This is how we do it on the other side (Was the $26,500 Thread)

jake43

jake43

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Ben, about the light coolers, how big is the res. you use? I assume the "hot" water just dumps back into the res. and is then cooled back down by the rest of the water?

This is the first I have seen these coolers and I am very intrigued.

Awesome stuff man!
 
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benvegas

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jake43 said:
Ben, about the light coolers, how big is the res. you use? I assume the "hot" water just dumps back into the res. and is then cooled back down by the rest of the water?

This is the first I have seen these coolers and I am very intrigued.

Awesome stuff man!
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Funny, I was reading some of your posts earlier. :)

The liquid cooling setup works with regular tap water. A pump sends water from a 130 gallon reservoir ***IN ANOTHER ROOM*** to the radiators in the tent. Then the water makes its way out of the tent back into that reservoir. Its important to keep the res and the water chiller far away from the tents. That's the only way the heat energy is REMOVED from the room.

I'm still tinkering with the setup. The manufacturer of the water chillers and the ice boxes are two different companies which makes it a bitch. Once I find the optimal cooling setup for it I'll update here of course. Liquid cooling the two 1000w lamps was easy in the veg room after a lot of tinkering. I'll see what happens in the (4) 1000w flowering room when the unit will chill four radiators instead of just one. With a 1hp motor, it should be able to cool twice that in lights.

The veg room is currently vegging a tray full of sprouts. Just some test seeds really, something like 6 strains in the tub now.
 
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Suka

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Ben Awesome grow man... Just read through both your threads and this is definatley the biggest grow op i have heard of..
apologies if it has been asked before, but what hydro system are you using? ebb and flow perhaps?

You may want to consider the "sea of green method" where you chop big clones and pop them straight into flowering, this will give you one big colar on every plant (the plant is basically just a bud) if you did this on all 3 flowering rooms, you would avoid overcrouding and in my opinion get a much bigger harvest every 2-3 weeks !! good luck with the Grow and keep us updated !!

Cheers ;)
 
IgrowBIGG

IgrowBIGG

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Hey everyone this prob sounds noob as shit but how the fuck do i subscribe to a thread??? I want to do so with this one!!!
 
Rudeboy007

Rudeboy007

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Funny, I couldn't figure it out for the longest time either. Go to the thread and click 'Thread tools' toward the the top. It's under there.
 
tilemaster

tilemaster

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as a terra linda hs graduate, ill have to say it was terra linda not san rafael high. Marin County tho for sure
 
hugetom80s

hugetom80s

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Four 10x10 tents, no expense spared, full Advanced Nutrients line...

You better believe I'm subbed!

Oh, and it was San Rafael that was where "420" was born. If you don't agree with this simple fact (that it was about a dozen students there who coined the usage of the term) do some research and learn. Or better yet, supply some proof that it's wrong and you're right.
 
tilemaster

tilemaster

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def Marin Co ., no facts on dat , went to high school 5min north of there, so we always argued it came from our school. thats all, take it easy.
 
tilemaster

tilemaster

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Although not every location in San Rafael is part of a neighborhood that has a widely accepted and widely recognized name, there are some neighborhoods that have names that are accepted and recognized by most locals. The City of San Rafael 2020 General Plan recognizes 30 distinct neighborhoods in San Rafael:
  • Bay Islands
  • Bayside Acres
  • Bret Harte
  • California Park
  • Canal
  • Canal Waterfront
  • Central San Rafael
  • China Camp
  • Civic Center
  • Country Club
  • Dominican/Black Canyon
  • Montecito/Happy Valley
  • North San Rafael Commercial Center
  • Peacock Gap
  • Picnic Valley
  • Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos
  • Santa Venetia
  • Smith Ranch
  • Sun Valley
  • Terra Linda
  • West End
 
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benvegas

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Suka said:
apologies if it has been asked before, but what hydro system are you using? ebb and flow perhaps?

You may want to consider the "sea of green method" where you chop big clones and pop them straight into flowering, this will give you one big colar on every plant (the plant is basically just a bud) if you did this on all 3 flowering rooms, you would avoid overcrouding and in my opinion get a much bigger harvest every 2-3 weeks !! good luck with the Grow and keep us updated !!

Cheers ;)
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A little bit of both. :) Each hydro tray is 4'x4'. It is a E&F system, but with the capacity you could almost do a little of both. The tray was designed for one 1000w lamp, we're giving them 1333w per tray. With the water cooling on the lights, the lights can be CLOSER to the plants. Each "seed" will take up one hugo block once its sprouted at 6"x6", so that means we have 64 blocks per tray. Minus two so we dont cover the E&F drain/fill area and we have 62 blocks per tray or a capacity of 186 plants per room. All female seeds or clones, so the men arent an issue.

With that capacity, what would yall suggest as a good process? Just assume there will always be plants ready in sprout/clone format ready to go at any time, I'm mostly interested in the best way to flower right now.

Ben
 
LoudBlunts

LoudBlunts

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i would go with either 4" or 6" blocks


lollipop for a 2-4 top main colas

and harvest every 2 weeks

almost zero veg time, imo
 
tilemaster

tilemaster

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benvegas: bet u'll have some tasty results. seems ops that are as meticulously planned as yours always come out ahead and better, so great job. intese water controlls freakn aswesome, i can def learn from ur set up A++ sry bout the 420 buisnness.
 
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