Noob in the hydro, starting one small tray to see if I can do it!

Hey guys I just wanna make sure I get everything I need and if you don't mind throwing in some input that would be great.

tray is 2x4
res is like 10 gal
12 4 inch pots
hydroton
pump
timer
pump to push air around the res

flood/drain parts?

what kind of nutes/strain/pots?

Sorry, for nutes I am going to try the lucas formula. As it is just a trial and error thing to see if I can even grow hydro with my stoned ass. Soil seems to do fine but the tray for the hydro was small and cute hahaha. 4 inch pots strains could be anything from gsc, headband (loud seeds), sugar black rose, purple kush, purple trainwreck, and some more seeds on the way.

In short
lucas formula gh micro and bloom ( I have fox farms ocean forest for the soil)
4 inch or 5 inch pots the ones with the lines
12 pots for the 2x4 tray
the flood drain parts are the pump and the tubing right? and the attatchments for the top, the hydro store owner said he has me on the parts im just double checking. I saw the top parts they are adjustable and shit lets the water flow up and then drain.

4 margaritas 3 dabs and about to eat a homeamade oil cookie!

sure thing,sounds nice..never have i dabbled with the lucas formula. parts are correct..sounds solid and good luck.when you get a little deeper into the craft...snatch yourself some Gavita pro 1000E's amazing equipment and awesome/
currently i am doing a Hells Angel OG x Ghost Train Haze on my tables..coming along nice as soon as i figure out how to do the Grow Log thing,i will be posting some of my own stuff... What kind of light?
Floranova ( One Part) super concentrated Grow and Bloom are amazing Products as well
Diamond Stonewool Blocks are great too and cheap

Cheers

Damn son, 4 margaritas and a couple dabs im about to eat a cookie and shoot for the moon!

Big Kahuna 707 said:

sure thing,sounds nice..never have i dabbled with the lucas formula. parts are correct..sounds solid and good luck.when you get a little deeper into the craft...snatch yourself some Gavita pro 1000E's amazing equipment and awesome/
currently i am doing a Hells Angel OG x Ghost Train Haze on my tables..coming along nice as soon as i figure out how to do the Grow Log thing,i will be posting some of my own stuff... What kind of light?
Floranova ( One Part) super concentrated Grow and Bloom are amazing Products as well
Diamond Stonewool Blocks are great too and cheap

Cheers

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Damn, So the store had everything except for something to set the tray on.... I am a little stumped now.

Richard Simmons said:

Damn, So the store had everything except for something to set the tray on.... I am a little stumped now.

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Just go to lowes or home depot and get a durable container so it doesnt bust when you feel it. Set yiur tray on top of that. I punch out 2 holes in the containers lid and when you put your fittings on for flood and drain mount the lid between the fittings so the lid is connected to your tray makes for easy cleaning. Make sure if you do it this way that the holes on your tray match up perfecly with the cointainer lid. I can post a picture lader give you a better idea but im at work now.

You are talking about a resevoir to set your tray on ? If your just talking about something to hold your tray you can put together a stand to hold your tray using 1/2 inch pvc fairly simple project just measure your tray and put it together so your tray fits right into your stand.

xwant2LeaRNx said:

You are talking about a resevoir to set your tray on ? If your just talking about something to hold your tray you can put together a stand to hold your tray using 1/2 inch pvc fairly simple project just measure your tray and put it together so your tray fits right into your stand.

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Thank you!! that is exactly what im talking. I need a tray stand, the res is big enough for half of the tray but I don't want it to sit directly on top of it and be wobbly that would bea nightmare.

If you have the space perhaps up the size of your rez. Bigger rez equals less work imo. I run 6 plant trays with a 20 gallon res and by the last part of flower I am changing it every 5-7 days. I'm a newb so this all could be bullshit lol. I do know that if I up the amount of water to keep both the upper and lower res full (cont recirc btw) i can get away with a few more days. If i do that I'm running about 25 gallons total.