gigabyteC2D
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So, I thought I would share my grow with anyone who is intersted. I have grown soil before, and oh boy that was a hoot. I thought for a while about what I was going to do, and how, and eventually I came up with this. Here is my basic set-up:
1) I have three plants. To start, I have them in three gallon buckets. My system is a DWC.
2) I chose 2 different strains, mostly because I though the differences would be interesting to see, and I like to have some variety. I have White Widow Feminized from Seedsman, and also Blue Mystic from Nirvana. Blue Mystic is a cross between WW, Blueberry, and Northern Lights (I THINK).
3) My equipment:
a. A 600W HPS bulb and a Lumatek Digital ballast.
b. A 6" vented hood
c. A 30W Commercial air pump, black vinal tubing
d. Four 12" air stones
e. Three 3 gallon tubs, and a 30 gallon tub
f. An ocillating fan, a 6" inline duct fan, and some random computer fans wired to a AC/DC adapter
g. A digital thermometer, a high capacity power strip, and a digital timer
h. A set of B.C. Technaflora nutes, 17% H2O2, pH up/down
i. A Hanna pH and ppm/EC digital meter, which I am ordering tonight
j. Groton, Biorooters, net pots
Overall, I ended up spending wal more than I planned, mostly because a local shop FU*Ked me over. I had to go though a TON of bs with them after they sold me a non-working ballast, and they would not take it back. I then bought the Lumatek (from a different shop) and ended up paying $275 more than I would have had to.
My first idea was to make it 'STEALH' by putting it all into a hollowed out dresser, however, once I got everything in there, I realized that there wasn't very much room, it was much to hard to cool the light in there, and numerous other factors. I ended up devoting less than half of a giant closet to this, and I think it will work well.
More to come soon, including pics, but I have to go soon......
1) I have three plants. To start, I have them in three gallon buckets. My system is a DWC.
2) I chose 2 different strains, mostly because I though the differences would be interesting to see, and I like to have some variety. I have White Widow Feminized from Seedsman, and also Blue Mystic from Nirvana. Blue Mystic is a cross between WW, Blueberry, and Northern Lights (I THINK).
3) My equipment:
a. A 600W HPS bulb and a Lumatek Digital ballast.
b. A 6" vented hood
c. A 30W Commercial air pump, black vinal tubing
d. Four 12" air stones
e. Three 3 gallon tubs, and a 30 gallon tub
f. An ocillating fan, a 6" inline duct fan, and some random computer fans wired to a AC/DC adapter
g. A digital thermometer, a high capacity power strip, and a digital timer
h. A set of B.C. Technaflora nutes, 17% H2O2, pH up/down
i. A Hanna pH and ppm/EC digital meter, which I am ordering tonight
j. Groton, Biorooters, net pots
Overall, I ended up spending wal more than I planned, mostly because a local shop FU*Ked me over. I had to go though a TON of bs with them after they sold me a non-working ballast, and they would not take it back. I then bought the Lumatek (from a different shop) and ended up paying $275 more than I would have had to.
My first idea was to make it 'STEALH' by putting it all into a hollowed out dresser, however, once I got everything in there, I realized that there wasn't very much room, it was much to hard to cool the light in there, and numerous other factors. I ended up devoting less than half of a giant closet to this, and I think it will work well.
More to come soon, including pics, but I have to go soon......