Indoor 1Sky's Mephisto, COB (Amare) & Fastbuds GrowBattles: BioTabs vs Adv Nutes & AutoPots vs FiberPots

[Only1Sky]

Hi folks, this journal will track progress on my September 2017 grow battles; Mephisto,COB, & Fastbuds.

SEEDS (8 germinated):
Mephisto: 3 each of Sour Crinkle & Creme Bubbly
Fastbuds: 1 each of Blackberry & LSD

SETUP:
Two sparkling Amare SolarECLIPSE SE450UVB lights
Two 4'x4' Grow Tents by Monster
Lots of fans to supply, circulate & remove air
Small tent-sized humidifiers & dehumidifiers

GROW STYLE:
Two AutoPots dedicated to Biotabs (Sour Crinkle & Creme Bubbly)
Two AutoPots dedicated to Advanced Nutes+ (Sour Crinkle & Creme Bubbly)
Four fiber pots dedicated to Advanced Nutes+ (remaining Mephistos & both Fastbuds)
Medium is 75% coco & 25% perlite in all pots, amended with Dolomite & Azomite

BioTab Nutrients:
Startrex, Mycotrex, Tabs, Orgatrex, Bactrex, & Boom-Boom Spray

Advanced Nutes+:
House and Garden: Roots Excellurator Gold
AN Sensi Coco GROW & BLOOM A/B, B52, Rhino Skin, Voodoo Juice, & Sensizyme
General Hydroponics: CALiMAGic
GreenPlanet Nutrients: Liquid W-8, Massive, Finisher, & Dense
Mammoth-P: Bloom Booster
Nectar for the Gods: Herculean Harvest
Real Growers: Recharge
South Cascade Organic: SLF-100

 

[Ryker604_BT]

First and subbed :smoking:. No Bio PK or PK Booster tea in the BioTabs line up?

 

[Only1Sky]

The Germination Phase:

I've been tracking my statistics with various germination strategies. And, prior to this point, my success rate was just over 50%. I'm happy to say that this round is going fantastic - 8 out of 9 are off and running. Only 1 fatality, Fastbuds C4.

The approach this time was:
Sept 1: 7 hours in RO water, then wet paper towel into zip-lock bag. Bags placed on a germination heat mat and covered with a plastic tray & cloth towel (to keep light out).
Sept 2: 24 hours later most seeds showed cracking and a couple showed tap roots
Sept 3: Another 24 hours and we had all seeds open and all but one showing roots. So they all were planted in Power-Grow-Plugs, misted and covered with humidity dome under T5 light.
Sept 4: Another 24 hours and we had two breaking surface.
Sept 5: Then another 24 hours and we had 8 of the 9 with helmets off and green leaves soaking in the light. I'm calling that their DAY 1 - date of birth.

 

[Only1Sky]

First and subbed :smoking:. No Bio PK or PK Booster tea in the BioTabs line up?

Nope. They weren't part of the "Starter Kit" when I ordered back in early April. And I didn't think to add them in when I ordered more in late April. But I think I'm missing something without them. Also now they have the Silicium Flash product available for shipment to USA. I haven't decided yet which if any of these I'm going to try to include in this grow.

 

[Ryker604_BT]

Nope. They weren't part of the "Starter Kit" when I ordered back in early April. And I didn't think to add them in when I ordered more in late April. But I think I'm missing something without them. Also now they have the Silicium Flash product available for shipment to USA. I haven't decided yet which if any of these I'm going to try to include in this grow.

I would suggest either Bio PK or the tea for a little boost in flowering, Silicium Flash is designated to be in the potting mix and it makes Orgatrex watering obsolete, so it's maybe late for that .
However, congratz on the germination .

 

[Hippy_BiotabsF70]

Pow! Nice set up dude! I am amazed at how organised some folk on here are! Your seedling trays and labels and such make me jealous! I am a bit of a sucker by nature

I think for P and K the compost tee is the one to go for. @Biotabs F69 will correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the tee is stronger than the bio pk?

IMO getting that PK boost for later flowering will really really help your biotabs set up as already said.

Also do you know if the GP Dense is organic? I think it is, and I am itching to have a go with it after lots of comments from people like The A of Sir Train

Big kudos to you mate for doing this awesome comparative grow. Gonna be really interesting to watch this unfold.

Good luck buddy!

 

[Sensi Jay]

subbed mate, best of luck. I think doing this many side by sides will certainly prove something, very excited to see the results.

 

[Only1Sky]

@hippy71 & @Ryker604 - hey guys, thanks for the comments & support, and following along on this grow.

My only very real concern about Bio PK and the tea is that I'm running the BioTabs part of this grow in AutoPots -- which use tiny tubes and valves to bottom feed the plants from a reservoir. I could periodically top water with the compost tea, I just have to turn off the reservoir for a while and make sure that I don't add so much that I get run-off. In fact, I think the BioTabs website cautioned against using the PK Boost in drip irrigation systems. @Biotabs F69 -- any comments on use of these products with AutoPots?

Hippy71 - I don't know if GP Dense is organic, there isn't much info on their website. But I can tell you that I'm getting VERY dense buds with fiber pot (Mephisto) grow that is just finishing up.

 

[Only1Sky]

subbed mate, best of luck. I think doing this many side by sides will certainly prove something, very excited to see the results.

Thanks for subbing along Jay. At the very least, this many side-by-sides will prove that I'm a glutton for punishment.

 

[Hippy_BiotabsF70]

@hippy71 & @Ryker604 - hey guys, thanks for the comments & support, and following along on this grow.

My only very real concern about Bio PK and the tea is that I'm running the BioTabs part of this grow in AutoPots -- which use tiny tubes and valves to bottom feed the plants from a reservoir. I could periodically top water with the compost tea, I just have to turn off the reservoir for a while and make sure that I don't add so much that I get run-off. In fact, I think the BioTabs website cautioned against using the PK Boost in drip irrigation systems. @Biotabs F69 -- any comments on use of these products with AutoPots?

Hippy71 - I don't know if GP Dense is organic, there isn't much info on their website. But I can tell you that I'm getting VERY dense buds with fiber pot (Mephisto) grow that is just finishing up.

I've been thinking about this too mate as I want to try autopots next run. I can tell you that the pk tee is pretty "messy" stuff! Literally like tea leaves! No idea how it works with hydro!


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