Thanks for the reply I think im going to go with Ebb and Gro. Another question, if i go with bigger buckets this will increase yield correct? With these bigger buckets would i fill the entire bucket with hidroton
The ol saying goes, bigger roots means bigger fruits, so bigger containers are better for plants you plan on growing big. I couldn't give you the info on the ebb and grow details, but yield is mainly strain dependent. Typical low yielding strains will be above average in hydro and hi yielding strains can get out of control. In a tent, you are limited by height, so topping once or twice is always a suggested idea. With 4k watts, first time, if you make it through harvest...1/2g per watt average. If you get 1g/watt, job well done. If you get more than that, make sure you kept a journal. How many are you planning on running?
Im allowed to have 24 plants. With the idea you gave me im thinking of running 6 plants in big containers and then possibly running a SOG in a seperate 4x4 tent. I'd also like to keep two mothers at time for clones. Any thought/ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Also thinking of growing something like AK47, Blue Dream, Northern Lights, or an Og of some sort. Any suggestions?
And is this gram/watt ratio in dry or wet buds?
Dry.
Thank you.
AKGrowAreo im very interested in your setup and would very much appreciate your help in starting mine.
thanks man
i haven't run the setup yet but i plan on using an ac unit as well as water chiller for my rez.
Thanks for you the info Optic1 i appreciate it, im on the west coast too Cali to be exact.
Thanks Nevin I'd love to see it. I started on this Forum about 5-6 years ago. People come and go but we can still learn. I have tried so many ways to skin the cat. In the end some of the simplest or easy ways you do things can give you great results. Every grow is different and following someones perfect scientific method can end in disaster and a lost crop. Go easy on things. A lot of posts have guys coming in and show beautiful plants n methods and before harvest they disappear. I still think someone gives advice about bloom and boosters then disaster strikes. Been there done that. Like I was told about Kool Bloom. Good stuff... Till I pushed it a little bit too much the last week. Walked in one morning and my beautiful crop looked like Columbia Gold. It turn a beautiful brown over night. I blew a whole crop. Never should have added that extra tablespoon lol. Couldn't resist the urge to make those buds just a little bit bigger. Go easy and keep it simple. I spoke with current culture about their undercurrent system. Like $3K for what I wanted. Sorry not on my budget. I sat down and desighned my own. Covered every base from filling draining and cooling. I was told to use those 1-1/2" black grommet deals so built a small system using ho depot buckets. Those dont work well on rounded surfaces. They leaked. The buckets are too small the roots always looked like crap. One reason was oxygen. Needed more airstones. If you drip that noise drove us nuts. Finally went with the 27 gal black totes with yellow lids. Painted lids an cut 2 8" holes in each for 2 plants per bucket. Did the top drip also. Bought a pump and dropped it in reservoir and using a little valve to adjust flow i ran 1/4" tubing to each bucket to drip. No more crazy bubble noise. On the containers those thru wall 1-1/2" fittings to connect the pipe are expensive. A friend showed me how to make my own for a few bucks. The secret was one side uses the gray electrical fitting because it has a larger surface area. Haha no leaks on container. The output side dropped to 3/4" with a pump to resevoir. On the output side of the pump i put a spigot on it and a valve right after that. Turn the valve attach a hose n bingo drain the system. I can drain n fill 80 gal with new nutrients in 30 min and never lift a water bucket. Just sit n look things over and you can design an awesome system, then sleep on it and cover every base. Im figuring with pumps n resevoir I built that $3-4k system for $3-4 hundred bucks. My neighbor stopped by. He loved it but agreed heat needs to come down. So I said how much do you think I can pull I said 3-4 lbs? He said NO more like 5-6 lbs. So I'm happy. Now the hard part. I HATE TRIMMING. LMFAO