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Think I bit off more than I can chew!

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Waterlab420

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Sooo, with this being my first hydro grow. Think I over did myself. Went with a DWC, Rubbermaid bin with 4 plants. Well all was going good. Had normal growth. Buttttt there is 0 root system growing. And they plateaued. And stopped growing lol.


I used some bag seeds ( not sure where to get seeds other than that ) and thinking about just doing a 5 gallon bucket top feed.

There any recommendations for a first timer? Tips, tricks, thanks everyone :)
 
mr. gt

mr. gt

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Lots of info on this forum. Just spend 2 - 4 hours searching dwc on google, looking at others dwc and you will be more confident.

Its extremely hard to give you an answer with 0 information about your grow.

We need to know what nutrients your using at what strength.

what is the ph of your water

How many weeks you have been growing these plants.

Are they in rock wool?

How deep are the net pots. Are the net pots submerged into the water. If not how many inches are they up above the water

ect ect ect.

~mr. gt
 
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Waterlab420

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mr. gt said:
Lots of info on this forum. Just spend 2 - 4 hours searching dwc on google, looking at others dwc and you will be more confident.

Its extremely hard to give you an answer with 0 information about your grow.

We need to know what nutrients your using at what strength.

what is the ph of your water

How many weeks you have been growing these plants.

Are they in rock wool?

How deep are the net pots. Are the net pots submerged into the water. If not how many inches are they up above the water

ect ect ect.

~mr. gt
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To answer some of your questions, I keep my room at about 72 degrees, I have been keeping my ph at about 5.6 not fluctuating to much in that area. I am using fox farm nuts at 1/2 strength. They have only been in the rockwool about 9 days with the water at the bottom of the net pots. And damp rockwool ( not soaked ). I feel like I've been following directions to a T but. I literally have no root system. And they havnt changed in growth in 4 days. So I'm not sure what the deal is.

I think I'm gonna find a good source to order some seeds and start over.
 
StoneyK

StoneyK

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Dwc isnt the system you wanna learn on... whenn things go wrong thwy go wrong fast an it effects all of your plants.
Then theres water temps...
What are they at? To warm an root rot, too cold root rot.
Its an advanced system.
It can be dialed in an get great results but its easier to dial coco if one crashes it doesnt make em all crash and its waaaaay more forgiving.
I switched from a rdwc to coco took me a while because I had invested so much in my system but coco is just more efficient for me.
Now I wish I had switched sooner....
 
Huel Perkins

Huel Perkins

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Stick with DWC, its easier than soil IMO and very rewarding.

How high was the rez level in relation to the net pots?

Advice for a first time. Educate yourself before you get started. Be patient, and don't over complicate things...
 
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Waterlab420

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Huel Perkins said:
Stick with DWC, its easier than soil IMO and very rewarding.

How high was the rez level in relation to the net pots?

Advice for a first time. Educate yourself before you get started. Be patient, and don't over complicate things...
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I did a lot of research, like I said think I bit off more than I can chew trying to tend to many plants. I'm gonna stick with 1 plant for first time.

I thought I had all my p's n q's in order. I just don't know what happened. I took my time and double checked everything with my set up. And my equipment. O we'll take two!

Lol
 
StoneyK

StoneyK

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Dwc is only easier when it comes to watering an if you set up a drip system that takes care of that...
Im not sure if we are talking labor easy or success easy.
Labor wise... yes its easier. There are more parameters to control an watch though. Water temps, res levels, auto top off so your ppm and ph dont swing wildly. Heaters or chillers to correct water temps air pumps air stones that go bad an need cleaned an replaced... the list goes on an on.
Lol trust me I tried to convince myself for a long time my rdwc was a "better" system. Coco has been better to me and costs waaaaaay less to maintain.
And with a small system like he has the less water volume you have the faster changes happen.
 
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Waterlab420

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StoneyK said:
Dwc is only easier when it comes to watering an if you set up a drip system that takes care of that...
Im not sure if we are talking labor easy or success easy.
Labor wise... yes its easier. There are more parameters to control an watch though. Water temps, res levels, auto top off so your ppm and ph dont swing wildly. Heaters or chillers to correct water temps air pumps air stones that go bad an need cleaned an replaced... the list goes on an on.
Lol trust me I tried to convince myself for a long time my rdwc was a "better" system. Coco has been better to me and costs waaaaaay less to maintain.
And with a small system like he has the less water volume you have the faster changes happen.
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I might look into coco, never really heard about it. I've grown soil outside before. But never inside so new to another things.

Anyone have any good links to a coco how to? Would be greatly appreciated.
 
zamzia

zamzia

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Pictures are always helpful. I don't usually plant my plugs until the roots are showing through.
 
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tokersmoke

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you may get quicker growth if you are experienced.Consider this 7 weeks ago i planted a clone today i am smoking that herb.If thats not quick enough you dont have the patience.Not saying you cant have a good harvest first time with hydro.You can, but in my opinion get one grow successful done in soil then if you want try another route.Just my 2c not bashing hydroponics.
 
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Waterlab420

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tokersmoke said:
you may get quicker growth if you are experienced.Consider this 7 weeks ago i planted a clone today i am smoking that herb.If thats not quick enough you dont have the patience.Not saying you cant have a good harvest first time with hydro.You can, but in my opinion get one grow successful done in soil then if you want try another route.Just my 2c not bashing hydroponics.
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I hear ya, not that I'm impatient at all, just curious why my roots arnt coming in at 12 days. Like there not past the rockwool. Lol but the leaves are nice and green and the plant is about 3" tall. I can upload pics later.
 
buzzerd

buzzerd

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funny for some reason i got stuck looking at your thread, when anyone here or where ever starts to grow it's like holy crap what did i start wtf hell am I going to do.......well pull your pants up and dig in this whole thing is so simple it's not funny........so let's start looking at what has been said, so far..... GT....asked all the right questions , you answered and now here we go.... room temp.......it's fine ph......................5.6 to low... start out 6.0 watch your ph every day and see where the plants will take it they will tell you where the ph is set, and i can't say this enough PAY ATTENTION...time...................9 days? ok no problem transplant shock your going into rockwool which if you look at it , basically it's fiberglass insulation which has to be brought into a level ph treatment you just can't buy it and use it it has to be as they say in the cooking world tempered or broke in all the bad properties dissolved and ready to grow ......the plants are trying to accept their new home that's why YOU think there is no growth. In the beginning we all as growers have gone crazy mad watching,,,,,,, like a child in their sleep to make sure they are ok you see nothing, but there is always something ...PAY ATTENTION....NO NEED TO START OVER... Why spend money on seeds learn from the freebees remember FREE is good you run across some good bag weed with a couple of seeds then wtf start there never know bro....you control the potency of any seed that you grow trust me.....trichs go from clear, to milky , to amber As for coconutz....coco may work for him god bless him and i say to him FTcoco.........Stoney......DWC is the system you want to learn with....DWC, deep water culture....plain and simple 5 gal buckets that are separate growing modules or a rubermaid, start them there and move to buckets as far as growing mediums, Rockwool, coco, trust me just get some hydrotron and get growing. Water temps, ya gotta be kidding me a good canopy keeps the water cool you can't but i'm just guessing that you don't have more than 1 light in the room and not over a 400...just guessing...... Now Stoney brings up Rdwc different ball game dude yes when your re circulating water to all plants they are involved when you do a rubbermaid or a single bucket, what maybe 2 to 4 palnts in rubrmaid nothing will happen single plant to a bucket just the plant is involved.......the best system to use is the one you...YOU fell comfortable with plain and simple.... Toker, all i can say there is what's good for you is not good for me. I'm a water farmer not dirt....and the kicker.....from clone 7 weeks ok tht's 49 days i don't care if your from mars haven't seen a plant mature in 49 days yet in DIRT get real dude....prove it .....and that includes flushing? ...prove it toker dare you OK finally ....really....12 days come on bro, they maybe just trying to make their way through the insulation Ok so not to sound like i know it all, i don't.... i read a lot, i still grow , just don't post anymore till now...... Look me up Buzzerd, look at my posts and grows and i did a tutorial DWC 101, shows everything that your going through i was there also, look at the thread light manipulation..... don't be discouraged bro be educated, knowledge is the key to everything ....keep it green.....Buzzerd
 
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buzzerd

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