04-09-2009, 08:16 AM
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Elite Rolling Society
Mr. Ganja
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: in Michigan, in the arms of GOD
Posts: 12,002
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Originally Posted by tigershark
hey, I have read that you said the bubbleponics system is a starter kit? by that do you mean that it is better for just starting plants out and vegging them? or is it a system that you can use with good results all the way through for flowering?
if the system works well for flowering, how many plants would you recommend growing in the system on average?
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Glad you stopped by, tigershark.
It is a STARTER KIT, in many ways, 1, it is a good kit to get started in learning Hydro growing. 2, it is a Starter Kit to start plants from seeds. many growers START seeds or young clones in it and then remove them later to Buckets, either buckets for just one plant or buckets for 2 or 3 plants.
I use it all the way through, and many growers do. I start with 6 seed and 99% of the time, I get three females and three males, I toss the males and grow three very large Indica's, about 3 to 4 feet tall. The kit was not made or designed for more than 4 large plants.
Some growers put 4, 5 or 6 clones in it. That will work. soem put 6 in it and do a fast "se of green" getting a harvest faster, but getting a smaller harvest.
Keeping Size in Perspective
This system was not designed to grow six 6-foot tall Christmas Trees. (Although we have grown 3 plants, 3, 4 and 5 feet tall in one tank.) We have heard a few growers tell us "I just realized that the 6 plants are going to get very crowded after they get 3 or 4 feet tall". This system was not designed for 6 giant plants. There is a reason that the tank is 21 and a half inches long and called a STARTER KIT. When this system was originally designed, many factors went into deciding what size tank and pumps to use. The main factors were economy, simplicity, stealthness, and making sure the tank would fit into the end of a small closet, out of the way and out of sight. We've heard of a few growers that try to change to a much larger tank, and realize how much more work and trouble is involved in using a larger tank and moving larger quantities of water. Draining and replenishing the water can be a major task in a much larger tank. Not only are more larger and expensive air and water pumps needed for a larger tank, but larger pumps make more noise. Draining and cleaning a larger tank is a ton of work and trouble too. If you want to go with a bigger system, then connect two tanks together. And if you want to grow large plants, then start them in the Bubbleponics System, then transfer them into the Bucketeer Large Bucket DWC system. Or do like most growers do and just grow 2 or 3 large plants in one tank by selecting and keeping the more desirable three plants and disposing of the other three.
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