nutrients

[mrjosh]

im confused with the choice of nutrients can some one out there tell me whats best what works im useing dutch master gold at the moment not geting the growth im told i should be geting i get so cofused when in hydro shop with a whole wall of diffent nutrients and other stuff please help

[pisspotgrower]

I grow in coco n use this

 

 

And alot of things can affect yield, potsize, water, air, light ......Give us some info on ya setup might be able help better

[mrjosh]

im running 2mx2m grow tent under 1000w hps 6 plants in pirlite sytem got a few heat problems but figure will sole that with cool tube shade still learning just cant work out the info im geting is bullshit or what seems every one a expert at hydro whanting the truth seems even hydo shops cant even build a hydro sytem properly

[pisspotgrower]

Well i say heat probably affected ya last yield as know plenty peeps use dutch masta. Sounds like u might be new to this so solve ya heat issues get a few runs under ya belt n compare nute n such as ya go along.

 

By the way, how much did ya get to be dissapointed with. I hear ppl get bout 20-24 oz with a 1000 watter with perfect conditions.

[Frazz]

heya mrjosh yea good idea to come here for 2nd opinion

i grow in perlite and handwater using Growth Technology 2-part nutrients (similar to DM's nutes)

i run PH 5.8 -6.0 , and EC 1.4 from start to finish (except during flowering when PK is often used in addition)

over some time this has been very successful for my plants needs

 

as ppg says there are a few different things which need a little fine-tuning to get the best results from you particular setup

 

i note you say the temps get a little high, then tell us what your ventilation setup is like, course i dunno where you are but i would have thought this time of year temps should be well down?

 

[Luke Skywalker]

Much more likely to be related to the cultivation and environment than nutrients, these are unlikely to be causing you problems unless they're ancient or contaminated. This is rare in the extreme.

 

It would help a great deal if you could describe or even provide a picture of your setup with as much detail as possible. Let us know all the info you can possibly think of and we should be able to pinpoint a likely cause. Don't despair though, absolutely everyone starts out somewhere and everyone here has killed a plant at one stage or another or had a bad crop at one time or another. There are many, many ways to do a good indoor grow but there are some fundamentals that tie them alltogether. My best advice is to research research research and find out everything you can and then use your own judgement as to what makes the most sense and act accordingly. For now though, as many details as you can provide and even better a picture or two of the environment and plants and we'll have more to go on.

 

Good luck with them and welcome to the forums. We'll get those nuggets bigger than you dreamed in no time.

[mrjosh]

started of with 1 plant under a 400 hps super skunk in soil got 7 onces on my first go thought il up grade puting it together as i can oford it im not disapointed with my eforts just wanting to know more my room runs at 32 degrese i know a bit high have fans in and out will a cool tube shade take down enough

[Bat Norman]

Whats size fans are you you using for your inlet/outlet? Do you know there cfm?

 

I run a 600w hps and have two 200mm inline fans (apparently 500cfm) one for room exhaust with passive intake and the other draws air from outside the room, through the cool tube and then vents out. Both are wired to a fan controller and this time of year i have them both on low. This keeps my 1x1x2m tent at around 22-24 C.

I'd say that when i added the tube it dropped my temps about 4-5 C, but the best thing about them is they allow you to get your lamp closer to the tops off your plants, which will also "help" in bud development.

[mrjosh]

think my bigest mistake was buyin stuff off ebay im runin one of those red 250m specrem as out let off ebay with 2 150 computer fans as inlets with bathroom fan 250mm will post pic in few days

[Bat Norman]

Yeah pictures will help and as much information about your setup and the guys on here will get you sorted.

 

Was wondering if you open the door for 5 mins or so dose that affect the temps in the tent? I find that i can drop my room by a degree or to by opening the door right up. It doesn't sound like much, but if you find you can drop the temps by a couple degrees then you might not have adequate air flow.

 

Any way I'm not the most experienced gardener to be giving you advice but like i said just post as much as you can about the problem here and help wont be far away.