the weather has not been kind and she has been sad
Installed a Active Aqua 1/10 HP water chiller today with a sub water pump. I’m glad to not have to get up at 5am every morning just to drop a iced water bottle into the reservoir anymore.
She will appreciate it!
So it turns out my grobo malfunctioned and I am waiting on a new one to be shipped to me so I can send this one back. May have been that initial UPS delivery worker kicking the unit (It arrived with a big dent on the side)
In the mean time, I am manually dosing and ph the reservoir water myself until it arrives. I also noticed shes doing much better since I took over manually managing the nutrient reservoir solution
Today was time for her to be topped:
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After:
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That’s crazy, good on grobo for making it right!
Their team put some OT hours in to monitor my grobo for 2 days and concluded that the unit is not functioning according to software logic.
They are serious about being successful. I’m bought in for sure.
My new unit should arrive tomorrow and I was getting tired constantly checking my PH so I found this aquarium ph controller on craigslist for $60. It works great and I am so glad to have an accurate reading. Next up, look for EC monitor. I am also planning on getting a wireless hygrometer so I can just monitor everything from outside the grobo.
Also did some lst today. Will have to undo and rotate tomorrow when I transplant to new unit. Planning on pruning the yellow leaves off after the transplant is a success.
Check out the Pulse One:
That’s pretty awesome, I definitely can use that with IFTT and SmartThings or Alexa to automate the environment conditions. Going to add that to my wishlist, thanks SWSVIC!
That fish ph monitor ! 
New Grow Journal - MK Ultra (Generic Hybrid Recipe) - Transferred to a new grobo unit
I pruned her early this morning and transferred her into the new grobo that arrived. So glad its dent free! I also noticed that the window tint is now blue and its much harder to see inside the grobo through the fluid glass.
When I filled her this time, I did not PH the water to allow the grobo PH it and verify its working. The grobo took the PH down to 6.1 then it climbed back up to 6.4 and now sitting between 6.2-6.3. I only used 5ml of hydroguard with my fill only this time around.
After setting up the chiller, calibrated my grobo probes, and added an extra airstone, I transplanted MK over to the new grobo and tied her back down.
I also saw this PH drift problem/solution chart on a thctalk forum and thought it was pretty useful and helped me understand PH drift more.
Double topped her 2 days ago and her new shoots are emerging
2 Days ago
Today
Great job transitioning to the new Grobo. Doesn’t even look like u skipped a beat 
- that chart u posted… can provide the link? Thanks
Thanks, she bounced back after 1 day of transplanting and been going strong since. I am loving the new grobo replacement, everything is working perfectly.
Here is the links where I got that chart from:
https://www.thctalk.com/cannabis-forum/showthread.php?86654-EC-ph-amp-water-levels-What-they-tell-you-and-how-to-react
https://www.thctalk.com/cannabis-forum/showthread.php?85568-Why-is-PH-falling-in-DWC/page2
That guy Woody J is like a champion over there on thctalk
Great find and really good stuff from the link u posted.
Agreed, great articles 
She’s starting to get pretty bushy and responding well to all the LST shes gone through.
I’m planning on putting on a scrog and do some pruning this Friday.
I found one of these suckers in the grobo today and took it out. Anyone know what it is? Looks like a fruit fly but I’m not sure. Ordered some neem oil just in case
Use sticky traps to try and remedy the issue first. I found some single sided ones that I affixed to the grobo walls using small magnets. This will aid you in monitoring the issue so you can better determine if it’s isolated or if it’s infested prior to taking more dramatic steps toward remediation.
Keeping an eye on it, so far its just 1, I’ll add a DIY fruit fly trap in there (small bottle with dish soap and vinegar) just in case. Actually I’ll leave it out side the gobo, dont want to attract more inside of the grobo lol
also just purchased the sticky paper, thanks
