Grow Mediums Sensi Seeds Super Skunk SCROG (Autopots, AutoCobs, & Mega Crop Oh, MY!)

[HemiSync]

Hi Hem--- i saw multiple plants in the tray when it was in your green house ----to answer your question--I have been watching your thread(s) and it shows marked(watched) , however I am not getting updates for whatever reason, but yet sometimes I do get updates. This has happened before with other peoples grows. I don't know why. I have resigned to think that it is caused by some glitch in the website.

If you have time, could you say how often you have to clean algae out and if it's a pain in the ass ? I'm trying to figure out if i use a 3x3 tray with easy to grow with 4 plants if it is worth it?

Yes I had an algae bloom because I refused to try and cover the 3x3 tray. I wanted to see what would happen if I left it uncovered and what I could do about it. Within two weeks you could see green algae strings starting to form and covered the surface of the water by week 3. I shut off the reservoir and allowed the plant to drink the remaining nutrients. The algae quickly dried on the bottom of the tray and I added 5 gallons of pure water to the tray and agitated it pretty good by lifting and dropping one side of the tray. This was while the plant was sitting in the tray and weaved into the screen. I then took a shopvac and emptied the tray completely vacuuming any algae stuck to the tray.

I then added 5 gallons of nutrient directly to the tray to get it started but now I’m using an algaecide. You can find it in most hardware, pet stores or Amazon. It’s safe in ponds, pools, aquariums and for fish and pets when diluted properly. Many brands of algaecide are the exact same thing so the brand doesn’t matter, if the active ingredient starts with poly it’s the same thing. I add 0.4ml to the 5 gallons of nutrient I added direct to the tray and to the 5 gallons I put in the reservoir. So far the algae has not returned. This would probably have been prevented had I just found some way, like weed cloth, to cover the tray. Again, I wanted to see what problems would happen and if there was a safe way to treat it. And yes, algae can and will affect the operation of the autovalve. Of course algae blooms based on three factors, nutrients, temperature, and sunlight. So depending on your location and weather you may have more or less algae. During the spring it was cool enough here where it wasn’t a problem.

Yes algae could be a pain in the ass, if you let it. Now that I have a fix if I need it in the future, I will probably just cover the tray. Anything that will block light will work. Green algae is green for a reason, it can’t live without photosynthesis. I hope these ramblings of a stoner helped in some way. :smoking:

 

[idiopathic neuropathy]

Yes I had an algae bloom because I refused to try and cover the 3x3 tray. I wanted to see what would happen if I left it uncovered and what I could do about it. Within two weeks you could see green algae strings starting to form and covered the surface of the water by week 3. I shut off the reservoir and allowed the plant to drink the remaining nutrients. The algae quickly dried on the bottom of the tray and I added 5 gallons of pure water to the tray and agitated it pretty good by lifting and dropping one side of the tray. This was while the plant was sitting in the tray and weaved into the screen. I then took a shopvac and emptied the tray completely vacuuming any algae stuck to the tray.

I then added 5 gallons of nutrient directly to the tray to get it started but now I’m using an algaecide. You can find it in most hardware, pet stores or Amazon. It’s safe in ponds, pools, aquariums and for fish and pets when diluted properly. Many brands of algaecide are the exact same thing so the brand doesn’t matter, if the active ingredient starts with poly it’s the same thing. I add 0.4ml to the 5 gallons of nutrient I added direct to the tray and to the 5 gallons I put in the reservoir. So far the algae has not returned. This would probably have been prevented had I just found some way, like weed cloth, to cover the tray. Again, I wanted to see what problems would happen and if there was a safe way to treat it. And yes, algae can and will affect the operation of the autovalve. Of course algae blooms based on three factors, nutrients, temperature, and sunlight. So depending on your location and weather you may have more or less algae. During the spring it was cool enough here where it wasn’t a problem.

Yes algae could be a pain in the ass, if you let it. Now that I have a fix if I need it in the future, I will probably just cover the tray. Anything that will block light will work. Green algae is green for a reason, it can’t live without photosynthesis. I hope these ramblings of a stoner helped in some way. :smoking:

Awesome....thanks much for thouroghly explaining. ...appears...some type of cover surrounding the pots is the way to go....will think about how to make my own as you have already mentioned fabric/weed cloth as an option..thx again

 

[HemiSync]

Awesome....thanks much for thouroghly explaining. ...appears...some type of cover surrounding the pots is the way to go....will think about how to make my own as you have already mentioned fabric/weed cloth as an option..thx again

The weed barrier cloth should work fairly well. Then you could use some small clamps or clothespins and clamp it to the lip on the tray. Would probably be the cheapest and most adjustable option.

 

[HemiSync]

Day 52/40

Just chugging along to harvest. She is down to 5.75 inches in the reservoir so she is still drinking 3+ liters a day. The pH is hanging out at 6.7 which is fine for this stage of bloom. The bigger fan and sugar leaves are showing signs of nute burn, most like because of the increased bloom nutrients.

 

[Chuck207]

Day 52/40

Just chugging along to harvest. She is down to 5.75 inches in the reservoir so she is still drinking 3+ liters a day. The pH is hanging out at 6.7 which is fine for this stage of bloom. The bigger fan and sugar leaves are showing signs of nute burn, most like because of the increased bloom nutrients.
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So how do these pots work exactly? plants look beautiful dude!!I feel like the ph could be a little lower! But if it's soil thats perfect

Thanks for looking!

 

[HemiSync]

So how do these pots work exactly? plants look beautiful dude!!I feel like the ph could be a little lower! But if it's soil thats perfect

Thanks for looking!

Yea it’s soil and drifting upwards of 6.8 is okay, especially during bloom.

The magic that is autopots is the autovalve that controls the wet/dry cycle and bottom feeds the plants from a gravity fed reservoir. Here are a couple of videos from the company.

 

[Nosias]

The mother is one great looking mother! I am out of pocket but wanted to keep on track with this grow.

 

[Screwauger]

Ooooo baby, buds are bustin' buddy!! Great growing @HemiSync

 

[Maljross]

Day 52/40

Just chugging along to harvest. She is down to 5.75 inches in the reservoir so she is still drinking 3+ liters a day. The pH is hanging out at 6.7 which is fine for this stage of bloom. The bigger fan and sugar leaves are showing signs of nute burn, most like because of the increased bloom nutrients.
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Frickin awesome brother
Wow...
I'm still ascared of scroggin...
Space to small too check the back and groom her
Jealous



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[HemiSync]

9/7 Day 54/42

Still gettin frosty in there. Reservoir is down to 2 inches which only gives me one more day of feed. Will be taking a hard look at these hard buds tonight to decide if I want to harvest these buds and start the revegging process.