600w x 4 indoor grow. 4 strains.

My partner and I just started a grow. We will be using 4 600w MH sunpulse lamps. We are growing 4 strains. Greenhouse Seeds Super Lemon Haze, The Church, Big Bang, and DH Short's True Blueberry. We started The Church and Super Lemon Haze. It has been 4 days and all the seeds have germinated and about half have popped out of the rockwool. Seeds from Hemp Depot, Greenhouse Seed Co.
 
We are going to grow these first 40 in 5 gallon buckets filled with hydroton. Drip system. We will be using General Hydroponics nutrients.

Our space is

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We want to build two rooms inside of that space. We want to be able to run two seperate rooms on opposite light schedules. We haven't figured it out yet. We would eventually like to have 4 Heath Robinson type vertical setups. Those are 5x5. We have to be able to access the two doors and certainly the bathroom.
 

Blazn

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Wow that is awesome, Goodluck. ill def be following this one can't wait to see pics of the room once you got it goin
 

1gamma45

Active Member
You said your using 4 600watt MH. Your going to need to swap them to HPS for budding are those duel systems that can switch from MH to HPS. If not soemthing to think about.


MH normaly in the 6500k range for Veg
HPS Normaly in the 2700k range for Flower
 
It is the start of the 7th day. All but one of the plants has popped out.

Lights- 4 4 foot agrosun full spectrum fluorescents. 5850 K

Water- 50ppm Liquid Karma
50ppm GH Floramicro

PH- 5.9

Temperature/Humidity-Low/High 72/79F 42%/61%

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Changed to 200ppm lucas method, 1ml/qt. Liquid Karma.
 
We are also now going with magnetic 600w ballasts, although I am open to hearing about other ideas.

We are having some issues with the room design. We will need to figure out something soon. If anyone likes to design rooms, we would love some input. right now, it looks like we are talking about splitting the room at the 13 1/2 foot line with a wall, then splitting that into two rooms. intake and exhaust get a little tricky. I'll draw up some more plans in a little while. In the meantime, if anyone is awesome and would like to drop some advice on me, I would appreciate it. the ceiling is 8' 6". I also am taking the paranoid route and want to have two rooms so that there are no 12 hour spikes in energy usage. Just in case. I was reading about my local police department using electric usage records to try and find growers. Not hearsay, but an article with quotes from cops. I am not really worried too much about energy usage, just don't think the spikes are worth the risks.

Another question. I was thinking about sealed rooms. Ideas, input, and experience appreciated.


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rosecitypapa

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Interesting,... well if you're still undecided, these ideas would get work.

Two options that come to mind:
1) You could make two 5' x 5' growing carts (with canopy & floor) for keeping it entirely self-contained and movable. Although, you prolly have to make them 5' x 6' so you could have a place for reservoirs, carbon filter and fan.

But if you really want to go with built-in's, this is what comes to mind:

2) If we look at your plan view and say the top is North. On the East wall divide the length into three work bench like growing areas. Two areas for vegging under T-5's separated by a cloning area. The cloning area is centrally located to feed either veg beds.
Have the two bloom chambers side by side in SW corner of your plan view. The bloom chambers will create a hallway with the wall that the bathroom door is on. In this hallway are your two reservoirs for your bloom chambers easily accessible to the drain and fill capabilities of your bathroom. Pull high shelves above the reservoirs for nutrient storage. A workbench in this area is useful too, a horizontal surface to put your meters, measuring tools, scissors, journal and such. High on the south wall you want to suspend larger than you want ducting to connect the bloom rooms to the general area. It will be quieter. Also get a variac to tune the fan. As you walk in through the South door to your immediate left is where you put your carbon filter.
 

rosecitypapa

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Btw, if you search for used hydro gear, you could cut your expenses by 60%. A lot of times a guy is just moving on and wants just to be done with it. You can receive all types of 'freebies'.
 
Things are going smoothly.

I moved the girls under a 400w MH. I am waiting on seeds from hemp depot. The first ones came quick. It's been two weeks since I got the SLH and The Church. I ordered the True Blueberry and Big Bang four days after the SLH/Church.


Lights- 400 watt Metal Halide
Water- 250 ppm lucas method
5ml Liquid Karma
foliar feeding LK at 35ppm
PH- 5.8

Temperature/Humidity past week-Low/High 68F/80F 22%/66%

The Super Lemon Haze

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The Church

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