Thundercat's Groooooooow

YouGrowYourWay

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I'm glad I found you thundercat, you seem full of wisdom. The way you are talking you sound like me not tryna blow my world up. I just started reading your thread taking me back to 08 crazy over ten years experience in this. I was always afraid to start up. I was even scared to make an account on here. Best of luck with you and yours. Lmk if you ever find a good TW would love to add that to my collection legit one of my fav strain
 

Thundercat

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@YouGrowYourWay thanks for the kind words man. I've learned a ton from RIU over the years including how to usually weed out the bad apple members and bad advice from others :). I hope your enjoying the read through my thread if you've ever it questions I'm glad to help of I can. I've had a few good adventures over the last 10 years on this site/13 years of growing. I look forwards to many more.

I'm getting some fresh genetics going in my room and it's been freshly cleaned and reset. I'm looking forward to watching things blow up from here!
 

YouGrowYourWay

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Ooo please keep us posted on the new genetics. What are they going to be if I may ask. I love watching the growth. I've got a ton of knowledge just none applied so not sure what really is useful knowledge and what is a waste. so I definitely will be using you and your 13 years for any questions I can't get a definitive answer for or inconclusive results. I read a lot of research and alot on these forums it's just a matter of applying all this learned knowledge to know what works best for me. Thanks again man!
 

Thundercat

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@Thundercat do you sell your glass at all online? I saw some of your pieces in a very earlier post and it looked like some awesome stuff and always love supporting cool people!
I do sell it online but not through RIU or to Members I don't know personally. Currently I have to keep my 2 worlds apart, but I was just talking to my wife last night about that and trying to change it. Several others have expressed interest like yourself, and I really enjoy adding glass to peoples lives!
 

meangreengrowinmachine

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I do sell it online but not through RIU or to Members I don't know personally. Currently I have to keep my 2 worlds apart, but I was just talking to my wife last night about that and trying to change it. Several others have expressed interest like yourself, and I really enjoy adding glass to peoples lives!
yeah PM me if you change that policy man! I would love to see your selection! But I for sure understand the policy.
 

Keesje

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My plan is to read this whole topic, but it will take some time.
Before I start reading I already have a few questions.
As I read in another topic, you state that you have plants in flower in different stages, together in 1 tray, getting nutes from 1 reservoir.
You already told me that your EC is around 1.2/1.4 and your pH of 5.8.

So my questions are:
What are the dimensions of your tray?
How many plants in total?
How many plants per stage? (I mean 'how many plants of 2 weeks old?' or 'how many plants ready to yield')
What light is above it? How many watts for example?
For how long do you flower?
And most important question: How much do you harvest in every stage?

I know it are a lot of questions, but I am tempted by your system of using only 1 reservoir.
 
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Thundercat

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Hey thanks for stopping by! I figured the easiest way to answer each question separately would be to add to the quote so my answers are in bold. I also want to add that the way I grow has adapted and changed to fit my needs and the plants for the most part but is far from perfect. Running various strains at different stages all on the same res doesn't allow me to pin point growth and try to max it out. But it does let me grow a continuous flow of different plants that usually turn out really top notch. This style grow requires constantly cloning, planting and harvesting to keep things in order. I slacked off on this the last 2 years spending to much time blowing glass. My garden has suffered and I'm currently getting things back on track. I should have some nice fresh pictures in the next couple weeks.

So my questions are:
What are the dimensions of your tray? I use a 4x4 flood tray with a 40gallon reservoir under the table.

How many plants in total? The plant total just depends on how many clones are ready, and what strains. Usually about 40 plants, but that changes between 30-48 with variables

How many plants per stage? (I mean 'how many plants of 2 weeks old?' or 'how many plants ready to yield') I add the plants in batches of 10-12. So every 3ish weeks new clones go into flower. Which makes between 3-4 batches per tray for the 36-48 plant total :).

What light is above it? How many watts for example? I have a 1k hps is a xl air cool hood. It usually is about 14 inches above my canopy. The newest clones go in the center of the tray and the most mature plants move outwards towards the edges as I add new batches. This means that the tallest plants catch any light escaping the edges of the hood pretty well. Really I would love to add side lighting. All the way around to really help max things out even more.

For how long do you flower? Flower time totally depends on the strain. I try to run plants that will be mature around 9 weeks. But i usually have multiple strains in my tray at once too. That's another variable with how many plants are in at one time.

And most important question: How much do you harvest in every stage? Each cycle is typically 8-10 ounces from 10-12 plants. So usually between 20-25g per plant. Most of which is premium bud. I get very very little larf.
 

Keesje

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I think your system works great.
Your yield is about 800 grams to 1000 grams per 4 x 4 with a 1000 Watt HPS.
At least, if I made the right calculations. :)
That's good!
This way you have a constant supply of good weed.

Perhaps you could look into switching to LED.
Less Watts and better speading. Also less heat (which can be nice, but can also mean you have to add heating)
 

Thundercat

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I think your system works great.
Your yield is about 800 grams to 1000 grams per 4 x 4 with a 1000 Watt HPS.
At least, if I made the right calculations. :)
That's good!
This way you have a constant supply of good weed.

Perhaps you could look into switching to LED.
Less Watts and better speading. Also less heat (which can be nice, but can also mean you have to add heating)
Some day I will probably switch to Led, but it won't be for less watts, just more coverage. If I do some side lighting it will probably be some samsung stripes or maybe QBs hung on all 4 sides of the tray to make a "light box" around my plants.

My 1k and fan only cost me $30 a month to run. I'm not really worried about saving money on lighting. That's part of why my system is set up the way it is. So I can operate effectively with only the one light.

The cost of switching to comparable quality and quantity or LEDs is still to high for me to switch yet.
 

Thundercat

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You really have your cycle refined nicely Bro. Very generous teachings.
I wish I could have been keeping it perfect the last 2 years like that. I wouldn't be in nearly as tough of a spot as I am right now lol. It wasn't the system that failed though it was me. So I still feel ok sharing what I've done.
 

Mr.Head

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I do sell it online but not through RIU or to Members I don't know personally. Currently I have to keep my 2 worlds apart, but I was just talking to my wife last night about that and trying to change it. Several others have expressed interest like yourself, and I really enjoy adding glass to peoples lives!
For real let me know too Thundercat. Put me on the list please!

I've been thinking about getting a new bowl for a while.
 
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