Hey this is my first post and was looking for any tips, pointers, etc. for my first indoor and first hydroponic grow. I have grown around 20 plants outdoors, and have been successful, but I know indoor growing is a whole 'nother game! 
Now here's the catch, I am looking to grow in a locker, 7 ft. tall, about 1.3 ft. wide, and 3 ft. long. in order to keep this little personal venture out of the prying eyes of house guests.
This is my first indoor grow but I've made an attempt to do as much research as possible and will continue to do so as needed.
Here's the hydroponic drip system I was hoping to use:
Lets Build a Bubble Bucket *Step by Step* - Grasscity.com Forums
(sorry to link off to Grasscity :X)
For that hydroponics setup, I may need to slightly slim down the bucket gallon size in order to make it fit in said locker (would this be a really big problem?).
Now I plan to grow either 2 or 4 plants, and I want to use the flowering light schedule 12/12 as early as possible so I can sex my plants. I am using bagseed (parent's buds were very dense and nice mids) for my first indoor grow, that's why I want to sex my plants as early as I can so I'm not growing a shitty male in there any longer than needed. How early can I do this? Should I wait for the plant to be at least X inches high?
So as for the light setup, I plan to use a hanging CFL fixture (to position it at the right height above the plant at all times). I will use 3 CFL's for vegetative state, and stay with 3 for the early flowering plant light schedule. But later on I will upgrade to 6 CFL's per plant when they are flowering.
Now for ventilation. Smell isn't a huge problem, but I plan to use a carbon filter system just for some experience with this. Do I have this right, the carbon filter must covering the exhaust hole completely, and have airflow moving the air through it? Also, how should I go about setting up air intake in order to supply continuous fresh air?
I think that covers most of the basics for a thread starter ;]
I would really, really appreciate any help. I hear hydroponics is not a good way to go for your first indoor grow, but I really want to jump into it, learn from my mistakes, and hopefully by some help from you guys maybe not fuck it up the first time!
Ap1tated
Locker to be used:
Now here's the catch, I am looking to grow in a locker, 7 ft. tall, about 1.3 ft. wide, and 3 ft. long. in order to keep this little personal venture out of the prying eyes of house guests.
This is my first indoor grow but I've made an attempt to do as much research as possible and will continue to do so as needed.
Here's the hydroponic drip system I was hoping to use:
Lets Build a Bubble Bucket *Step by Step* - Grasscity.com Forums
(sorry to link off to Grasscity :X)
For that hydroponics setup, I may need to slightly slim down the bucket gallon size in order to make it fit in said locker (would this be a really big problem?).
Now I plan to grow either 2 or 4 plants, and I want to use the flowering light schedule 12/12 as early as possible so I can sex my plants. I am using bagseed (parent's buds were very dense and nice mids) for my first indoor grow, that's why I want to sex my plants as early as I can so I'm not growing a shitty male in there any longer than needed. How early can I do this? Should I wait for the plant to be at least X inches high?
So as for the light setup, I plan to use a hanging CFL fixture (to position it at the right height above the plant at all times). I will use 3 CFL's for vegetative state, and stay with 3 for the early flowering plant light schedule. But later on I will upgrade to 6 CFL's per plant when they are flowering.
Now for ventilation. Smell isn't a huge problem, but I plan to use a carbon filter system just for some experience with this. Do I have this right, the carbon filter must covering the exhaust hole completely, and have airflow moving the air through it? Also, how should I go about setting up air intake in order to supply continuous fresh air?
I think that covers most of the basics for a thread starter ;]
I would really, really appreciate any help. I hear hydroponics is not a good way to go for your first indoor grow, but I really want to jump into it, learn from my mistakes, and hopefully by some help from you guys maybe not fuck it up the first time!
Ap1tated
Locker to be used:
