8k Hydro Set Up Budget
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You need to get an idea of what sort of setup you want to run and what your budget is going to be. You can go very cheap or very expensive. What we'd need to know:
How hot are you? Are you going to need a dedicated AC setup?
What growing style are you favoring?
How automated do you want to go?
Air cooled hoods or open hoods?
Odor control, do you need it, how good does it need to be? (ie: I live in a house 800 miles from nowhere or I live in a suspicious looking house 10 blocks from a cop shop)
Do you already have wiring in place or are you going to need to run subpanels/etc?
What's your general HVAC setup? Do you already have vents/etc or are you going to need to roll your own?
Basically you need to give more information on what you'd like otherwise it's a question like "how long is a piece of string"
How hot are you? Are you going to need a dedicated AC setup?
What growing style are you favoring?
How automated do you want to go?
Air cooled hoods or open hoods?
Odor control, do you need it, how good does it need to be? (ie: I live in a house 800 miles from nowhere or I live in a suspicious looking house 10 blocks from a cop shop)
Do you already have wiring in place or are you going to need to run subpanels/etc?
What's your general HVAC setup? Do you already have vents/etc or are you going to need to roll your own?
Basically you need to give more information on what you'd like otherwise it's a question like "how long is a piece of string"
el capitan!
Member
figure out what kinda gear you think you need, price it out, that oughta give you a good ball park.
good luck
sorry for the sarcasm
good luck
sorry for the sarcasm
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Greyskull
well its gonna cost you half the first crop, then 1/4 of the 2nd and 3rd... then you're on your own.
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Eminem
holy shit, do we need to design it for you too, and build it? If you cant even budget a few grow items, you dont have what it takes to do 8k.
thanks for the comments. sorry i was medicated when i posted that.
i read your 8kw Lazyman, that's what inspired me.
i priced it out at 6k in gear. i have high ceilings, 1500 sq ft, over 300 amps with electrical outlets all over the place in a rectangular shape with 12" exhaust at the ceiling and windows.
trying to do this on a low budget as automated as possible hydro and large plants rather than SOG style. 20 big ones.
anyone anyone?
i read your 8kw Lazyman, that's what inspired me.
i priced it out at 6k in gear. i have high ceilings, 1500 sq ft, over 300 amps with electrical outlets all over the place in a rectangular shape with 12" exhaust at the ceiling and windows.
trying to do this on a low budget as automated as possible hydro and large plants rather than SOG style. 20 big ones.
anyone anyone?
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lysol
I'd do a soil bed or rDWC
Securityfirst
Active member
Ck out my 6pd GDP thread grow,, I did a cost breakdown in the thread for 6k in lights. Peace out
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Eminem
If you had to deal with the boneheads I do, you would be mad too. Plus your question was very vague.
A room within a room is a good idea. Allows you to have joists, studs wher eyou need them, seal it better, etc
There are tons of variables like the system you want to use, how handy you are, electrical requirements. Sounds like a commercial spot. I woud build the room in a room and put up a sub panel.
Price everything you can think of, then add 20% for all the shit you forgot. Hell we are on the 2nd harvest and still improving/fixing/modifying and spending money at home depot.
If I had to do it over again, I would do E&F buckets.
Good luck
Marshall Mathers you would do the E&F buckets for big plants? i was worried about the 2 gall pots isn't that too small for a half pounder?
i was thinking E&F too except for the small buckets. anyways...thanks everyone!!
no need for a sub pannel there are 20 breakers with 80 amps each
i was thinking E&F too except for the small buckets. anyways...thanks everyone!!
no need for a sub pannel there are 20 breakers with 80 amps each
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Eminem
Marshall Mathers you would do the E&F buckets for big plants? i was worried about the 2 gall pots isn't that too small for a half pounder?
i was thinking E&F too except for the small buckets. anyways...thanks everyone!!
no need for a sub pannel there are 20 breakers with 80 amps each
You can build your own bucket system and use whatever buckets you want. I keep my moms in 5 gallon buckets. Not sure if thats big enough for the size plants you want to grow though. I keep 24 moms under 3,000 watts. I guess if I spread them out under 8,000, I may need bigger buckets. You can probably E&F in anything really. You could use 55 gallon drums for containers if you wanted too.
I like the sub panel method because it keeps it easier to manage w/o messing with the existing panel. If the existing panel has extra room fine but if not, then you have to start removing existing circuits or switching to slimline breakers, etc. I have two panels, one thats 120/240 and another three phase that runs 277/480 I believe, 400 amps combined. I have plenty of power but I chose to install two sub panels to manage things easier. Think about it. Whatever you do just make sure its all safe.
