DWC How to AUTOFLOWERS

BigDaddyK Ok this is my Full guide with pictures on how to setup a Deep Water Culture grow, items you will need for this grow - Firstly a TENT or ROOM i use a tent REMEMBER stuff you buy NUTRIENTS off eBay and Amazon could be decanted (watered down) , or cheap chinese fakes (Ph Meters, PPM meters) you should really buy these things from you local hydroponics store,as they are guaranteed , i ve dropped a few into the bucket and they are fked,its been a sunday night with a bank holiday monday and i m fked, 1) Ph Down - makes the ph of water LOWER - this is VERY STRONG SHIT , wear gloves and googles if you are messing with it, i drop a bit into my main reservoir Ph 6.9 ( maybe 10ml per 200L) 2) Ph up - makes the Ph go higher - also STRONG SHIT -only needed in Emergencies 3) Ph meter 4) PPM Meter or EC meter 5) 20L Bucket + moulded lid netpot 6) Air Pump ,air hose 3m ,air stone x2, 7) Pebbles to fill to top of netpot, 8) ROOT IT cubes , i use these and ONLY these, by that brand,i know why,and so im telling you, 9) Seeds - I prefer Fast_Buds ,autos ready in 10 weeks of 18/6 - top quality 10) Nutrients, I use Canna as they are the easiest, they have a way of filling the one side , if you take the top off you can squeeze into the measuring side - I would also recommend Advanced Nutrients,but they are more expensive - so you will need 1L Canna Aqua Vega A+B ( it comes as two parts that you cannot mix together , when you put this into the water you MUST stir it well before putting each one in seperately otherwise you will get salts formed and crystals floating around,10 ml per 10L week 1-2 ,15ml per 10L week 3, 20ml per 10L in week 4) 1L Canna Aqua Flores A+B (as above) 25ml per 10L week 5, 30ml per 10L week 6 ,30 ml per 10L week 7 , 25ml per 10L week 8,15ml per 10L week 9, 0 per 10L week 10 250 ml Canna Rhizotonic (roots love this use this from start 20 ml per 10L and cut down after 4 weeks to 5ml per 10L up until week 9 250 ml Canna Cannazym ( breaks down dead roots, enzyme of some sort) 15ml per 10L from week 3 through to week 9 250 ml CannaBoost - (quite expensive but worth it, DWC will show you why) 15ml per 10L week 3 to 4 , 25ml per 10L week 5-9 250 ml Canna PK 13/14 (bud booster) this is optional because you only add it once,personally i add 15 ml per 10L in week 7 so its stays in for 10 days I leave my water for at least 24 hrs before using it, in a big old olive container i bought , i think its 225 L i might be wrong, but it was cheap , solid and had a top :) I check my water levels ,my PH and PPM daily 11) Jubilee clips x3 - to secure the fan ,filter and outlet.( 5 clips if using air cooled hood ) 12) Fans - i have 2 little fans and 1 big one = think about it, outside there is always good air flow - 13) Extractor fan -mine is 6 inch 14) Carbon Filter - mine is 6 inch im not overly impressed with any brand. 15) Ducting- 5m of 6 inch easy enough,well for me... 16) Ballast - LUMATEK -i found this one amazing and switchable. 17) Lightbulb -600w HPS ALL THE WAY but i would use 1000w HPS if i could keep the heat down, they both fit in same fitting 18) Air hood - i have a MAGNUM superXXXL it has screw in holders for glass , they are quite tight 19) Timer for lights , must be good quality , I do 17 hrs on 7 off as it's more natural 20) Syringes for measuring accurately 21) Bucket to mix solutions THE GOLDEN RULE - you can always put in but never take out - never put in too much or undiluted into the reservoir unless you really know what you are doing, less is better than too much . Ppm v EC - you may well buy an EC meter instead of ppm meter there is an easy way to convert between the two ~ 1.0 ec = 500 ppm EC multiply by 1000 then divide by 2 to get ppm This diary will start shortly but as so many people ask me how to setup HERE YOU GO :)

BigDaddyK THIS IS A COMPLETE SETUP GROW im not sure anyone can see this, but it is to help anyone DWC. THIS IS NOT TO BE INCLUDED IN DIARY OF THE MONTH. Week 2 adding 10ml of aqua vega , 20 ml of rhizotonic , check ph and ppm , my water is 0.4 EC , I make the solution up to 1.0 EC, RHIZOTONIC makes the ph go up .

BigDaddyK Keep an eye on the PH - it can drop rapidly, PPM is +300 ec +0.6 - i say + as it is whatever your water is + that amount, my water is 0.4 EC or 200 PPM - so i add nutrients upto 1.0-1.1 EC or 500-525 PPM as she gets bigger i will increase by roughly 100 PPM per week. I have included in this weeks a test of a SPECTRUM KING 440 + LED pics are of LUX readings at 2 heights.one thing they dont mention is that it gets hot......maybe not as hot as HPS but it does get hot, in a 1m X1m tent it got upto 39.5 in 5 mins with no fan . See week 1 for setup - this diary is not to be included in DOM

BigDaddyK upping the nutrients, adding boost, look for about +1 EC to base rate. use max 20ml of boost. Removed bottom 2 stems.

BigDaddyK ADDED SOME BENDS AND WE ARE NOW ON FLOWERING WITH SOME ADDED MICROBIALS AND SOME SILICON - THIS IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT I HAVE A FREE SAMPLE , GIVING IT A GO. 5ml of silicon - BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS IT IS SUPER STRONG ALKALI - BURNS SKIN 1.5 ML OF MAMMOTH MICROBIALS I ALSO REMOVED SOME BIG FAN LEAVES

BigDaddyK OK thats it !!!! no more Bends or defoliation - promise - well almost - no more Bends.... going nicely now, i thought i might have fked it and one stage, but my new friend @SpliffSeeds assured me it could take it. Its been totally devasted by defoliation - ive pulled most of the first leaves off,so the next layer can hit the canopy. I have actually slightly burnt the tips,will be changing the solution completely very soon, i do approx 14-20 days here, then two weeks more nutes, then hopefully 10 days of flush,but this is open to variation depending on when it looks ready. In my eyes min flush 7 days max 14 - ........10-11 is perfect. . . See week 1 for setup. NOT IN DOM please do not vote.

BigDaddyK Keep a close eye on the Ph and ppm . All going well now im not pulling anything off or bends ing the branches.

BigDaddyK Keep a close eye on levels - these next two weeks are crucial, i will be upping to 650ppm then bringing back down to 500 ppm next week.Adding some OOZE . see week one for setup . NOT IN DOM

BigDaddyK slowly budding now, lots of sites...

BigDaddyK sites getting bigger, she is drinking a fair amount now, nothing too crazy, but keep an eye on ph and EC. see week 1 for setup not in DOM.

BigDaddyK plodding along, its not really eatinga lot but it is progressing , if anyone else wants to know autos take longer in 12/12 . see week 1 for setup . ITS POSSIBLE YOU ARE ARE READY BY NOW, SO LOOK FOR COLOUR OF HAIRS... NOT IN dom FOR REFERENCE ONLY.

BigDaddyK Not quite sure what happened i might have missed a week here, she is lowly getting fatter, but still growing alittle higher, its causing alittle leaf burn , the light is a little close but i cant go any higher ...

BigDaddyK Hi guys sorry i have been so busy at work, its become crazily difficult to update, she is coming along , LEDS take longer to flower,- fact - proved by me, anyone who says different isnt growing big plants, HPS is the quickest but LED will give you shorter internodes, and smaller buds, the size comparison is hard to adjust to, but the quality of the buds may be a factor to consider, all in all i would say the first company to come in with a hybrid LED veg, HPS flower light will be in the money, LEDs are good for veg,i like the way you can focus right down on the plant,it loves it, I also have had a few issues, i think the ooze was too concentrated for the autos,they cant take as much as the photos, so the 20ml i put in was probably too much. I think we are a few weeks away still. Happy growing all, NOT IN DOM, see first week for setup.

BigDaddyK Flushing now, this has gone on longer than any other auto as its on 12/12, buds are tall, thin ,and frosty - see week 1 for setup,not in DOM, I would expect all autos on 18/6 to have finished by now.( normally 12 weeks tops under HPS)

BigDaddyK the long road came to an end...