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yeah.. if you spend the time reading you will find pretty much everything you need to know here.. the Faq are awesome, good DiY. plus there is always someone to ask.
but You have to put in the work, buy the equipment, take care of the ladies, figure out what you need.
but here is a little something to help you start off with, it was something I had wrote out for a friend
The rule of thumb to keep your electric resonable, is 1000watts per Bedroom.
If you have a 2 bedroom house 2000 watts is about the most electricty you would want to use. 4 bedroom 4000 watts.
on average a decent grower that makes very few mistakes will pull roughly .5 grams per watt of light used,
if everything is done perfectly, c02 etc..
you are looking at 1gram per watt of light, the best growers in the world using vertical grows ( collisum type, the strain of cannabis, hydro, co2, etc... )
have achieved close to 2 grams per wattt.
to figure out how much you will yield, *thanks weedman420*
example.
1000w x 12 hours a day x 65(days flowering) = 780000 watts. Now divide that by 1000
to get ur KWH used. ( 1000 watts = 1 killo watt hour)
so we have
1000w x 12hours x 65days = 780000watts now divide that by 1000, which means I used 780kwh
lets say off that 1000 watt light I received one pound(448 grams)
so divide your total amount of grams, by ur KWH used 448g / 780KWH = .6 grams per watt.
the set up I am running now is 2000w x hours a day light is used( 7 days veg@ 18 hours light is 252KWH, 65 days flowering @ 12 hours light is 1560KWH, for a total of 1812KWH used during the duration of the grow )
If I pull 2.5 pounds (1120 grams) I will have pulled .6grams per watt on this grow.
600W HPS Digital Ballast, Bulb and Glass Tube Reflector Combo 237.95 x4
http://cgi.ebay.com/Digital-600-wat...ms=66:2|65:3|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50
(these 4 lights will power a grow iN ONe ROOM, SIMILAR TO MY SET UP BUT MORE efficent.)
American Agritech Power Cloner 45 Site Machine $360.00
http://www.hidhut.com/catalog/american-agritech-power-cloner-45-site-machine-p-544.html
(this is how you can take clones of a plant for future propogation.)
Bluelab Combo Meter $270.99
http://www.hidhut.com/catalog/bluelab-combo-meter-p-570.html
( a good meter is a must!!)
Can Filter 33 $125.00
http://www.hidhut.com/catalog/can-filter-33-includes-flange-p-1585.html
(this is what kills the smell before it is expelled, by pulling air a negative pressure is acheived in the room... thus smell shouldnt really leave the room)
EcoPlus 24-Hour Programmable Plug-in Timer $15.99 x2
http://www.hidhut.com/catalog/ecoplus-24hour-programmable-plugin-timer-p-648.html
(timers for the photoperiod)
250CFM 6" Centrifugal Cannon Fan $119.99
http://www.hidhut.com/catalog/250cfm-centrifugal-cannon-fan-by-hid-hut-p-286.html
(what pulls the air into the carbon filter, also cools the lights)
these resrvoirs which is what we would grow in would be found at a different website, Would still need to make a special lid for it,
which would be about another $100.00 bucks for the lids for all 3 reserviors.
Hydrotek 30 Gallon Reservoir (HRES30) $50.23 x 3
http://www.horticulturesource.com/h...5748/?osCsid=1ae235fa0c0e18a05557d6a80c615412
(what the roots will sit in, along with the airstones, will need need three of them)
NEOPRENE INSERTS 1.5" FOR AMERICAN AG POWER CLONERS $0.44each x46 back up neos
http://www.horticulturesource.com/n...1238/?osCsid=1ae235fa0c0e18a05557d6a80c615412
(good to have backups for future use, although reusable, sometimes they just wear out.)
Botanicare: NEOPRENE INSERTS 3.75" FOR AMERICAN AG POWER CLONERS (CASE of 25) $28.00 x 2
http://www.horticulturesource.com/n...1241/?osCsid=1ae235fa0c0e18a05557d6a80c615412
(this is what will suspend the plants)
Dual outlet Air pumps purchased at walmart, aprox $11.oo each x 9
Air stones purchased @ walmart, arpox $4.00 each x 18
Tubing for air stones another $15.00
2"x4"s to build a stand for the lights, $20.00
Plywood to cover the window $10.00
Wire to hang the lights $5.00
Ducting to hook up the fan to the lights etc. $50 - $75
A water pump to empty the tanks, and fill the tanks $75.00
A hose $10.00
a ro machine, $170.00
a 50 - gallon water resevoir. $50.00
A couple decent sure protectors, $15.00 x2
GFI outlets $6.00 x3
Fans $ 15.00 x2
thats all the equipment to make 2.5-3.5lbs every 65 days,
also the r0, has to change cartridges probably after every other grow for like 40 bucks ...
This is for each grow after,
Nutrients
Botanicare Aquashield Compost Solution: 1 Gallon $34.50
http://www.hidhut.com/catalog/botanicare-aquashield-compost-solution-gallon-p-1889.html
Technaflora B.C. Boost Hydroponic Nutrients 3-0-2: 10 Liter $64.50
http://www.hidhut.com/catalog/bc-boost-hydroponic-nutrients-302-10-liter-p-1051.html
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Technaflora B.C. Bloom Hydroponic Nutrients 1-4-7: 10 Liter $54.50
http://www.hidhut.com/catalog/bc-bloom-hydroponic-nutrients-147-10-liter-p-1055.html
Technaflora Awesome Blossoms 2-11-11: 10 Liter $163.50
http://www.hidhut.com/catalog/technaflora-awesome-blossoms-21111-10-liter-p-1079.html
Electric
To run THREE 600watt( 1800watts) lights would be 87.05 a month + taxes and fee to read meter(31 days)
thats not including ac, fan
my electric bill is 140.00 thats with 2000 watts HPS going down,
fans, air pumps, swamp cooler, lights to keep mother alive, etc..
(.11cents a KWH)
Rent??