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thought I'd share what's going on here.... maybe it will help someone else ...maybe it will help me in the future ... who knows
this is My first BP/DWC grow and this setup is only temporary (for THIS grow and maybe one or two more... BUT ...It is more of a training and learning experiment, so when I develope a larger , more expensive Rotation SOG setup ...I'll Know what Im doing.
So I've got 16 babies ...started from seed about 22 days ago...Mixed strains (4 skunk #1, 2 purple power, 2 cali orange bud, 1 white widow max, a couple afghani hash, 1 thia skunk, 1 bubble gum, and a couple others that I cant remember right now ) I know it's not the best idea to mix all these like this...but this is an experiment, and a learning experience....so I'm just gonna do the best I can.
the plants are about 3 to 5 inches tall and 5 to 6 inches wide ...and thriving
here's what they are growing in...
(4) 10 gal Bins ...
1.5" rockwool cubes , and hydrotin in 3" netcups with neoprine lids
Lotsa air ...(2) eco3 ...35W airpumps , putting out 70Lt/min. each.... through cool: 12" stones (2 stones per Bin) 1 Pump is run off a battery inverter, so in case of power outtage, EACH bin will still have 1 airstone going ...
GH nutes ... some grow and some micro currently (for about the last 15 days )
started out with tap water that measured 109 PPM and 7.8 PH
have it somewhat stable at 5.5-6.0 PH and 250 PPM
water temp is 66-70 with Ice bottles and air cond vent blowing on bins
room temp fluctuates from 68 to 80-81 (even though I have air cond ...this is a shed and the sun effects the inside temp )(it is really at 73-77 most of the time)
I added Liquid Light yesterday for the first time (and will keep using it twice a week until 4 weeks into flowering)... and I will attempt a preventative dose of reverse when I trip them to flower ( I might skip the LL for those 2 weeks)...
I have a 6 inch fan sucking from a carbon filter ...blowing through a cool hood with a 400W MH bulb (to be switched to HPS for flowering) and blowing the filtered, heated air, outside....the light is 20" from plants (I'm getting a 800-900 lumens reading from my cheap meter)(I'd like a 600W or 1000W but that will have to wait for future grow ops)
the room is 4 ft x 5 ft x 7 ft tall... walls lined with vapor barrior and then covered with mylar.
generally. it seems to be a decent $1000 grow op... if i can keep it alive throughout it's whole course.
I've been reading and learning the basics from you guys for over a year now... and I need to thank you ALL for the great info you've been sharing here.... I'm sure it will save me and many others from making mistakes and losing crops and having money spent on Nutes and equip , be wasted money. THANKS ALL OF YOU !
I'll try and keep this relatively updated (at least with pertinant info) and I'll get a few pics coming when I think there is something worth looking at.
peace out
this is My first BP/DWC grow and this setup is only temporary (for THIS grow and maybe one or two more... BUT ...It is more of a training and learning experiment, so when I develope a larger , more expensive Rotation SOG setup ...I'll Know what Im doing.
So I've got 16 babies ...started from seed about 22 days ago...Mixed strains (4 skunk #1, 2 purple power, 2 cali orange bud, 1 white widow max, a couple afghani hash, 1 thia skunk, 1 bubble gum, and a couple others that I cant remember right now ) I know it's not the best idea to mix all these like this...but this is an experiment, and a learning experience....so I'm just gonna do the best I can.
the plants are about 3 to 5 inches tall and 5 to 6 inches wide ...and thriving
here's what they are growing in...
(4) 10 gal Bins ...
1.5" rockwool cubes , and hydrotin in 3" netcups with neoprine lids
Lotsa air ...(2) eco3 ...35W airpumps , putting out 70Lt/min. each.... through cool: 12" stones (2 stones per Bin) 1 Pump is run off a battery inverter, so in case of power outtage, EACH bin will still have 1 airstone going ...
GH nutes ... some grow and some micro currently (for about the last 15 days )
started out with tap water that measured 109 PPM and 7.8 PH
have it somewhat stable at 5.5-6.0 PH and 250 PPM
water temp is 66-70 with Ice bottles and air cond vent blowing on bins
room temp fluctuates from 68 to 80-81 (even though I have air cond ...this is a shed and the sun effects the inside temp )(it is really at 73-77 most of the time)
I added Liquid Light yesterday for the first time (and will keep using it twice a week until 4 weeks into flowering)... and I will attempt a preventative dose of reverse when I trip them to flower ( I might skip the LL for those 2 weeks)...
I have a 6 inch fan sucking from a carbon filter ...blowing through a cool hood with a 400W MH bulb (to be switched to HPS for flowering) and blowing the filtered, heated air, outside....the light is 20" from plants (I'm getting a 800-900 lumens reading from my cheap meter)(I'd like a 600W or 1000W but that will have to wait for future grow ops)
the room is 4 ft x 5 ft x 7 ft tall... walls lined with vapor barrior and then covered with mylar.
generally. it seems to be a decent $1000 grow op... if i can keep it alive throughout it's whole course.
I've been reading and learning the basics from you guys for over a year now... and I need to thank you ALL for the great info you've been sharing here.... I'm sure it will save me and many others from making mistakes and losing crops and having money spent on Nutes and equip , be wasted money. THANKS ALL OF YOU !
I'll try and keep this relatively updated (at least with pertinant info) and I'll get a few pics coming when I think there is something worth looking at.
peace out