Al B. FAQt

[Al B. Fuct]

would you think running 4 sperate trays in a 6x6 grow area would work.

Yes, that'd work, but be sure to plan for access space. If you put 4x 3'x3' trays in a 6'x6' room, you have no space to get between them and especially under them to do tank maintenance.

I'm guessing you want to put a 6x6 tent in the middle of a larger than 6x6 room, which is a bit more serviceable as you can get at them from the perimeter.

 

[Me22]

By FAR the best grow guide ever written... Has answered soooooo many questions. I log on just to read this thread and learn new things every other day or so. Keep it comin!

Thanks!

 

[Al B. Fuct]

You're welcome. Happy I can be of assistance.

 

[Me22]

ps... I read alot about the vent fans you all are discussing. Why not look at H-depot...

Search Results for duct fan

They are pretty cheap and deff. would get the job done for you. 500cfm for $36? not to bad i'd say. I installed one to use to pull some of the heat away from my wood stove in the basement. Works great and blows out hot air in the winter harder then my House unit. Although the house unit is heating the entire house. It's not to bad of a fan and has worked for 5 yrs or so now.

 

[KidCreole]

no i dont live with mom, but i still have a limited supply of cash so i cant create the biggest grow room, but whats the smallest hps i could invest in and yeild a sizable amount of product without killing my electricity bill? I dont need the wonderful neighborhood police snooping around my house nahmean?

 

[Al B. Fuct]

500cfm for $36? not to bad i'd say.

Yep, those will work fine.

Keep in mind I'm in Australia and don't exactly pop over to shop US hdwe stores too often.

whats the smallest hps i could invest in and yeild a sizable amount of product without killing my electricity bill?

A 400 HPS is a very fine light for a self-supply op, doesn't cost much to run. Shouldn't be too hard to get 3oz every 2 weeks out of a 12 flowering SoG plant op, harvesting 4 plants every 2 weeks. You'll need at least 2 mums in their own space vegging away and 4-8 clones setting root at any given time, best 4 clones get flowered, good but spare clones can be replacement mums, the rest are compost.

I dont need the wonderful neighborhood police snooping around my house nahmean?

The cops can't tell how much power you use and can't see through your walls. Turn down the paranoia. Be MUCH more worried about nosey neighbours who notice scents and fan noise. Maintain good information security. No one on earth needs to know you're growing but you.

 

[gvega187]

keeping the pebbles completely dry all night would not harm the roots?

 

[gvega187]

also i realized 2 sizes of pebbles exist now. I have used the 8mm-16mm in the past. They also carry 16mm-25mm pebbles. Which would be ideal for flood and drain or does it not matter?

 

[LBS OF DANK]

should i use my hps thru both stages for my first grow or get t 5s or a cfl, i aso want to have mothers so i can start the cloning process and get a 1/4 pd every 2 mos or so

 

[LBS OF DANK]

the t 5s from htg are a good price and r at 10,000-lumens i really dont know how many lumens the 125 watt cfl are but they are full spectrum and see they work good or i can just get a 150 watt hps but will that be 2 strong 4 my mother and clones

 

[Al B. Fuct]

keeping the pebbles completely dry all night would not harm the roots?

They won't dry out in lights-off. The plants stop transpiring water and there's no heat from lights to dry them out.

also i realized 2 sizes of pebbles exist now. I have used the 8mm-16mm in the past. They also carry 16mm-25mm pebbles. Which would be ideal for flood and drain or does it not matter?

I think I'd stick with the 8-16mm.

should i use my hps thru both stages for my first grow or get t 5s or a cfl, i aso want to have mothers so i can start the cloning process and get a 1/4 pd every 2 mos or so

Fluoros for clones, HPS or Mh for veg. You can get away with vegging the mums with fluoros but recovery after a pass of cuttings will be much slower. Flower with HPS only.

the t 5s from htg are a good price and r at 10,000-lumens i really dont know how many lumens the 125 watt cfl are but they are full spectrum and see they work good or i can just get a 150 watt hps but will that be 2 strong 4 my mother and clones

A 150 HPS would be great for mums. Use fluoros for clones.

 

[ceestyle]

ABF, your patience is truly admirable. A public service, I say.

 

[gvega187]

second that, dont know how u answer all these quesetions...especially when it is the 30th time u heard it. Thanks

 

[LBS OF DANK]

250 watt mh or 400 watt mh??? at htg they are only a 2 dollar difference so which one would u recommend for the veg stage im asking all these newb questions because im waitn 4 my w.w. and purps seeds to come and i do not want to mess my grow up i got the space. i set up a frame dividing 2 3x3 areas and i got a closet for the clones i want to keep my mothers with my veg stage room is that possible? I also want to make two ebb n flow systems like i was shown earlier one for vegging one for budding and im gonna get a daisy cloner for my clones or just go basic with a tray and humidome al b help me out man

 

[specialkayme]

Hey Al, just wondering in your opinion how much vertical space is necesary for a SOG grow with a 250 watt HPS? i.e. assuming 12 inches for the container, then how high do the plants usually get + how much space between the plants and the 250 + the space of the light itself = your wonderful estimate. Any ideas?

 

[LBS OF DANK]

the reason y im thinking mh is because 150 hps is the spectrum just for the budding i was reading up on it and it will make my plants to get tall and skinny and i want a good veg state for my plants they r good strains

 

[Chumlie]

yea I got the right thermo, Hey check this out, is this a good one or not?
NUTRIENT TRUNCHEON METER HYDROPONICS WAND EC/PPM/CF on eBay, also Flea Remedies, Dogs, Pet Supplies, Home Garden (end time 23-Aug-08 12:46:18 BST)

 

[davidgrimm]

First off, THANK YOU very much Al for the postings that you do. Over the last week, I have read, in their entirety, your cloning made easy, 2 week harvest and this one and they all convey an immense amount of information. To paraphrase one of your early posts...

'Read the posts and chances are your question will be answered'.

and, sure enough, every time a post made me think of another question, that new question/thought was addressed later. Thanks again!

But I can't remember seeing this info.

I started a soil grow (one 90 days ago and another 60 days ago). I think I made every mistake possible since then lol. Looking back on what I did and what happened reminds me of the old Keystone Cops short flicks. But it was a great learning experience. Anyway I think I now know a little bit about which way I want to grow. I plan to do exactly as your operation is and am trying to decide on what clones to buy.

I live in a northern cal area where the medical marijuana numbers for your operation are legal, as far as the local law is (<100 sq ft canopy area) and lower than the DEA's threshold for action (<100 plants) so consequently I can buy any amount of numerous varieties. (I am currently growing cheese, chem dog and GDP).

What I need is to see what the recommended flowering time is for the different varieties. I tried using the search function on this website to no avail (probably my fault, I know). Can anyone suggest where I can go to look up that info ? I need to make sure the strain that I choose is one that suitable for an indoor grow and is ready for harvest within 8 weeks. (The dispensaries around here love Cheese, Chem Dog, Purple Urkel, Purple Nubian and of course GDP)

Thank you all.

 

[Chumlie]

Al thanks again. I know you've gone over this before, but I can't find it exactly the correct measure in the past pages of this thread. There that meter in my above post then there is this one tohttp://cgi.ebay.com/Hanna-TDS-METER-PPM-Water-TESTER-On-SALE-NOW_W0QQitemZ170251260179QQihZ007QQcategoryZ20684QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I don't know if the ppms on that go high enough so im wondering before I choose one what ppms you use for seeds/seedling, veg, and I think you said 1400 for flowering. This is stupid question, but I need to know Im thinking right. You test your nutreints in a cup off to the side before mixing? using the tap water no filtering. Using aerosystems I've read people.

1. Just using plan water for the first two weeks
2. Mixing in half solution, one quater solution.
I think my is working except for that little nute burn 2 1/2" in 5 day olds. Do you no what wind burn looks like?

 

[leojapsky]

looks delicious