RedReign
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If so, what EC/ppm are you using? How often do you flood?
I'm using (2) 4 bulb T5's evenly spaced over 4' x 4' (to the outside, 41" to the inside) trays. Vegging in 6" square pots of hydroton with the T5's about 12" above them. I'm using RO water, 2.5ml of MagiCal, and 0-5-10 of GH 3 part per gal. That puts me at about 1.3 EC. I flood every 4 hours. The plants seem to be growing much slower than they should.
I vegged in this same set up in coco, but I used 5 ml per gal of MagiCal, with good results.
I also have a 2' x 4' tent with a 430 watt HPS that I use for testing new clones and new seeds, and these plants veg much faster. I veg at 1.5 EC under the 430.
I'm wondering if I should drop my EC under the T5's even lower, maybe 1.0 EC, since the light intensity of the T5's are lower. Also, maybe flood less often, maybe every 6 hours?
At this point I'm thinking about switching over to 600's for veg, but I'd like to get the T5's to work for me if possible.
I'm using (2) 4 bulb T5's evenly spaced over 4' x 4' (to the outside, 41" to the inside) trays. Vegging in 6" square pots of hydroton with the T5's about 12" above them. I'm using RO water, 2.5ml of MagiCal, and 0-5-10 of GH 3 part per gal. That puts me at about 1.3 EC. I flood every 4 hours. The plants seem to be growing much slower than they should.
I vegged in this same set up in coco, but I used 5 ml per gal of MagiCal, with good results.
I also have a 2' x 4' tent with a 430 watt HPS that I use for testing new clones and new seeds, and these plants veg much faster. I veg at 1.5 EC under the 430.
I'm wondering if I should drop my EC under the T5's even lower, maybe 1.0 EC, since the light intensity of the T5's are lower. Also, maybe flood less often, maybe every 6 hours?
At this point I'm thinking about switching over to 600's for veg, but I'd like to get the T5's to work for me if possible.