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Dudemann Back story- had a mishap with my original clones. Tried clone collars for the first time and failed. Unfortunately trimmed the crap out of my mothers so I had to take small cuts for this run.. either way they’re rooted and on the up. Week 1 load out directly below scroll past and I have the whole set up listed out.
LOAD-OUT — VEG WEEK 1 (Oct 5 - Oct 11, 2025)
AERIAL ENVIRONMENT (IONFRAME EVO3, AC Infinity 69 Pro)
Photoperiod: 18/6
DLI/PPFD ramp:
- Sun-Mon: DLI 10-11 (PPFD ~155-170)
- Tue-Wed: DLI 12-13 (PPFD ~185-200)
- Thu-Sat: up to DLI 14-16 (PPFD ~215-245) only if leaves are praying and color improving
Temps: 74-79 F lights on; 70-74 F lights off
RH/VPD: start 65-70% (VPD 0.9-1.05 kPa), drift to 60-65% by week end (VPD 1.0-1.15 kPa)
Airflow: gentle oscillation; avoid direct breeze on 001
UVA bars: OFF this week
CO2: ambient
Balance note: give plant 001 about +10-15 umol more center-beam than 003
ROOT-CHAMBER ENVIRONMENT
Pulse: 2.0 s ON / 5:00 OFF
Droplet spectrum: Dv50 ~80-90 um
Root zone temp (RZT): 65-67 F
pH: 5.7-5.9
ORP: 200-300 mV (microbe-friendly)
RESERVOIR (per 5 gal)
Source: dehumidifier condensate
Step 1 - Sterilize: add 25-30 mL plain 6% Clorox per 5 gal; keep lid on 3 days
Step 2 - Dechlorinate and polish: Camco TastePURE RV (GAC+KDF) - WaterSentinel SF-20W DI
Goal EC (fresh): 0.50-0.55 mS/cm
DOSING (per 5 gal)
Armor Si: 1.0 mL
Calimagic: 3.0 mL
Flora Micro: 5.0 mL
Flora Bloom: 5.0 mL
Flora Grow: 1.0 mL
Floralicious Plus: 0.5-0.75 mL
RapidStart: 3.0 mL
SLF-100: 2.0 mL
Microbe rotation:
- Sun (fresh res): Tribus 1.0 mL (~1/4 dose)
- Wed/Thu (top-off or mini-refresh): King Crab 0.5-1.0 mL
HARDWARE (REFERENCE)
Tent and structure
- CLOUDLAB 642 (4x2 ft, 72 in)
- 40 gal HDX tote (root chamber) with sealed lid
Lighting
- IONFRAME EVO3, 280 W (2x4 ft)
- IONBEAM U2 UV LED bars, 2-bar kit, 11 in
Air movement and environmental
- AC Infinity Controller 69 Pro
- Air Filtration Kit PRO 4 in (inline fan + carbon filter + ducting)
- CLOUDRAY S6 Gen 2 clip fan, 6 in
- AC Infinity CLOUDFORGE T3 humidifier
- Portable air conditioner (room/tent)
- Water chiller (reservoir)
High-pressure aeroponics (core)
- Aquatec 8800 booster pump
- 5 gal pressure accumulator tank
- Beduan 12 V normally-closed RO solenoid valve
- BN-LINK short-period repeat cycle timer
- 16x hydraulic mist nozzles, 0.2 mm orifice
- 10x on dual 1/4 in concentric closed-ring manifold (bottom ring)
- 6x top-mounted array (upper chamber)
- 1/4 in tubing (manifold + feeds; dual concentric loops)
Reservoir and fluid handling
- 5 gal side reservoir (chilled)
- Airstone bubbler (reservoir aeration)
- Buckets for source-water prep and transfers
- Inline filtration (post-sterilization): Camco TastePURE RV - WaterSentinel SF-20W DI
Source-water sanitation
- Clorox unscented 6% sodium hypochlorite (bleach)
- Free-chlorine test strips
Instruments and meters
- pH meter/pen
- EC/TDS meter
- ORP meter
- Reservoir thermometer/thermistors
- Tent thermo-hygrometer (for VPD)
- Photone PAR meter app
- GIDIGI 8-in-1 handheld water sensor
Media
- Oasis Rootcubes #5015 sheets(clone)