My New and Improved Flower Room

In an effort to add capacity to my flower "room" I have torn down my old setup.
Moved a bunch of stuff out and begun a new setup.

I am doing it this way for a couple reasons:
1. It is cheap. the Rubbermaid containers are inexpensive. and I already have a pump for the aeroponics system.
I am unsure that it will work as I envision it and it may be a maintenance nightmare.
On the other hand it should produce a fine mist that has lots of air in it making it more effective than the little miniature water sprinklers that are in most systems.

I will eventually have 6 reflectors and spots for 175 or so plants.
But for now I am building the first half of things until money and sleep catch up.

The first thing was to clean out the space.
I needed one whole side of the room cleared and cleaned.
Then I put down a drop cloth to protect the floor somewhat.
It is a cotton painters drop cloth so I won't get mold on the carpet like a plastic one might cause.
Next I purchased some fittings from my local shop they were about $5 each.
I got enough for 6 sets and 4-10' sticks of 1 1/4" PVC and a package of 3/4" x #8 self tapping, phillips head screws.

I also bought 5 of the Rubbermaid XL tubs. They are roughly 2x4, perhaps a bit smaller.
I would go in and look but I have already kept the girls up past their bedtime.

I cut 2 pieces of PVC 9', 6 pieces 17", 3 pieces 24" using my sawzall and a plastic miterbox.





The pieces were put together as shown making sure to use screws at every place indicated and a few that were not.




Here is a pic of the finished legs.



Here is the stand all put together.
Notice the plants just off to the right behind the bookcase.



You see the drop cloth in place and insulative/reflective sheeting in place in this photo.
I have the mylar a bit low and will have to move it up. Another piece on the end as well.
The two 9' pieces are at a certain distance to fit up against "feet" on the bottom of the rubbermaid containers.
The containers go on top.



Lids on top of that.



Man I gotta get that duct out of the way!
Might as well kill the lights on the girls and get the wiring out too.



OK, ducts gone but it is still tight in here I should have cleared more out before starting.
The last thing in the world I want is to crush my girls.
I guess I better get them out of here.



They will be safe in the bath tub.
And just moments after moving them this bookcase falls over onto what would have been my girls.



Well after moving that out of the way again I sat the light hoods up on top of the containers.
Spacing them where I wanted them to go.



Next it was time to put some hooks in the ceiling.
They are the type that are attached via toggles.
I just measured how deep the containers were and divided in half then went back 2 inches closer to the wall.
This was so more light will reflect to the sides of the plants and less will spill to the "open" side.
Added some chain and "S" hooks and they were up there.
This picture shows that I will only be able to get about 4' to 4' 6" plants in here.
That is ok by me as I am working with ones that grow to about 24" -36" atm.




I actually hooked up all the duct work as well and re ran 1 of the light cords so I would have lights tomorrow.
My glass guy still owes me a pane of glass for my existing reflector and I have to get 2 lamp cords from my local guy as he was out.
Tomorrow I will try to get some more pics of the duct work.
Get some more crap out of this room so it is safe to work in.
Install drains in all the containers.
Bring in the reservoir.
Run the CO2 lines around the hoods.
So far I haven't found my misting nozzles for the airoponics portion of things.
I need to checkout/service my high pressure pump and get another filter setup on it.
I am going to use a 25 micron prefilter before the 5 micron filter.

smart move
but looks like you need drain holes




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That 5hit said:

smart move
but looks like you need drain holes

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Yep them too. I bought a 10 pack and a 10 pack of screens. Gotta find a bunch of 3/4" id black vinyl tubing too.

looks fun

madazz

looks like you will need more surport leggs just to be safe
once water fills those res + the weight of the buded plants ......beter safe then sorry
those pvc pipes doesnt look that sterdy but i could be wrong

You are quite the crafty stoner

Awsome set up,How many plants will you getunder those bad boys ?

That 5hit said:

looks like you will need more surport leggs just to be safe
once water fills those res + the weight of the buded plants ......beter safe then sorry
those pvc pipes doesnt look that sterdy but i could be wrong

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Actually the res will go under those. I hope it will become more apparent as they come along a bit.
Work shall commence as soon as lights come back on.

Ray Fox said:

Damn man, how much did all this cost?

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Around $3000 including the Can 100 carbon filter and 8" HO fan and the 2 new hoods and 1 new ballast and tons of tiny parts that cost $50 every time ya go to Home Depot.

I hope those 6 little plants appreciate it!

Supa Cola said:

Awsome set up,How many plants will you getunder those bad boys ?

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Each bin holds 18 x 5 bins = 90

My little veg cabinet holds 48 so I could do a split harvest of 45 twice as often.
But what I would like to do if it doesn't turn into a chore is stagger each bin so I harvest ever week and a half to two weeks.
That will give it enough time time to cure before the next batch and none of it is too big of a job.
It makes for less curing space too. And if I run 4 different strains plus one for breeding I get a pretty good variety too.

That shit is looking SWEET! Look forward to see what it can do.

Looking good bro ........2 questions,what are the name of those "legs"(black fittings)?? and where did you get them???I've been looking for something like that for some time.

OK so I am waiting on the drill to recharge. so I can drilll the other 88 3.5" holes in the bin tops.
That makes this a good time to answer questions and do a partial post of today's chores.
As most of you could tell that frame would never stand if the bins were all full of water.
But fortunately it will not have to as they are designed to collect the runoff and drain back into the reservoir.
I thought I was going to use another bin that I had already but it just barely fits under the stand and would be troublesome getting it out if I needed to work inside it.
I will look and see if I can get a couple of smaller ones(shorter) and manifold them together to double the capacity.
The 50 gal fiberglass reservoir at the local shop was $200 and I just don't see that kind of expense when I could do it for under $25.

So anyway here is me drilling the drains with a 1 1/4" wingtip bit.
You need the one with teeth right out on the edge and you have to go slow and be careful so as to make a "round" hole not just a big hole.
I took a photo of the second one I did.



There are two rubber washers that come with the drain. One goes inside and one outside.
Remember to get drain screens to keep the bigger pieces out of the return lines.

Push the drain through from inside and put the second washer on and tighten down the nut.


And the other side.



Add the drain screen.



Next attach the 3/4" ID (Inside Diameter) black vinyl tubing to the bottom of the drain and route under the stand to the reservoir.
Black is more costly but keeps the water from growing things you never planted.
Use some large wire ties to keep everything neat and out of the way.
It also keeps the kinks out of the lines so it drains well.





Hopefully it all meets up at the res and a little bit into it. I will be using a 25 micron fabric bag filter to make sure everything stays out of the pump.

Ripz from Potpimp.com left me a PM on his board that he sent the C99 beans out yesterday.
They seem to be a very good group of people to do biz with though as they say "The proof is in the beans" or something like that.

I also got a email from Nirvana that they were shipping my Papaya and Northern Lights.
It had been about a month since I had placed the order and thought I was one of the unlucky ones as they seem to have mixed reviews.
I will say this they do not communicate well and if they were out of what I ordered why would they accept the order in the first place.
All around I believe there are too many other choices to have to accept poor business skills.


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I bought them from a local and was unsure but after a little looking they are called SnapTure SnapStand and distributed by General Hydroponics.
Here is a link to an online seller. http://www.ncwgs.com/snapture.php

Corwin said:

I bought them from a local and was unsure but after a little looking they are called SnapTure SnapStand and distributed by General Hydroponics.
Here is a link to an online seller. http://www.ncwgs.com/snapture.php

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Thanx really appreciated

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i really do love this setup. and i am glad that i am here from the beginning
your setup reminds me of a you tube video i saw once called seemorebuds on it a guy with a setup like yours harvested like 6lb dry form one of his 3 rooms, one room even had like 300 plants in a 6x6 area. i hope you have the same if not better results if you never seen the video here it is . ever sence i seen this i wanted to try this. these videos are inspireing
please watch and tell me what you think

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That 5hit said:

i really do love this setup. and i am glad that i am here from the beginning
your setup reminds me of a you tube video i saw once called seemorebuds on it a guy with a setup like yours harvested like 6lb dry form one of his 3 rooms, one room even had like 300 plants in a 6x6 area. i hope you have the same if not better results if you never seen the video here it is . ever sence i seen this i wanted to try this. these videos are inspireing
please watch and tell me what you think

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Thank you for your kind words.
It had been a while but yes I have seen these videos before. It is amazing that they get that kind of production without any training or trimming. The mold issue is a very real problem growing things that close. I try to manicure the plants so that 30-50% of the lower stem bare. Hopefully this gives enough airflow to prevent mold.

They are growing in a more northern climate than I and don't have the extreme heat issues that make summer growing tough. It is just starting to get nice here.
I hope to get a good quality grow out of this setup.

Looks great so far! A couple things you might want to consider is one try and attach your drains coming out of the bins into a PVC pipe then one tube into your reservoir so you don't have all those low spots in the drain lines holding water. Also a big picnic cooler the kind with the wheels on one end might make a good reservoir if it will fit under your bins they are very convienent for moving around and draining. I cannot wait to see the rest keep up the good work!.