just what i thought!!!
how much did the total setup cost if you dont mind me asking?
im more of an outdoor man but u got me going
GreenX ~ Aero Trials ... Grow 1 (w/ Pictures)
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how much did the total setup cost if you dont mind me asking?
im more of an outdoor man but u got me going
GreenphoeniX
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To be perfectly honest. I can't remember how much it costs, and upgrades have been made over the years. Although now I wouldn't mind building a new, fully improved setup from scratch! - But it's just not worth the effort or money right now lol.
The price is really hard to say coz I have something like 10 bulbs (HPS and MH 400-600 Watts lol) ... I have like 4 ballasts although I use only 1 at a time and some parts I got second hand of a friend who used to grow (but had to abandon ship due to a wife not on the same page lol)
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Now remember this is not in USD, I imagine in America you could do this for a lot less!
At a guess ... If I built this from all new parts I'd guess it would be something like this:
Lighting Pack: $435
1 x 600 Watt Digital Ballast (digital ballasts run both HPS and MH)
1 x 600w HPS lamp
1 x Shade (1200mm x 800mm)
1 x Lamp holder
1 x Chain & Hooks (2 chains and all required hooks)
+ 1 x 600 Watt MH Lamp - $80
Fans:
1 x 250mm Centrifugal Fan (792m3 of air moved per hour) - $ 300
2 x 15 cm desk fans @ $20 each - $40
My intake fan is worth like $55 but isn't necessary since the upgrade to centrifugal so is technically a passive intake now
Building Materials:
About $500 worth of plywood
All tools, screws etc. I already had.
Other:
About $36 worth of Panda Plastic (White plastic on the walls)
Dehumidifier - Around $200
... I think that's everything ... Oh, the aero setup is worth 1, maybe 2 hundred I think - Mostly for the tub itself, can't get them cheap in this parts, the tub is the most expensive part in that entire aero setup! lol
GreenphoeniX
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You can definitely crank this setup for cheaper - Easily get a good yield with a 400W light and a shed would be sweet to make a setup in - Light proofing would be the hardest part! - I enjoy growing more than the actual smoking, so about 7 out of 10 ounces ends up going to mates or being smoked at parties and such lol ... I don't use a whole lot to myself, don't often smoke alone, so as long as I have enough to last me till the next harvest I'm happy! ... Mates always help out. Some help with harvest, some buy me a new light bulb or help me get parts I need for low prices (if it's an industry they're in etc.) - Always good haha
GreenphoeniX
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Some more pictures!!! ... So we are at the beginning of Week 4 of Flowering out of a total of 10 Weeks. Looking good... Even if I do say so myself.
BuddyJesus
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man those are looking full as hell.. did you lst them at all.. have you ran this setup before?
GreenphoeniX
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Considering that cabinet is 2 metres tall, by 1.2 x 1.2 metres wide, they are rather large plants lol.
I've ran the cabinet before, but only with soil plants. This is the first time using an Aero/DWC unit in there, did a bubbler bucket once, was a pretty big plant but I didn't have the experience I have now so had pH issues and nute burn etc. hahaha
Did some LST in early Veg, removed the ties tho. Some of the top colas have been bent over in half like an upside down U shape so they're not too close to the light as I can't raise the light any higher! lol
It's hard to see in those small resized pics (wish we could put full resolution pics on this site
) but the leaves have trichs on them around the buds and it's only week 4 of 10 so I'm pretty happy with the results so far 
These are the LST pics from I think it was end of week 2 veg / beginning of week 3 veg - It's weird to think these pics were taken only 5-6 weeks ago...:
Left: Before Right: After
GreenphoeniX
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So we're now about half way through Week 5 of flowering (out of 10 weeks)
Here's how they're looking, did a bit of super cropping to keep them from getting too close to the light
ENJOY! - I know I will!
Here's how they're looking, did a bit of super cropping to keep them from getting too close to the light
ENJOY! - I know I will!
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GreenphoeniX
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At least my mate buduso drops in to check out the progress! lol ... Cheers!!! .... I reckon this thread will get more attention when I harvest and link it to this. Haha, people are only interested in the final product, then when it impresses them, they come to check out how it got there! ... Oh well, I'm having fun!
... Oh well, I'm having fun!
BuddyJesus
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i'm interested man! keep it up! i'm ready for that harvest though lol. gotta a couple questions for u though. First in a DWC system.. when the roots get huge.. does that restrict the airstones from doing thier jobs properly. and second.. any sugestions on what type of rubbermaid container is good for a 2-4 plant setup. Thanks
~Buddy J~
~Buddy J~
GreenphoeniX
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Yeaya, my buddy Jesus here stops in too, nice! haha
First Question: It does kind of limit the air stones when the roots become a massive mat in the rez haha, but I haven't found this to cause any problems - YET - so I guess the air stones still do enough circulating, aerating and mixing of nutes etc. ... The air bubbles do seem to find their way up through the mat of roots, the roots probably love having air bubbles running through them!
Second Question: That tub I've got is running 4 plants so would easily be enough for 2 plants and I'm finding it to be plenty enough for 4 plants. The tub, although not a rubbermaid,
is about 80L (about 21 US Gallons) - My advice is to look at tubs that are deeper, rather than wide or long. Deep tubs allow for a deep rez and long flowing roots which Cannabis love! Also a nice big rez means it requires less frequent topping up, there's less temp fluctuation in the rez and the pH and EC should be easier to keep in a steady range.But I'm new to Aero/Hydro so that doesn't have years of experience backing it up or anything lol ... Hope it helps though!
BuddyJesus
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Hey we all have to start somewhere.. just glad that there's places like RIU that we can learn with others.
GreenphoeniX
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Exactly, share and learn!
hahaCheers!!! Coming along nicely!
NOTE: EC sitting around 1.9 - 2.0 most of the time at the moment, leaf tips just starting to get a little bit of burn so I guess nutes are maxed out at this point, plants are loving it! lol
Checked EC and pH today
EC = 1.8
pH = 6.0
faceoff13
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Weekly Update is a few days late this week, but the pics were taken a few days ago...
This is the Week 4 (total) - And the end of Week 1 Flowering.
Left: Last Week ... Right: This Week
Wow, I've never seen the root system before.. that look wild..
GreenphoeniX
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Cheers!Wow, I've never seen the root system before.. that look wild..
I stopped posting pics of the root system as it's mostly getting bigger in the rez now so can't really see it getting bigger in the pictures... It' sjust forming a massive tangles clump in the rez haha ... It's going to be such a mission to get these plants out at harvest!!!
Going to need a chainsaw to chop the roots off just too get the rest of the plant out of the system
hahaha
smileyman11
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nice i will be keeping up with this grow so i can learn
GreenphoeniX
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Good stuff man!
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You know what sucks about these pictures, they get resized to a size that's too small and it doesn't do the trichomes justice lol
So we now have approx. 4 Weeks until HARVEST! Yay!
Here's some of Lady Sativa's buds, just beginning to swell
- Should start to really swell in a couple more weeks!(Note: Oh yea, I've decided to name my unknown Sativa strain Lady Sativa for now hahaha)
Here's the AK, she's looking pretty nice, I think she's getting less nutrients than she should coz the Sativas roots are just dominating everything!
Cheers. Enjoy!