2000w Purple Kush/Mystery Beans-RND3

#1Raiderfan420 said:

Just wanted to touch base. I have had some medical issues going on and trying to get my new room set up at the same time, so haven't had much time to get on RIU. Anyway, I haven't decided if I am going to start a new journal or not, but wanted to update the progress on my new set-up.

-New additions: 2 ocho reflectors, 10" carbon filter and fan, two 50 gal easy drain reserviors, titan 30 amp sub with timer, 20 pnd c02 tank, titan regulator, tub sink, diy tables on casters, I also put down ply wood on the floors with pond liner over it with a 4" lip around the perimeter incase of spills or flooding, I also picked up a 1500gmh sump pump to drain the reserviors, each res has a circulation pump and along with the flood pump, oh and the 9000BTU AC/dehumidifyer( It looks like I will have to pick up a better dehum)
-I bought a co2 controller/monitor and extra 20 ond co2 tank that should be here this week.
-I still have to put up either mylar or panda( haven't decided yet.
My room is 10x12x12 with a closet that I put the sink in. I have to say, it is so friggin nice having water in the room. I tinted the one window in the room and put up panda film black side out against the glass. I am using 1 gal smart pots filled with coco/perlite and 3 to 4" of mini rockwool cubes in the trays. The reflectors are air cooled in a closed loop to keep the room as sealed as can be with the ac. I have been running about 800ppm co2 during veg. I put the ballasts up on a shelf 9' up to try to keep the heat up on the ceiling.
Current strains are Purple Kush, Mango Kush, Papaya, and Orange Crush Deisel

Anyway here are some pics

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quickrip said:

Pk should be heavier with that co2 runnin. Its already fantastic so wieght would be the benefit I think. I would be interested to check out those roots poopin through the smartpots for sure. Im considering going that direction next round. Heres a link to my new journal raider if you want to check it out sometime. Your expertise would always be welcome
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/335564-rips-3-200-watt-sealed.html

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Gr8Gr33nz said:

hella nice setup wish i had the funds to do all this..

im wanting to do a sealed room and run co2 but still gotta drywall my spot up thinkin` bout doing a 6x6 area with a door so i can get rid of this tent.
i just harvested mine last month round the time you did didn`t post any pics know i said i would .

but i got my aeroflo2 18 site goin nutz and my veg is finished & hope i didn`t let them get to tall limited height like always for me and im already over a foot off the floor which is shit since i don`t have even 7ft. clearance.

more than likely just going to use this aeroflo to transplant my ladies once they get 8inch tall next time which i highly regret not doing so now..Im debating on buying an ebb& gro 12 pot system now and just transplant em.

going to post a journal finally and show some pics from my diesel harvest whats left anyway. shit was so tasty think i`ve burnt up a couple zips a week to the face alone..will send ya the link here soon.

that orange crush diesel sounds tasty..

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bender420 said:

Killer setup man. Amazing job bro.
The new room with the sink in there is just awesome man. I am quite certain that your whole grow is going to get kicked up another notch, and damn your grows were already wicked.

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#1Raiderfan420 said:

Here ya go, some roots shots. I just pulled a little of the cubes back as to not damage the roots. Remember these roots just started poppin through a couple days ago. I will check out your new grow for sure.
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You welcome bro, everything is looking great. Love the root shots. I can think of pros for filling up the table with rw for roots to grow in and I can also see some pros of just doing the smart pots in the tray. I would be very curious on how much pos or negative difference it makes.

So the main pro with filling the tray with rw would be that you are giving so much more space for root growth, which is never a bad thing. On the other hand this is almost like filling the entire table with the medium.

The benefit of using just the smart pots in an empty tray would be that the roots constantly get air pruned, hence they branch our crazy inside. Also this allows the smart pot to dry faster which would allow for more smaller feedings, introducing a lot more oxygen to the roots.

These are just my thoughts Raider, I am not sure which method would work better. What do you think bud?

Thanks Bender! I am so stoked on the sink.lol it just makes everything easier. I also have a quick release hose attachment so I can pop my hose on to fill trays and shit. I have different heads for the hose, ie mister so I can fill the sink and drop a pump in the bottom to foliar spray. My old room was tight and hard to keep clean because of it's location so I am very happy with this new set-up. Thanks for the compliment my friends. I am trying your clonning tea today. I soaked the coco last night and will pop in the shoots here in a while. I used almost everything on your list except the molasses.

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#1Raiderfan420 said:

Here is a look at my outdoor. I only put out 5 because of the space available and what can be seen from the neighbors yards. But from closest to farthest are Mango, Blue D, Ed's superbud, chem D, and Kimo Blackberry dynomite. I used 7 bags of botanicare pure earth with one bag of organics alive in 100 gal smart pots.
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bender420 said:

Yeah bro, this new setup is going to be much easier to maintain man, great thinking on moving your setup to this room.

Sounds great that you are trying the tea. Remember that the humidity is much lower now so keep a close eye on the coco or the RW, oh are you trying the tea in aero style cloner.

If you don't want to use the molasses because it will clog the sprayer, then try and get some other sugars for hydro.

The sugars in that recipe are off utmost importance. The bacteria in there needs sugars to eat on, and grow. You can keep a tea good and alive for as long as you want if you keep feeding the micro-life. If you don't feed them then the micro-life will start dying and allow for other pathogens to grow in the solution.




Woooo wooo wooo, that is sick you got your outdoor cracking. Just Beautiful man.Excellent call on the smart pot and choice of grow medium.

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#1Raiderfan420 said:

Thanks buddy, I will have to add the sugars next time I do it then. I just didn't have any is why I left it out. I am using coco coir, I will be loading my aero cloner in another few days before I flip the switch in the flower room. I just figured I would try out the coco method. The one thing about my new room is since the walls are so far away from the trays I am not sure I will get much reflection from the mylar or panda. I think I will just do the closest walls it will add some reflectivity anyway. Yea the outdoor is cool since I haven't grown outdoors before. I picked up a chlorine filter that attaches to my hose bib. I called my buddy that measures the water before it leaves the water treatment plant and he said they don't have ot do much to the water because it is so clean when it gets to the plant from the sierras. He said it leaves the plant with .9 ppm of chlorine and they use some type of chlorine gas so it disapates as soon as it hits the air. I still decided to use a filter to protect the beneficials. Anyway, rampling now. Sorry I smokes some Blue dream and it always makes me ramble a bit, but I do appreciate it Bender.

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bender420 said:

What an idiot I am, never attached the picture I drew out in paint.

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norcalikilla said:

sup raider! im lovein the new setup man! i remember reading through your very first journal on here and its like watching a success story! i built myself a cab with some cfls and a reflector, germinated some seeds and baked some organic soil and organic fertalizer and have 7 outa 7 germination with beautiful sets of leaves! haha i cant wait until i have a room like this! its legit as shit man, i cant wait until i can afford the next setup and im not even in flowering on my first haha sorry im rambling, i smoked some dank-ass orange romulin. glad youre doing well brotha

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