Flood & Drain!!help out a newbie

BBXBEST

BBXBEST

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i am going to build a system similar to the one in the i grow chronic with mr. green. there a few technical details the movie left out for a newbie and i have a lot of questions but this question is can i put clones( that are obtained from a medical cannibas store) straight into my flood and drain system with hydroton rocks to keep vegging and still keep them in there for flowering?i know its mot as efficient as having a veg room and a flowering room but what can i say space is limited and i dont want a stelth hydro system after hearing so many negative things about them. also if i can put it in the system should i flood the whole rockwool cube or elevate and only flood it up to half of the cube?
 
VictorVIcious

VictorVIcious

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BBXBEST said:
i am going to build a system similar to the one in the i grow chronic with mr. green. there a few technical details the movie left out for a newbie and i have a lot of questions but this question is can i put clones( that are obtained from a medical cannibas store) straight into my flood and drain system with hydroton rocks to keep vegging and still keep them in there for flowering?

Your system doesn't determine flowering your light schedule does. the space you have may require using the same space, thats the reason your buying clones, right?

i know its mot as efficient as having a veg room and a flowering room but what can i say space is limited and i dont want a stelth hydro system after hearing so many negative things about them.
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The only thing that could be more 'efficient' then this is if you took the clones your self so the roots would already be in the clay pellets. If you can grow Medical Cannibus you don't need a "Stealth Hydro". The stealth isn't the hydro. its the rest that tries to be stealth, fans, lights, carbon filters, etc.

also if i can put it in the system should i flood the whole rockwool cube or elevate and only flood it up to half of the cube?
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The first day or two, you may want to top water the cube, or raise your flood level to the bottom 1/2" of the cube. As soon as roots from the blocks are into the clay pellets, lower your flood level, do not water the rockwool block. It will keep too much water around the merristem and will stunt growth. In nature, it rains, the rain quickly drains away from the top of the soil, gravity says so, the top of the root system gets its water from the feeder roots. You want the feeder roots to grow, make them, they have to go looking for water. This part is true no matter what the medium or system. VV:blsmoke:
 
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