HSO lost coast skunk issues

[cantbuymeloveuh]

Ok.... here we go
First grow...So I know there is allot of trial and error. Right of the bat I am regretting the decision of doing a 12/12 light schedule because I REALLY wanted to have Jordan of the Islands Gods Northern lights (photo period) harvested at the same time, in my train of thought was well I will have a day smoke (skunk) and night smoke (NL) ready by mid summer. Second mistake is not using dwarf genetics. I only have about 2.5 feet of vertical grow room and this Skunk is STRETCHY. Lastly, it hasn't been drinking much water for the past 2 days.....

Basic Vitals:
-HSO lost coast skunk (right) 4.5 weeks

-Gods Northern lights (left) 3 weeks

-3 gallon DWC with top feed dripper

-General hydroponics flouraduo A & B

-5ml of hydroguard

-PH is 5.6 - 5.9 ( PH is electronically monitored and controlled VIA PH monitor/ dosing system)

-Ph never goes out of the those parameters. About every 24 hours the PH will rise to 5.96 and it will be dosed back down to 5.6 and over 24 hours will slowly climb back up)

-Water temp is 67-69F

-Box temp is 80-83F with 40% RH (76F lights out)

-PPM (currently is 580).

-Last change out (5/27/16) was 15ml of floura A and 15 Floura B

-In the pics I turned on full spectrum but normally I only run the bloom

- Using CO2 boost bucket (suppose to be around 1000ppm)

Problem; I am getting brown tips on some of the leaves and some have white spots. Overall allot of leaves are somewhat droopy. NL just seems really small and wimpy. Skunk is really stretchy and whispy. Its been very diffucult to LST because the branches and stem is very weak. The base of the skunk stem is nice and strong but as you go up its really weak.

 

[cantbuymeloveuh]

I found this Flow chart
http://www.growweedeasy.com/sites/growweedeasy.com/files/cannabis-plant-problem-flowchart.jpg
I say the leaves are droopy but overall the plant is rather normal...Some of leafs are actually praying after a couple hours of darkness (see pic). I think I am going to drain 1.5 gallons tonite and replace it with plain Ph'd water, cut the section of leafs that are burnt and see if new areas show up. Now for the Heat stress... I have done all that I can possible do on lowering the box temps. Other than feeding A/C air directly into the box, there is not much I can do. Possibly drop down from a 180w LED to 90w? I am going to add some seaweed extract and silica (Armor si) into the mix to see if this helps with heat stress.......What yall think?

 

[cantbuymeloveuh]

Jeez....Nobody??? Lame..Dont mean to be a dick but I have this up for several days and I see newer threads getting help. What am I doing wrong here?

 

[pop22]

Welcome to AFN!

First a plant that stretched looks to me like your light was set too high when the plant was young. Was it only that leaf or the lower leaves with brown tips? If so I wouldn't worry. Those spots may be just something spilled on the leaves it doesn't look like a symptom of anything. Keep an eye on it s few days, if there are no more, its nothing to worry about. All your parameters are good so again, I think you ran the light too high above the plants

Also, the usual people who help here have had time off for a holiday. They work hard for the members here and deserve a break now and then! And also, have you introduced your self in the new growers thread? Helps to get you noticed when your new here!

 

[Waira]

...are these photo strains? In any case, for auto's or photo's, using only the bloom red-favored spectrum will really cause this very wispy growth; blues are critical for proper vegetative growth, so get them back on the veg light!...that 12/12 didn't help matters either,... also, unless you planned on serious LST or topping, the height will likely be a major issue,... I'm with pop22, the tips and spots are not distinct enough to be sure of the cause, especially since the pH is monitored and managed automatically,... I see no heat stress issues here, but use the Si supplement always regardless, Si plays several different roles and is very beneficial in DWC or soils!

 

[cantbuymeloveuh]

...are these photo strains? In any case, for auto's or photo's, using only the bloom red-favored spectrum will really cause this very wispy growth; blues are critical for proper vegetative growth, so get them back on the veg light!...that 12/12 didn't help matters either,... also, unless you planned on serious LST or topping, the height will likely be a major issue,... I'm with pop22, the tips and spots are not distinct enough to be sure of the cause, especially since the pH is monitored and managed automatically,... I see no heat stress issues here, but use the Si supplement always regardless, Si plays several different roles and is very beneficial in DWC or soils!

The lost coast skunk is an Auto. The Northern light was a photo. After cutting the burnt ends, no more signs of burn have shown up. I did pull the automatic water and noticed that the PPM was not moving after 48 hours, at that time the PPM was showing 550. I see switching to bloom phase before flowering started was absolutely a terrible idea, almost as terrible as 12/12. I have had to do HST (breaking stem) to her to keep her away from the light and she seems to be thriving with bud development and also threw out NL as she was a joke and switching back to 20/4 light schedule tonite. She is relentless in her pursuit to grow. Next time I decide to grow this strain I will most definitely be Fim'ng her as she seems to handle supercropping in strides (so far).