Ok so they'll be growing on Saturday. I guess this will be a journal/build out thread.

The room is sealed. As with most indoor set ups there was some basic fab work necessary. Let's not even talk about building a whole new fucking room for this. I've got plent of room to double this up but I want to make sure I don't suck at this hydro shit first. Co2 tank is hiding somewhere

My babies are waiting for me and will be in the tray on Saturday.

Here is the sort of finished set up. Nothing is tied up all pretty but you get the idea.



That fancy rack is 2x4's and some paint. I couldn't bring myself to pay $300 for a rack. Used some wood I had laying around. Those long side boards are raised to fit into the trays grooves so it won't slide off.



Since I'm sucking air from outside to cool my lights I don't want it to get dusty in there. In 30min without this filter it got surprisingly dirty. I made this little frame thingy and cut a cheap filter to fit.



Fancy...



I bought this used portable AC unit for a $100. No ducting and she's a little tired. I don't know if I'll make it through summer with just her. Anyway, her holes for the ducting weren't exactly 5" so lets just say I made 5" ducting work.

I popped the back of the unit off to get these in right.



She works. After a few hours the room was at 82 degrees. Not great but it might work. I don't know. Never grown indoors I've got a wall mount fan and will definately have at least another floor fan. The wall mount doesn't cut it.



So thats the basics. Can't wait to get the kiddies in there. In a week or two when they're rooted out of the bottom of the 4x4 blocks they'll go on top of 10"x36" slabs.

12 plants total.

Your setup looks awesome to me. Would love to know where you found Green Crack seeds or are they clones?

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Clonage...they're not too hard to find in Ca. I'm getting 13 in case one shits on me. If it doesn't I'll try to fit it in here or I have this old...really fucking old 250mh that I might put in the room just to flower lucky #13.

Dialing in these timers and my pump for my resi is my last thing to make it operational. The gear is there. I just need to get it all timed in.

Edit, I'm totally shocked how hot the exhaust is on my AC. Now I know why my buddy recommended the insulated stuff for the lights. It was the same price too!

Edit part Deax...Still trying to figure out what to do with this Co2. I know how to fill the room I just have no clue how fast my plants will absorb it...I need to know when to tell my timer to turn back on.

watching.

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I went slightly bigger, but very simular. I did 2 4x8 tables each with 1 1000w and a mover on each.

im doing an almost similar setup with rockwool but its 4x2 and 1 1000w light

ill be checking on your progress to get some pointers

Pointers from my screw ups

Babies go in on Friday at somepoint. He's already feeding them at 50% so my initial RW soak will be around that.

Hooked up the Co2 today. Made this little set up. This is what happens when you have too much time. I tried making a littel Co2 sprinkler system so to speak. It works but the valves farthest away don't produce. I think I really only need 4 valves....not the 8 or 10 I put in. But it does work. Just like everything else it needs to get dialed in. I might just plug up a few of them till I get the spread I want. In the end the fans will blow it all over but I wanted to give this a whirl.

Took about an hour.

See this T, one is the Co2 Supply and the other two spread around the tray to other T's. Those other T's have the middle one pointing up disbursing Co2.



Like this



This is the first T supply line after I wrapped the tray.



Too many T's...we'll see. My priorities are going to change pretty fast at about 2pm tomorrow my clones show up. Then I'll have to level the lights, time everything, fill the res and cross my fingers

The finished job was snugged up a bit better than these pics. But I had to do other things. But you can imagine...I'll update tomorrow once I get my res and everthing dialed.

A little bummed on the clones but they'll be fine. Why can't stoners deliver a nice healthy product. I've been cloning a whopping 6mo and mine look killer. Anyway, they're in.

This RO stuff is no joke. 500ppm is my tap water. If this PPM meter is correct it's reading 18. I'm going to use the calibrating solution just to make sure.

Many thoughts.

I picked up my Green Crack clones on Thursday of last week. Shouldn't have bought them but did. I got 14 and figured I could make a few of them really nice and ultimately have a mom. But still a shit clone purchase. I won't post pics till I save them. I'm that bummed.

I called the guy that hooked me up with Dutch Passion White Widow clones for some outdoor. They are exactly to me what I want in a clone...a baby tree. It shouldn't break if you drop it.

Bottom of the stalk is just shy of 1/4".



Rooted nicely. In a few days this would look really killer man.







I got the 70 gal res rolling and 10 of these WW in the tray. Got a number of the GC still in there too. Just 4" blocks. I wanna see what happens and I migh hack them up later into clones. In the end this will still be a 12 plant grow.

I can see how hydro can be less work. I can see how it would be more work. I'll let my finish time, yield and quality tell me where to go next. In SoCal fully sealed seams to be mandatory.

This WW did really good outdoors.

Fyi- Hyrdotek has a 70 gal res for $105. The bigger names are $225+...easy! Oh and if you want a lid to that new Hyrdotek $70 gal lid PM me

Right now the game plan is 24/0 for at least another week. Everything will probably be topped only to keep the height down. My ceilings in this room are 7ft on average. After the res, tray and hoods you would be surpised at how little height you have between those two spaces. I built my rack within an inch of being how low it could be.

Just dialing in all the little stuff.