Help with my new Hydro Room

Buddahlovaz1016

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Hey everyone, I just started setting up my first new grow room and I thought Id join this site and post info on my room for feedback and help building it and making it better. My plans are to build a hydro drip setup.

The room Im using to start is 4 ft depth 5 ft width and 6/12 ft height.
I attached pics of what ive done so far to start with.

I have a 4 ft long desk I used as my table. I mounted a pretty nice power strip to the wall next to desk. I got a 18 gal plastic tub and put it under the desk for my res too. I have one 4ft long flourescent light to start with flowering but i need to get some cool and warm white bulbs to swap em out before i start. I have small rockwool cubes and a clone box and tray and I also have a oscilating fan in the room already that I will be using.

I have already pretty much planned out my entire setup, and I think I know most everything else that I am gonna need, but I just have a few more questions to help me finish up planning and making sure I have all of the correct things. Please let me know if you know of something I will need that I am missing.

Heres a list of what I plan on getting:
4 in. Rockwool Cubes
Water Pump
15 ft. 1/2 in. Hosing
1/4 in. Hosing?
Drippers?
Milar Paper
Ph Up and Ph Down
Nutrients
Twist Ties
Aquarium Silicone
Chains
2x4 Tray Plastic Tray
Cool And Warm White Bulbs
4 Timers
Digital Ph Pen
HPS Light with Ballast bulb and hood
Pots
Hydroton
Two 1 in. nozzles for drains

Also, the last picture I uploaded shows the opposite wall of the grow room. I was thinking about cutting a hole in this wall (which connects to outside under a porch) to add in a ventilation system with an exhaust fan. Any help with or ideas about that?

Finally, heres a few other questions I have:

What brand of nutrients is good? How many different kinds will I need?

What is good to use as a dripper and where can u get them? How do I connect the one 1/2 hose line from the exit of the water pump in the res to every dripper? I know theres an attachment to get that sends the water to a bunch of 1/4 hoses but I dont know what its called or where to get one...

How many gph do I need in a water pump?

Thanks for any help, I really need it cuz I wanna do this right and well so the outcome will be good and worth the time... :bigjoint:
 

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greenearth5

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first off.. here is a good site to order thru
http://www.htgsupply.com/

I done a poll and 95% of people prefer FoxFarm nutes ... here is a link for them (i would get the 3 pack)
http://www.htgsupply.com/viewnutrient.asp?nutrientID=23698640

here is your hydroponic connectors and more
http://www.htgsupply.com/products.asp?categoryID=20&subcategoryID=151

you did forget one thing... BEEERRRR and here is the link for it.. (get the 24 pack)
http://www.samueladams.com/verification/?nocookie
http://budweiser.com/

EDIT: im not sure about the GPH(gallons per hour) for your water pump but if its a small container then ide go with the 160 GPH
http://www.htgsupply.com/products.asp?categoryID=20&subcategoryID=153
 

Buddahlovaz1016

Active Member
Cool thanks a bunch! I have pretty much found everything i need and have begun ordering parts so I can put it together asap :weed:
 

growforfreedom1

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hey man i have found nearly everything i need at walmart and at lowes or home depot. you can buy emitters and pumps at lowes and HD i use walmart bins for resevoirs, the fish tank section in wally world has all the stones and hoses you need, i am using walmart bought cfls for my clones/mothers. fox farm is good shit if you are going all organic, i prefer advanced nutrients but that shit is pricy. general hydroponics works well. check out my photo album of my fridge setup. still in progress and post some feedbck thanks.
 

tat2ue

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Hey Bro... I have a hydro setup in a closet that is approx the same dim as your. My room is a walk in closet that is 4.5 feet wide and 5 feet deep but my ceiling is 8 ft . I constructed all the componets myself from the various big box home centers and a local hydro store. I think I brought it in for under 200 bucks. Not totally sure cause I used some parts that were left over from my other 3 bigger setups. Hope this helps...any questios just give me a shout
 

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