2nd grow, 5 plants, aeroponic system

niggle

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I've been here doing some reading and looking up how to keep my first grow alive and I am very happy with the start of my 2nd grow so I figured I would contribute and show my thanks. My first setup was very simple, I had two 5 gallon bubbleponic systems growing two plants, one never caught on and was mutant, and the other successfully lived into flowering but was male so I killed it :( . I enjoyed my first hydro grow so I went out and upgraded some parts. Here are pictures and a material list for my new setup:

Lights
4 45 watt CFL's ( 3000 lumens, 4100k spectrum ) ( soon to be 6 )
3 32 watt Cfl's ( for when the plants get larger to hit more area, they will just hang down)
2 DIY light fixtures ( soon to be 3 lol )
3 large computer fans ( connected to light fixtures)
2 timers ( 1/2hr , digital minutes timers)
panda paper on walls


Aeroponics/Bubbleppnics System
62.3L rubbermaid tote ( 8 grow sites)
Clay pellets
14 360 sprayers
ecoplus 396
whisper 100
2 6" air stones
1 6" disk air stone ( connected to outlet on water pump)
GH nutes
17% ph down

If you look in the pictures you can see the transformer for the fans. They are not plugged in because the transformer broke. Also the leaking water that cuased that gross water marks has been fixed with weather stripping. Here are some recent pictures of my plants and setup let me know what you think....



 

niggle

Member
Probably only cause I'm a broke college kid lol, but I will add the other 3 40 watt bulbs, as well as adding another 2 45watt bulbs once they fill in more.
 

niggle

Member
Here are a few pics lol.... that's 4 plants , I`ve been pruning and docking the plants regularly, I`m going for short controllable bushes lol...make the most of the space I have.

The small one isn't actually a runt but a survivor, from a light falling on it and burning the shit out of most of the large fan leaves it then got a nutrient deficiency which ate up most of the rest :( ...

I`m rebuilding said light into one with fans pulling the heat off the lights and into the closet, and I`m going to fix the problems with the original design.







 
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