Hello everyone.
I am a relatively new grower with two grows under my belt. Grow #1 was a gravity-draining hydro tray with 12 plants and 2000w HPS for blooming. I think it had a 50 gal reservoir and was an insane success. I didn't weigh it but had over 48 wide mouthed mason jars full of medicine.
That lasted me until my second grow, which was soil, and that was heartbreaking. All my plants throughout the grow were weak, unresponsive, and yielded virtually nothing. I didn't even get an ounce of smokable bud. I screwed up that crop so bad. But at least I learned a lot.
So that leads me to my third and current grow. Instead of 12 plants I will grow 1 or 2. Instead of expensive HID's I will switch to energy efficient LED's. Note, I have to use LED's for the power bill, this is non-negotiable... although I am open to suggestions on the brand.
Here is my planned growroom:
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Room Size and type
I will reduce the growroom size from an entire bedroom to a [4ft x 2ft x 7ft] grow tent. This growtent, to be exact:
http://www.amazon.com/GrowDen-Hydroponics-Indoor-Grow-Greenhouse/dp/B00GDNCJQ6/ref=sr_1_13?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1407533410&sr=1-13&keywords=2x4 grow tent
This will help a lot to contain the lighting. Also I don't have to find any studs with this method!
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Lighting
600w LED Advanced Platinum (draws like 345w at the wall)
http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Platinum-P600-12-band-Grow/dp/B00NTC2XRO
Open to suggestions.
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Airflow/ventilation
http://www.amazon.com/TD-Mixvent-TD-100-In-Line-Duct-120V/dp/B003QL8JG2
Nearly silent duct fan with a carbon filter hooked up to the ceiling of the growtent. Will vent into the bedroom. Fresh air will be drawn from open holes in the side of the tent. Unfortunately I cannot vent out a window, but I will try to keep my doors and such open to provide fresh air into the household. I will also get one of those CO2 generating bags to hang from the ceiling as well, unless anybody thinks they are worthless.
Open to suggestions.
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Reservoir
I will be using the following hydroponic method... I think its called bubbleponics?
I am debating on if I should use a huge 50gal reservoir for 1-2 plants, or a couple 5 gal buckets instead.
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Nutrients
I have had good luck with general hydroponics formula so I will stick with that. I will keep PH balancers and that oxygen-enriching stuff (the name escapes me at the moment) around in case of... well you know, imbalances.
I had PH meters and PPM meters and for my first grow I took two samples, once in the AM and once again in the PM, and recorded them to a chart. I would highly recommend everyone do this, it taught me so much.
Extras:
I have a 1/4 Horsepower water chiller than I can hook up to my reservoir if needed. I plan on keeping the water temperature at 68 degrees, as that was the temperature I used the first time I grew successfully.
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So then, my questions to you veterans!
Question #1: For my 4x2x7 growtent with 600w LED (stats stated above) should I grow one big plant or two medium ones? Having one light, it would seem to make sense to just grow one monster plant instead of two small ones, but I'm not 100% sure either way.
Question #2: Should I use a 50 gallon tote for my reservoir, or should I use 5 gallon buckets? I'll put airstones in them either way, but with the 50 gallon tote it would be WAY easier to run the water chiller through it. Lots more room.
Question #3: Say I go with two plants and a 50 gallon res. Good idea or bad idea to put them both in the same res?
Question #4: Will that 600w LED provide enough coverage for my 4x2? Anybody have experience with LED's in a 4x2 tent?
Question #5: Thoughts/opinions on my ventilation solution?
Question #6: Should I bother with buying this, considering I have no other Co2 solution?
http://www.amazon.com/ExHale-Homegrown-your-indoor-plants/dp/B00546SAZC
Question #7: Anybody have a suggestion for a strain that would do well in this environment? I love indica and dislike sativa.
Thank you very much in advance for any knowledge you give. And yes, I am making a grow journal as soon as I figure out these last few details.
Cheers!
Edit: Forgot to mention. The GOAL of this setup is to give me enough medicine to make it to the next crop out. So I need a 2-3 month supply off of 1 or 2 plants. Just extra info!
I am a relatively new grower with two grows under my belt. Grow #1 was a gravity-draining hydro tray with 12 plants and 2000w HPS for blooming. I think it had a 50 gal reservoir and was an insane success. I didn't weigh it but had over 48 wide mouthed mason jars full of medicine.
That lasted me until my second grow, which was soil, and that was heartbreaking. All my plants throughout the grow were weak, unresponsive, and yielded virtually nothing. I didn't even get an ounce of smokable bud. I screwed up that crop so bad. But at least I learned a lot.
So that leads me to my third and current grow. Instead of 12 plants I will grow 1 or 2. Instead of expensive HID's I will switch to energy efficient LED's. Note, I have to use LED's for the power bill, this is non-negotiable... although I am open to suggestions on the brand.
Here is my planned growroom:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Room Size and type
I will reduce the growroom size from an entire bedroom to a [4ft x 2ft x 7ft] grow tent. This growtent, to be exact:
http://www.amazon.com/GrowDen-Hydroponics-Indoor-Grow-Greenhouse/dp/B00GDNCJQ6/ref=sr_1_13?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1407533410&sr=1-13&keywords=2x4 grow tent
This will help a lot to contain the lighting. Also I don't have to find any studs with this method!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lighting
600w LED Advanced Platinum (draws like 345w at the wall)
http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Platinum-P600-12-band-Grow/dp/B00NTC2XRO
Open to suggestions.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Airflow/ventilation
http://www.amazon.com/TD-Mixvent-TD-100-In-Line-Duct-120V/dp/B003QL8JG2
Nearly silent duct fan with a carbon filter hooked up to the ceiling of the growtent. Will vent into the bedroom. Fresh air will be drawn from open holes in the side of the tent. Unfortunately I cannot vent out a window, but I will try to keep my doors and such open to provide fresh air into the household. I will also get one of those CO2 generating bags to hang from the ceiling as well, unless anybody thinks they are worthless.
Open to suggestions.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reservoir
I will be using the following hydroponic method... I think its called bubbleponics?
I am debating on if I should use a huge 50gal reservoir for 1-2 plants, or a couple 5 gal buckets instead.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nutrients
I have had good luck with general hydroponics formula so I will stick with that. I will keep PH balancers and that oxygen-enriching stuff (the name escapes me at the moment) around in case of... well you know, imbalances.
I had PH meters and PPM meters and for my first grow I took two samples, once in the AM and once again in the PM, and recorded them to a chart. I would highly recommend everyone do this, it taught me so much.
Extras:
I have a 1/4 Horsepower water chiller than I can hook up to my reservoir if needed. I plan on keeping the water temperature at 68 degrees, as that was the temperature I used the first time I grew successfully.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
So then, my questions to you veterans!
Question #1: For my 4x2x7 growtent with 600w LED (stats stated above) should I grow one big plant or two medium ones? Having one light, it would seem to make sense to just grow one monster plant instead of two small ones, but I'm not 100% sure either way.
Question #2: Should I use a 50 gallon tote for my reservoir, or should I use 5 gallon buckets? I'll put airstones in them either way, but with the 50 gallon tote it would be WAY easier to run the water chiller through it. Lots more room.
Question #3: Say I go with two plants and a 50 gallon res. Good idea or bad idea to put them both in the same res?
Question #4: Will that 600w LED provide enough coverage for my 4x2? Anybody have experience with LED's in a 4x2 tent?
Question #5: Thoughts/opinions on my ventilation solution?
Question #6: Should I bother with buying this, considering I have no other Co2 solution?
http://www.amazon.com/ExHale-Homegrown-your-indoor-plants/dp/B00546SAZC
Question #7: Anybody have a suggestion for a strain that would do well in this environment? I love indica and dislike sativa.
Thank you very much in advance for any knowledge you give. And yes, I am making a grow journal as soon as I figure out these last few details.
Cheers!
Edit: Forgot to mention. The GOAL of this setup is to give me enough medicine to make it to the next crop out. So I need a 2-3 month supply off of 1 or 2 plants. Just extra info!
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