How much did you spend

[Grojoe90]

just bored & curious looking to see how much money some of you guys spent on all your grow equipment in total. I just started growing 4 months ago &I I spent around $1300 in total for my setup

Three 600w HPS 6" cool tube hoods
6" carbon filter
Massive grow tent
6" exhaust fan

 

[$bkbbudz$]

From start too finish...about $600.00.Small tent, 400w cool tube, booster fan, in-line fan/filter combo, seeds, soil, nutes, smart pots, ph tester, watering can, ph down, ducting, measuring tape, PVC pipe and connectors, a ball of twine, rope ratchets, cable ties, ambient air fan, ducting tape and clamps, electrical cords and adapters, light timer...and a few other odds and ends....

All that said...With the amount of cannabis I go through, it will have paid for itself with my first harvest.

It isn't the amount of money spent that grows great medicine, it is the amount of knowledge learned by the grower.<<<I like that...should have it copywrited.

Anyway, I have seen growz done in cardboard boxes with CFL bulbs, that knocked my socks off. I have also seen $1,000s of dollars spent on hydro tables, drums of nutes, 4 or more 1,000w lights etc etc...fail due to an inexperienced grower who spent more time shopping than learning how to grow. Lesson learned.

Good Luck and Great Growz
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[Diabolical666]

2000$....10x12 veg room diy with 2x4's and panda paper 600w, 3-t5's and 1-t8. Flower room 12x25: 5k watts -3-1ks and 1-2k hps, diy 2x4's panda paper, dehumidifier, 4-high powered fans , 2-230 cfm exhaust for hoods, 400cfm intake for flwr room, 720 cfm exhaust

 

[Grojoe90]

2000$....10x12 veg room diy with 2x4's and panda paper 600w, 3-t5's and 1-t8. Flower room 12x25: 5k watts -3-1ks and 1-2k hps, diy 2x4's panda paper, dehumidifier, 4-high powered fans , 2-230 cfm exhaust for hoods, 400cfm intake for flwr room, 720 cfm exhaust

That's quite the set up

 

[Grojoe90]

From start too finish...about $600.00.Small tent, 400w cool tube, booster fan, in-line fan/filter combo, seeds, soil, nutes, smart pots, ph tester, watering can, ph down, ducting, measuring tape, PVC pipe and connectors, a ball of twine, rope ratchets, cable ties, ambient air fan, ducting tape and clamps, electrical cords and adapters, light timer...and a few other odds and ends....

All that said...With the amount of cannabis I go through, it will have paid for itself with my first harvest.

It isn't the amount of money spent that grows great medicine, it is the amount of knowledge learned by the grower.<<<I like that...should have it copywrited.

Anyway, I have seen growz done in cardboard boxes with CFL bulbs, that knocked my socks off. I have also seen $1,000s of dollars spent on hydro tables, drums of nutes, 4 or more 1,000w lights etc etc...fail due to an inexperienced grower who spent more time shopping than learning how to grow. Lesson learned.

Good Luck and Great Growz
.

Agreed, good equipment certainly helps though. I'm hoping to get even more equipment here soon to hold up to 50 plants in one room

 

[saiyaneye]

Over the years i have spent a lot. Sold it all, started over, etc.

400w MH (x 8 - Free From Old Work when they switched to CFL fixtures. Should have grabbed more
$100 - Tent 4x4
$60 - x2 400W HPS Ballasts
$35 - x2 HPS Bulbs (400w) 1 MH bulb
$100 - 440 CFM 6" Fan
$150 - Carbon Filter
$20 - Air Pumps for water airation

Nutes - General Hydroponics ($20) FoxFarm GrowBig will last forever it seems like.


Lots of things I just grabbed from people throwing away.
Kiddy pool (water tray)
Pots/Buckets
Chain
Ocalating Fan
Fans
Reflectors (Old PC Case Sides)

 

[hotshotisdashit]

Cant really tally how much cause it seems im always picking stuff up here and there. Plus ive replaced old equipment with new stuff. Have tried led lights and mh/hps. Spent quite a bit of change so far. But it's paid off tremendously with good smoke, exotic strains, get to pass out some to friends and keep a few dollars in my pocket to cover extra lights. Best hobby ive EVER had.

 

[cindysid]

I haven't spent a whole lot, probably less than $1000, but I could have done so much better if I had done more research. I bought a lot of things that I don't need or use. Lesson learned.

 

[kiwipaulie]

The spending never ends.

 

[saiyaneye]

The spending never ends.

Ya no shit

 

[Lash666]

I spent $150 on a secondhand 400w hps light with batwing reflector and magnetic ballast(that was 5+ years ago now,)
everything else i've just had lying around...
Over the years i have only spent around 70$ worth of nutrients...\

I also used no money in The current set up i have for the Blue mammoth auto. except for 10$ on the airpump.

 

[dgthumb]

I've spent more on soil then anything, but after about 10 seasons that's bound to happen.

 

[kiwipaulie]

I spent $150 on a secondhand 400w hps light with batwing reflector and magnetic ballast(that was 5+ years ago now,)
everything else i've just had lying around...
Over the years i have only spent around 70$ worth of nutrients...\

I also used no money in The current set up i have for the Blue mammoth auto. except for 10$ on the airpump.

You should buy a new light. That bulb will be shit after 4 years solid use.

 

[Budget Buds]

I'm on a budget , I try to do everything DIY to save money , Hence the name budget buds lol . When I first started out I went and bought a cabinet from walmart. brick pack seeds, cfl lights and cpu fans. I spent less then a hundo and made enough to pay for it 16 times over in about 4 months. Now it is different, I use high quality nutrients, the best strains my patients like, good lights etc. I supply 5 patients for two months in a 40 inch x 40 inch tent that produces 32 ish ounces every 50 - 55 days. It was less then 1000 to start, now it is only about 300 to produce 32 oz every two months My overages are the main issue, I usually get rid of less then 16 ounces in 2 months and when the new crop is chopped I'm still sitting on another 16 oz. usually by the end of the year I still have about 5 or 6 pounds in reserve " just in case". So for a year it is about 3600 to 4600 bucks to produce 12 lbs on average.

 

[Gquebed]

I dunno... but... I started with a store bought tent in Aug 2011 and since then I've sold that and built a small room, 9X5, which I tore down and rebuilt twice...lol

What I do know is that since Aug 2011 I've spent about 18.5k on all kinds of shit, including two Solar Storm 440s that I used once and sold...lol

Finally, for my current grow, I didn't buy anything except dirt and nutes... add electricity to that and this grow should cost less than 1k.

 

[Grojoe90]

I dunno... but... I started with a store bought tent in Aug 2011 and since then I've sold that and built a small room, 9X5, which I tore down and rebuilt twice...lol

What I do know is that since Aug 2011 I've spent about 18.5k on all kinds of shit, including two Solar Storm 440s that I used once and sold...lol

Finally, for my current grow, I didn't buy anything except dirt and nutes... add electricity to that and this grow should cost less than 1k.

Surprisingly electric hasn't been as bad as I expected when I first started growin. I run 3 600w lights two of them for 24 hours and one for flowering and all my other electricity on top of that and Bill looks around $150-200. Soil and nutes is the shit that was really putting dents in my wallet lol totally unexpected

 

[Gquebed]

Surprisingly electric hasn't been as bad as I expected when I first started growin. I run 3 600w lights two of them for 24 hours and one for flowering and all my other electricity on top of that and Bill looks around $150-200. Soil and nutes is the shit that was really putting dents in my wallet lol totally unexpected

Hmmm.... I run a T5 for clones and 2 dimmable 1000s for veg and flower... my highest bill for electricity has been $70 (1500 kwhs total for grow only in a month, not the rest of the house).

Your electricity seems pricey....

 

[Indagrow]

Build them as I go, if you make it an investment opportunity you can allow others.money to progress your skill with minimal loss or exposure.

 

[NVGrower]

Buckets $7.00 for 5 = $45
Tubes, Pumps & Misc Water Line = $250
6" 1000 watt air cooled Hood = $110
Duct & Air Related = $160
6" Inline Fan = $110
Grolux 1000watt light = $100
Nutes, Chems = $140
1000 Watt dim ballast = $160
14,000 BTU A/C, Heater, Dehumidifer = $650
Tent = $160
Misc = $100

 

[saiyaneye]

I've spent more on soil then anything, but after about 10 seasons that's bound to happen.

Thinking about switching to coco coir myself. At least mixing 50% with soil to cut soil costs down. Or just growing 100% coco and reusing.