Vertigrow: Utilizing Vertical Space In Hydroponics
Hey dudes.
So I bought some of these vertigrow trays. Circular flood trays with a hollowed center, allowing you to light it from the middle... Pictures will explain it better. The system is pretty cool because its pretty versatile. You can have different numbers of trays, and space them differently. You can also run it as ebb&flow, RDWC, or aero. You could also probably rig up a drip with some 1/2" tubing.
bought them at www.vertigrowsystems.com
anyways..
Lighting:
open bulb in the middle of the trays. Actually it's positioned a little above the top tray...
It's an eye hortilux hps 600w bulb with a hydrofarm phantom ballast.
ventilation
I'm cooling the light with a 20" box fan positioned in the middle of the lowest tray, blowing air up. Again, you'll see it in the pictures.
The tent is about 3.5"x3.5"x6". I'm exhausing it right now with a 9" blizzard fan.
Passive intakes.
system:
I'm running 2 trays right now. filled with 5.5" pots.
I can cram 18 5.5" square pots in each level.
nutrients:
Currently running foxfarm 3part. might hit it with monopotassium phosphate for a pk boost in week 3 or 4.
im about 1.5 weeks into flower right now, with an EC of 1.2. bluelab truncheon.
I keep pH between 5.5 and 6.
strain:
odyssey.
Not sure about its lineage. Bought one mother plant from a dispensary and ripped 40 cuttings off of it. Was able to leave all of the tops. It's about 1 month into flower right now.
Anyways the cuttings went into this system and are looking alright.
I gave them a week or so of veg.
If anyone knows the genetics for odyssey (not odyssey kush), feel free to speak up.
So, I like this thing because you get good penetration with the vertical lighting in the center. And you can keep your grow to a smaller footprint. Less floorspace!
Heres about a week into flower: Plants are stretching nicely.
Ideally, I'd like to have the plants stretch up and cover the inside of the tray above them, covering the whole cylinder with canopy.
Also I trim most of the lower shoots, UNLESS those shoots look strong, and are growing in towards the light.
Looking great.. got a link for the trays?
ya....that looks cook +repOriginally Posted by tommyo3000
got em at www.vertigrowsystems.com
powdered donuts make me go nuts
Want to use PGRs? Give this a read: http://www.manicbotanix.com/index.ph...d=27&Itemid=14
Interesting. So, essentially it's a tubular sea of green? I'm wondering what the differences between trays will be in regards to their position at the light source. I've seen something *similar-ish* using several 4' VHO fluorescent bulbs mounted vertically but never with an HID.
Yea. Well, I bought 4 grow trays.
With a single light, I tinkered around and found that you can get solid lighting on about 3 trays if you keep them close enough together.
If you angle your plants inwards, and have the stems coming out closer to the inside of the tray, it's easier to keep the trays closer together.
The reason I opted to go for only 2 tiers is because I have 36 plants. And that is just enough to fill up 2 tiers in 5.5" netpots.
It's also less volume needed in my reservoir.
You could get super efficient with this if you could rig a single light to some kind of light mover, and have a bulb move vertically in the middle.
stack like 8 tiers with one 600w.... baller....
powdered donuts make me go nuts
Want to use PGRs? Give this a read: http://www.manicbotanix.com/index.ph...d=27&Itemid=14
WOW. Sweet Setup! My grow would be perfect for this +rep
2 weeks flowering.
1.2 EC
plants still stretching. Put in a MH today to get some better pictures
Last edited by Clown Baby; 06-12-2011 at 01:38 PM.
powdered donuts make me go nuts
Want to use PGRs? Give this a read: http://www.manicbotanix.com/index.ph...d=27&Itemid=14
How much space does this system take up?
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