build some shit

Sup guys!

pretty new to the growing thingy, have done a grow in my tent with 400w, the end result was.. INSANE. acctually passed out a few times after smoking a fatty. any how now to the new idea.

go big or go home right!?

i'm currently in the process's of getting me a room about, 40m2 or so.. splitting it into one bigger part and two smaller ones(30/8/2).

30m2 for 12/12 lighting, 8m2 for 16/8 and 24/0, 2 m2 for drying.

Equipment:

LED 20-60?w lighting for clones,
LED 2x60w + HPS 400w for 16/8.
LED 6x120w + 3x600w HPS for 12/12.

i know some people are against led, but it work good enough for 24/0 and with a HPS it will do fine in 16/8 as well.

so how will it do in 12/12 stage ? would only 3x600w HPS be sufficient as extra light during the final stage in Le'tomatos lifes?

id'e rather spend some extra from the beginning then have to do it later!.

And LED's are really cheap to run =)!!

Technique:

Old fashion soil! -for getting some experience

mixing my own soil


and if any one have nice solutions for auto-watering function, don't be afraid of sharing.


some thoughts about the room design.

the 12/12 room will be housing girls in tree different rows, week 1-4 in one, 5-8 in one and 9-12 in one.
it will also be possible to pull up some kinda curtain to keep the light out between the 3rd (w9-12) and the middle row.
so i can let them stay in the dark for couple of days before killing them.


is there something wrong with my thinking?

all support is welcome.


Love
Cheese.

well it sounds good..

ventilation: guess i will need somthing like 4 exhausts and 2 inlets ? couple of floor fans or getting the air moving in there?

Question: Will a carbonfilter for the intake air be a overkill or is it worth it, for cleaning out different particles.?

Question: How many mothers would i need to keep a 3 week rotation on harvest? ( totalt of 45-50 plants in bloom at once) harvest 15 of them every 3 weeks

for how long can i keep a mother before shes done? possible to bloom her when finished with it?

they make a dust shroom http://cheaphydroponics.com/store/ventilation/accessories-/-other/horticontrol-dust-shroom-6-/prod_988.html and that should take care of the air intake.

I would just clone off the vegging plants before you put them in flower. Just trim one of the lower nodes for a clone.

i like the idea man, but the only thing i know from EXP is that my buddy had some clones about a month and a half old..he was using an LED..not sure the wattage but its like 4 ft long with t-5's(bulbs)..and when he brought them to my place I put them under my 400W MH High BAY(without the shade). you can easily tell the difference..Oh ya he had it on 24/0 and im running 18/6..im sure the switch of light was not very good but they are growing soooooo much better under the proper light. It could just be me tho LED's dont seem to do the trick. please keep me updated on your project

Wetmango, Thanks for the tips, the filter is a must have !

Skulljam, okay, the LED's your buddy uses, are they bought or home made ones? maybe they were of low quallity? anyhow, these are the LED's im looking at now, both for vegg and flowering. http://www.hydroponics.eu/lighting-c-24/lamps-led-s-298/original-led-panel-grow-light-120w-8853.html from 90w-600w, wont be using the 600w ones tho. and thanks for the input

I think I would drop all the led's and spend the money on air movement. Carbon is ok but does not controll ALL odour. I would liik into an ozonator and a portable air conditioner. LED's are great for smaller areas and you might want to try vegging under them(very expensive way to go). If you go HID in you flower and floro's or led's in your veg you get the best of both worlds and full intensity in flower where needed,

IMO

Good Luck

i found a really nice site, busybeeleds.com and i looked around and found some guys that ran with busybees and they had their minds blown from the results using 16-20 colour bands so basicly a downsized sun ;D

Yeah i might back the LED's up with a few HPS Sonagro in the final phase, but not sure if needed with the bees.

I can't drop the LED's it my only chance of ever going with a big grow op, the electrical bill would be at the roof with HPS/HID lamps, since i need 15-20 lamps. My op would use like 16Kw/hr.. not ok.

I'm having great success, i'm growing mine in a built green room with a normal black light outdoors, i didn't need a whole bunch of fancy stuff. but anyway, this room have a temperature controller i made using a heater and a light dimmer i spliced together and its powered by a power wheel battery that recharged by a solar panel i took out of ten yard lights. and i have a humility device also that i pick up from sears, by me having all these devices i can mimic the month that cannibus grows the best. and i'm having great success. But my main device is my 1-4(step) grower

This is my drying box....all these devices i have gave me no problem!

hehe homegrower like the innovation , but i like them real fancy crap its really really worth spending some big bucks straight away, and then get a super nice result! i have a tent 1.5 x 1.5 x 2.0 meters, that i use right now for growing me a few girls. and i will use that for drying with the new setup =)

some high res pictures of my last run, Fem Cheese, SUPER nice smoke and buzz