1st time Wilma newbie

[foopa]

Hey guys got a Wilma big 4 pebbles and hydro nutes.
I've got an essentials ec pro meter and prohydrotester ph Digital meter
Grodan cubes.
Any advice in terms of starting would be welcomed.

[Donzo]

Come on the soil ,

Good luck with your new adventure mate.

Ps, have a great new year when it comes.

[foopa]

Come on the soil ,

Good luck with your new adventure mate.

Ps, have a great new year when it comes.

Thanks donzo all the best for 2013 .
I hope I can get the hang of this hydro .
I'm ready for battle.

[Alzy]

So this gonna be ya diary foopa ?

I'm subbed either way.

What's ya full set up ?

And have a very happy new year

[foopa]

So this gonna be ya diary foopa ?

I'm subbed either way.

What's ya full set up ?

And have a very happy new year

Thanks for that lil shove alzy wily old Jedi.
Big 4 Wilma
125 cfl
400 dual spec hps
6inch maico fan w phat filter
Clay pellets .
Grodan cubes.

[Alzy]

And is that gonna be in a draw in a filing cabinet or your ballroom? Sorry for the sarcasm.
What space you playing with foopa? I use a 1.2 tent and have the res in a diamond angle to the tent, and nutes? What's ya poison?

[foopa]

And is that gonna be in a draw in a filing cabinet or your ballroom? Sorry for the sarcasm.
What space you playing with foopa? I use a 1.2 tent and have the res in a diamond angle to the tent, and nutes? What's ya poison?

Sorry about that Z 75x75x200 budbox.
Hydrotops 2part grow
bloom
foilar feed
Root stimulator

[Alzy]

79x67.5x38cm is the wilma res tray size mate.
Have you got it fitted together yet and wilma tray inside the tent/drobe?


I would advise a 24-72hr dry run of the system to see how heat and airflow are before you stick your plants in.

It's nice to see someone first get the stuff for a grow and then start rather than the opposite.

[foopa]

[QUOTE=Alzy;1069385057]79x67.5x38cm is the wilma res tray size mate.
Have you got it fitted together yet and wilma tray inside the tent/drobe?
Yup all ready Jedi ..
Due to space constraints in tent with fan n filter I've taken to the vertical approach .
Cfl gonna be used firstly to start em up then my hps .
No reflector to be used gonna get a vertical hanging socket.
Yup dry run yesterday no pots system is circulating.
I didn't have a tent and had low humidity issues which resulted in a hashy type buds
So won't be a problem this time.
The black drippers or the blue for clay pellets ?
Sorry messed up ur quote.
Thanks for lookin.

[foopa]

Forgot to add calibrated meters according to manufacture spec.
Essentials pro ec meter with 2.76 calibration liquid.
Ph meter with 7 liquid .
Reading of 097/98 ec
7.5 ph I believe .
What ph should grodan be soaked and how long ?
Also am I right in thinking rinse pellets then soak in ph 5.5 for 24hours then
rinse n use.
Thanks for listening to my babblin.
I've had to cut out some pieces of tray to fit in will need a little more adjustment.

[Alzy]

You will need to clean the clay balls first.
There is a lot of dirt on/in them so need a good clean.
Once soaked in Phed water they should be good.

Rockwool I soak @ around 5.7 and shake not squeeze the excess water out as you want to keep the cubes shape.

As for the drippers I think it's the blue ones as you want a constant flow/sprinkle and not a drip.

[Daz]

subbed and guna b watching to, this is the system i will b using in 2013, good luck mate an dhappy new year to all

[foopa]

You will need to clean the clay balls first.
There is a lot of dirt on/in them so need a good clean.
Once soaked in Phed water they should be good.

Rockwool I soak @ around 5.7 and shake not squeeze the excess water out as you want to keep the cubes shape.

As for the drippers I think it's the blue ones as you want a constant flow/sprinkle and not a drip.

Thanks for your advice so far alzy what ph for them balls big guy.

[foopa]

subbed and guna b watching to, this is the system i will b using in 2013, good luck mate an dhappy new year to all

Cheers I will do my best daz

[Alzy]

5.6-5.8
When you start up you will be basically constantly flushing your system with the pump so you want it about the same as what the res will be (5.6-6.0) so there isn't a massive change in Ph when the pebbles and res have circulated for a while.
That's what I ment by a dry run as well. Get everything at an ambient Ph and you will be flying.

[foopa]

5.6-5.8
When you start up you will be basically constantly flushing your system with the pump so you want it about the same as what the res will be (5.6-6.0) so there isn't a massive change in Ph when the pebbles and res have circulated for a while.
That's what I ment by a dry run as well. Get everything at an ambient Ph and you will be flying.

Ok alzy so this is the plan rinse andsoak pebbles in 5.6 ph water for 24hours also grodan cubes.
Switch the nozzles to blue ones.
The beans should be soaked in a similar ph range or different?

[Alzy]

Just stick the beans in the cubes, can't rush nature.

Apart from that, that's what I would do.
Rinse the pebbles until your happy mate but myself I done them three or four times before I soaked them.
You might need to change the soaking water as well as the pebbles will raise the Ph so changing it will get the pebble Ph down as if its sitting in Ph 6.2 when its settled then the pebbles Ph will be 6.2 so a Change of the solution should bring the pebble Ph down again.
You will be amazed at the amount of shit and grit that come of them.
Good luck and protect the bath surface if you use that.

[foopa]

Just stick the beans in the cubes, can't rush nature.

Apart from that, that's what I would do.
Rinse the pebbles until your happy mate but myself I done them three or four times before I soaked them.
You might need to change the soaking water as well as the pebbles will raise the Ph so changing it will get the pebble Ph down as if its sitting in Ph 6.2 when its settled then the pebbles Ph will be 6.2 so a Change of the solution should bring the pebble Ph down again.
You will be amazed at the amount of shit and grit that come of them.
Good luck and protect the bath surface if you use that.

Cheers for that I will get working on that preparation .
I'm all up for this new learning and I will definitely be putting a towel in the bottom of tub

[foopa]

Happy new year thc family .
Well I've got my pebbles soaking ph 5.6/5.7.
Will be working on slimming down sides of top tray.
Any good simple ideas for filling and draining?
Damn back aches gonna need to roll Some medicine.
I will be growing Think Different autoflower .
Thanks for looking in guys as always big up the Jedi.

[Talpa]

Good luck with the grow dude.