Autos: Tropicana Poison XL & Black Jack

21/02/2023 The most relevant news is the unexpected germination of a seed that escaped and fall within the clay... I didn't manage to find it and put it in the rock-wood cube. I gave it lost. Unbelievable but true. Thanks to the answer at my question about this situation, I could make my mind and decided to let them grow as is without moving the 2nd Black Jack auto and risk roots deterioration. So #1 is the tap hole and the rock-wood cube and the #2 is now well out through an side hole meant to receive a tutor. It's my second grow and I'm not familiar with any technique but I guess I will have to do some LST and bending's to avoid competition for light and give them space, maybe sacrifice some branches? Will see. !!!!!!! I have one doubt, though. I see diaries that tells the day #number rather than the date, but what can I consider the Day 1 of vegetation? !!!!!!! ### Now, I'll tell a bit about the automation. Note: I use to have 2 USB Hum and Temp sensors and an USB 4 power socket connected to a computer. Due to the old age of this material and the lost compatibility of hardware and software for recent operating systems I decided to stop the headaches of having a virtual machine and an unreliable automation. I search and found Chinese gear than can all be controlled from a mobile app. This is totally in the IoT cloud movement. I don't really like that all the devices are connected through WiFi and send states or receive triggers to and from a cloud server, and you can follow and program only from the app connected to the server. Also the devices do not have a memory, so if there's a power outage and your not at home, they do not recover the previous state. But on the other hand, you can always monitor and act on the devices wherever and whenever you mobile internet connectivity and your home internet connection is up and running. Devices and setup - Main socket, mechanical master switch, with 4 sockets. #1 plug in the exterior smart socket #2 plug in the interior smart socket #3 unusable, because of #4 device size #4 plug in the traditional mechanical timer, and have it set to 18h ON for the Lumatek light - Exterior smart socket #1 unused #2 automation always ON, plug in the Air pump. This mechanically is always ON #3 unused #4 with sensor automation, plug in the heater (it has also a mechanical switch always ON, half power 500W and the fan speed to 50%), it is located outside and a tube is sending the warm air into the tent by the 100mm hole. #usbs, automation always ON, only the sensors are connected, all in one with Temperature, Humidity, CO2 and other indicators (PM2.5 and others I don't know really what they provide...). No calibration, so I have to be confident and believe their values. - Interior smart socket #1 with sensor automation, plug in the extractor it has (no switch, always ON), the fan is outside and the air it PUSHED through the carbon filter. I know I'm loosing efficiency BUT as the tent is only 60x60x160, the volume to extract is way lower than the capacity of the fan, AND I gain precious space inside the tent, specially to rise the lamp up to the top! #2 with timer automation, plug in the water pump. This pump is always ON. #3 unused #4 with sensor automation, plug in the humidification (it has a mechanical switch, always ON and the amount of fog is set to approx 2/3) #usbs, automation always ON, only the 2 usb fans are connected, good speed, silents. Automation rules: - when temperature is below 23, Heater ON - when temperature is higher than 24.5, Heater OFF - when temperature is higher than 24.6, Extractor ON - when temperature is lower than 24, Extractor OFF - when humidity is lower than 55, Humidification ON - when humidity is higher than 60, Humidification is OFF - when humidity is higher than 65, Extractor is ON - the water pump is set to ON, with 4 timer range, 10 minutes every 6h (3 times a day, 1 time at night) 22/02/2023 - I feel I have an issue with the Black Jack auto. It stopped growing. I must take a look at the Ph, maybe lower the EC as it has rised to 0.6, too much at this stage? - the two Tropicana Poison XL are looking good, the unexpected is developing faster. The conclusion is that I didn't like the rock-wood cube, they seem to have green areas now, like algae, to much water retention? As the unexpected one is in better condition, I will probably think seriously to put the seeds directly in the clay next time!!!! But I would have to find a way to avoid them to fall to much down the upper pot. 24/02/2023 The issue with rock wood is confirmed and the conclusion is definitive. Look at the #3 how beautiful she is! Ok, I've checked my pH today and has jumped to 7.9 in 2 days, anyway I had to make some adjustments on feeding proportions so I took out 10L, prepare the new "soup" set the pH to 6 and add it back to the tank. In 12h, 2 watering cycle, it will have mixed with the upper tank, and will be able to adjust EC and or pH. With MyPot system, there's always a buffer due to the 4L upper tank!