Hey my man, so how difficult is it to grow DWC? I always love when yous guys lift the root basket and it's like full of Roots like that. G'luck and Stalks Strong!! ππππ
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Day 64. Been to hot again today.
Day 64. Res temp was 29, cooled it down to 25deg by putting some cold bottles in the res and topping up with some cool water.
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will give the run down at end of this week. But start of week 10 has been a nightmare, cant get temps below 30deg, res is to hot. Fucking heat wave.
Day 64 Test 12L 28deg Ph5.5 Ec 1.5
Water (fridge cold) 2L Ph6.2 Ec 0.2
Threw some iced bottles in res.
Test 14L 24 deg Ph 5.7 Ec 1.4
Day 65 Test 12L 30deg Ph 5.6 Ec 1.5
New res 15L 22deg Ph 5.8 Ec 1.4
Test 2hrs later 15L 26deg Ph 5.9 Ec 1.4
Day 66 Test mornin 14L 28deg Ph 5.5 Ec 1.4
Went on a mission and bought a Β£40 JML climate cooler. Have placed it outside the tent aiming at the intake pipe. Surprisingly it has reduced the temps down to sub 30deg.
Also went to local hydro store to get some hydroguard but they didn't have any but they gave me a sample of CX regen-a-roots, and said that should do a similar job so going do another res change later.
Test evening 13.5L 25deg Ph 5.5 Ec 1.4
New Res 14L 20Deg Ph 5.9 Ec 1.4
Test hours later 14L 22deg Ph 6.0 Ec 1.4
Day 67 Test mornin 13L 24deg Ph 5.4 Ec 1.4
Ph upped to Ph 5.9
Very strange how Ph has fallen so quickly.
Test evening 12L 23deg Ph 5.7 Ec 1.4
Ok slightly puzzled here as Ph has dropped 0.2 in a half a day.
Fed 2L 20deg 1.5ml/L micro 3.0ml/L bloom Ph 6.0 Ec 1.7
Test 14L 23Deg Ph 5.8 Ec 1.4
Am wondering if the massive drop in Ph is due to needing more nutes.
Day 68 Test 12pm 14L 22deg Ph 5.5 Ec 1.5
Test 6.30pm 13.75L 22deg Ph5.5 Ec 1.5
Ph up to Ph 6.2 Ec1.5
Test 8.45Pm 13.5L 22deg Ph6.2 Ec 1.5
Test 10.00pm 13.5L 22deg Ph6.2 Ec 1.5
Day 69
7.15am test 12.75L 22deg Ph 6.0 Ec 1.5
6.45pm test 12.25L 25deg Ph 6.1 Ec 1.5
9.00pm test 12L 26deg Ph 6.1 Ec 1.6
2L 20deg water with 1ml/L regen a root.
9.30pm test 14L 25deg Ph6.1 Ec 1.4
Day 70
7.10am Test 13.5L 24deg Ph 6.2 Ec 1.4
7.10pm Test 13.5L 25deg Ph 6.2 Ec 1.4
ph down to Ph 5.8 Ec 1.4
9.30pm test 13.5L 24deg Ph 5.9 Ec 1.4
Ph down to Ph 5.8 Ec 1.4
It's been the hottest week I can remember, think day 65 was hottest day on record. That regen a root seems to be helping the roots, starting to see new root growth and they seem to be getting lighter again.
Thinking res change 2mo and try and increase the Ec to 1.7 and see how it handles it. Trichomes are starting to cloud nicely.
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WeedTheNorthcommentedweek 105 years ago
Wicked_Stixcommented5 years ago
@OhcanaDAbiz, No a co2 bag wouldnt help because the heat issue with dwc is water temp. keeping the water oxygenated enough that the roots dont drown. Warm water cant absorb much oxygen. A hempy bucket or dutch buckets like I run is a good alternative to dwc in hot climates. Hempy buckets have to be hand watered one a day though.
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WeedTheNorthcommented5 years ago
@Wicked_Stix, would a co2 bag help with the higher temps? Thx for info definitely going to go this route down the line. ππππ
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Wicked_Stixcommented5 years ago
@OhcanaDAbiz, if you don't have high temps then dwc is a breeze. If you have trouble keeping your temperatures down then it can be a constant battle.
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MaryJaneUSAcommentedweek 105 years ago
Do you keep the water pump in the tent or outside the tent? this is very important.
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Hashycommented5 years ago
Ah the air pump is out off the tent but on top of the tent. probably hotter there then inside my tent. My problem really is the room it's in has been hitting mad temps. with lights on my tent is usually 3 or 4 deg warmer then the room. With lights off it's usually about the same as the room. The rooms been hitting 40deg today. That was when lights where off. that's during the day as I only run the lights from 6.00pm till 2pm next day then 4hrs off. Going to move the air pump and add another 2 hrs of darkness. Will have a read up on that device you mentioned as I want dial in my grows during the summer.
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MaryJaneUSAcommented5 years ago
@hashy, sorry mate, I meant to say an air pump. Do you keep the air pump indoor or outside the tent? It definitely helps to keep the air pump somewhere cool..
Or if you can invest in a peltier cooler, it works amazing (if youβre serious)
Or you can turn the lights on at night and during the day keep it sleeping π
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Hashycommented5 years ago
It's an oxypot mate. the res is under the pot. I'm going get some hydroguard 2mo. If I had a res I would keep it in the coolest place possible. Just going have do a few more res changes while this mini heat wave is on.
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Anxious_Passengercommentedweek 125 years ago
Looking great man!
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MaryJaneUSAcommentedweek 105 years ago
HYDROGUARD my friend.
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