chadster152
Well-Known Member
Alright! So first off, this is my first post here on RIU.
I've been lurking on these forums for about 4 years...reading, searching, drooling over grow journals, researching strains, techniques, systems, and basically just biding my time till i had the cash, place, and ability to start a grow. And now it is here...Almost.
The Setup (things marked with a * I have yet to buy, but are just a Home Depot/Hydro store trip or amazon order away)
As you can see, I'm still gathering all the stuff i need, but I'm looking to start this grow probably the first or second week of November. What do you think of my set-up? Any questions, comments, advice, changes, and tips about my setup are welcome.
The Strains (I am ordering 2 strains, possibly three)
Any questions, comments, advice, changes, and tips about the strains are welcome.
My Goal & The Plan
My goal is 0.75g/watt or 16oz. My plan is to start with seed, veg for a month on 18/6, take clones for mothers/next round (hopefully by the time I'm ready to flip them, ill have another tent and some CFL's or a MH for mothers and clones), flip to 12/12, then enjoy. I am still up in the air about what training methods i should use to accomplish my goal; topping, supercropping, LST, SCROG, a combination of a few, or all of them...So any questions, suggestions, advice, changes, and tips about training are definitely welcome.
Thanks for stopping by,
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The Setup (things marked with a * I have yet to buy, but are just a Home Depot/Hydro store trip or amazon order away)
- 600w MH/HPS w/ 6" Air Cooled Hood, both bulbs (the HPS is marked as a "Super HPS" and it says it produces more lumens than a regular HPS...is this legit??) and an Ipower electronic ballast
- Virtual Sun VS4800 Tent (4'x4'x6.5')
- DIY 4 Site RDWC System (Four individual 5 gallon buckets for plants, One 15-20 gallon tote for epicenter/reservoir)*
- 6" basket bucket lids
- 350 GPH pump
- Piping (2" with a waterfall setup for the res)
- Hydrofarm 15 LPM air pump
- Hydrofarm 4" Active Aqua round air stones
- Veg Nutes*
- Dyna-Gro Foliage Pro (or just Grow...whatever my local Hydro shop has in stock)
- Dyna-Gro Mag-Pro
- Dyna-Gro Pro-TeKt
- Botanicare AquaShield
- Flower Nutes*
- Dyna-Gro Bloom
- Dyna-Gro Mag-Pro
- Dyna-Gro Pro-TeKt
- Botanicare AquaShield
- VenTech 6" 440CM Inline Exhaust Fan*
- DIY 2-layer Carbon Filter (inner layer activated carbon, outer layer activated carbon pre-filter thats used in humidfyers/air purifiers)*
- 7" Dia. x 18-24" tall
- Misc. Meters (PPM/Temp/Ph for res, Humidity/Temp for tent)*
As you can see, I'm still gathering all the stuff i need, but I'm looking to start this grow probably the first or second week of November. What do you think of my set-up? Any questions, comments, advice, changes, and tips about my setup are welcome.
The Strains (I am ordering 2 strains, possibly three)
- Cherry OG from Emerald Triangle (definite)*
- Blueberry Headband from Emerald Triangle (option 1)*
- Sour Jack from G13 Labs (option 2)*
- Delahaze from Paradise Seeds (possible, may wait)*
- Bag seed I've collected over the years
Any questions, comments, advice, changes, and tips about the strains are welcome.
My Goal & The Plan
My goal is 0.75g/watt or 16oz. My plan is to start with seed, veg for a month on 18/6, take clones for mothers/next round (hopefully by the time I'm ready to flip them, ill have another tent and some CFL's or a MH for mothers and clones), flip to 12/12, then enjoy. I am still up in the air about what training methods i should use to accomplish my goal; topping, supercropping, LST, SCROG, a combination of a few, or all of them...So any questions, suggestions, advice, changes, and tips about training are definitely welcome.
Thanks for stopping by,
Chadster152
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