead and added the Jungle Juice Grow. I dont have the Micro and bloom parts but I figured the grow by itself is better that plain water.

Cool cloner! Good profile

 

[miawjc3]

Its been amazing to see the above ground growth difference in just a matter of hours in this setup. I'm worried that The babies are experiencing a nute lockout I have no ph down so I've been running tap water with 3/ml per 10L or about a teaspoon per gallon of jungle juice grow and foliar feeding Neptune Harvest Fish hydrolysate at 1/4 teaspoon per 8 ounces . The roots seem to lack any side growth but have grown about an inch or two in length. I dont know why the root growth is so atypical of most hydro grows I've seen. I am expecting Maxibloom tomorow so I hope this will correct the ph problem and I will see even faster growth.

 

[exploziv]

I want a seat too!

Good luck with your grow!

 

[miawjc3]

I wanted to get some opinions on what you guys think about combining GH MaxiBloom and AN Jungle Juice Grow for my vegetative aeroponic grow period. The Jungle Juice grow is 2-1-6 with .5% mag and the MaxiBloom is 5-15-14 with 3.5% mag If this isn't a great idea I was wondering what dose I should use just MaxiBloom for veg or just use the recommended dose on the package.

 

[miawjc3]

Not good

Not good

Things are not looking good. All but three have died due to the manifold falling over in the bucket. The remaining plants are so sad looking, pale green with no new growth above or below. One has its leaves crispy and turned up and the other two are extremely pale green almost yellow with the leaves drooping downward. I am using the lucas formula with maxibloom and foliar fed molasses yesterday. All I have right now are aquarium ph testers and my pH is around 6. Anyone know nutes for the low light lucas formula?

 

[miawjc3]

Low wattage Lucas Maxibloom

Low wattage Lucas Maxibloom

OK after some searching on my own I found that the low wattage lucas formula is 5/10 whereas the normal formula is 8/16. If the recommended K.I.S.S. idea is 7 grams of Maxibloom to get this then to me it would make sense to use 62.5 % of that 7 grams for my situation (150 hps + 2*35 watt 6500k CFL) which is 4.375 grams per gallon. Please let me know if this is correct or not. I'm totally new to hydro much less aero.

 

[miawjc3]

Updated thread to grow diary here it is https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=277976