Superstoner's new 3 rail, 50gal system, 36-40oz every 2 weeks.

waterdawg

waterdawg

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Hey just wanted to say thx for the great report! Although I've not used the rails(still in the garage) I have incorporated the spray heads and pvc pipe system in a couple of trays. I will be try the BC nutes as well, really surprised that the price was comparable to my stuff. The one concern I have is the literature says it has a high concentration of calcium. My well has that now, should that concern me. I now suffer from mag.Deficiencies (i think), and use epsom spray to fix it. I did use the peat pods to germ and they are now in the net pots, should I just top water till the roots are established? I did used too many spray heads though I think, thought more would be better but its pretty busy in there lol. Again thx for the great ideals!!
 
gtran

gtran

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First time back on here since beginning of summer. (my off season) Glad to see your still going strong SS. I very much like the idea of the tool bin as a res. Very sturdy, thick dark plastic makes for very low light penetration and a lower res temp. Wish i had the space to do a nice set-up like that. 40 oz every two weeks sounds like a fantastic set-up to me. Keep up the good work, look foward to hearing from you.
 
superstoner1

superstoner1

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Thanks g. When i do projects and upgrades I spent lots of time looking for the best deal for the best part and there is nothing even close to the smart bin. With 50gal in it I can stand on it, the bitch is heavy duty and 1\3-1\2 the price.
 
Bigdogfirecrotch

Bigdogfirecrotch

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Would it be possible to stack three veg units on top of each other using a vertical manifold on a shelf such as what I have attached...I would run a 50 gal res with a 1/4 hp chiller. What size pump would I need? Could I just run the res water through the chiller and back into the res?
 

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Bigdogfirecrotch

Bigdogfirecrotch

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1000 gph? Can I just hook the chiller direct to res? I notice in one of your past threads you had two different cooler set up like it was a worth style chiller so that kind has me scratching my head...
 
superstoner1

superstoner1

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Do not run your nutes through the chiller. The only metal that should ever come in contact with your nutes is stainless steel. You need a wort chiller and a separate pump and small res.
 
Bigdogfirecrotch

Bigdogfirecrotch

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Oh I see, it was a wort. Cool..now i just need to figure out how to build the vertical manifold. Luckily I come from a family of plumbers....attached an updated pic of my room plans. Anyone's input is appreciated.
 

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Bigdogfirecrotch

Bigdogfirecrotch

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How long after starting from seed will it take to be able to take cuttings? How many cuttings per plant on average? Trying to plan out my perpetual cycle....
 
Tone5500

Tone5500

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SS that nute formula will it work in dwc as well, I'm growing two in buckets tell they get big enuff to take clones and start the areo setup , been using gh floral series so far but going to switch over to botincare as soon as all my bottles show up , I got all one gallon bottles you listed for your formula shooting for success thanx
 
superstoner1

superstoner1

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Tone5500 said:
SS tppmhat nute formula will it work in dwc as well, I'm growing two in buckets tell they get big enuff to take clones and start the areo setup , been using gh floral series so far but going to switch over to botincare as soon as all my bottles show up , I got all one gallon bottles you listed for your formula shooting for success thanx
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I run the same recipe in my dwc buckets just lower ppm, 650-750
 
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