First Grow 5x5 Tent Setup Need Advise

Just recently i decided to start growing my own weed this will be my first time ive been doing abit of research im planning on doing 9 ak47 female seeds in 3 gallon pots the goal is 1.5lbs anyway i will be posting a list below with the links to the items i will be getting for this setup below i just need advise if im heading towards the right direction or if im missing anything.


5X5 Growtent http://www.amazon.com/Hydroponics-I...1419791412&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=growtent+5x5

1000 watt ballast kit with hood reflector http://www.amazon.com/Yield-Lab-100...2152&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=yieldlab+1000+watt

Foxfarm Soil http://www.amazon.com/FOXFARM-FX140...8&qid=1419792404&sr=8-8&keywords=foxfarm+soil

Foxfarm Nutes http://www.amazon.com/Fox-Farm-FX14...8&qid=1419792404&sr=8-9&keywords=foxfarm+soil

PH Kit http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1970559082&pf_rd_i=desktop

PH Meter http://www.amazon.com/SUNLEAVES-Dig...UTF8&qid=1419794908&sr=8-15&keywords=ph+meter

PPM Meter http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002C0A7ZY/

2 Ventech 6' Fans And 1 Carbon Filter http://www.amazon.com/VenTech-IF6CF...e=UTF8&qid=1419793256&sr=1-1&keywords=Ventech

2 Inline Fan Speed Controllers http://www.amazon.com/VegieMaster-V...&sr=1-15&keywords=inline+fan+speed+controller

would i need anything else besides ducting and pots also what do you think about this setup any suggestions your opinion is appreciated thanks

I think you're going to need bigger than 3 gallon pots to grow that much. I can't speak too much from personal experience cause I'm on my first grow but I have noticed my one month old plants in veg have roots already reaching the bottom of the 5 gal pots. I'm even debating whether to go bigger.

Babakh20 said:

I think you're going to need bigger than 3 gallon pots to grow that much. I can't speak too much from personal experience cause I'm on my first grow but I have noticed my one month old plants in veg have roots already reaching the bottom of the 5 gal pots. I'm even debating whether to go bigger.

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Do you think i can fit 9 5 gal pots in a 5x5 tent

small fans preferably the oscillating type to help with air circulation inside the tent/
A carbon filter unless you want your entire place smelling dank
Get some smaller pots.. do not start a seedling out in a 3 gallon pot.. and some seed starting mix or you will burn them in FFOF
Mykos or any other mycorrizhae might be useful because you're probably going to transplant at least 2 times from a small seedling pot to a 3 gal to a 5 gal
In all honesty when going organics I found PH and PPM meters to be completely useless

Datkiid420 said:

Do you think i can fit 9 5 gal pots in a 5x5 tent

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I could just barely fit 9 5gal pots in my 4x4 so you should be able to fit 9 no prob

Dr.StickyFingers said:

small fans preferably the oscillating type to help with air circulation inside the tent/
A carbon filter unless you want your entire place smelling dank
Get some smaller pots.. do not start a seedling out in a 3 gallon pot.. and some seed starting mix or you will burn them in FFOF
Mykos or any other mycorrizhae might be useful because you're probably going to transplant at least 2 times from a small seedling pot to a 3 gal to a 5 gal
In all honesty when going organics I found PH and PPM meters to be completely useless



I could just barely fit 9 5gal pots in my 4x4 so you should be able to fit 9 no prob

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Awesome man thanks for the info ill have 2 inline fans running one going from the carbon filter to the cool air hood and out the tent and one bringing fresh air on the bottom side of the tent they are both rated at 440 cfm also i read somewhere that when your mixing the nutes with tap water the Ph changes it can go up or down depending the PH on the water does it matter anyway?

also question that i have how long would i have to leave it in seedling pot before i transplant it to a 3 gal ? do you know of any good pdf for growing indoors?

same tent few bucks less
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-Reflect...96?pt=US_Hydroponics&var=&hash=item27cd44d6f0
zipper gets stuck in mylar tho

1000 watt gets hot in tent
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2060778.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0&_nkw=Indoor LCD Digital Temperature Humidity Meter Hygrometer Thermometer&_sacat=0
fan from low-baller
http://www.ebay.com/sch/low-baller/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

the hood is a little small to fill the 5x5 tent Hood (19"L x 17"W x 8"H)

Datkiid420 said:

Awesome man thanks for the info ill have 2 inline fans running one going from the carbon filter to the cool air hood and out the tent and one bringing fresh air on the bottom side of the tent they are both rated at 440 cfm also i read somewhere that when your mixing the nutes with tap water the Ph changes it can go up or down depending the PH on the water does it matter anyway?

also question that i have how long would i have to leave it in seedling pot before i transplant it to a 3 gal ? do you know of any good pdf for growing indoors?

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Honestly I haven't run FFOF fertlizers but correct me if I'm wrong but they are organic/natural? If that's the case I never PH the solution of what I feed with (I use mostly dry organic fertlizer in a tea if they look hungry) the idea is that if you have good soil and decent water the microbes will adjust the PH for the plant.

Depends on the size of the seedling pot but probably by the time it has a couple of nodes or it starts to look to hungry you can transplant (seedling mixes dont have much nutrients). You just want to make sure it has a solid root structure before doing so

That's not a bad choice for the nutrients.
I'll give you a cpl of pointers on their use.

Run the grow big for 2 weeks AFTER you flip to 12/12 (You can add the Big Bloom to the Grow big here)! You don't want the high P bloom food (Tiger Bloom) till then!!!!
Use the Big Bud during bloom with the Tiger bloom once a week.

I water a metered amount everyday at lights on to supply the roots with more o2.
The moisture lasts until lights on the next day when it's time to water again.

Here is a perfect video that will show you exactly how to and how much liquid to use. This video also shows other very useful things to novice growers. Don't worry about what nutrients they use. Your watching the way they water.


Use a Ca/Mg product as directed on the label. (I like CALiMAGic by G-H)
Add more perlite to the FF soil,,,,at least a cup per sqft and more like 2.
If you set your pH to 6.5 for all ingoing waterings,,,,,,Don't worry about soil pH at all!!!!!

Be sure to have the light cooling fan pull the air through and use a dust filter on the end to keep the hood clean inside.

Read this!!!!

https://www.rollitup.org/t/uncle-bens-topping-technique-to-get-2-or-4-main-colas.151706/

You should lollypop the lower "shaded" from the light bud sites away to allow for more strength to go to the "main" bud sites.

lollypopping is trimming off the lower 1/3 of the plant while in vegging about 1 week before flowering so that it focuses on the top 2/3 of the plant where the buds get the biggest. You basically loose those small popcorn buds that don't get big anyways and the plant uses the energy it would have used to create them, to focus on the top big buds. Don't remove the mains created from the topping. Just the lower sub branching/leaves/bud sites from them.

Now you should know about super cropping too! You will need to keep your plants tops at least 18" from the light.
Super cropping will not only let you do this, you will increase your yield also.
Super cropping is where you take the plants stem between your finger nails and GENTLY pinch until the plant stem begins to be able to be bent over at 90 deg or a little more. The stem will collapse between your fingers some, this is ok and whats expected.
The buds them selves will turn up to the light and increase in size nicely!


You will, if you follow the above training, be able to run 4-5 3 gallon pots in your 5x5 and get from 12 to 24 zips per harvest, strain dependent.
Your yield amounts will go up with your experience, so don't expect to get what you want right off the bat!!!!
I see no reason that you can't get 3/4 lb+ on your first try if you do it all correctly....

Doc