Gorilla Zkittlez clones in Perlite/Coco

foxbberg Hey Friends! Not only some new girls moved in...... i spent them brandnew waterbeds!!! Lets start at the build: - 30-liter-pots filled with perlite (85%) and coco (15%) - 10-liter-reservoir underneath (pp 40x30x12 cm) - Aquarium-water-pump, piping/hosing holes were cut into the lid of the reservoir - 1 big hole right under the bucket, 1 for the piping and 2 for service/controll purposes. ......more holes were drilled into the bottom of the bucket. To prevent any obstructions i put some bug-netting into the bucket before filling it with perlite/coco mix. Pumps push up nutrient-solution 10 times a day for 1 or 2 Minutes (1,5-3 L) The Girls: Gorilla Zkittlez clones by mailorder...... 4 completely different characters as i assume - a very unique definition of 'clones'😅. Getting the Girls into the buckets was a bit tricky, since the lids are connected to the piping/hosing...... yet the entire handling of my diy-hydro-system is comfortable and everything seems to run flawless. At arrival i only fed organics, ca/mg and silicate, then added our new GROWTH, wich has a slightly better nitrogen-composition than the original formula, on day 2. slowly ramped up the EC from 0,8 to 1,3 as i cranked up the lights from 30 t0 60%. VPD at 0,9-1,0. next steps planned: a little LST, raisng EC to 1,6 slowly Day 4 pH raised to about 6.5; EC dropped to about 0.8 filled up some nutrient solution and got to pH5.6/EC1.5 and added some H2O2 (solution3% 8ml per liter) Days 5&6 No care at all - just kept the system running an checked the figures: pH up - EC down....nothing special Day7 WTF...???? they grow like crazy !!!!! i could really see the difference beteween leaving home at morning and coming back in the afternoon.....😅 by the way.... i took all the pics at night - so the girls look a bit tired:-) at daytime the really look vital👍

foxbberg Hey friends! At day 7 they really took off. On No1 and No2 did some LST as a preparation to super-cropping and changed the water. How i feed my girls: Once a week i prepare a nutrient solution with the exact figures for Ca & Mg, plus silicate and Bio-Complex (ALL ESSENTIALS). Then add growth-fertilizer till i reach my desired EC. As the EC drops over the week, i only feed growth-fertilizer. pH is set to about 5.6 in the fresh solution. As it raises about 6 i give some H2O2 to keep it stable. Should it exeed 6.5 within less than 7 days, i would change the water...... Day 10 Super-cropped the girls - No2 got a split stem. In general: It really looks well and the bucket-thing seems to work. Over the last week i fed some 6 or 7 liters to fill up the reservoirs again - making me think, these girls are really thirsty. Feeding the right amounts of fertilizer is really easy as i can simply calculate, what to add😃👌- really love it! Day 11 The girls already recover from the bending. Also they start flashing a beautiful dark green. They still develop kinda unequal - i wonder what my scrog's gonna look like....... whuteva - i'm really looking forward for the next weeks 😃 already looks like fun and hydroponics is gooood for impatient folks like me😆.

foxbberg Hey friends ! everything fine so far..... had to drill bigger holes into bucket No.4. Seems like some sludge buildup in the netting kept the water from running back into the reservoir. This specific bucket was a bit 'slower' from the beginning - finally the perlite would swim up and no drain at all...... The other buckets work just fine - yet. As soon as i recognize slower drainage, i will improve them as well - before i intsall a scrog-net. The girls are all fine - they took the bending without any complaints. Feeding is still....: Ca, Mg, Si, Bio-Complex and growth-fertlizer for the start of the week - any refill without Si and Bio-Complex. pH 5.6 EC 1.5 will keep the EC at 1.5 or higher - pH won't be touched as far as it doesn't exceed 6.5 Day 15 a little defoliation to get some lights to the youngest shoots Day 17 High pH in the morning (6.5)….. gave some P-acid and keep observing. Vigorous growth💪🏻! Found another bucket without any drainage…… had to fix this one too….. so i expect to drill a couple more holes 🤷🏼‍♂️ maybe i‘ll do this; before changing water next time……