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Need help with equipment selection
- Thread starter Razer1073
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The most economical way to start is to buy a package. Our sponsor Mars Hydro have some and they offer an icmag discount.
See Grow Tent Kits code: icmag
Once you have the basics, then you have to decide how you are going to grow. Soil, Coco, dwc bucket etc etc. You have to research and see what matches your budget and time available.
See Grow Tent Kits code: icmag
Once you have the basics, then you have to decide how you are going to grow. Soil, Coco, dwc bucket etc etc. You have to research and see what matches your budget and time available.
I want to grow in live soil,
I have never tried soil - coco suits my style. Use the search feature and start reading some pertinent grow reports for ideas. It seems that no two grows are alike. Growers here have some great ideas for all styles so you should learn enough to refine your choices.
FruitTreesUK
Active member
Hi Please Crane or Tiger Style lighting? Thank you, Nowhere Beirut
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FruitTreesUK
Active member
Lion Paw = SP 150 Bear Paw = Mars Hydro FC 8000
Here is how I set up my tents. You only need a single 4x4 if you are just growing for yourself.
https://www.icmag.com/forum/marijua...9311-help-me-set-up-a-tent/page2#post17807339
If you want to grow in soil, and you should because it is easy, a SWICK system sure works well. Bags on the perlite beds allow you the flexibility of rotating the plant 180*, changing it's location in the tent, and removing the bag if needed. My automatic watering SWICK set-up really works well. The manual watering one is OK also, but takes more attention. This post is where I started my 2nd iteration of my auto-watering SIP. It works great and can grow big plants in the 10 gallon bags.
https://www.icmag.com/forum/marijua...u-gotta-sip-not-slurp?p=12554815#post12554815
That info should get you a starting point for YOUR grow. Note the dates of my posts. I learned here and you can too.
https://www.icmag.com/forum/marijua...9311-help-me-set-up-a-tent/page2#post17807339
If you want to grow in soil, and you should because it is easy, a SWICK system sure works well. Bags on the perlite beds allow you the flexibility of rotating the plant 180*, changing it's location in the tent, and removing the bag if needed. My automatic watering SWICK set-up really works well. The manual watering one is OK also, but takes more attention. This post is where I started my 2nd iteration of my auto-watering SIP. It works great and can grow big plants in the 10 gallon bags.
https://www.icmag.com/forum/marijua...u-gotta-sip-not-slurp?p=12554815#post12554815
That info should get you a starting point for YOUR grow. Note the dates of my posts. I learned here and you can too.
Thanks fly, yeah just personal use
BAMstheWRST
Member
I was thinking about getting this set up to start with.... any thoughts anyone? (Over priced/too much equipment/not enough/etc.) Any info helps 
thanks everyone
thanks everyone
BAMstheWRST
Member
I was thinking about getting this set up to start with.... any thoughts anyone? (Over priced/too much equipment/not enough/etc.) Any info helps
https://vivosun.com/products/vivosun-2x2-grow-tent-basic-kit-24x24x48
(I'm an idiot sometimes
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48s not very tall. you could loose 12 to your pot, and more if you catch the drainage in something removable. Then the light will hand down at least some way. Then you have the people saying the light wants 24 from the canopy. What does that leave for the plant. I got nothing.
bye12
Member
So I have been growing before but that was like 10 years ago so sold all my equipment and just started again.
I learned my lesson the first time to not get the cheapest stuff.
I bought all I needed for my new setup for about 1200€, that's everything from seed, soil, nutrients, tent and ventilation.
I think it is important to think of what is a good future proof investment when it comes to grow equipment.
I rather spend my money once and be happy what I get then to not be satisfied with the results.
Cheap tents seems to not always be light proof and brake easy, but can always be upgraded in the future.
Led lights have come a along way so the cheap ones are probably really good now a days, but be careful what they are advertised for. Check the wattage that they use instead of the HPS wattage they are equal too.
Ventilation is where I should spend more money on then to cheap out, bad environment will kill plants and devastate your grow. Try and find a EC inline fan that has a built in speed controller, and preferably a temperature/ humidity control. And by a bigger one then you need so you can run it at lower speed to reduce noice and to have the option to up your space in the future.
Depending on how your general humidity is you might need a dehumidifier as well, too high humidity will make your buds root. I first bought a small dehumidifier that was rated for about 700ml/day but that didn't do shit to my humidity so sent it back and got one that is rated for 10l a day but the price is also 5 times as much.
Don't forget that you also need some circulating fan inside the tent.
If you don't have a separate room to have your tent in noice might be an issue and air moving and fan noice can be really loud.
As for nutrient and medium I would recommend by starting something simple, you will probably want to try different methods after a while so don't invest to much here.
I went with Greenhouse seeds powder feeding organic and some canna soil. Super simple just water the plants with water in a reasonable PH range and that's it, I just got some standard PH colour strips so no need for any fancy PH meters.
Good luck
I learned my lesson the first time to not get the cheapest stuff.
I bought all I needed for my new setup for about 1200€, that's everything from seed, soil, nutrients, tent and ventilation.
I think it is important to think of what is a good future proof investment when it comes to grow equipment.
I rather spend my money once and be happy what I get then to not be satisfied with the results.
Cheap tents seems to not always be light proof and brake easy, but can always be upgraded in the future.
Led lights have come a along way so the cheap ones are probably really good now a days, but be careful what they are advertised for. Check the wattage that they use instead of the HPS wattage they are equal too.
Ventilation is where I should spend more money on then to cheap out, bad environment will kill plants and devastate your grow. Try and find a EC inline fan that has a built in speed controller, and preferably a temperature/ humidity control. And by a bigger one then you need so you can run it at lower speed to reduce noice and to have the option to up your space in the future.
Depending on how your general humidity is you might need a dehumidifier as well, too high humidity will make your buds root. I first bought a small dehumidifier that was rated for about 700ml/day but that didn't do shit to my humidity so sent it back and got one that is rated for 10l a day but the price is also 5 times as much.
Don't forget that you also need some circulating fan inside the tent.
If you don't have a separate room to have your tent in noice might be an issue and air moving and fan noice can be really loud.
As for nutrient and medium I would recommend by starting something simple, you will probably want to try different methods after a while so don't invest to much here.
I went with Greenhouse seeds powder feeding organic and some canna soil. Super simple just water the plants with water in a reasonable PH range and that's it, I just got some standard PH colour strips so no need for any fancy PH meters.
Good luck
Douglas.Curtis
Autistic Diplomat in Training
Good advice so far...
Buy quality, start with a small setup which will also work great as a mum/veg area for a larger setup later.
You can literally start with a bagged soil and water only from start to finish, and generally end up with better than market quality.
Make sure the air in the space is completely changed out 3 times a minute.
Keep transpiration (water usage) high and nutrient load low. To keep it high, hot rooms need high humidity, cool rooms need low humidity. Study up on vpd if you want more in-depth info on it. Btw, the most fragile terpenes begin vaporizing at 70F, which is why warm rooms smell so nice.
Be kind, if you make errors feeding let them be not feeding enough. Over feeding causes decreased quality and a majority does not flush or fade out. It makes for a hotter and harsher end smoke.
Most important? Breathe, relax, have fun learning about this amazing plant, she's gorgeous!
Buy quality, start with a small setup which will also work great as a mum/veg area for a larger setup later.
You can literally start with a bagged soil and water only from start to finish, and generally end up with better than market quality.
Make sure the air in the space is completely changed out 3 times a minute.
Keep transpiration (water usage) high and nutrient load low. To keep it high, hot rooms need high humidity, cool rooms need low humidity. Study up on vpd if you want more in-depth info on it. Btw, the most fragile terpenes begin vaporizing at 70F, which is why warm rooms smell so nice.
Be kind, if you make errors feeding let them be not feeding enough. Over feeding causes decreased quality and a majority does not flush or fade out. It makes for a hotter and harsher end smoke.
Most important? Breathe, relax, have fun learning about this amazing plant, she's gorgeous!
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