Go green or Go Ham

[RomanAqueDutch]

I am conflicted between a good conscious, go green, energy star system and a bada$$ top notch rdwc-waterfall diagonal halfpipe closet scrog.

I have two plans, one combines gravity and the lowest wattage pump necessary to pump 80-120 gph into each bucket to complete a full recirculating waterfall system. The other has a 750+ gph danner mag drive inline pump, check valves, venturi system, pressure gauges, AND air pumps with nano bubbles to complete the same waterfall system. Both systems use two 5-13+ gal. containers respectively, with 1 plant each, and a reservoir tank twice the size 2-4 ft. away. Also, both systems use some sort of area maximizing scrog layout, and receive optimal indoor lighting, all grown by a legendary grow master. Disregarding HID vs LED, environmental factors, etc., which system would yield more per the $$ increase in utility bills? Any ideas on overhead tanks, vertical pipe feeds, suction/discharge pressure, green design layout (like an infinite feed loop that violates the laws of thermodynamics, if the heat engine did then… who knows ‍), etc.? Thanks!

 

[rkymtnman]

shouldn't one of your choices be an organic soil grow outdoors?

 

[RomanAqueDutch]

shouldn't one of your choices be an organic soil grow outdoors?

Yes you would be 100% correct, but still… lol

 

[RomanAqueDutch]

Yes you would be 100% correct, but still… lol

I want to have an indoor year-round setup, but my question was regarding the two setups I had mentioned

 

[Herb & Suds]

I want to have an indoor year-round setup, but my question was regarding the two setups I had mentioned

I question your ambitions if you are worried about power cost of pumps when lighting is going to be far higher
Edit : are you talking outdoors?

 

[RomanAqueDutch]

Not outdoors. I know I can’t really control the cost of running a 600 watt hid bulb 20 hr per day, but I can somewhat control the cost of a hydroponic system, if I were more proficient in fluid dynamics.

 

[bam0813]

Hydro doesn’t need lights?

 

[bam0813]

Yes you would be 100% correct, but still… lol

So the whole green thing was just to sound responsible…..?

 

[RomanAqueDutch]

So literally everyone here must have smoked too much to give me a straight answer.

 

[rkymtnman]

unless somebody has 2 systems like you describe, how could anybody know what the difference in utility bills will be?

 

[RomanAqueDutch]

Maybe someone has. I’m sure it can be estimated. Is there a huge difference in root/plant size with different sized bubble buckets?

 

[rkymtnman]

Is there a huge difference in root/plant size with different sized bubble buckets?

have you grown in hydro before?

all grown by a legendary grow master

 

[RomanAqueDutch]

please disregard my first reply. Obviously growing it organically outside would be the most efficient way of growing, but some people don’t want to or they literally can’t. I thought I was pretty straightforward with my original post/questions. I’m just talking about the Hydroponics system, not anything else. Just buckets, bubbles and pipes and electricity lol and yield

 

[RomanAqueDutch]

have you grown in hydro before?

Don’t ever question a samurai

 

[rkymtnman]

Don’t ever question a samurai

well then the answer to your query is quite clear, grasshopper.

about a pound.

 

[RomanAqueDutch]

Please disregard this reply

 

[rkymtnman]

Please close this thread.

 

[RomanAqueDutch]

well then the answer to your query is quite clear, grasshopper.

about a pound.

A pound

Please close this thread.

Why?

 

[RomanAqueDutch]

well then the answer to your query is quite clear, grasshopper.

about a pound.

a pound? That system is better? Cool thanks lol

 

[bk78]

Why?

If ya know, ya know