Hydro newb starting out

yo smokers
Complete hydro newb only ever grown in soil,
Just bought a whole new set up,
Bought a new 2.4m X1.2m X2m tent as my old tent was to small.
Bought a supagro 8pot 500pc rdwc underflo system
Water puMp pumping into header tank
Air pump connected to a 8 piece manifold plumbed up to 2 air stones in each pot.
Using tap water in England ppm200
Will be using advanced nutrients.
Running 3 600W HID lights (2 MH and 1 full spectrum for veg and 3HPS for flower)
6inch inlet and 8 inch exhaust
Running system to get conditions perfect, getting cuttings at the weekend.
Water temps at 70degrees trying to bring it down a bit,
Tent temps at 73 but haven’t got lights on and
57% room humidity.
Tonight I added something my local grow shop recommended called silver bullet which they said keeps the tanks and water clean and stops any root issues.

Will probably be doing a grow journal
And looking for any advice anyone can give
Or tips on maintenance ect..

Cheers
T

Sorry forgot to attach pics

you'll need controls for humidity and air temperature and a chiller for the res...and more air flow/exchange,
I love that system! Its the most productive hydro I ever ran.

take above advice, most crucial thing in hydro.

chiqifella said:

you'll need controls for humidity and air temperature and a chiller for the res...and more air flow/exchange,
I love that system! Its the most productive hydro I ever ran.

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Ok thanks for the advice bro will have a look and see what I can find

That's a really nice set up mate!

Active Aqua and Eco Plus both have nice small and mid sized chillers.
I'd recommend running it in it's own loop through a wort chiller. (This is Sound advice I recently received, just passing it on!)

Buy a temp/hygrometer

Run your setup for a day as you plan to run it

This will tell you if you'll need a dehumidifier or humidifier.
A/c or heat
Chiller or heater

Going to buy a water chiller and humidity controller at the weekend

Tomzy17 said:

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Nice setup!!!

JSB99 said:

Nice setup!!!

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Cheers bro

Hope to see your journal, this is a really nice newb setup...

Kaydoo said:

Hope to see your journal, this is a really nice newb setup...

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Cheers bro I’ve started one if u look on my page girls are 2 weeks in veg, I think it’s still part of my previous grow journal but should be right at the top got some really nice growth atm haha!