Dr. Funkenstein

My comments are in bold.

Thanks bgb_123, Always helps to get a contrasting POV.

Dr. Funkenstein

bgb_123

floc is granulated RW - cubes are like 1/2" and you pack it in pot

if your going w/ larger plants - just get an ebb n grow system

people love them and the work great

Alternative Garden Supply - Hydroponics & Indoor Gardening Super Store

plus you can expand to a huge opperation with very little additional cost

Dr. Funkenstein

bgb_123

i dont know enough about your space to say - but if your growing large plants - this is the way to go

i would go w/ ebb n flow with smaller plants, a large number of small plants

you can grow more than 1 breed as long as they are similar in height and nute needs

people who use this system for large plants rave about it

if you want ebb n flow - check out scrog or sog methods

nigel

it is coming together for you. best wishes nigel

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Dr. Funkenstein

See, that's the thing. I may want to alternate back and forth. I may wish to grow fewer, larger plants, but then again-- I wouldn't mind filling up a 3x3 tray with many small plants, either. This project isn't just for my medical needs. You're talking to some dude who chose to call himself Dr. Funkenstein, haha. I would like to learn and experiment with different methods, in time. Like a mad scientist, of sorts. My Flowering Room space is 3Lx4Wx8H rectangular space.

Dr. Funkenstein

thanks Nigel! lol

bgb_123

3x4 space - the ebb n grow is to big to fit res. - your right

you could grow ebb n flow scrog w/ 2.5 weeks veg time and use 8" pots and get 4 medium+ size plants

or you could grow ebb n flow sog use 6" pots and fill them in tight about 25 plants - with no veg time at all and grow them with no topping to a max height of 24" (18" ideal) for a single cola plants

then you have it both ways depending on your mood

get a 3x3 tray and a 35+ gallon res with a 600 watt hps light - 8" vented hood or cool tube , 8" fan and a can 66

a smal 2ft cfl for seedlings & clones
some GH 3 part
and your in business

choose your medium, RW or pellets

bingo bongo

Batting1000

It seems you guys have dissected my posts well. Sry for any confusion. I will try to answer ur questions.

I use the ebb and flow for only veg. Drip system for the week before flowering and ALL thru the cycle. And yes..it is becuase i have a 4 in cube stacked on a slab and now the rw is higher than the tray. But all that jazz about washing salts is a valid point too.

As for clogged,(hehe), After a couple of harvests, even if you soak the feeder lines in hyox or something, they STILL grow slime on the insides. I change them out to eliminate this. Im kinda anal about cleanliness.

The 100 gal tank yes is for storage. It is grow space dependent. I need 100 because in my flower room there are 2- 40 gal panda res. On Sat., (my water change day) I need at least 80 gal to swap the res and another few gal to water moms or make sprays or whatever. Then the tank refils by the next day (i have a float valve to shut it off), and I then change the veg res on a tuesday or so as not to mess with my water requirements on SAT. Some days i wish i had 150 gal tank.

The Reverse Osmosis system comes in a 100 or 200 gal/day models. Doesnt sound like you'll need much mor than the 100. I never really did or do. And again..I get most shit from the grow shop even though its expensive.

30 Amp Timer Box for a timer box for the lights. If the link stuff works. This runs the lights and a fan when the lights come on.
It is wired using a standard dryer plug. It also has a 110v cord that is a "trip" wire to turn on and off the unit.

GardenMax Home and Garden - Eco Plus 24 Hour Programmable Plug In Timer 15 Amp for the individual timers.. Although i do use the digital ones. These are for my water pumps, the timer box, my hotbox (3 hr burns) and any other stuff that only gets used in intervals.

The sulfur burner is about 120 bucks. IT IS a LAST resort. They have srpays that do just fine too that i would use before i turned on the hotbox.

Moms stay under MH because the internode distance is just a bit longer with the MH.. I have found that it is Perfect for clones (cutting below a node, and still having a 4 in clone or so.) The t-5 internode distance is super short and great for veg but i just prefer the longer distance on my clones.

The nutrients is all a matter of preference. A N get super expensive so I use those listed because most of the other chems are for flavor and odor etc. The only thing I would STILL add, is maybe a medium cleanser like sensyzime, and a root stimulant like voodoo juice.
STILL, a matter of preference. Im happy with my yeilds and cant justify all the other $ and chems when the bud just goes right out the door to others in need of medication.

The water chiller, i use a little differently than most (being so anal) Most ppl would hook it up to their reservoir and cycle the water thru it to cool it. But the res water is dirty, and the chiller is $500! So what i do is use the chiller to cycle the R/O water in my 100gal holding tank. That way, when i top a res, or flat out change the water, i am using fresh, chilled, r/o water to do it.. ANd my chiller stays nice and clean cuz it only runs fresh water thru it. The burner really heats the room so this thing is necessary in the summer to keep then res temps below 70 or so. When i top off a res, it also helps to bring down the temps of the water. When the plants are big, I top the res off every other day.

Tucking. yes it is to expose light to under portions of the plant. and after the lolipop, i tuck probably every week.

Lolipopping. It will get some mixed reviews on this site but my plants are super strong, backcrossed, and monsters, so say what u will. Imagine a tootsie-pop. At the end of week2, i remove EVERYTHING from the bottom up to the start of my canopy. I mean the branches are CLEAN! Only about 6-10 inches remain at the top of the plant(lolipop). The light wont penetrate much further than 18 in anyway. Also helps with air circulation undrneath the canopy when its clean.

And I have never seen a deeper tray than the ones in the grow shop unless you use a rubbermaid something or other which goes against my grow religion!

Dont know if I mentioned or not but my plant is 'Cough'. IT is skunk #1, g-13, and hashplant. Tall, Robust, Big Yielder and a 22%THC!!!!!!!! People have asked me to try out their genetics in MY setup, (cuz i do it well), and i refused.. I cant see giving up the real estate for an inferior plant. I smoke alot and need some strong shit.

Glad to help.. Hope this answered some of ur questions. I will eventually take pics and post but im not even sure the links worked.

nigel

The pruning interested ne, makes sense. best wishes nigel

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