i have a discount-hydroponics catalog and they have pretty good prices. they have everything i would need to make a system. only problem is that i dont know how to make one.
Can some1 give me some plans on how to make a 10 pot system running off one resevoir.

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google....

browse through this: http://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/

did you try using the search feature on this site? I've read many posts that show how to build a hydro set up.

The most important question is what type of system do you want? ebb and flow, drip, aero.... etc...

i love the things i'm hearing about aero. but i'm kinda interested in ebb&flow even though i know little about it. i'll be more specific on what i want to do. i want to clone and veg in a refrigerator. i figure 1-2 weeks for clones to root plus about 2 weeks veg. time i should be able to harvest 10 plants every 4 weeks. i want 10 buckets to run off of 1 resevoir. it doesnt matter how many gallons the resevoir is.i think that in order for me to harvest every 4 weeks i will need to make 2 of these systems. i need to know how much area 1 400w hps will cover and how much 1 600w hps will cover so i know how many lights to purchase. i've heard alot about "chronic" so i plan on growing this strain.
I've tried to google for some plans but have yet to come across a plan that tells me how to make a system like the one i've explained. please help me out.

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FIrst off, I've read about chronic and it sounds like an awesome strain if you want to produce in mass!! 400 W HPS is ideal for 3x3 area. 600 W is ideal for 4.5 x 4.5 area.

If you want to harvest once every 4 weeks, you will need two flowering set ups, just like you mentioned. That is ofcourse assuming that the strains you are growing flowers in 8 weeks.

You mentioned all this stuff about buckets. If you want to do flood and drain the easiest way to do it is get a flood tray, resevoir, water pump, air pump, air stones, flood and drain kit. By using one tray, you are not flooding indavidual buckets, but just one whole tray that your pots sit inside. This is much simpler than connecting your water hose to all these different buckets; you just connect it to one tray.

Also, with the tray method you are not restricted to a certain number of plants to grow. YOu can stuff as many pots in the tray as humanly possible. Let me see if I can find you a post on how to build this.

i really appreciate your help splifman.

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with the flood and drain system it sounds like the flood and drain method your talking about would be great for SOG. with me tryin' to harvest every 4 weeks how long should i veg my plants for. i think flood & drain is the method i'll be growing with but i will need everybodi who is able, to help me out with this. with knowledge that you guys have, my succesful grow will be your succesful grow.

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Flood and drain is easy because it's just filling a hydro bed, and letting it drain. Pump it from a res that's lower, and let gravity drain it back.

Here's a tutorial about setting up a flood and drain in a closet. Keep in mind that I wrote it 10 years ago:

Hydroponic Grow Operation in a Bedroom Closet :Contest Entry

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Is flood and drain the same as ebb and flow?

so you will have 2 gow ops going at the same timed right as 1 grow wouldnt be able to be harvested in 4 weeks as almost all strains 6 or more weeks just to flower