8 months, $10,000 and a whole lotta hard work=this...

cat of curiosity

cat of curiosity

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ruwtz said:
Babies looking perkier today, cheers! I tossed the dome and humidity is fine, canopy temps at 83F from radial heat. No idea why my hydro guy egged me to put the dome on - i've never used one for seedlings - but there you go.

I had a skinful last night and still trousered, so i'm gonna go sit and chat at them for an hour or so to make myself feel better.
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looking forward to the pix :)
 
FilthyFletch

FilthyFletch

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Good stuff. Yeah out here no romex can be used in any build. Its conduit with single wire pulls throughout all buildings ie having spoils then pulling usually 3 wires each individual coated. Can be more. The usual white blacks blue red yellow..Did you run any plumbing like drains in the slab or just all just out the walls?
 
ruwtz

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FilthyFletch said:
Good stuff. Yeah out here no romex can be used in any build. Its conduit with single wire pulls throughout all buildings ie having spoils then pulling usually 3 wires each individual coated. Can be more. The usual white blacks blue red yellow..Did you run any plumbing like drains in the slab or just all just out the walls?
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No plumbing. I'm right next to an outdoor faucet and hose so didn't bother. Plus there's no new slab pour here, just footings and stem wall and using the existing concrete slab as my interior floor.
 
since1991

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ruwtz said:
I'm no expert either so not the person to answer you properly, but since this is my thread I will throw in my 2 cents.

If it was me, i'd be looking to answer some basic questions before doing anything:

What are you working with? $10k to build something from scratch or $10k to rent and fit out an existing space? Either way it is not much capital for the size you mention, but probably possible with prudent shopping and good connections. Sounds like you want top performance out of your money, which means the best equipment and lots more $$$. Sealed rooms are particularly expensive.

You call it industry so I presume you want to be in business rather than a hobbyist. This is difficult and I have my own feelings about this which probably aren't friendly enough to be shared here. But I will say, starting with hearsay about what you can pull from X space or X startup capital is probably foolish. I'm pretty sure this isn't the goldrush that people think it is. IMO, it is better start with a love for the plants, have an ambition beyond cash, do your research, work hard and be committed, and who knows where you can take it.

Good luck with everything!
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The gold rush for alot of Michiganders was about 4 or 5 years ago. Deflating now. At least for alot of good growers that i know or acquainted with. Very nice build you got. You literally built a stand alone grow room. You will likr thos 750 flex Gavitas. I know i do. Getting 2 pounds on the 750 setting is not that difficult with a good producer and attention to detail...which you definitely have. How did you work out on your Quest dehuey?
 
ruwtz

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since1991 said:
The gold rush for alot of Michiganders was about 4 or 5 years ago. Deflating now. At least for alot of good growers that i know or acquainted with. Very nice build you got. You literally built a stand alone grow room. You will likr thos 750 flex Gavitas. I know i do. Getting 2 pounds on the 750 setting is not that difficult with a good producer and attention to detail...which you definitely have. How did you work out on your Quest dehuey?
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Cheers! Max efficiency yield will be the aim I guess!

Scored the 105 for $1800 via my local shop so pretty happy. Picking it up today and need to figure out how to hang. Thing is a beast at 160lbs. Would two large eye bolts do it or is four wiser???

I'm also sending back the pair of 400 LED panels and I've talked myself into an 8 cob array for veg. Another improvement right there.
 
since1991

since1991

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Go with 4 eye bolts. Over kill everything you can when planning and building rooms. I figured that out the hard way over the years. And do it rite once the first time too. Nothing sucks more than upgrading an already running room or cheaping out on initial build on some dumb thing that turns around on ya in mid flower on a nice chugging along crop of fat buds. Sucks. Looks like you thought of just about every little detail. One thing ive noticed from my fellow local growers is that alot of them after one ot three subpar room build outs (iam one of them but long ago) they finally build a "correct" room and flake out big time on post harvest areas or rooms. Drying and curing is just as if not more important than the growing and flowering itself. I even read some articles on the web about very big warehouse and greenhouse grows completely underestimating and not paying alot of attention to post harvest.
 
ttystikk

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since1991 said:
Go with 4 eye bolts. Over kill everything you can when planning and building rooms. I figured that out the hard way over the years. And do it rite once the first time too. Nothing sucks more than upgrading an already running room or cheaping out on initial build on some dumb thing that turns around on ya in mid flower on a nice chugging along crop of fat buds. Sucks. Looks like you thought of just about every little detail. One thing ive noticed from my fellow local growers is that alot of them after one ot three subpar room build outs (iam one of them but long ago) they finally build a "correct" room and flake out big time on post harvest areas or rooms. Drying and curing is just as if not more important than the growing and flowering itself. I even read some articles on the web about very big warehouse and greenhouse grows completely underestimating and not paying alot of attention to post harvest.
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Lots of big operations in Colorado don't pay much attention at all to cure, it's flying out the door too fast for them to care.

This too shall pass...
 
since1991

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Looks like you got it ruwtz. Looks like a sweet and well thought out set up. Alot of work huh? It will all be worth it iam sure. If you dont mind post up your first run. Love to see them ladies chillin in a perfect room.
 
since1991

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Unbelievable as it is, some people just prefer Budweiser. Same across all scales, I suppose.
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Alot of tokers in my town dont have the nose or palate when it comes to fine cannabis. They got 2 kinds....good weed and bunk. My patients are NOT one of these. My people can get picky. One patient is an amputee and my blue petrol and sins og got her off a 8 year percocet addiction. Iam proud to say the least.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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since1991 said:
Alot of tokers in my town dont have the nose or palate when it comes to fine cannabis. They got 2 kinds....good weed and bunk. My patients are NOT one of these. My people can get picky. One patient is an amputee and my blue petrol and sins og got her off a 8 year percocet addiction. Iam proud to say the least.
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As well you have a right to be.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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since1991 said:
Alot of tokers in my town dont have the nose or palate when it comes to fine cannabis. They got 2 kinds....good weed and bunk. My patients are NOT one of these. My people can get picky. One patient is an amputee and my blue petrol and sins og got her off a 8 year percocet addiction. Iam proud to say the least.
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Just wait until it's legal- suddenly EVERYBODY'S a fuckin wannabe pot connoisseur! And they still don't want to pay what it's worth, lol
 
ruwtz

ruwtz

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since1991 said:
Alot of tokers in my town dont have the nose or palate when it comes to fine cannabis. They got 2 kinds....good weed and bunk. My patients are NOT one of these. My people can get picky. One patient is an amputee and my blue petrol and sins og got her off a 8 year percocet addiction. Iam proud to say the least.
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Thats great to hear man! You are realizing this shit!
 
ruwtz

ruwtz

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since1991 said:
Looks like you got it ruwtz. Looks like a sweet and well thought out set up. Alot of work huh? It will all be worth it iam sure. If you dont mind post up your first run. Love to see them ladies chillin in a perfect room.
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I will do my best. I've had some teething problems at testing the first run of bagseed and thats in another thread. Its a lot of firsts all at once and at this point i've decided the weakest link (together with my own mistakes, admittedly) is rock wool: its just too temperamental for me. Too much water and they choke, too little and it dries up real fast. Honestly I had better & faster productivity dumping them on a window sill in regular garden soil.

I'm swapping out my rock wool stock for Rapid Rooters for the next lot of seeds. Cali Connection Larry OG and not cheap so must get it right from the off. Lessons learned already.
 
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