cravin morehead's bio-buckets
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hey unclefishsticks- hard to beat the other flavors you were running. i just hope they all turn out healthy. next round
i'll get some tasty's in there... but who knows, these phenos could be really tasty, never know...
Did you add your nutes when you started your setup... or did you allow the water to build slickness before adding your nutes?
yes i did add my nutes at start-up @ about half strength.
and I assume you ran your setup with lights out while it was colonizing the benes.... ya?
you are correct and i did not put my scrubber in until just the other day. why waste it, ya know.
heres a building tip for you. use a brand new pump, it is the engine that drives the whole set-up. i just learned that. i used a pump i had laying around, and guess what took a shit on me?? yup!! yesterday i went to take some root pics for my buddy Krypt. when i opened up a bucket, there was only 4" of water in the bottom!! no water flowing. i quickly checked the rest, all of them had around 4"-8" of water and no flow.
THANK GOD FOR THE BENNIES!!! all the roots are still pure white and perfect!! i feel they took care of the root zone and kept everybody happy. i noticed no ill effects from this. wheeeeew!!!
i just got done building a new pvc loop with a new pump. 1800gph otta do it. had to make a new loop out of 3/4"pvc. wasn't too bad, about an hour.
from what i know, the plants had no flow for AT LEAST 24 hours, most likely more like 36 hours. i can only attribute their health to the fully colonized root zones. chalk up another benefit to the Bio-Buckets!!
i'll get more pics up maybe tomorrow (9 year anniversary) or the next day.
cm
i'll get some tasty's in there... but who knows, these phenos could be really tasty, never know...
Did you add your nutes when you started your setup... or did you allow the water to build slickness before adding your nutes?
yes i did add my nutes at start-up @ about half strength.
and I assume you ran your setup with lights out while it was colonizing the benes.... ya?
you are correct and i did not put my scrubber in until just the other day. why waste it, ya know.
heres a building tip for you. use a brand new pump, it is the engine that drives the whole set-up. i just learned that. i used a pump i had laying around, and guess what took a shit on me?? yup!! yesterday i went to take some root pics for my buddy Krypt. when i opened up a bucket, there was only 4" of water in the bottom!! no water flowing. i quickly checked the rest, all of them had around 4"-8" of water and no flow.
THANK GOD FOR THE BENNIES!!! all the roots are still pure white and perfect!! i feel they took care of the root zone and kept everybody happy. i noticed no ill effects from this. wheeeeew!!!
i just got done building a new pvc loop with a new pump. 1800gph otta do it. had to make a new loop out of 3/4"pvc. wasn't too bad, about an hour.
from what i know, the plants had no flow for AT LEAST 24 hours, most likely more like 36 hours. i can only attribute their health to the fully colonized root zones. chalk up another benefit to the Bio-Buckets!!
i'll get more pics up maybe tomorrow (9 year anniversary) or the next day.
cm
I'm curious if the plague of shitty, buggy, cuts out of dispensaries is part of their business model - make sure patients come back because their garden be fucked.
H9 bugses.
Your setup, on the other hand, looks sick.
Curious, I run bubble buckets individually, is the modular setup with a reservoir just a lot easier to maintain or is there some benefit to running them a such?
It seems more complex than running individual buckets without a res, but I assume that there's a reason other than personal preference that folks would choose it.
I hope you got a good pheno, or at least that you enjoy your grow. Looking forward to the porn!
hey kal el- i also have a small, i mean small, air pump with a line down into the reservoir. it bubbles in the back corner of the reservoir where i noticed there was not alot of water movement. thats it. no air-line to each bucket.
insipid- Curious, I run bubble buckets individually, is the modular setup with a reservoir just a lot easier to maintain or is there some benefit to running them a such?
yes its much easier to maintain. with the increased volume of solution, there is much more of a buffer built in. also when in full speed growing/flowering mode, the plants can drink a ton of water (about 3 quarts per sq.ft of canopy per day), and end up with little to no solution in each bucket. there is alot more to it though. i suggest you read these links:
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=23357
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=8182 (this whole thread is full of massive amounts of info on bio-buckets and most is applicable to dwc as well) check part 6 especially for your answers...
i know, it seems like alot of reading for simple answers. but, if you do read these you will have gained a ton of very good info on what and why your doing things.
I'm curious if the plague of shitty, buggy, cuts out of dispensaries is part of their business model - make sure patients come back because their garden be fucked.
i don't know about that. i know if i ran a dispensary, i would have a much better business by offering clean,guaranteed genetics at a good price. i think, they just don't know or care, really. most are just out for the dollar... some aren't, seems most are.
anyhow, everything seems to be back on track. i now got a ton of water moving!! 1800gph pump with (lets say 2' head) is moving 1275gph. with 40 gallons total, thats 31 turn-overs per hour!! that oughta do it... just a side note, my original pump was working fine for my size system in case someone is designing their own system the same size of mine...
will get more pics at lights on and put them up here later...
third coast- wheres the pics?? we're waiting... j/k!!
cm
insipid- Curious, I run bubble buckets individually, is the modular setup with a reservoir just a lot easier to maintain or is there some benefit to running them a such?
yes its much easier to maintain. with the increased volume of solution, there is much more of a buffer built in. also when in full speed growing/flowering mode, the plants can drink a ton of water (about 3 quarts per sq.ft of canopy per day), and end up with little to no solution in each bucket. there is alot more to it though. i suggest you read these links:
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=23357
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=8182 (this whole thread is full of massive amounts of info on bio-buckets and most is applicable to dwc as well) check part 6 especially for your answers...
i know, it seems like alot of reading for simple answers. but, if you do read these you will have gained a ton of very good info on what and why your doing things.
I'm curious if the plague of shitty, buggy, cuts out of dispensaries is part of their business model - make sure patients come back because their garden be fucked.
i don't know about that. i know if i ran a dispensary, i would have a much better business by offering clean,guaranteed genetics at a good price. i think, they just don't know or care, really. most are just out for the dollar... some aren't, seems most are.
anyhow, everything seems to be back on track. i now got a ton of water moving!! 1800gph pump with (lets say 2' head) is moving 1275gph. with 40 gallons total, thats 31 turn-overs per hour!! that oughta do it... just a side note, my original pump was working fine for my size system in case someone is designing their own system the same size of mine...
will get more pics at lights on and put them up here later...
third coast- wheres the pics?? we're waiting... j/k!!
cm
i read some where that you did that. i just figured i'd start off basic and expand more if the need arised. i have a nice big air pump (from my dwc days) just sitting, so if i try it im ready to go. we'll see. i really like how quiet my whole system is. the only thing i can really hear is the waterfall. my real first clue that something was wrong in the system. i just wasn't paying attention to the diminishing waterfall sound. too busy staring at the plants, i guess!! haha
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these things are monsters!! i've had some high-speed grows before, but these are much faster than my regular dwc grows. i think i'm going to try my hand at super-cropping today. just a few of the tops to keep them from hitting the light in flower, i hope. heres some pics from the other day.
i can barely even see that fan facing up in there anymore. i noticed a boost in growth when i changed to the 1800gph pump. must be more air with more water exchange. i tried to get root pics, but none of them came out any good. its really difficult to get those pics alone. i kind a miss that skunky smell around, but my scrubber set-up is working great. however, open the tent up and theres that beautiful skunky smell again!! aaahhh!!
i can barely even see that fan facing up in there anymore. i noticed a boost in growth when i changed to the 1800gph pump. must be more air with more water exchange. i tried to get root pics, but none of them came out any good. its really difficult to get those pics alone. i kind a miss that skunky smell around, but my scrubber set-up is working great. however, open the tent up and theres that beautiful skunky smell again!! aaahhh!!
thanks kal
just did a little more pruning and super-cropped a couple of tops. i just bent enough of the tops to even out the canopy.
heres a couple of pics:
before SC'ing
after
just did a little more pruning and super-cropped a couple of tops. i just bent enough of the tops to even out the canopy.
heres a couple of pics:
before SC'ing
after
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Nice update bro. Plants are looking very healthy and happy. supercropping is great from my experience, helps keep an even canopy. Peace
thanks ben.
so, the day after SC'ing, the girls were back to standing up almost as straight as before. i think i'll have to do a little more. is there any risk of repeatedly SC'ing them as they're just starting to flower?? don't wanna add too much stress or keep them repairing themselves while they are at this important step in their progress. any help appreciated.
otherwise the girlies are coming along great!! not a problem to speak of. i think i'll keep the ec @ 1.0 or so. i usually top-off nutes every 3-4 days. i'm loving this grow!!
Bio-buckets kick ass!! if any of you are thinking of trying them, all i can say is do it!! however, do not cut corners in the constructing of your system. the better your components and build quality, the better your outcome. you'll be rewarded with a very efficient, very easy to maintain system. they allow you to focus on just the plants...
pics to come a little later.
cm
so, the day after SC'ing, the girls were back to standing up almost as straight as before. i think i'll have to do a little more. is there any risk of repeatedly SC'ing them as they're just starting to flower?? don't wanna add too much stress or keep them repairing themselves while they are at this important step in their progress. any help appreciated.
otherwise the girlies are coming along great!! not a problem to speak of. i think i'll keep the ec @ 1.0 or so. i usually top-off nutes every 3-4 days. i'm loving this grow!!
Bio-buckets kick ass!! if any of you are thinking of trying them, all i can say is do it!! however, do not cut corners in the constructing of your system. the better your components and build quality, the better your outcome. you'll be rewarded with a very efficient, very easy to maintain system. they allow you to focus on just the plants...
pics to come a little later.
cm
i can't get pics now, but they are literally standing up almost straight with a little kink, like a 's' shape, sort of. and i pinched the shit out of em. to the point that the stalk 'splintered' a little bit. instead of SC'ing again, maybe i'll try to tie them down a little. at least they're still healthy and showing no bad affects from it. then again, the stretch should be about over. thanks for the help kal, i appreciate it...
a little update-
its official, my tent is over-grown!! hahaha!!
a couple days ago:
before more SC'ing, pruning, and LST'ing. some are touching the light, but no burning.
after:
hope that helps...
on a good note, flowering is in full swing in there. man, i hope the stretch is over. i think they can be alright from here on out, but we'll see. lesson learned with bio: start all clones at the same time and flower much earlier with a strain thats known to be a stretcher. next time i run these cuts, i'll flip them at about 6"-8" tall. no more. and i will definitely SCROG them.
other than fighting the height issues, everything is cruising along nicely. no problems to speak of. man, i really like these dyna nutes. i can't see any deficiencies. people say dyna bloom is lacking in N, but im not seeing that or have i ever in previous dyna runs. its so simple to use for add-backs, 3 tsp= .2ec for my system (aprox 40 gal), so nice and concentrated.
im looking forward to watching the girlies cruise through flower now. i'll update again soon.
hope your enjoying the run,
cm
its official, my tent is over-grown!! hahaha!!
a couple days ago:
after:
hope that helps...
on a good note, flowering is in full swing in there. man, i hope the stretch is over. i think they can be alright from here on out, but we'll see. lesson learned with bio: start all clones at the same time and flower much earlier with a strain thats known to be a stretcher. next time i run these cuts, i'll flip them at about 6"-8" tall. no more. and i will definitely SCROG them.
other than fighting the height issues, everything is cruising along nicely. no problems to speak of. man, i really like these dyna nutes. i can't see any deficiencies. people say dyna bloom is lacking in N, but im not seeing that or have i ever in previous dyna runs. its so simple to use for add-backs, 3 tsp= .2ec for my system (aprox 40 gal), so nice and concentrated.
im looking forward to watching the girlies cruise through flower now. i'll update again soon.
hope your enjoying the run,
cm
its a jungle in here!! just thought i'd put up more monster pics. did a little more tying down today. i also noticed a little tip browning, so i think i'll keep levels down to .9ec. been running 1.0ec.
we are in full on flower now:
hope you are enjoying the ride as much as me
cm
we are in full on flower now:
hope you are enjoying the ride as much as me
cm
Looking good 
For some reason I thought you had more ceiling height 
For some reason I thought you had more ceiling height
Nice update bro the girls seem to be enjoying your hospitality. Its getting pretty thick in there for sure.
For some reason I thought you had more ceiling height
hey galahad, good to hear from you again, hope all is well with you. i wish i could have more ceiling height. but 39" is all i could muster in my tent. the inherent design of a bio system raises the buckets off the floor a little. i kept them as low as i could and still have drain valves under each bucket. oh well, it really is a good problem to have. wwwaaaaa!! my plants are growing too big too fast!!! boo-hoo!!
hahaha! but i do have an idea to gain another 4"-5". might just do it between runs, we'll see...
now i know how much bio makes plants explode.
live and learn. between the new genetics and new system, i am really getting educated lately.
hey ben- thanks for dropping by. hope you're enjoying the ride...
thanks guys
cm
hey galahad, good to hear from you again, hope all is well with you. i wish i could have more ceiling height. but 39" is all i could muster in my tent. the inherent design of a bio system raises the buckets off the floor a little. i kept them as low as i could and still have drain valves under each bucket. oh well, it really is a good problem to have. wwwaaaaa!! my plants are growing too big too fast!!! boo-hoo!!
hahaha! but i do have an idea to gain another 4"-5". might just do it between runs, we'll see...now i know how much bio makes plants explode.
live and learn. between the new genetics and new system, i am really getting educated lately.
hey ben- thanks for dropping by. hope you're enjoying the ride...
thanks guys
cm
