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11-04-2006, 12:12 PM

Starting a grow journal just a couple days into flower. Rolling with a aero-DWC hybrid in a rubbermaid tub, growing AK48, motarebel's Killa Queen V2, and a plant I think is from a BCGA mix pack, purchased a couple of years ago. About 5.5 sq ft in the cab under a 400W hps. Got three females, the BCGA? plant and the two biggest Killa Queens. Think there's female preflowers starting to show on the scrawniest AK48, should know for sure in a day or two.

Here's a recent cab pic:

Gonna run a ScrOG over the plants, which I need to install this weekend, along with finishing up my carbon scrubber and bubble cloner. Along with a bunch of other stuff, so we'll see what I get done.

11-04-2006, 01:06 PM

Hey looking good!
I will pull up a chair and a

to watch the show

The killa queen sounds interesting have you grown her before?
Good luck with the grow!
~neilspotshop

11-06-2006, 05:11 AM

Hey Neil! Never grown Killa Queen... or AK, for that matter.

It's been a couple of years since my previous grows which were in soil. It's my first hydro try and it's been quite a journey.

Here's the latest cab shot, 6 days into flowering. It's about time to install the screen for my ScrOG.

Things have been going pretty smoothly with the exception of a constantly dropping pH. For some reason, I've been fighting to keep the pH up where it should be... the exact opposite problem I had thorugh veg. Using GH Flora nutes with the Lucas formula plus Diamond Nectar, Hydroguard, Hygrozyme, and Pro-Tekt silicon. Just started using the Pro-Tekt recently... could that be the cause of the dropping pH as the silicon slowly gets buffered in the solution?

11-06-2006, 02:09 PM

Sorry man i am a soil guy not sure about the ph, i am sure someone will be able to help though!

11-06-2006, 04:51 PM

hey bro, looking good. are you using RO water? hard water tends to "bounce" all over the shop....just a thought..

keep em green and good luck!

mpro · 11-06-2006, 05:47 PM

looks good skip.

11-07-2006, 10:26 AM

I've put up the screen... check it out:

11-07-2006, 11:56 AM

lookin nice, ill stay tuned!

11-07-2006, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Eulogy

hey bro, looking good. are you using RO water? hard water tends to "bounce" all over the shop....just a thought..

Nope, just tap water. It's definitely hard (160-180ppm) but not overwhelmingly so. The strange thing is that I never had problems with dropping pH through veg, even using the same water. Actually, hard water does have some built-in buffering that RO doesn't, which can help sometimes.

At any rate, I added 3 gallons of tap 2 days ago and it seems to have stabilized things. Letting it hang around 6.3 yesterday and today to let the plants have a chance at all the nutes that were locked out in lower pH ranges. We'll drop it back down to 5.6 tonight just before lights out.

Jenna · 11-07-2006, 09:46 PM

Nice set up!
I love Mota's KQv2... potent potent potent!
How do you like hydro compared to soil?

11-04-2006, 12:12 PM	#1
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	We've Skipped the Intro Starting a grow journal just a couple days into flower. Rolling with a aero-DWC hybrid in a rubbermaid tub, growing AK48, motarebel's Killa Queen V2, and a plant I think is from a BCGA mix pack, purchased a couple of years ago. About 5.5 sq ft in the cab under a 400W hps. Got three females, the BCGA? plant and the two biggest Killa Queens. Think there's female preflowers starting to show on the scrawniest AK48, should know for sure in a day or two. Here's a recent cab pic: Gonna run a ScrOG over the plants, which I need to install this weekend, along with finishing up my carbon scrubber and bubble cloner. Along with a bunch of other stuff, so we'll see what I get done.
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11-06-2006, 05:47 PM	#6
mpro Hello. Is there anybody in there? Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 481	looks good skip. __________________ CO mmj registered life: 1. what goes around, comes around 2. relax 3. live and let live. simple!
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11-07-2006, 10:26 AM	#7
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Here comes the ScrOG I've put up the screen... check it out:
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11-07-2006, 09:46 PM	#10
Jenna Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 400	Nice set up! I love Mota's KQv2... potent potent potent! How do you like hydro compared to soil? __________________ ~Treat each other with respect, nurture one another and play well together.~
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11-04-2006, 01:06 PM	#2
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Hey looking good! I will pull up a chair and a to watch the show The killa queen sounds interesting have you grown her before? Good luck with the grow! ~neilspotshop
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11-06-2006, 05:11 AM	#3
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Hey Neil! Never grown Killa Queen... or AK, for that matter. It's been a couple of years since my previous grows which were in soil. It's my first hydro try and it's been quite a journey. Here's the latest cab shot, 6 days into flowering. It's about time to install the screen for my ScrOG. Things have been going pretty smoothly with the exception of a constantly dropping pH. For some reason, I've been fighting to keep the pH up where it should be... the exact opposite problem I had thorugh veg. Using GH Flora nutes with the Lucas formula plus Diamond Nectar, Hydroguard, Hygrozyme, and Pro-Tekt silicon. Just started using the Pro-Tekt recently... could that be the cause of the dropping pH as the silicon slowly gets buffered in the solution?
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11-06-2006, 02:09 PM	#4
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Sorry man i am a soil guy not sure about the ph, i am sure someone will be able to help though!
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11-06-2006, 04:51 PM	#5
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	hey bro, looking good. are you using RO water? hard water tends to "bounce" all over the shop....just a thought.. keep em green and good luck!
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11-07-2006, 11:56 AM	#8
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	lookin nice, ill stay tuned!
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