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10cm Inline Fan
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10cm Carbon Filter
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20L (15L) DWC Bucket
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Expanded Clay
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Indoor
Room Type
15 L
Pot Size
Start at 1 Week
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Germination
1mo ago
axelhedi Hello, growers! This is my second ever grow and this time I'm trying DWC. I would really appreciate every advice I can get - browsing tons of related content to figure out optimal conditions and ways to achieve them. I've placed a seed into Rapid Rooter, that was previously soaked in water and squeezed half-way for an approximate weight of 25gr. Unfortunately, the seed dropped and I could get the Butt to face upwards, it was kinda sideways. But still result is good with 72 hours until the sprout (seed) showed up. Another problem is that I don't have many ways to control the micro-climate - AC in a different room and still waiting on Humidifier hopefully by week 2 of Vegetation. To fix that, I've placed wet tower around and covered with transparent plastic jar to accumulate some humidity - from 45% to about 75%. And the tent door is open during the day to lower temperature a little - from about 28C to 25C. Regardless of the difficulties, it's a success!
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Used method
Peat Pellet
Germination Method
1
Week 1. Vegetation
1mo ago
2 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
540 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Solution Temp
24 °C
Night Air Temp
15 L
Pot Size
30 cm
Lamp Distance
400 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 5
pH Perfect Grow - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Grow
1 mll
pH Perfect Micro - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Micro
1 mll
pH Perfect Bloom - Advanced Nutrients
pH Perfect Bloom
1 mll
axelhedi On day 4 after planting, the seed is 2cm tall and the root on the bottom of Rapid Rooter is about the same size. So I moved it to the DWC bucket. First, I cleaned everything with water and hydrogen peroxide, then measured my tap water: pH 7.3 TDS 39 ppm Temp 19 C Then, I added my Advanced Nutrients - I've got a beginner version without too many additives and supplements. I used a separate 60ml syringe for each component, not sure I want them to interact with each other while storing. Maybe this step way redundant, maybe not. But the measurements of the solutions are: pH 6.0 TDS 540 ppm Grow 1mL/L = 15 mL Micro 1mL/L = 15 mL Bloom 1mL/L = 15 mL B-52 2mL/L = 30 mL Voodoo Juice 2mL/L = 30 mL I've got an extra bottle of pH Down from Plagron just in case, but with pH Perfect formula it seems to stay fixed on 6.0. The light is set 30cm away from the plant, on 20% dimmer. This gave me perfect results I was looking for for the first week: Light Lumatek ATS200W Distance 30cm Dimmer 20% Schedule 20/4 PAR 169 ppfd DLI 12 Micro-climate is currently my weakest link, with best I could do by adding just couple jars with water nearby: Air Temperature 26 C (would be nice to have 24C) Humidity 60% (would be nice to have 75% at this point) VPD 1 kPa (my research showed that 0.8 kPa is ideal, but this one is still fine)
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Fast_Budscommentedweek 11mo ago
Hi there, thank you for running this diary. We look forward to your updates. Happy growing 🌱🌱 & good luck 😃
Fast_Buds
Fast_Budscommentedweek 11mo ago
Hi there, thank you for running this diary. We look forward to your updates. Happy growing 🌱🌱 & good luck 😃
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