My Current set up: journal?

[southfloridasean]

That is the last table of the clones from the White Widow and Crystal I had in my first big grow, like July or August of 2006. After all the stuff I went through to take clones from flowering plants and revert them back. These would be like 6-8? generation. This is the most symetrical table of plants I have ever had. VV

Yes the balance is extremely good. Most white widows that I have seen are pretty long but yours are just right.

 

[VictorVIcious]

The blue's look shorter and more 'bushy'. VV

 

[southfloridasean]

Hey VV I just did some research on the Crystal. Its cross with white widow & northern lights. Seems like a good sog strain.

 

[southfloridasean]

The only thing is the flowering period is 9 weeks, pretty long.

 

[PlasmaRadio]

I usually add a week or two to seed site predictions... I don't know if it is my growing style or wishful thinking on their part.

 

[VictorVIcious]

Both, Plasma and I agree. Yes south, I started with all of those from one seed company, White Widow, Ice Crystal and Northern Lights. VV

 

[southfloridasean]

Thx for the input guys but production can be shorter in a aerosystem in a sealed room. CO2, temps & humidity just have to be dialed in. I saw some guys on ICMAG tearing it up in sealed growrooms. One guy stoney419 from ICMAG had a 4 x 8 flood & drain table with a total of 128 plants in 6x6 buckets & hydroton with only two 600 watt lights & he got close to 4 lbs dry weight.

 

[southfloridasean]

Im actually startingtolike the flood & drain, it seemspretty easy to handle compared to aero. A lot less energy.

 

[VictorVIcious]

Yeilds are lower too. VV

 

[southfloridasean]

VV did you mean that the yields are lower in flood & drain?

 

[VictorVIcious]

yes I do. They flood and drain is easier to work with IMO, the aero will probably be the next system I try. Probably not for a year or so, I want all of the rest of the room done first.
When I checked the vital signs on the three flowering tables today, I was suprised. all of them were at 5.9 ph, the nutes are in range and the temps are at 19c. I guess I have it dialed in,...... maybe? VV

 

[southfloridasean]

Thats the great thing about flood & drain VV. I saw one grower who didnt change is res for almost three weeks. When I try the flod & drain Im doing it big. 4 x 8, 5 inch pots, total of 160 plants sog, light mover with two 600s 8 nches from the plant tops. Strain of choice is THC bomb, big bud or mazar. Probably go with bigbud as its real easy to grow.Sealed room with CO2 & soler & palau inline fans.

 

[HazyEyes]

Thats the great thing about flood & drain VV. I saw one grower who didnt change is res for almost three weeks. When I try the flod & drain Im doing it big. 4 x 8, 5 inch pots, total of 160 plants sog, light mover with two 600s 8 nches from the plant tops. Strain of choice is THC bomb, big bud or mazar. Probably go with bigbud as its real easy to grow.Sealed room with CO2 & soler & palau inline fans.

well when u do u need to make a journal or something so we can watch but i dont know 160 is a risk to be posting shit i think ha ha but i still wanna watch

 

[VictorVIcious]

Thats the great thing about flood & drain VV. I saw one grower who didnt change is res for almost three weeks. When I try the flod & drain Im doing it big. 4 x 8, 5 inch pots, total of 160 plants sog, light mover with two 600s 8 nches from the plant tops. Strain of choice is THC bomb, big bud or mazar. Probably go with bigbud as its real easy to grow.Sealed room with CO2 & soler & palau inline fans.

I have consider that size, problem is I don't have room for four of them. My concern would be the size if the res needed. You would have a lot of medium so maybe it would have to be as big as I think. That is one of the advantages of the nft, dwc and aero, smaller reses than what is needed to flood the whole table at once.
If I were using that size of table I would probably want three lights wide to cover it. My tables are 32" wide, so three of them, 160 plants..?? VV

 

[southfloridasean]

I have consider that size, problem is I don't have room for four of them. My concern would be the size if the res needed. You would have a lot of medium so maybe it would have to be as big as I think. That is one of the advantages of the nft, dwc and aero, smaller reses than what is needed to flood the whole table at once.
If I were using that size of table I would probably want three lights wide to cover it. My tables are 32" wide, so three of them, 160 plants..?? VV

Hey VV well I would use 2 4x4 tables with 40 gallon tote for each table. Im considering not using any rockwooll at all & just going with the plant & straight hydroton in the 5 x 5 buckets.

 

[southfloridasean]

VV I just found a 115 gallon re made by American Agritech for $200. Way to expensive for a piece of plastic. Im sure they also make 50 gallon totes for 3/4 the price.

 

[VictorVIcious]

VV I just found a 115 gallon re made by American Agritech for $200. Way to expensive for a piece of plastic. Im sure they also make 50 gallon totes for 3/4 the price.

That was my point. 80 gallon reses are not cheap. The res and cover cost as much as two seperate 4'x4' tables will. The cheaper ones are not strong enough to take the sideways and down pressure of a few cubic feet of water. There is a way to accomplish this, build two tables, stack them on top of one another, the bottom one would slide out, like a drawer, when empty, for cleaning and would be deep enough to compensate for the height of the pump. Plumbing with quick disconnect. Basiclly build a box of 1/2" or 3/4" plywood, line it with pond liner and make your own res. I have been thinking about doing this for some time now, just lazy I guess. VV

 

[southfloridasean]

That was my point. 80 gallon reses are not cheap. The res and cover cost as much as two seperate 4'x4' tables will. The cheaper ones are not strong enough to take the sideways and down pressure of a few cubic feet of water. There is a way to accomplish this, build two tables, stack them on top of one another, the bottom one would slide out, like a drawer, when empty, for cleaning and would be deep enough to compensate for the height of the pump. Plumbing with quick disconnect. Basiclly build a box of 1/2" or 3/4" plywood, line it with pond liner and make your own res. I have been thinking about doing this for some time now, just lazy I guess. VV

Your absolutely correct with that idea VV. Trust me those prices on those Reservoirs are

 

[VictorVIcious]

I haven't been putting a whole lot of time into this dryer, it was adequate for hanging plants to dry right out of the box, so it hasn't been a 'high priority'. I have managed to put carbon filters top and bottom. Those three premounted framed fans at the top create enough air flow to keep the door shut, the temp around 72 and the humidity around 55%. Room at the bottom for a couple of 'curing' jars, and still have room for some drying racks should they be necessary. I like it. VV

 

[highdro]

Please keep us informed.im trying out some t5s on small veggin and cloning room.don't have enough lights I think.maybe when they come on ill get some pictures.see what u think?