RaptoR
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Hey People
I am busy building a Semi Permanent setup into my man cave and would like some feedback from the community. I am new to indoor grows and opted for a aquaponic setup.
It is a really fun project and a lot of planning went into it. It took a while to build on my own , but I am getting there. Cycling will start soon and then we will see how she grows...
The setup as follows :
the cab itself is 2.4m (l) x 0.8m (d) x 1.4m (h). The tank is 1000l total which stands on top of a home made trolley , in case I need to pull the tank out for maintenance. I will use a ebb n flow system with bell siphons directly back into the tank. I have 2 x 300W LED installed on a rope pulley system for positioning. I overlapped the Cab with the window sill and built a seperate cabinet inside the main cab for a DIY carbon filter and installed a 15w desktop fan for extraction. I lined the inside of the cab with industrial fire blankets that I got from work , which reflects 90% of rays. I have a 1000l/h submersible pump that pumps into 2 growbeds via a manifold with control valves. I have space for a 3rd growbed , but will use this one from a different tank for the flush cycle.
I still have to fill the growbeds and set up the pots. I plan on using a dual root zone technique for maximum feeding potential. Then I still have to build in my scrog grid due to the height restrictions I have , with the cab being over the tank... I will start off with autoflowering strains as they dont grow too tall. Also , this way I can keep my lights on the same timing and dont need to have a seperate veg/flower cab.
I am away from home half of the year and opted for the aquaponics as it looks like once the system formed its symbiotic relationship between the bacteria , plants and aqautic creatures , it pretty much becomes alot easier to maintain. Then all my wife has to do , is feed the fish...This will take at least a year I reckon , and will be trial and error , but hopefully it will be very rewarding in the end.
Just to add , I plan on also putting a growbed in the window sill with some Bonzai trees , to add as a additional permanent bio filter for the fish.
Let me know what you think. Any suggestions , comments or constructive criticism will be appreciated!
~~Dr. Zap~~
A little bit of light leakage.
This is the extrcation cabinet when its open. Space inside for diy Carbon Filter
General idea of what it looks like
With lights on
Testing both Siphons. Growbeds fill up in about 210 seconds, drains in about 90 seconds
Damn thats bright!
Inlet manifold with control valves
I am busy building a Semi Permanent setup into my man cave and would like some feedback from the community. I am new to indoor grows and opted for a aquaponic setup.
It is a really fun project and a lot of planning went into it. It took a while to build on my own , but I am getting there. Cycling will start soon and then we will see how she grows...
The setup as follows :
the cab itself is 2.4m (l) x 0.8m (d) x 1.4m (h). The tank is 1000l total which stands on top of a home made trolley , in case I need to pull the tank out for maintenance. I will use a ebb n flow system with bell siphons directly back into the tank. I have 2 x 300W LED installed on a rope pulley system for positioning. I overlapped the Cab with the window sill and built a seperate cabinet inside the main cab for a DIY carbon filter and installed a 15w desktop fan for extraction. I lined the inside of the cab with industrial fire blankets that I got from work , which reflects 90% of rays. I have a 1000l/h submersible pump that pumps into 2 growbeds via a manifold with control valves. I have space for a 3rd growbed , but will use this one from a different tank for the flush cycle.
I still have to fill the growbeds and set up the pots. I plan on using a dual root zone technique for maximum feeding potential. Then I still have to build in my scrog grid due to the height restrictions I have , with the cab being over the tank... I will start off with autoflowering strains as they dont grow too tall. Also , this way I can keep my lights on the same timing and dont need to have a seperate veg/flower cab.
I am away from home half of the year and opted for the aquaponics as it looks like once the system formed its symbiotic relationship between the bacteria , plants and aqautic creatures , it pretty much becomes alot easier to maintain. Then all my wife has to do , is feed the fish...This will take at least a year I reckon , and will be trial and error , but hopefully it will be very rewarding in the end.
Just to add , I plan on also putting a growbed in the window sill with some Bonzai trees , to add as a additional permanent bio filter for the fish.
Let me know what you think. Any suggestions , comments or constructive criticism will be appreciated!
~~Dr. Zap~~
A little bit of light leakage.
This is the extrcation cabinet when its open. Space inside for diy Carbon Filter
General idea of what it looks like
With lights on
Testing both Siphons. Growbeds fill up in about 210 seconds, drains in about 90 seconds
Damn thats bright!
Inlet manifold with control valves
