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*EDIT: FYI, this turned into a Soilgrow with Blumats in a Donut-Setup
Synopsis
600 W bare bulb in the center of a hexagon. Six DIY-racks with three levels each, a 60 cms wide dutch leach tray on every shelf. Irrigation via drip system, DTW.
What I want to do
Well, simply stated, I want to shrink the bobbleracks down to dimensions that will work with my miserable, single 600 W bulb,
while keeping the option to go all manly and hang in a second bulb once I have it all dialed in.
Here is what I came up with so far:
Six racks, each 60 cm [23.62”] wide, form a hexagon with an internal diameter of about 120 cm [47.25”].So, the plants would
be about 60 cm [23.62”] away from the bulb when they get planted into the trays. The mandatory fan on the floor below the
bulb blows the heat up & away.
The trays would be filled with Coco, with a layer of hydroton underneath for better drainage.
Irrigation would be implemented with a drip system quite like bobbleheads – assuming that I got it right what he did there.
The water would be pumped up from a reservoir to the top of the racks in a 1” PE-Tube to a T-fitting piece, forming a full circle
above the racks.
On the side of every rack a tube goes down to the lowest level, with a capillary tube to the side on every level.
The idea is to use drip valves to humidify the trays as evenly as possible. The leach trays are equipped with 10 mm drain tubes
on the backside, which would allow me to water with a run off.
Mayor Questions, if this is, at all, a viable way to skin a mule:
Genetics: I just recently selected two mums from a pack of Critical Mass by Mr. Nice Seeds. The first one is a Indica-Type Pheno,
the other one has a more stretchy appearance. CM yes/no?
Size of the pump: I can’t seem to find a formula to work out what would be optimal. Any hints?
There’s a voice in the back of my mind yelling that bobble uses a 500 gal pump…
I never used PE-Watering Systems before, how much pressure is “too much” and will possibly blow up the fittings? The drip valves
I have in mind start watering at 0.5 bar and stop if the pressure falls below 0.2 bar.
Drippers: More drippers equal a more even humidification – 2, 3, 4 per 60 cm tray?
Plantcount: With a single bulb in, I would assume that it would be good to use 3 levels of the racks, so it would be
3 levels x 6 racks = 18 leach trays 60 cm each. My guess would be to put 2 or 3 rooted cutlings in every tray and switch to 12/12
with nearly no veg time at all. I know that plant numbers dictate the yield here,
but how many do you guys think I can throw in without having them fight to the death for root space and light?
I am aware that there are lots of other things to address, but I think that these are the basic that should be planned out before I start building /buying stuff.
Synopsis
600 W bare bulb in the center of a hexagon. Six DIY-racks with three levels each, a 60 cms wide dutch leach tray on every shelf. Irrigation via drip system, DTW.
What I want to do
Well, simply stated, I want to shrink the bobbleracks down to dimensions that will work with my miserable, single 600 W bulb,
while keeping the option to go all manly and hang in a second bulb once I have it all dialed in.
Here is what I came up with so far:
Six racks, each 60 cm [23.62”] wide, form a hexagon with an internal diameter of about 120 cm [47.25”].So, the plants would
be about 60 cm [23.62”] away from the bulb when they get planted into the trays. The mandatory fan on the floor below the
bulb blows the heat up & away.
The trays would be filled with Coco, with a layer of hydroton underneath for better drainage.
Irrigation would be implemented with a drip system quite like bobbleheads – assuming that I got it right what he did there.
The water would be pumped up from a reservoir to the top of the racks in a 1” PE-Tube to a T-fitting piece, forming a full circle
above the racks.
On the side of every rack a tube goes down to the lowest level, with a capillary tube to the side on every level.
The idea is to use drip valves to humidify the trays as evenly as possible. The leach trays are equipped with 10 mm drain tubes
on the backside, which would allow me to water with a run off.
Mayor Questions, if this is, at all, a viable way to skin a mule:
Genetics: I just recently selected two mums from a pack of Critical Mass by Mr. Nice Seeds. The first one is a Indica-Type Pheno,
the other one has a more stretchy appearance. CM yes/no?
Size of the pump: I can’t seem to find a formula to work out what would be optimal. Any hints?
There’s a voice in the back of my mind yelling that bobble uses a 500 gal pump…
I never used PE-Watering Systems before, how much pressure is “too much” and will possibly blow up the fittings? The drip valves
I have in mind start watering at 0.5 bar and stop if the pressure falls below 0.2 bar.
Drippers: More drippers equal a more even humidification – 2, 3, 4 per 60 cm tray?
Plantcount: With a single bulb in, I would assume that it would be good to use 3 levels of the racks, so it would be
3 levels x 6 racks = 18 leach trays 60 cm each. My guess would be to put 2 or 3 rooted cutlings in every tray and switch to 12/12
with nearly no veg time at all. I know that plant numbers dictate the yield here,
but how many do you guys think I can throw in without having them fight to the death for root space and light?
I am aware that there are lots of other things to address, but I think that these are the basic that should be planned out before I start building /buying stuff.
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