All the plants in bloom are starting to look real promising. They are @ 2 wks today.
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140 gallon RDWC
- Thread starter Bennyweed1
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Im gonna have my hands full with this pre veg area....lol I think I started to many plants
This lil aero/fog thing I am trying is also looking great. This plant seems to have grown the most out of everything so far.....
Here it is a wk ago when it first went in
Roots just starting to hang
This lil aero/fog thing I am trying is also looking great. This plant seems to have grown the most out of everything so far.....
Here it is a wk ago when it first went in
Roots just starting to hang
Looks like your on to sumthin' with the fogger added to the mix.
Is it hard to keep the flowering rooms RH% down with this style of growing?
Do you need more holes in that cup for the roots that are to come?
Is it hard to keep the flowering rooms RH% down with this style of growing?
Do you need more holes in that cup for the roots that are to come?
VolcanicDirt88
Member
keep up the good work benny you are seriously going to have something amazing in 8 weeks too bad they werent this big when they went into flower... next round.their is always next round 
...amazing veg station t5 and ufos with 10 gallons buckets..and lets not forget your pantent pending trifoggerponic setup for that clone wich blew up in just a week .
...your gals are lilttle to bushy down there ha! never a bad thing but vert demands a open canopy some people say plucking leaves all it does is make a new one grow and that you stress the plant but there are certain tricks such as bonzai wich you cut all the blades except one of a fan leave ..the plant doesnt start to grow a new fan and all those blades aint wasting energy that you removed ....to pluck or not to pluck that is the question
vert plants have two sides back side and front side what am i talking about skateboarding?
hahahaha
anyways they have two sides back and front you need to focus on the front for that where all the light is hitting ...you can tell yourself to save all back branches but at the end of the day they dont do as well as the front side sites so all they are really doing is limiting the front from being all it can be wouldnt you agree ? am i making sense
i am not an expert nor am i a critic nor a proffesional i respect and admire your skills benny once again thanks for blessing us with this beatiful experience much to learn and we cant forget to mention GOOD OL ICMAG for being the platform to make it possible....
you gotta love maxibloom
rollup your problems, lick your solutions, burn your past, inhale the goodshit , exhale the bullshit, AMEN
...amazing veg station t5 and ufos with 10 gallons buckets..and lets not forget your pantent pending trifoggerponic setup for that clone wich blew up in just a week . ...your gals are lilttle to bushy down there ha! never a bad thing but vert demands a open canopy some people say plucking leaves all it does is make a new one grow and that you stress the plant but there are certain tricks such as bonzai wich you cut all the blades except one of a fan leave ..the plant doesnt start to grow a new fan and all those blades aint wasting energy that you removed ....to pluck or not to pluck that is the question
vert plants have two sides back side and front side what am i talking about skateboarding?
hahahaha
anyways they have two sides back and front you need to focus on the front for that where all the light is hitting ...you can tell yourself to save all back branches but at the end of the day they dont do as well as the front side sites so all they are really doing is limiting the front from being all it can be wouldnt you agree ? am i making sense
i am not an expert nor am i a critic nor a proffesional i respect and admire your skills benny once again thanks for blessing us with this beatiful experience much to learn and we cant forget to mention GOOD OL ICMAG for being the platform to make it possible....
you gotta love maxibloom
rollup your problems, lick your solutions, burn your past, inhale the goodshit , exhale the bullshit, AMEN
VolcanicDirt88
Member
whats growing in the tray on the floor next to white fan ?
Thanks for all the good word volcanic!
I know what you mean about the bushyness....and I agree...what you cant tell from the photos is I have trimmed off all the back side of the plants. That shit is bare...if you look at the photos, I have some reflective foil literally flush against the back side of the plant.
The thing is, they just seem to get so damn busy with this rdwc stuff...I have taken a shit load off these plants...all the inside horse shit has been removed.....but then the plant stretches and grows more inside horse shit. At week three I plan on doing one last trim jobber..These plants grew a little differenly because during the whole 1st wk in bloom...that were basically static recovering from a rot slime problem I caused.....and then the turned back green and started growing....the stretch got messed up for sure.
Im afraid the plants in veg are going to get to big....I think I will end up having to literally chop 6-8" off the plants to keep the height down.....but like the say....what happens in veg.....stays in veg....and I dig the name you came up for the frankin'aero thing. The son'obitch really seems to be doing awesome. The most attractive characteristic of an aero setup to me is that it needs way less water and no air pumps. Easier to cool in the summer and almost dead quiet when it is running
I think I finally got this rdwc thing understood...
those are tomatoes......im getting a head start on my garden this year.
Thanks again amigo...
I know what you mean about the bushyness....and I agree...what you cant tell from the photos is I have trimmed off all the back side of the plants. That shit is bare...if you look at the photos, I have some reflective foil literally flush against the back side of the plant.
The thing is, they just seem to get so damn busy with this rdwc stuff...I have taken a shit load off these plants...all the inside horse shit has been removed.....but then the plant stretches and grows more inside horse shit. At week three I plan on doing one last trim jobber..These plants grew a little differenly because during the whole 1st wk in bloom...that were basically static recovering from a rot slime problem I caused.....and then the turned back green and started growing....the stretch got messed up for sure.
Im afraid the plants in veg are going to get to big....I think I will end up having to literally chop 6-8" off the plants to keep the height down.....but like the say....what happens in veg.....stays in veg....and I dig the name you came up for the frankin'aero thing. The son'obitch really seems to be doing awesome. The most attractive characteristic of an aero setup to me is that it needs way less water and no air pumps. Easier to cool in the summer and almost dead quiet when it is running
I think I finally got this rdwc thing understood...
those are tomatoes......im getting a head start on my garden this year.
Thanks again amigo...
paperchaser825
Active member
Just read all your posts. To me it just looked like nitrogen toxicity which along with you not being able to control your pH led to a slight cal/mag lockout. Same problem I am having at the moment. I believe the answer for us both is to learn our strains more and find the spot where they are drinking 20-25 ppm a day and therefore nothing will be locked out, even a little bit. Your last batch of pictures showed a good bit less nitrogen in the plants and therefore healthier plant that will drink more. Good thread. Thank you for the time you put into it.
VolcanicDirt88
Member
trifoggerponics available at a hydroshop near you haha!
My first set of nice nugs out of my rdwc sys.
My girls in veg are growing like monsters now. I bumped their nutrients up to 450ppm and they have exploded over the last 2 days.
These plants are only 2wk 3 days into veg. They are going to get way to damn big.
Already at 13 inches and thats partly because I topped them..more then once already. Hopefully with enough trimming and training I can keep things under control.
Same plants 2 days ago...not even a full to days ago either
These plants are only 2wk 3 days into veg. They are going to get way to damn big.
Already at 13 inches and thats partly because I topped them..more then once already. Hopefully with enough trimming and training I can keep things under control.
Same plants 2 days ago...not even a full to days ago either
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VolcanicDirt88
Member
i would like to copy your veg tent thats how i do work benny blanco
info being requested access granted
tent size and maker
lights specs and colors hues of led also cost would be appreciated
water pump maker and how many gallons
air pump or airpumps maker
what types of airstones are you using for those 10 gallons buckets and what size are your uniseals
how big is your res for the veg tent ..pics would be cool
so good news electrician comes on wed he is going to upgrade the wiring from the meter to my breaker he said guage 2 and then install a 42 amp subpanel in my growroom is this a good idea to have my subpanel in the room where the action will be takin place
i would like to know more about your electrical benny i have read some things on icmag on growroom safety and i am no electrician this is going to cost me like 1200 bucks materials and labor
info being requested access granted
tent size and maker
lights specs and colors hues of led also cost would be appreciated
water pump maker and how many gallons
air pump or airpumps maker
what types of airstones are you using for those 10 gallons buckets and what size are your uniseals
how big is your res for the veg tent ..pics would be cool
so good news electrician comes on wed he is going to upgrade the wiring from the meter to my breaker he said guage 2 and then install a 42 amp subpanel in my growroom is this a good idea to have my subpanel in the room where the action will be takin place
i would like to know more about your electrical benny i have read some things on icmag on growroom safety and i am no electrician this is going to cost me like 1200 bucks materials and labor
Thanks again man for digging the veg tent....ill answer what I can right now and Ill double check the stuff I dont know.
Let me be perfectly honest though.....if you dont have your lights purchased for the veg area, I wouldnt spend the extra on LEDs. That are cool and everything but the cost to me personally does not out weigh their benefit.
I could go on and on about my opinion but ill spare you. What I will say is....im going to be swtiching my veg tent over to a single 400w MH bulb. Not because one is better or worse, that is not the case.
Buttt
To me, a single light is easier to work around oppose to multiple LED panels which each require individual adjusting to get at plants...and secondly, I just want less shit hanging from my tent ceilings.
But my LEDs came from a short lived (i think) company called growledhydro.com. I dont know if he is actually still around although the website seems to be running..the owner was named mike.
My panels are 120- 3w 3 dioide chips that average about 145-155w each but were sold as 120w panels. You got more then you payed for, which I still to this day believe, is the first for LED mfgs. Usually stuff is highly over stated. Anyway....all the info about spectrums, wavelengths..ext can be found there.
but the lights were I believe like $325 a piece
The tent is sold by HTG supply and is their 4x4x6.5' model. It is a badass tent for the money. I weigh about 175lbs and I can pull myself off the ground and hang for the ceiling supports. Its beefy tent and a incredible price. Under $200.
My water pump is nothing special. I think a 300gph...I bought it on ebay for cheap. My veg tent is not all the same. Its three 5 gallon buckets and three rubbermaid trash cans which are 10-11 gallons. The reserv is a 5 gallon bucket. My uniseals are 1.5". I want to swap the 5 gallon buckets out for the rubbermaid trash cans though. I like them better being they are larger and they cost less and are light proof. I bought mine at home depot.
Airstones too are basic ecoplus medium stones https://www.sunlightsupply.com/shop/bycategory/pumps-and-irrigation-supplies/ecoplus-air-stones
and this single air pump for veg:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Elemental-O...3435413?pt=US_Hydroponics&hash=item20db042515
As far as the electricity goes...if your guys is certified electrician then I couldnt question anything he says. The only thing I would suggest is verifying with him again if the 42a subpanel will be enough power for your future needs. How many outlets is he going to wire for 220v and how many 110v?
I did some crazy stuff the other night after crunching some numbers.
I need to make some bud considering my last two rounds were a bust...gotta keep the bills at bay.
Anyway....those harvested nugs in previous pics were two plants from my RDWC bloom area. So I had 4 outta the 6 spots filled and felt I was wasting precious real estate which should be filled with a cash crop.
So I made an executive decision to put all six of my girls that were in veg..into flower. They were 14" in length and not that size I said I wanted but like I said before...I did some number crunching and I dont have time to flower only 4 plants when I have 6 total healthy ones ready to go.
So this is what I did. The four plants left that were in flower went into the veg area around a 400w hps and 3 led panels....they will continue their 12/12 cycle...and they are 2.5wk in. While the 6 plants that were in that veg tent went into the flower tent and will finish 2.5wks after the first 4 in the veg tent......lol.....am I making sense here? I am real high and really tired.
Anyway...here are the 4 originals now in the veg tent around the 400w HPS with the LEDs....sorry it turned out so dark...its a lot of light blasting out, the camera butchered the white balance.
Their are a ton of bud sites...I cant wait to see what happens. I have a total of 790-820ish watts in this tent.
I need to make some bud considering my last two rounds were a bust...gotta keep the bills at bay.
Anyway....those harvested nugs in previous pics were two plants from my RDWC bloom area. So I had 4 outta the 6 spots filled and felt I was wasting precious real estate which should be filled with a cash crop.
So I made an executive decision to put all six of my girls that were in veg..into flower. They were 14" in length and not that size I said I wanted but like I said before...I did some number crunching and I dont have time to flower only 4 plants when I have 6 total healthy ones ready to go.
So this is what I did. The four plants left that were in flower went into the veg area around a 400w hps and 3 led panels....they will continue their 12/12 cycle...and they are 2.5wk in. While the 6 plants that were in that veg tent went into the flower tent and will finish 2.5wks after the first 4 in the veg tent......lol.....am I making sense here? I am real high and really tired.
Anyway...here are the 4 originals now in the veg tent around the 400w HPS with the LEDs....sorry it turned out so dark...its a lot of light blasting out, the camera butchered the white balance.
Their are a ton of bud sites...I cant wait to see what happens. I have a total of 790-820ish watts in this tent.
And my first total healthy plants in bloom. I have no idea the amount of stretch I will get which is another partial reason I did this. I could discovering I only need a 2.5wk veg to achieve my goals. All the back sides have been trimmed away. I noticed it takes a good 24-36hrs for growth to really bounce back into high gear after a heavy trimming.
These plants started 12/12 today
Eventually...seeing how things go...I think I will want or need to add a 400w MH in the middle of those two sixers and space'em out more because the two end plants are like 3-4inches further on each side then the rest of the plants.
These plants started 12/12 today
Eventually...seeing how things go...I think I will want or need to add a 400w MH in the middle of those two sixers and space'em out more because the two end plants are like 3-4inches further on each side then the rest of the plants.
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But if it turns out I do need a longer veg....my preveg area is still in veg and growing strong...
This is there average size right now...about 9" tall...and these still have 6.5wks to go.....so basically......the four in the veg tent finish in 6.5wks....then these will go into the veg RDWC on a veg sched and veg out for another 2.5 wks as the current 6 in the bloom area finishing out. Then they will be flowered.
So these plants are going to be massive while I get some buds back on production.
This is there average size right now...about 9" tall...and these still have 6.5wks to go.....so basically......the four in the veg tent finish in 6.5wks....then these will go into the veg RDWC on a veg sched and veg out for another 2.5 wks as the current 6 in the bloom area finishing out. Then they will be flowered.
So these plants are going to be massive while I get some buds back on production.
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sahdgrower
Member
Lookin sharp Benny. Sometimes you gotta make the executive decision. Patience is a virtue but virtue doesn't pay the electric co.
I think those plants are just about the right size to fill those trellis, worst case scenario they will have a little extra air to breath.
I think those plants are just about the right size to fill those trellis, worst case scenario they will have a little extra air to breath.
VolcanicDirt88
Member
MORE LIGHT IN THE VERT ROOM,,, BENNY make it happen...
I will all in good time. My plan is to add a 400w MH in the middle in the bloom area but first I want to sell my LED panels. They just dont float the bill for what I am trying to do. Its hard to sell those things, I tried before.
Once I do that. I would like to have 1600w for bloom and a single 400w MH for veg.
As things are now though, I have three plants each around a 600w bulb, I want to see how things go.
Plants have been in bloom for four days now.
These four look promising so far
