nice idea with that airstone mate i haven't seen them like that before i went with just a normal round blue 1 for now
Did you notice that the new waterfarms come with more holes than the older ones? I noticed mine had a ton more than the pictures I seen on the internet of the older waterfarms.The seedlings are twice as big now than the last set of pictures, but still not much to see - look for more pics mid-week or next weekend.
Some good comparisons going with these 2 waterfarms... the new one has the Ace of Spades plant and it has more holes in the bottom of the growing chamber, plus it has the Bubble Wall airstone in the rez and the stronger pump running it and the drip-ring. The older waterfarm has the Vanilla Kush plant which has the 'seasoned' hydroton which I'm guessing will give it a head-start in this grow. It also has extra holes drilled in it, but not as many as the newer waterfarm - plus it also has a stronger air-pump running the drip-ring - no extra air-stone installed in this one though.
Hello to all, a newby to the forums here, just wanted to say subbed of course and also thank you for introducing me to the Waterfarms, your reports and analysis have really helped trying to understand hydro better. In any case I was wondering about a similar setup to yours and I'd figure I'd ask seeing your successes. Would a 40 gl pump say with 2 outlets be enough and not an overkill for one WF with a bubble wall or airstone for a 250 W grow? I need to keep things small this time around and don't have enough room to let the plant get to massive (wishful thinking hu?). My instincts and reading tell me that it would be enough with the standard WF pump and no extra air down there but I would rather more than not enough (of air down there). Also if you don't mind me asking what W's of CFL are you using for the seedlings and when do you plan on switching over to the 600W MH? Any information you can share friend is and always will be appreciated.
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Lol... well I hope we see similar results with the VK in hydro - it would be great to grow for Barney's! =)
Yep, they do clog from the buildup of nutrients. I found it really easy to clean the drip-ring though - comes off easy and I just blow it out like that once every few weeks...
Thanks for the kind words! The pump you've described should work fine to run both your drip-ring and air-stone. I think this last one I bought is rated for 40-60 gallon tanks - it gives plenty of push for both. I have a 30 gal pump on the other waterfarm without the air-stone. My lights are just 100 Watt CFLs - those pairs I'm using have one warm and one cold (blue) light to give a nice balance. I set up 1 of the 600w lights last night and both waterfarms are under just that one light now - with the CFLs still there too - plenty of light! I still need to vent the light and get the filter set in there, but I also setup my small fan to blow across the tops of the farms which works great. I'll try to get some pics up in the next few days if not this eve... cheers!Hello to all, a newby to the forums here, just wanted to say subbed of course and also thank you for introducing me to the Waterfarms, your reports and analysis have really helped trying to understand hydro better. In any case I was wondering about a similar setup to yours and I'd figure I'd ask seeing your successes. Would a 40 gl pump say with 2 outlets be enough and not an overkill for one WF with a bubble wall or airstone for a 250 W grow? I need to keep things small this time around and don't have enough room to let the plant get to massive (wishful thinking hu?). My instincts and reading tell me that it would be enough with the standard WF pump and no extra air down there but I would rather more than not enough (of air down there). Also if you don't mind me asking what W's of CFL are you using for the seedlings and when do you plan on switching over to the 600W MH? Any information you can share friend is and always will be appreciated.
Awesome grows!
Thank you for your reply Dayzt. Funny you should mention the balance for the CFL, I found these at Amazon: Full Spectrum - ALZO 27W Compact Fluorescent - Case of 4 - Daylight Balanced 5500K - Pure White Light . I was thinking using these for the early stages, maybe first week or so then moving on to a 250W MH (digital air cooled). Have you had any experience with full spectrum CFL's and would you think these would be ok and beneficial in the early stages of veg growth? I am unsure if the plant needs (or wants) anything from the red side of the spectrum at this stage, I'm sure it can't hurt though right?Thanks for the kind words! The pump you've described should work fine to run both your drip-ring and air-stone. I think this last one I bought is rated for 40-60 gallon tanks - it gives plenty of push for both. I have a 30 gal pump on the other waterfarm without the air-stone. My lights are just 100 Watt CFLs - those pairs I'm using have one warm and one cold (blue) light to give a nice balance. I set up 1 of the 600w lights last night and both waterfarms are under just that one light now - with the CFLs still there too - plenty of light! I still need to vent the light and get the filter set in there, but I also setup my small fan to blow across the tops of the farms which works great. I'll try to get some pics up in the next few days if not this eve... cheers!
Understood and thank you. Yeah I am over thinking things again. I tend to do that with my projects. I do have a smaller space though about 26'' wide x 16'' deep and over 60''+ height. I think if I follow your examples and SCOTTYBALLS and others threads I believe I can make a decent grow in that space. I'm trying to design the space today with my AutoCad software, been using it for years to design small things around the house and at work, this is ALOT more fun though.
My linen closet is right below the attic so I'm gonna make a small 6'' hole on the ceiling of that linen closet and have the grow box in there with an exhaust fan and filter to the attic to control the smell and the temps (also with a couple of 6 inch holes at the bottom and sides with 6'' fans but not turned on; with the negative pressure alone from the exhaust fan they should spin just from the pressure inside (this also helps with the compression of the box itself). As far as materials go for a custom box itself, what would you recommend? Also in SCOTTYBALLS first grows the PA express he says his cabin is 50 something inches tall...is that the entire height of the box or of grow space; because it seems way taller?
