good stuff! think im getting there wist the planning! that video is spot on, exactly what i wanted. ta

So i finally descided im growing hydro! either gonna use the deep pod flood&drain system.
Esoteric Hydroponics 2 Pod System
or
sog-hydroponics.co.uk
search 4 '4 POD - BUBBLEPOD SYSTEM'
(they said they can do a deal on 2)

cos im using a smaller cupboard now im only using a 2pod, however growing 2 plants in each pod.

Its getting close to grow time. man i cant wait, i think this hobby is gonna stick

Well lowryder is crossed with ruderalis so shares it's 'auto-flowering' characteristics so you won't have to switch your lights to 12/12 to start the flowering stage. The light spectrums you've chosen (red) for your lights are specifically for the flowering stage, what are you going to use for vegetative growth? I'd suggest you might want to think about getting 1 x 125w Enviro Blue and 1 x 125w Enviro red, and use them together to cover the full PAR spectrum that the plant requires. If you're only growing one at a time, this will be more than enough light for your requirements. You might also want to take a look at some of the smaller 250/400w HPS (full spectrum bulb) systems.

Also, I'd strongly suggest you ignore hydro for the moment and get a straight forward soil grow under your belt first - soil is far more forgiving of mistakes than hydro where much faster growth is possible, but the faster the plant grows the more precise ph levels and nutrient values have to be and the more can go wrong.

You've not mentioned ventilation and odour control which is just as important as light and nutrients - plants need co2 to grow and unless you change the air in your growspace regularly enough the plant will use up all the available co2 in the air and growth will stop. Fresh air circulation and replenished levels of c02 are vital for healthy plant growth.

As I mentioned, my advice would be to forget hydro for the moment and focus your mind and attention on getting the basics of a soil grow right first.

Good luck with whichever direction you end up going in.

I wouldn't grow in anythig smaller than a 3 gal. pot. 5 gal would be better. The root ball needs lots of room!

hey just wondering, where are you getting an envirolite for 55 dollars? dont you need a special outlet or something for it to work? is it self ballasting? thanks a lot for your help. i have been looking into them, and debating between that or a 400watt hps. thanks

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hey guys

babygro thanks for that..

well i have moved on quite a bit from the original plan. done a lot of research!! Growin hydro still, in a 4 pod bubbler, with a large res so ph and nutes should be sustainable, using a 250w cfl (enviro equivelant) in red spectrum as its auto flowering plant. Will use Co2 fermentation technique.. The grow closets slightly smaller now. cos im using cfl's im thinking theres not gonna be to much heat? still can leave door a jar when lights out, and have a fan set up? and smell...'apparently' low's dont give of a lot of smell unless they are agrivated. but will be using odour controls

highbred.net is super helpful for low's!!!!!!!

sup vandewalle! £55 for a 200w red envirolite, sorry not dollars. but i found a 250w equivelant at greenfinger-hydroponics.co.uk. You need to buy a reflector to mount it in. or a hanging cord.

will be starting the grow soonnn!

hey just one thing, that 2 pod system that you are planning on buying could be built if you are handy enough, and at £150 it would be well worth it to buy the parts you need and do it yourself, you could save like £100 proabably, if you shopped at wallmart lol. im planning on building a system myself, after i get a good understanding of hydro.

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the cheapest way to go would to be to buy a big plastic container with a lid, buy some net pots, an air pump and a water pump and you have a good hydro system

plastic container £5
nets pots £2.50

air pump 7.99
water pump 17.99
hose and t joints £5

total cost £38.48
then all you need after that is a light and a timer and ph and nutrient measuring kit and obviously nutrients

hehehe NGT so i just read ur messages a day after i went out and bourght a plastic container, net pots, water heater, a 180lph pump, a 250w cfl, reflector, hanging chain, timer, C3 film, rockwool, ph down, hydrometer, ph tester, advanded nutrients bloom, formulex, lowryder 2 seeds! great minds eh!

Du guys know about C3 film? its awesome! (95% reflective and stops infra red camera detection! i.e police helicopters).

Currently...Lined my cupboard with film, fixed light into reflector.. and hung it with chain

seeds and pump still to arrive

need to cut out holes in container, its a pretty thick lid!

hey vandewalle gd luck dude!

what pump did you order you need two pumps to run a bubbleponic system, you will need a water pump at first to feed the plant while the roots are not long enough to get down into the res.