frogg
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Newbie (May have had beginners luck once) , I have 8 girls in veg started 9/4 - 9/5. Here are my details , I will start with the strains. - I am basically looking for some help and advice from the pros/newbies anyone willing to chime in .. thanks!
* Strains picked up at the local dispens..
1 Lemon Kush - recover attempt from failed aero grow
1 Blueberry Hogs breath - recover attempt from failed aero grow
1 Master Bubbu - recover attempt from failed aero grow
1 Casey Jones - recover attempt from failed aero grow
1 Sour Grape
1 La Confidential
1 HeroJuana
1Super Lemon Haze
Hydro System Setup - (after failed attempt at first time aeroponics , heat - root rot - disease - will try again later )
- 4 5 Gallan Buckets - Home Depot buckets wrapped in astro foil and sealed with foil tape ( I found the astro foil keeps the res temps lower by 2 deg...)
- 1 1 Medium cylinder - size air stone per bucket
- 1 air line thick home depot stuff ( I found it is better than the basic aquarium airlines something to do with the pressure im sure.)
- 1 pvc to run the air line and hold down the air stones
- 2 5 1/2 inch net pots per bucket
- 1 kickass GE hydro dual diaphram air pump (eco-4749)
Room Setup and Design ( Work in progress ) room is almost air tight
Room size - 8 feet Wide / 4 feet deep / 7 feet high
Location - Add on room in garage , the grow room is the what use to be a walk in closet
Walls covered in astro foil ( also found it helps keep out the garage room heat drops temp some 2-4 deg F)
1 - Lumatek 600W 120/240 ballast - located outside of grow room as well as outside of cooler add on room in garage
1 - air cooled 6" Magnum XXXL Reflector
1 - C.A.P 6" inline fan ( not sure of cfm's yet bought used, but it sucks the room walls in when it is on - the astro foil.
1 - EL-500 gas filled cooling thermostat
1 - 400w MH Eye Hortilux bulb ( figure plants are small right now and the lumatek is dimmable to 600w when needed with 600w bulb 0
.. basic timer for lights
Nutes
Foxfarms - It's all I know. I have been succesfull once before using the fox , so why not.
open for suggestions and input always.
Well thats the basic info I can think of right now. I will add pictures as soon as I can,, maybe tomorrow or by next post.
I have successfully grown once before using the dwc bubble bucket method. It was simple and in condo closet, 2 5 Gallon buckets 3 plants. Smelled like crazy throughout the condo complex - moved.
I have just learned some hard lessons about areo growing... im not ready yet. Will go back to that again later. My plants res heated up to 96 deg F because of the submerged pump, and I had no air stones , the setup was in a coleman cooler , about 3 feet wide and 2 feed deep and 2 feet high. I have an aquarium chiller now but just want to grow, will work on the areo system while these new bubblers go.
I am new here and hope to get some help as I know I need it.
*** Some of my current concerns ***
- airflow / oxygen (room is air tight)
- heat , always
- that my airstones are too big and the bubbles will drown the root ball or not allow the roots to grow into the res ( still traumatized by failed aero grow - plants where drowning, oxygen starved, and boiling with res temps at about 96 deg F before I caught and tried to recover , but when back to bubbler and cut all roots ) there is lots of splash just from the bubbles, I started with 4 1/2 gals of water in the buckets and am currently working my way down - 3 gals ... hoping that just a little splash or bubble mist will be enough to not drown the clones and allow them to grow down, then will either raise water levels gradually.
- I have some carbon filter rolls , need to DIY a carbon filter by flower or before.
- need LST plans for my size room and plants X light lumens etc... whatever
- Not enough light
- System to change out so many buckets during res changes
..... will add more as I think of them (mmmmmm this XXX-OG has me writing a journal....)
Pics from previous sucesfull condo grow / first time !!!
* Strains picked up at the local dispens.. 1 Lemon Kush - recover attempt from failed aero grow
1 Blueberry Hogs breath - recover attempt from failed aero grow
1 Master Bubbu - recover attempt from failed aero grow
1 Casey Jones - recover attempt from failed aero grow
1 Sour Grape
1 La Confidential
1 HeroJuana
1Super Lemon Haze
Hydro System Setup - (after failed attempt at first time aeroponics , heat - root rot - disease - will try again later )- 4 5 Gallan Buckets - Home Depot buckets wrapped in astro foil and sealed with foil tape ( I found the astro foil keeps the res temps lower by 2 deg...)
- 1 1 Medium cylinder - size air stone per bucket
- 1 air line thick home depot stuff ( I found it is better than the basic aquarium airlines something to do with the pressure im sure.)
- 1 pvc to run the air line and hold down the air stones
- 2 5 1/2 inch net pots per bucket
- 1 kickass GE hydro dual diaphram air pump (eco-4749)
Room Setup and Design ( Work in progress ) room is almost air tight Room size - 8 feet Wide / 4 feet deep / 7 feet high
Location - Add on room in garage , the grow room is the what use to be a walk in closet
Walls covered in astro foil ( also found it helps keep out the garage room heat drops temp some 2-4 deg F)
1 - Lumatek 600W 120/240 ballast - located outside of grow room as well as outside of cooler add on room in garage
1 - air cooled 6" Magnum XXXL Reflector
1 - C.A.P 6" inline fan ( not sure of cfm's yet bought used, but it sucks the room walls in when it is on - the astro foil.
1 - EL-500 gas filled cooling thermostat
1 - 400w MH Eye Hortilux bulb ( figure plants are small right now and the lumatek is dimmable to 600w when needed with 600w bulb 0
.. basic timer for lights
Nutes Foxfarms - It's all I know. I have been succesfull once before using the fox , so why not.
open for suggestions and input always.
Well thats the basic info I can think of right now. I will add pictures as soon as I can,, maybe tomorrow or by next post.
I have successfully grown once before using the dwc bubble bucket method. It was simple and in condo closet, 2 5 Gallon buckets 3 plants. Smelled like crazy throughout the condo complex - moved.
I have just learned some hard lessons about areo growing... im not ready yet. Will go back to that again later. My plants res heated up to 96 deg F because of the submerged pump, and I had no air stones , the setup was in a coleman cooler , about 3 feet wide and 2 feed deep and 2 feet high. I have an aquarium chiller now but just want to grow, will work on the areo system while these new bubblers go.
I am new here and hope to get some help as I know I need it.
*** Some of my current concerns ***
- airflow / oxygen (room is air tight)
- heat , always
- that my airstones are too big and the bubbles will drown the root ball or not allow the roots to grow into the res ( still traumatized by failed aero grow - plants where drowning, oxygen starved, and boiling with res temps at about 96 deg F before I caught and tried to recover , but when back to bubbler and cut all roots ) there is lots of splash just from the bubbles, I started with 4 1/2 gals of water in the buckets and am currently working my way down - 3 gals ... hoping that just a little splash or bubble mist will be enough to not drown the clones and allow them to grow down, then will either raise water levels gradually.
- I have some carbon filter rolls , need to DIY a carbon filter by flower or before.
- need LST plans for my size room and plants X light lumens etc... whatever
- Not enough light
- System to change out so many buckets during res changes
..... will add more as I think of them (mmmmmm this XXX-OG has me writing a journal....)
Pics from previous sucesfull condo grow / first time !!!
