Grow Mediums hi its smerkey trying dwc and led/ cfl for the first time dp thinkdifferent

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Hi mate thanks for ur help so fare. I'll explain my set up my lighting will be a 125 duel spec cfl for early stage then I will be using a 300 wat duel spec led and then add either 600 duel spec hid. Or a 250 hid or 400 mh. Or wat u suggest. The growroom is in a loft so its pyramid shaped bt high. Height has never been an issue as I've always topped or fimmed. I have a 6 inch extraction with control with a 4 inch as bk up and a 4 inch with speed and temp control for intake. For heating a electric oilfilled radiator and a dehumidafir with a 16 inch circulateing fan for air movement. I do hav two smaller fans wich Cud be added later the systems I have is a 20 liter single dwc with 50 mil golfball air stones also I have wat is called a brummie bubble it has a 90 liter rez. Two subsurface trays sit on top it has a drip ring system and 50 mil airstones I also bought an extra air pump to add later on . So that's my set up I will put up photos when i no how to. So I'm ready to go mate I've gt all the canna nutes u sugested. So week one day one how do u germinate I use tissue then root riot cubes wat do u feed them coca mate when u put germnated seed in cube........ over to u mate
 
Ok Smerky ....found you mate .everyone can see this thread & there's loads of great hydro growers to help answer any Q's you have :Sharing One:some friends will look into help you out posting pics or anything about navigating the forum so don't worry about that either ...I'll PM you a link to this thread ,if you can't find it just go to that PM & click the link :d5:

Don't pop any seeds for a min bud .... get your self around 20liters of water out the tap & standing for 24hrs first .

Also ,clean all you clay pebbles or even boil them in a pan for 10 mins then rinse & soak (cleans all the dust off)....They have a neutral PH of about 7 & can make your PH GO UP later on if not set to the right PH ... so once they have had a good boil & clean use some of the water thats been stood for 24 & PH it down to 5.6 or so ,leave the pebbles in there over night & drain the next day ,Now there good to go !

Can you give us all a list of all the nutes ,plus the meters you have again mate & I'll suggest whats next once I see your reply :kusht:
 
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Hi Smerkey,

Just checking in on your thread. Sounds like you're making a well considered start - and with DWCoacha here, i'm sure it'll turn out lovely!

I'm not clued up on Hydro, but if you need any help with the forum, like adding albums, pictures, subscribing to threads etc, give me a shout and i can talk you through it all or get you some tutorial links! :)

Hit me up if you need anything!

All the best
Blue ^_^

:High Team Help..:
 
thanks mate I'm glad u found me thread. as for the water I live in a place called malvern wich is famous worldwide for its natural spring water there's alot ov springs round here and it tastes so clean. wud that be ok to use. we do gt the same out the tap but its been treated. as for my test kit I have blue lab ph and ec test pen I also have liquid ph tests aswell. I am having pros with ec pen. I will gt new one when I gt paid . as for my nutes formulex . call mag . canna aqua start . cannazym canna rhizotonic canna aqua veg canna aqua flores canna flush canna pk 13/14. so that's my nutes mate I'm off to fill up a couple ov barrels and put them under bed. I will test ph by its always between 6 and 7. bk in a while
 
Your water sounds great bud ...whats the EC before any nutes go in ?.

I would go with the 20L bucket for your 1st run & save for brummie bubbler for when you have the system sussed !. The 20L oxypots take about 13.5 / 14 L to fill just below the net pot so i usually make up 15L per res just to make nute measurements easy .

Id also use all the pumps you have in 1 bucket... the more the better imo :Sharing One:

To germinate id get some root riot cubes bro ....but if you have 1" Rockwool ,they will work fine too. Soak the seed for 12 hrs or until it sinks & then straight into the cube ...wait till its head or tail pops out & set into your net pot with pebbles ...place into the bucket & fill with plain water upto the base of the net pot . Thats just my method & if you have your own way of germinating thats cool ,but its good to have the tap root in the net pot & searching for the water asap :d5:

I like to give them just water for the 1st few days while the root heads for the res & as long as it doesn't take ages I'll wait until I see the root before making up the 1st res with nutes .... if your still waiting after a few days ,maybe go ahead & make the res anyway ?.

check out the 1st 7 or 8 pages of this thread ...its a great DWC seedling tutorial from the geez who showed us all how its done !

https://www.autoflower.org/f52/dutch-passion-starryder-grow-seymour-buds-9002.html

heres another from Mr Buds

https://www.autoflower.org/f52/autoflowering-think-different-dwc-under-l-e-d-4467.html

these will teach you a lot Smerky ... I recommend reading all of them :Sharing One:

let us know how your getting on when your ready :kusht:
 
Yes mate that's the same way I germinate my seeds I've always used root riot. I've dne wat u said with pebbles and water. The ph ov the spring water was 7. So I dropped it to 6. Ill do wat you said about just givein them water for first few days. Whilst I'm doing that ill check the rest ov thread. I will also sort out sum photos. Cheers mate. Bk in a couple days
 
Mate u said just feed ph water. I have a drip ring system shall I use that at the beginning aswell or just fill netpot up to the level u said ?
 
Just fill the bucket, don't use the drip ring yet or else the roots won't go searching for food - and that's what you need them to do at the start :peace:
 
Ok Smerky ....found you mate .everyone can see this thread & there's loads of great hydro growers to help answer any Q's you have :Sharing One:some friends will look into help you out posting pics or anything about navigating the forum so don't worry about that either ...I'll PM you a link to this thread ,if you can't find it just go to that PM & click the link :d5:

Don't pop any seeds for a min bud .... get your self around 20liters of water out the tap & standing for 24hrs first .

Also ,clean all you clay pebbles or even boil them in a pan for 10 mins then rinse & soak (cleans all the dust off)....They have a neutral PH of about 7 & can make your PH GO UP later on if not set to the right PH ... so once they have had a good boil & clean use some of the water thats been stood for 24 & PH it down to 5.6 or so ,leave the pebbles in there over night & drain the next day ,Now there good to go !

Can you give us all a list of all the nutes ,plus the meters you have again mate & I'll suggest whats next once I see your reply :kusht:




Hey DWCocha, Is that a good process for hydroton rocks as well? Even fresh out of the bags they come in? I wondered earlier today what the best way to clean and sterlize them would be.
 
Hey DWCocha, Is that a good process for hydroton rocks as well? Even fresh out of the bags they come in? I wondered earlier today what the best way to clean and sterlize them would be.

Hi Casper ,yup ... I use hydrotron as well & thats how I prepare them... even after all that you still get some clay dust in the 1st res or 2.:Sharing One:
 
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