Proposal for 400w cooltube 3'x2'x3.5' 20 site 4 DWC all fem 12/12 from seed

[Classy@Home]

I may have found a place - no-one but me, not at home...

I have Female Seeds X-Line Iced Grapefruit & Black Widow, SF Female Auction Mix, Dinafem Critical + and Super Silver.

DWC 1 = 5 asst fem seeds from auction mix.
DWC 2 = 5 Critical+
DWC 3 = 5 Super Silver
DWC 4 = 3 Iced Grapefruit, 2 Black Widow

11.5 litre rubbermaid tubs, 4" netpots, 5 pots per tub. Start in peat pellets in hydroton. 6" airstones, 2 per tub. Just H2O for first bit, then light on N, light on flower nutes. Ph'd and ec tap water, flush w/ plain water and res change weekly. All activity in grow stops for 12 hours during dark - hydro cost, heat and noise concerns.

400w bulb, 430w hps ballast, 6" cooltube w/ white reflector. Multiple 120mm 12v fans for exhaust and circulation. Insul board walls, concrete floor. Panda film interior, sep compartment for ballast. Actual grow space size is 3' w by 2' d by 3.5' h. Dwc's are 9" high, and cooltube is 8" thick. 2' max growth vert. LST, growth management for sure...

Hydro store housebrand nutes, aquarium water pre-treatment, Superthrive, Ph and ec meters total less than $50, pm me for site. Ghetto, cheap - cost per gram almost nothing except for hydro. 20 amp sep breaker, heavy duty timer outlet, heavy duty power bar.

12/12 from go - sativa heavy strains seem to do really well, get some decent dog tail sized buds. The auction beans are a crap shoot, but we'll see, and they are fem, so bound to get some weed outta those. Trying for a 12/12 SOG kinda thing. Harvest should be 10 to 13 weeks.

All fem seeds is deliberate - I have tons of retail strain and SF / Private breeder beans, it isn't a priority right now to make more. I do have a significant requirement for actual weed, so being even slightly self sufficient would be a huge financial relief.

In the thinkin' stages now - I hafta get goin' to use the space, what do y'all think? I have grown, I can do well I know it, I miss growing. Maybe not a gram per watt, but a couple of grams per dollar would be good, too...

 

[Sgt.Stedenko]

Now don't piss off the Mrs. again, Classy.

If your not sold on hydro and sound is an issue, soil or coco is quieter than airstones and pumps.

The size and light seem to be OK. PC fans can be iffy on keeping a 400 cool. Maybe a 1A Delta.

Are the 11.5 liter containers the volume to the top of the tub or the volume to the bottom of the netpots? I have a 16 quart (4 gallon) tub I use with 3" netpots, and i can only get 2.5 gallons in before the netpot gets submerged.

The smaller the volume of your tub, the more maintenance it needs. You'll need to check pH and EC every day or two, and make adjustments or top offs.

bacon, lol

 

[Classy@Home]

Can't piss her off w/ this, but the day ain't over yet and she could find something else yet...

I love her - I adore her - I really try every day to make her smile.

She lets me smoke in the basement now, dude - not even gonna think about growin' at home and blowin' all the goodwill I built up by not buying for a year. She's learned to bend, I'm happy w/ that.

Nope - not at home, but a space has become available. Nobody but me knows, no-body but me has access. Nobody. I can come and go - normal. Double lock and key, remote to public, but easy access. Anything I need, I can bring, setup, work and visit in COMPLETE privacy. Full hydro - I have breaker. Running water on premises, suitable for 5 gal water transfers. Natural wall/cabinet config determines size and stealth.

I have called to confirm I'm taking spot. Old man (me) leasing smaller space for storage and puttering - expect lots of computers, storage bins, junk. I spent 1/2 hour first visit jawin' w/ the older guy showin' me around, about my Commodore 64, how much I paid for my first 286, and how cheap storage drives are now 3T for $125...

I'm hooked on dwc - and yes, my max res content is 7.5l to just at the netpot base. Might drop to 16 site - 4 x 4, same strains, a little less crowded.

I have 4 aquarium temp monitors to ensure healthy dwc, a digital temp/humid meter w/ max/min value memory, new Ph and ec meters. I've done small scale dwc for years, I really like the growth and yield from hydro. Basic rubbermaid bubblers work, very little maint other than nutes/flush/nutes/flush.

3 or 4 120mm 12v computer fans move alot of air in a small grow, and I've been known to tie up an unwilling young lady from time to time and have my way with her. Trust me - they appreciate it (in the end)...

It's on - like an inappropriately small thong on a fat tourist - it's on...

 

[Stonetech]

Sounds like a plan, Good luck!

 

[Sgt.Stedenko]

I'll play.

I remember my parents dropping $1800 on an Apple IIe with a groovy green monitor and a bitchin' dot matrix printer. Twin 5.25" floppy drives to boot.
That shit was tight.

 

[Classy@Home]

Cooler head prevailed - going 16 site, keep a nice open center on each dwc.

Moving stuff in this weekend, i have so much electronic shit I'm just filling tubs w/ grow stuff, and sticking some boards / boxes / manuals on top to hide.

Rent is dirt cheap - old business/building/complex parceled out for very small biz's, storage, craftsmen, hoarders, kooks. Now growers, too...

Room (2 deadbolt), inside much bigger room (deadbolt), inside building (1 entrance, surv. cams - lock)

I have the option to use the space outside my door as storage, first refusal if needed - it's a large concrete block area, prob 40'x80'. I'm in the back corner, in my own solid little cubby, under double lock and key. My electronics/storage/puttering area is only 9'x10'.

The grow space is an existing counter/closet arrangement - I slid one door open, and I was in love. I can smell paint, wood, old building, spices, rubber as soon as I walk in the building, a well scrubbed 400w grow won't even make a dent...

I'm pumped - even making sure dig cam is ready for pics.

Thanks guys - appreciate it...

 

[e_24]

and the people want bacon!