wizberry
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Hi ICMaggers,
The last grow I actually posted pics on was on Cannabis World, so it's been a little while. But I've been growing non-stop since 1997, usually with two rooms going at the same time. I grew medical MJ in the Bay area for many years but the last couple years have been just small-scale outdoors due to unavoidable circumstances. But I'm a hydro guy at heart. And with the new Medical MJ laws it gives me the freedom to start keeping a journal of this new room.
This room is a break from the past in many ways. I'll be using 1K lights instead of 600s, and growing the plants tree style instead of ScrOG. I was able to salvage some old reflectors & meters from a couple years ago, but not much else. It's like starting from scratch all over again. But I totally love growing indoors in both coco and bubblers. This setup is based on DWC, but it's recirculating SWC.
I just took on a new job as a sales rep in a hydro warehouse to finance this new room. I love to talk to growers & people in the business all day long. I enjoy the freeflow of information & I don't have any ego problems, so if u have any criticisms or helpful comments, they are all totally welcome...hope to hear from all of you!
Room Setup
This grow is in a 11x17ft BR previously occupied by a hot chick
. It has a large window w/ 2 small sliding sections. This is where the AC units are installed, in Stealthboxes. The room temperature stays below 75F even when it's 85F outside, with 2 1000 watt HPS lights running unshielded.
The room has four 120 usable circuits. A supply of RO water is in the bathroom right outside the door. My cat loves to drink it.
AC StealthBox Closeup
The cooling is supplied by two Haier 10000 btu window AC units. They're supported by a 2x2 plywood shelf, and 2x4s. They're enclosed in a foam box, and are then covered by b&w plastic. These "stealthboxes" are hidden from outside view by vertical blinds which have been fixed into position. There's service ports cut into the sides to check on moisture levels & the 1/2" drains built into the box bottoms.
Chilly Boxes
Each Chilly Box is constructed of 3 extra large underbed storage boxes, covered in 1/2" foam insulation, and then covered w/ b/w plastic. Each of the inner storage boxes has it's own 3/4" Ebb & Flow style drain.
The boxes are drip fed, 15 min/3 hrs. The nutrient solution is kept cold by the insulation, usually at 68 degrees. The pots are Rootmaker 1 gallon Rounds. They've been converted into netpots by drilling holes into the bottoms w/ a powerdrill.
Just installed 4' bamboo stakes for support. I hope to grow these Blue Dreams into 4 foot trees, topping once at the 5th or 6th internode, and lollipoping those 5 or 6 main branches.
Chilly Box Closeup
Each Chilly Box measures 40 x 60 inches and holds about 30 gallons of nutrient solution. The nutrient temp stays at 68F with or without a chiller, suprisingly.
I have 2 unshielded 1K HPS lights. They're Lumatek HiPar Bulbs, in Super Sun Classic reflectors. The whole room is meant to run 4 lights on a flip but I'm on a budget so just running two 1K lights for now. They're running on a 4 hour flip around the clock during veg, just to cut cooling costs and conserve electricity/money.
The plants were just put in a few days ago and look pretty happy. The roots haven't hit the water yet.
The Chillyboxes drain into an insulated 20 gallon reservoir. I might increase the size of that rez...the only reason why it's a 20 gallon is that I have a "plethora" of 20 gallon reservoirs now and I don't know why. But things seem to stay very stable.
There's a 1/10 hp Ecoplus water chiller set at 69, my favorite number. For oxygen saturation pervs
So the plants are being fed diluted Lucas along with some Rhizotonic. When I first got these Blue Dreams, some weren't showing roots out of the rw cubes. I went real light at about .5 EC/250-350ppm at first. They're now at 1.2 EC/600-840ppm. PH has been ranging between 5.7 and 6.1. I just lowered it to 5.6.
More good stuff to come!!
The last grow I actually posted pics on was on Cannabis World, so it's been a little while. But I've been growing non-stop since 1997, usually with two rooms going at the same time. I grew medical MJ in the Bay area for many years but the last couple years have been just small-scale outdoors due to unavoidable circumstances. But I'm a hydro guy at heart. And with the new Medical MJ laws it gives me the freedom to start keeping a journal of this new room.
This room is a break from the past in many ways. I'll be using 1K lights instead of 600s, and growing the plants tree style instead of ScrOG. I was able to salvage some old reflectors & meters from a couple years ago, but not much else. It's like starting from scratch all over again. But I totally love growing indoors in both coco and bubblers. This setup is based on DWC, but it's recirculating SWC.
I just took on a new job as a sales rep in a hydro warehouse to finance this new room. I love to talk to growers & people in the business all day long. I enjoy the freeflow of information & I don't have any ego problems, so if u have any criticisms or helpful comments, they are all totally welcome...hope to hear from all of you!
This grow is in a 11x17ft BR previously occupied by a hot chick
. It has a large window w/ 2 small sliding sections. This is where the AC units are installed, in Stealthboxes. The room temperature stays below 75F even when it's 85F outside, with 2 1000 watt HPS lights running unshielded. The room has four 120 usable circuits. A supply of RO water is in the bathroom right outside the door. My cat loves to drink it.
The cooling is supplied by two Haier 10000 btu window AC units. They're supported by a 2x2 plywood shelf, and 2x4s. They're enclosed in a foam box, and are then covered by b&w plastic. These "stealthboxes" are hidden from outside view by vertical blinds which have been fixed into position. There's service ports cut into the sides to check on moisture levels & the 1/2" drains built into the box bottoms.
Each Chilly Box is constructed of 3 extra large underbed storage boxes, covered in 1/2" foam insulation, and then covered w/ b/w plastic. Each of the inner storage boxes has it's own 3/4" Ebb & Flow style drain.
The boxes are drip fed, 15 min/3 hrs. The nutrient solution is kept cold by the insulation, usually at 68 degrees. The pots are Rootmaker 1 gallon Rounds. They've been converted into netpots by drilling holes into the bottoms w/ a powerdrill.
Just installed 4' bamboo stakes for support. I hope to grow these Blue Dreams into 4 foot trees, topping once at the 5th or 6th internode, and lollipoping those 5 or 6 main branches.
Each Chilly Box measures 40 x 60 inches and holds about 30 gallons of nutrient solution. The nutrient temp stays at 68F with or without a chiller, suprisingly.
I have 2 unshielded 1K HPS lights. They're Lumatek HiPar Bulbs, in Super Sun Classic reflectors. The whole room is meant to run 4 lights on a flip but I'm on a budget so just running two 1K lights for now. They're running on a 4 hour flip around the clock during veg, just to cut cooling costs and conserve electricity/money.
The plants were just put in a few days ago and look pretty happy. The roots haven't hit the water yet.
The Chillyboxes drain into an insulated 20 gallon reservoir. I might increase the size of that rez...the only reason why it's a 20 gallon is that I have a "plethora" of 20 gallon reservoirs now and I don't know why. But things seem to stay very stable.
There's a 1/10 hp Ecoplus water chiller set at 69, my favorite number. For oxygen saturation pervs
So the plants are being fed diluted Lucas along with some Rhizotonic. When I first got these Blue Dreams, some weren't showing roots out of the rw cubes. I went real light at about .5 EC/250-350ppm at first. They're now at 1.2 EC/600-840ppm. PH has been ranging between 5.7 and 6.1. I just lowered it to 5.6.
More good stuff to come!!
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