hey stinkbud, have you looked at HBR's stadium setup? I am trying to figure out how I can use your system with that setup for the least amount of work over the long run, but with the most yield from my room sizes. I get the whole thing, but what i cant wrap my head around is how to transfer each plant for each cycle
I really don't see any advantages to going with a stadium setup over mine.
You will need a lot bigger pump to get the water up to the top rows.
Water is very heavy so you need a huge pump to move the kind of water volume you need.
Bigger pumps mean more heat. Your water will get so hot that you will cook your roots. So you will need a water chiller. And another pump for the chiller.
Don't get me wrong, I think success is possible. You just need to take into account all the variables such as gravity.
how limited am I to the number of plants per shelf in veg and in bloom, with bloom room being bigger than my veg room how many more plants do i need to fill the correct amount in bloom room that has the stadium on both sides. with your setup you say you have 14 sites per unit, did you harvest all 3 units at the same time? for a total of 42 plants that equal 1lb?(round about) or 14 plants = 1lb?
sorry if this ran on, i'm dry rite now
I harvest 14 plants every three weeks (one system) for a total of 16 oz. every three weeks.
I have 3 systems in my flower room. When I harvest I take the system out and clean it. While it's out I move the center system to the outside to replace it.
Then when I bring the clean system back in (with new plants) I put it directly under the lights. So the systems are rotated every three weeks.
That way the newest plants get the most amount of light and are not shaded by the larger side plants.
I keep 18 plants in veg at all times.
I keep 29 plants in the cloner at all times.
That way I always have a lot of plants to choose from for the flower room.
I'm am responsible for keeping the top 10 most popular strains alive over the Winter for the local Med community (outdoor growers). So I have to keep my shit together. My system is fool proof...