Grow Room SS Big Bud automatic - CultureLux 30W - Tower PC

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After reading the deficitity thread, I think I agree with that. I will give try to give ph controlled water.
Even if I think my water was something like 6.4 wich normaly should be ok for soil
maybe I overfeed them a bit to put them fast to flowering.

edit: only carmen is showing those symthom, wich confuses me...

my ph-tester jumps arround like no morning...
I'll send it back tomorrow, because it doesnt deliver constant results.
any ph-tester you would recommend? Europe delivery would be nice ;)
After I payed 30 bucks for the first one, I will maybe pay more this time :D :D :D

Cheers & some :slap: for the fast support, lb[/QUOTE]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ZG8L58/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
LB, this is the one I have. It may be overkill for your situation but I like it a lot and came highly recommended from most moderators on AFN. They also make on that is ~40 USD as well. Probably just as good accuracy just not as many functions.

You said that your water is @ 6.4. Also consider, when you add nutes to your water it is going to drop the ph drastically. My water is consistent at 7.0 exactly. I test every time I use it. After I add my nutes I test and it drops to ~5.8 - 6.0 always. That is with the EC ~1100. Keep that in mind as you are adding nutes. That was my almost fatal flaw on my first grow. I adjusted ph on my water but never tested it after adding nutes. Everything was locked out about the time I went into bloom and it was hell trying to get them back.

I have read a lot on here about ph and just assumed everyone was crazy about ph. ph this, ph that, whatever. After keeping a very close watch on my ph going in and ph of runoff I see that it makes all the difference. If the ph is correct then you have almost no problems at all with nutrient uptake and regulation. It makes my grows 10x easier now. Just like electricity, there are several rules that you must obey to have a successful project. The grow is no different. If you try to shortcut it, it will cause problems eventually. You may think everything is ok, then all of a sudden you are looking at everything go down quickly. Considering the time, energy and money put into a grow, it is better to make everything perfect than to take a chance at losing one crop.

Thanks for the rep bro, I am just trying to help out. When I came to AFN there were several guys that made a difference in my grows so I think it is only correct to pay it forward.
 
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yeah you're right dude, but 140bucks sucks...
you always need that ph7 liquid to calibrate the ph-meter and the liquid to keep that glasbubble wet. right?
(both of my ph-meter were total dry when delivered. ebay... )

day45 - new LST to maximize space
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I had to put the ladies into a bigger pot, because LST went impossible as soon as the pots got dry and hadn't enough weight to keep the branch in place.
I also cut off all branches below scrog, wich wouldn't gain much more than some popcorn, to save energy for the "main-buds"

Changed feeding to plain water, ph controlled at 5.5 to 6 for 2 or maybe 3 days. Maybe soil ph will recover and their will be no sulfur lockout anymore.
(hopefuly I will get a new ph-meter till weekend)


Cheers, lb

ps: I count twenty something buds. if all goes fine, I should get at least 20-30gramm out of this grow. right?^^
 
Yeah bro, your meter needs to stay wet always. They have 3 solutions, one for storage and 2 for calibration. One is 7ph and one is 5ph. Honestly, I have had mine for 2 years and check the calibration about once a month. It never is off. I check it against my tap water, calibrate, and check it against the same tap water again. Always less than .01 off. Also, I never use the storage solution, I always use plain tap water to store it in. So, that being said, do you need the solutions right now if money is tight? Probably not. But maybe it is a good idea to have them in the future when you question whether the meter is working correctly or not. Then you can test to be sure.

As for the buds, it is hard to estimate. But I was looking last night with my wife and I told her I think you are gonna get ~30g. That is a pretty good haul for such a small space. Also, considering the ladies still look very healthy, that should optimize the weight. That small amount of yellowing, I think you have caught it early enough to correct the problems. I am excited for you man! I didn't think you would make it in the beginning but you are on the home stretch now. Hopefully many more fruitful grows in your future! Maybe next you should consider a server rack grow :crying: instead of the PC.
 
a420er said:
Yeah bro, your meter needs to stay wet always. They have 3 solutions, one for storage and 2 for calibration. One is 7ph and one is 5ph. Honestly, I have had mine for 2 years and check the calibration about once a month. It never is off. I check it against my tap water, calibrate, and check it against the same tap water again. Always less than .01 off. Also, I never use the storage solution, I always use plain tap water to store it in. So, that being said, do you need the solutions right now if money is tight? Probably not. But maybe it is a good idea to have them in the future when you question whether the meter is working correctly or not. Then you can test to be sure.

As for the buds, it is hard to estimate. But I was looking last night with my wife and I told her I think you are gonna get ~30g. That is a pretty good haul for such a small space. Also, considering the ladies still look very healthy, that should optimize the weight. That small amount of yellowing, I think you have caught it early enough to correct the problems. I am excited for you man! I didn't think you would make it in the beginning but you are on the home stretch now. Hopefully many more fruitful grows in your future! Maybe next you should consider a server rack grow :crying: instead of the PC.
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haha you did not believe in me?:help:
without yours and herbals help it might have failed :bow:

Soo is there a special reason to have a model that checks ph, ec and temp on a soilgrow? I always thought ec aint my buisness...
there is another "hanna ph only" meter for about 50 bucks with 4 solutions...
After reading some reports and such stuff, I now know that the diode(glassbubble) will always be the weak part in all ph-meter.

So I can pay something like 70-100, but 160 seems realy like a overkill to me.
any other ideas? suggestions? 99Euro but powder solution

Cheers, lb
 
lowbudge said:
Soo is there a special reason to have a model that checks ph, ec and temp on a soilgrow? I always thought ec aint my buisness...
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Yes, that is what I was saying earlier in the posts. My meter seems a little too much for your needs, the other hannah meter is ~$50 and would be fine. It probably has the same sensor as mine without the circuitry for the ec and temp readings! Maybe even the same circuit board as mine but only disabled. It wouldn't surprise me if that were the case.
 
i am really liking these lights alot. makes me wish i had just waited till this summer and bought a couple of these rather than a black star.

also, i am finding it hard to get information in english on these lights. could you provide me with a place i can find out about PAR and total lumens output?
 
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Peter Wiggins said:
i am really liking these lights alot. makes me wish i had just waited till this summer and bought a couple of these rather than a black star.

also, i am finding it hard to get information in english on these lights. could you provide me with a place i can find out about PAR and total lumens output?
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actually I dont know if there is a english support right now.
But as I'm in contact with the distributor and the producer, I will ask for english informations, or maybe help to launch a english portal.

PAR information for a single module is on the way, I will get thoose Informations in 1 or 2 weeks, because the producer is on a trip at the moment.
(he wont give lumen measurements to me, because its not reliable for plants, he said.)

But I can tell you, a single modul would have been enough for this space!


Cheers,

ps: yeah a420 I will give the 50 dollar thing a try...
 
a420er said:
Yes, that is what I was saying earlier in the posts. My meter seems a little too much for your needs, the other hannah meter is ~$50 and would be fine. It probably has the same sensor as mine without the circuitry for the ec and temp readings! Maybe even the same circuit board as mine but only disabled. It wouldn't surprise me if that were the case.
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hey I've choosen the middleway. I just ordered http://www.amazon.de/Hanna-HI98127-Temperatur-Tester-Aufl%C3%B6sung/dp/B003A64EG2/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1368188685&sr=8-5&keywords=hanna+ph for 90 bucks.
hopefully it will do a good job. ( most important thing was, to have a changeable diode, if it breaks)

And as this is a very detailed report and I hope someday a noob will read it completly
here are some new pictures. I only got 4-5 inch left, so I start to LST strong.
(putting down the plattform is more or less for a emergency;) )

day46 - every day is a LST day...
(seems like I'll have to bind branches down every day, to fit my space...)

-the challengeing part is to LST 3 ladies in such a tight space. A single ladie wouldn't be a problem at all...

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Cheers, lb
 
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