First grow shopping list 5 x 5 hydroponic LED tent help

[greg nr]

I'm just a noob here, but I thought copper tubing in a Rez with an acidic solutionis a big no no? Wouldn't that leach too much copper into the Rez, that's why the expensive chiller's have titanium or stainless steel coils.

Hmm, you are probably correct. Copper will stay nice and shiny in an acidic solution. So maybe use something less reactive. There are lots of small heat exchanger's you can get that are stainless. Stainless tubing is hard to bend, so you might have to be creative in re-purposing something else.

 

[tyke1973]

Great Advice though what the Forums about,Sounds like you have a plan ,Keep things Simple ,The more stuff you buy the more can go wrong ,My room is fed by gravity,Using the Old School Auto Pots ,love em tried most other ways ,of growing just not for me.Just Make sure you water is keyed in before you start ,And temps . .Good luck,tyke

 

[Mariano Gomes]

I looked up this light: this is what you need to know...

Avg. Power Draw: 365W

These aren't 2000 watt lights. They are inefficient 350w lights, and 700 w is not enough for a 5x5 tent.

Sorry. You will be better of with a 600 watt hps, which will still be under powered, than these lights. The coverage area will be better - the light from these led's is highly paralleled, meaning there isn't much spread. An HPS with a spreader will do a better job than these old tech blurples.

If you really want to go LED, go diy and look at quantum boards or cob's.

You will likely need a/c in either case. You can't cool hot with warm. It doesn't really work.

But rather than spending your entire egg in one shot, where you will surely buy crap that you will have to replace, why not start small? Get a 3x3 tent, one light, and get a few grows in with soil instead of hydro. Learn what works, and how plants grow. You can always get a 5x5 later and use the 3x3 for veg.

Sure, it takes time, but what doesn't?

Just sayin.....

hey bro I found these it claims to cover a 5 x 5 tent and I read in ILGM that cobs are 35w per sq foot minimum correct me if I am wrong... The first one has a 3 year warranty and the second one doesn't the cob chips are by epistar but I think they are basically the same and have a $100 difference.

Amazon
Morsen MAX12 Super Bright led grow Light 3600W with On Off Dimmer Switch

or

Aliexpress

1PCS Max COB Full Spectrum 3600W Led Grow Light AC85-265V Indoor Flower Veg Hydroponics System Plant LED Lamps Superior Yield#40

 

[Mariano Gomes]

@tyke1973 Thanks bro wise words

 

[tyke1973]

Good Luck dude,If i was to start again then i would go with growing a good few plants,Has many has i could get in my room ,But just flower them small ,So your aim is to get around a oz of each plant,Its in my Opinion the Fastest way of getting nice weight from the start,But then once you get to grips with the way the plant grows and How the room is working ,Move over to less plants but bigger and aim on hitting bigger weights,Strain Choice is Important in your first grow too ,I would do something like Pineapple Express,Because i love the plant,The bottoms on that strain are even solid,Or Exodus Cheese From Greenhouse another easy but great plant.Producing great med's for your self is a great feeling ,Knowing what you are taking in ,You have grown the plant ,so you know whats gone into it,Get a Blue Lab ppm/ec/ pen .More Important than a Ph Pen in my Growing,

 

[tyke1973]

What Strains are you looking at Growing ,I have a few Ideas for you that will produce Quality end product ,and easy to grow
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G13 Labs - Pineapple Express
Greenhouse Seeds - Exodus Cheese
Th Seeds - Bubblegum.
Greenhouse Seeds - Trainwreck .
Dna - Golden Lemons .
Serious seeds - AK47

 

[Mariano Gomes]

Good Luck dude,If i was to start again then i would go with growing a good few plants,Has many has i could get in my room ,But just flower them small ,So your aim is to get around a oz of each plant,Its in my Opinion the Fastest way of getting nice weight from the start,But then once you get to grips with the way the plant grows and How the room is working ,Move over to less plants but bigger and aim on hitting bigger weights,Strain Choice is Important in your first grow too ,I would do something like Pineapple Express,Because i love the plant,The bottoms on that strain are even solid,Or Exodus Cheese From Greenhouse another easy but great plant.Producing great med's for your self is a great feeling ,Knowing what you are taking in ,You have grown the plant ,so you know whats gone into it,Get a Blue Lab ppm/ec/ pen .More Important than a Ph Pen in my Growing,

Thanks for this advice I will change out some of my measuring cheepo pens with this.

 

[Mariano Gomes]

What Strains are you looking at Growing ,I have a few Ideas for you that will produce Quality end product ,and easy to grow
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G13 Labs - Pineapple Express
Greenhouse Seeds - Exodus Cheese
Th Seeds - Bubblegum.
Greenhouse Seeds - Trainwreck .
Dna - Golden Lemons .
Serious seeds - AK47

My first list was white widows, afghan kush, gorilla glue #4, grand daddy purple, g13, and girl scout cookies. Looking for highest yields and potency with a good mix of sativa's indicas and hybrids oh and short flowering times...