thefalsediviner
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For your reading pleasure I would like to present my humble interpretation of bioponics.
Before I get started I would like to pay a quick tribute. Here's to guys like Head, Lucas and pm for their work in nutrient programs. Along with guys like BigToke, Krusty, SoQuick, Blazeoneup a and Heith Robinson for their work in the mechanics of Recirculating Deepwater Culture.
My bioponics strategy relies on my rendition of Heath Robinson's recirculating water farm mod, my bio brewer, and my kick ass hillbilly nutrient program.
Let's start with my bio brewer. What we have here is a penguin bio wheel aquarium filter sans the filter, hanging off the back of a 4 gallon cat litter bucket, painted black. Additional oxygen is provided through a single outlet aquarium pump with an air stone. With this brewer I create my own bio activator which is then relied upon heavily in my nutrient program. Here are the instructions for making activator:
Add:
Maxicrop soluble seaweed powder @1 teaspoon
ageold organics humic 12 @2 teaspoons
organic blackstrap molasses @1 teaspoon
fermented blackstrap molasses@1 teaspoon (more on this later)
per gallon of water
Allow this to brew for 24 hours at least. This brew can keep for a week or two no problems, I add 2 teaspoons of blackstrap molasses every four days when the brewer is close to full.
Fermented blackstrap molasses is organic blackstrap molasses and Kiefer whey at a 1:1 ratio allowed to fermented in a cool dark place for two weeks prior to use.
Let's get to the simple part the nutrient solution:
Add:
General Hydroponics Maxigrow @1/2 teaspoon
General Hydroponics Maxibloom @1/2 teaspoon
my bio activator @6 ounces
3 mL of 29% H2O2 solution
per gallon of water
Every gallon of water that these plants get is exactly the same with the exception of weeks 5-6 which get the addition of General Hydroponics Koolbloom powder, and the flush which is my bio activator@6 ounces per gallon of water for the last week.
Let's move onto my interpretation of Heath Robinson's water farm mod. You'll need the following supplies:
2 General hydroponics farm kit item number 4115 $13.95 each
3 feet one-inch black tubing $1.36 per foot
7 feet 1/2 inch black tubing $.31 per foot
one 1/2" tee $.50
four 1 inch outlet fittings $2.37 each
three one half inch outlet fittings $1.95 each
2 1/2" straight fitting $.34 each
one float valve $13.95 each
one Eco plus eco66 submersible pump $9.95 each
one General hydroponics dual diaphragm air pump $64.98
four 5 gallon buckets $7.59 each
two bucket lids $3.27 each
two 10 inch Aero bucket lids with mesh bottoms $5.50 each
MISC 1/4" air hose and air stone's $7.95
$195.39 total before tax
This is by far the most expensive hydroponics set up that I have put together for only two plants. However, I'm hoping to exceed 1 pound per plant using 1600 W of HPS lighting.
Here are a few annotated construction pictures:
Both pumps are on 24/7, the air pump delivers 320 gallons of air per hour, and the water pump moves 66 gallons of water per hour. Considering that this system holds 10 gallons of nutrient solution, you can see that were moving a lot of air, and a lot of water.
Here's a picture of the system crammed into my veg closet under 300 W of CFL lighting. The mothers are in the DWC bubblers in the middle and yes those are Bonsi DWC Mums.
As you can see I have chosen a white widow and a white widow/big bud cross for the first run. Although these are not my highest yielding strains they are my call 911 one-hit wonders, and they have the prettiest flowers. For me, this run is about having some fun and growing some frosty white nuggets.
Thanks everybody all stop back by later to answer any questions and I'll start posting progress pics every week or so. I'll finish with pictures of my bubbler bucket DWC scrog run we will be waiting on.
Peace,
tfd
Before I get started I would like to pay a quick tribute. Here's to guys like Head, Lucas and pm for their work in nutrient programs. Along with guys like BigToke, Krusty, SoQuick, Blazeoneup a and Heith Robinson for their work in the mechanics of Recirculating Deepwater Culture.
My bioponics strategy relies on my rendition of Heath Robinson's recirculating water farm mod, my bio brewer, and my kick ass hillbilly nutrient program.
Let's start with my bio brewer. What we have here is a penguin bio wheel aquarium filter sans the filter, hanging off the back of a 4 gallon cat litter bucket, painted black. Additional oxygen is provided through a single outlet aquarium pump with an air stone. With this brewer I create my own bio activator which is then relied upon heavily in my nutrient program. Here are the instructions for making activator:
Add:
Maxicrop soluble seaweed powder @1 teaspoon
ageold organics humic 12 @2 teaspoons
organic blackstrap molasses @1 teaspoon
fermented blackstrap molasses@1 teaspoon (more on this later)
per gallon of water
Allow this to brew for 24 hours at least. This brew can keep for a week or two no problems, I add 2 teaspoons of blackstrap molasses every four days when the brewer is close to full.
Fermented blackstrap molasses is organic blackstrap molasses and Kiefer whey at a 1:1 ratio allowed to fermented in a cool dark place for two weeks prior to use.
Let's get to the simple part the nutrient solution:
Add:
General Hydroponics Maxigrow @1/2 teaspoon
General Hydroponics Maxibloom @1/2 teaspoon
my bio activator @6 ounces
3 mL of 29% H2O2 solution
per gallon of water
Every gallon of water that these plants get is exactly the same with the exception of weeks 5-6 which get the addition of General Hydroponics Koolbloom powder, and the flush which is my bio activator@6 ounces per gallon of water for the last week.
Let's move onto my interpretation of Heath Robinson's water farm mod. You'll need the following supplies:
2 General hydroponics farm kit item number 4115 $13.95 each
3 feet one-inch black tubing $1.36 per foot
7 feet 1/2 inch black tubing $.31 per foot
one 1/2" tee $.50
four 1 inch outlet fittings $2.37 each
three one half inch outlet fittings $1.95 each
2 1/2" straight fitting $.34 each
one float valve $13.95 each
one Eco plus eco66 submersible pump $9.95 each
one General hydroponics dual diaphragm air pump $64.98
four 5 gallon buckets $7.59 each
two bucket lids $3.27 each
two 10 inch Aero bucket lids with mesh bottoms $5.50 each
MISC 1/4" air hose and air stone's $7.95
$195.39 total before tax
This is by far the most expensive hydroponics set up that I have put together for only two plants. However, I'm hoping to exceed 1 pound per plant using 1600 W of HPS lighting.
Here are a few annotated construction pictures:
Both pumps are on 24/7, the air pump delivers 320 gallons of air per hour, and the water pump moves 66 gallons of water per hour. Considering that this system holds 10 gallons of nutrient solution, you can see that were moving a lot of air, and a lot of water.
Here's a picture of the system crammed into my veg closet under 300 W of CFL lighting. The mothers are in the DWC bubblers in the middle and yes those are Bonsi DWC Mums.
As you can see I have chosen a white widow and a white widow/big bud cross for the first run. Although these are not my highest yielding strains they are my call 911 one-hit wonders, and they have the prettiest flowers. For me, this run is about having some fun and growing some frosty white nuggets.
Thanks everybody all stop back by later to answer any questions and I'll start posting progress pics every week or so. I'll finish with pictures of my bubbler bucket DWC scrog run we will be waiting on.
Peace,
tfd
And THAT, of course, always means I'm on someone else's schedule..
