Who's Running DWC/SWC with Water Pump
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themedic420
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Nice to see you back on the boards Nimby!
I'm hoping Nimby pops on to answer but if not, I have a question about running like this.
I'm getting this brown/black stuff on my roots. I've been adding aquashield but still got it. I know Nimby doesn't run sterile and has no problems so trying to figure out what to do. Thanks
I'm getting this brown/black stuff on my roots. I've been adding aquashield but still got it. I know Nimby doesn't run sterile and has no problems so trying to figure out what to do. Thanks
The blown/black stuff on the roots might be root rot caused by excess of nutes. What is the EC/TDS of your nutrient solution ? Do yo use some enzymes (Hidrozyme, Cannazym) to disolve the dead roots ?
I think any powerhead will be suitable for this kind of grow. I currently have a DWC/SWC sistem running (link in my signature) with 3W submersible water pumps and some airstone also, but this might be the last time I use airpumps and stones, cause it's damn noisy.
I think any powerhead will be suitable for this kind of grow. I currently have a DWC/SWC sistem running (link in my signature) with 3W submersible water pumps and some airstone also, but this might be the last time I use airpumps and stones, cause it's damn noisy.
LivingCanvas
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Smokeone1: Is it possible to finish a grow at 61 degrees:
Yes. However, you need to get your temps up. Shoot for 70-75 without CO2 80-85 with CO2. Are you running a vented 1000w? If you're venting the hood, get a fan speed controller and turn it down, so the temps can rise. Or you could look at a C.A.P. TMP DNe - which will only turn the fan on when it gets too hot. If you run @ 61 deg. for the whole run, you're going to have reduced growth and yield. Get those temps up!!
Yes. However, you need to get your temps up. Shoot for 70-75 without CO2 80-85 with CO2. Are you running a vented 1000w? If you're venting the hood, get a fan speed controller and turn it down, so the temps can rise. Or you could look at a C.A.P. TMP DNe - which will only turn the fan on when it gets too hot. If you run @ 61 deg. for the whole run, you're going to have reduced growth and yield. Get those temps up!!
LivingCanvas
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Also, water temp should be around 62-68 deg. for a DWC for maximum dissolved oxygen. Keep an eye on those water temps as well, to make sure the water temp isn't too low. I went on amazon, and got a couple aquarium temp sensors. -If the water is too cold, the roots will be unhappy, and growth, again, will be stunted.
Wow, just found this thread. Awesome times.
Nimby was my main inspiration back when I started growing the moment I was of age to leave the nest and get an apartment.. Did a 250w in a stealth dresser.. SWC w/ powerhead. Vegged in another with 70w MH. The rest is history.
Pontiac saved some of his shots over here.
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=535498&postcount=53
I'm always on the lookout for a nice dresser on the curb or garage sale to get back to my roots with a new stealth dresser build, except this time not on the budget of a 18yr old.
NIMBY, if ya still popping in from time to time. Can't thank you enough! I was merely a lurker back in the days of OG, but you literally changed my life through your posts and stealth little dressers builds.
Nimby was my main inspiration back when I started growing the moment I was of age to leave the nest and get an apartment.. Did a 250w in a stealth dresser.. SWC w/ powerhead. Vegged in another with 70w MH. The rest is history.
Pontiac saved some of his shots over here.
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=535498&postcount=53
I'm always on the lookout for a nice dresser on the curb or garage sale to get back to my roots with a new stealth dresser build, except this time not on the budget of a 18yr old.
NIMBY, if ya still popping in from time to time. Can't thank you enough! I was merely a lurker back in the days of OG, but you literally changed my life through your posts and stealth little dressers builds.
FlowerFarmer--THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! I'd lost most of those photos! Found a couple on an old floppy disk but don't have the ability to convert them to anything else. Now I do!!
That's why I love forums like this...you help and then get help back again. I should get over here more often.
That's why I love forums like this...you help and then get help back again. I should get over here more often.
petemoss
Active member
Damn, I remember those pictures of Nimby's scrog screen! When I saw that cute little screen, I PM'd Nimby to ask how he made it. Many of us scroggers were building screens from pvc pipes that took up a lot of room in a small cab or dresser. Nimby explained that he made the whole thing from a $3 sheet metal strip used to finish a drywall corner.
Very resourceful!
Very resourceful!
