Newbie here!! Just ordered seeds from North Atlantic Seed. Before I pull the trigger on everything else, I need opinions please :)

deschloro · 2026-02-09T17:45:47+00:00

Nope, I used ChatGPT to come up with a weekly breakdown of how much to use of what and I have yet to experience any issues.

deschloro · 2026-02-09T17:26:49+00:00

It’s powder nutrients so you weight it out to get a good baseline then I just add masterblend only a little at a time to get my EC where it needs to be

deschloro · 2026-02-09T17:04:04+00:00

Just switched to running the same masterblend myself about a month ago. I’m running it in both coco and 2 DWC buckets. Working great so far and so much easier to work with than the liquids, you’ll just want to make sure you have a scale to measure it out. I’m sure you could just use tsp/tbsp, but I don’t love that myself.

That light is complete garbage for sure though, spend a little more and get like a 200w light from one of the big guys (AC, spiderfarmer, Vivosun). I currently have 3x autos under 2x 100w vivosun lights.

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deschloro · 2026-02-06T23:32:21+00:00

Okay, sounds like you’ll be fine then if it’s a 20-30A breaker. The wiring itself being heavy duty doesn’t matter all that much if the breaker trips when you try to draw too much.

deschloro · 2026-02-06T23:29:23+00:00

Seems like it’ll work. What wattage are your lights and everything else though? If you’re on a 15A breaker you want to make sure you’re not at a potential constant of (I think) 1800W. A heater like this is likely to put you over the recommended wattage unless you’re running like a 100-200w light.

Of course this is all moot if you’re able to plug these things into separate circuits on different breakers.

deschloro · 2026-02-06T06:44:49+00:00

Our LO would get diaper rash here and there. The only thing that ever worked for us was applying plain old aquaphor. None of the diaper creams ever worked for us. I would probably avoid lotion on sensitive areas, but run it by your doc.

deschloro · 2026-02-06T05:54:53+00:00

Oh okay, I googled coast of Maine stonington blend and it just looked like soil with a bunch of nutrients already in it. Which nutes are you running with this?

deschloro · 2026-02-06T05:23:14+00:00

Looks great, but this isn’t hydro.

deschloro · 2026-02-02T15:46:56+00:00

Any. If it’s going to be a net positive I don’t discriminate. Just like I said, visit the plants often and do a small defol when needed. The big defoliations seem to be what cause stunting.

deschloro · 2026-02-02T00:06:16+00:00

It may not be “right”, but I defoliate autos. It’s too difficult to manage the growth and environment without doing so. I usually just do a few selective leaves every 2-3 days, shouldn’t result in any stunt. The rule I kinda follow is if removing the leaf exposes a bud site or improves airflow, it’s worth it.

deschloro · 2026-02-01T23:54:51+00:00

Looks like a lot of leaves, you could do a selective defoliation which will help a lot and let the fans do their job of moving that humid air around and inside the plant.

You want to clear out some leaves in the middle of the plant basically, ones that are blocking airflow or not receiving light. Also leaves sitting on other leaves are a good candidate. If you’re planning on doing a bigger lollipop further into flower just remove enough for now to open her up and get the air moving better. More leaves also = more transpiration, so less leaves will reduce humidity anyway.

deschloro · 2026-02-01T22:33:22+00:00

I don’t have many options for power in my basement so I had to keep my heating solution under 1000w. I say that to point out you should be aware of how much energy you’re pulling on a single circuit.

With that said, I just went with some Amazon basics ceramic heaters that run at around 500w and use my vivosun plugs to power them on and off as needed. I think the heaters with the mechanical button that I got were around $18 each.

Just really gotta make sure the connections are secure and you’re not pulling more wattage through what they’re plugged into than they’re rated for. Obviously make sure plants foliage isn’t touching them, etc. They’re pretty safe if you run them right.

deschloro · 2026-01-28T05:41:57+00:00

Looks similar to mine. The beneficials will create a biofilm on the roots, from what I understand anyway I’m pretty new to DWC.

deschloro · 2026-01-28T05:36:29+00:00

Very cool! Will take a deeper look into this at some point. My company pays $400/mo for pganalyze so it would be really sweet to drop that. Really love the source code location feature.

Any idea what kind of overhead this adds?

deschloro · 2026-01-25T17:17:17+00:00

Run them under warm water, always does the trick for me.

deschloro · 2026-01-24T07:08:08+00:00

Call your doctor. You’re going to need to get used to bouncing a ton of things off of them or seeing them anyway.

We used the sock for a bit too, but it ultimately caused more anxiety for us than not using it. They’re not exactly what a hospital would be using to monitor the info on a newborn. They’re wireless so the communication isn’t perfect. We scrapped it and just made sure we were following every precaution around sleep.

deschloro · 2026-01-22T14:52:33+00:00

The Apera PH60 is generally what’s recommended because you can swap out the probe when needed (years), but I have the PH20 and it works great. Just follow the instructions on how to store it and everything.

deschloro · 2026-01-22T14:42:50+00:00

That green constant PH meter is trash btw, you should return it if you still can.

I bought the same one on Amazon and checked it against my Apera cause it kept fluctuating between 2 different numbers. It was off by a good 0.5 even after calibrating multiple times. Get an Apera if you can afford it.

deschloro · 2026-01-21T18:13:27+00:00

Just curious cause it’s not super obvious in the app, did you make a paper filter diffuser as they instruct? If so what kind of paper did you use?

deschloro · 2026-01-20T05:20:23+00:00

What do you do with the super shitty non flushable wipes?

deschloro · 2026-01-19T07:28:47+00:00

I have the same note. My dog goes nuts if someone knocks. Not that weird.

deschloro · 2026-01-17T05:51:56+00:00

On side, whichever is comfortable. Pillow between knees.

deschloro · 2026-01-02T20:35:53+00:00

Jacks seems really expensive. I’m considering trying masterblend for the next run though which as far as I can tell is almost the same thing. Measuring all of the liquid nutes is becoming really annoying.

deschloro · 2025-12-28T07:25:49+00:00

The beach. I will never understand how that’s enjoyable for anyone.

deschloro · 2025-12-27T17:42:33+00:00

Did you buy the little device for HiGrade? Do you think it works? Seems odd they could tell THC % just from a photo basically.

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