2 UnderCurrent evo 9s, 4k on flip flop...

DreaminBig1207 · Oct 30, 2010

Just purchased a couple of the UnderCurrent evo 9s 13 gallon bucket systems. Couldnt be happier seeing everyone elses threads on here. came over from icmag. Just started putting them together this morning. Only took a couple hours, real simple... Still need to put the walls up and hang the lights.

Each system will have 4k above on a flip flop all air cooled reflectors. 12,000btw portable ac unit, dehumidifier, no co2 this round.

Nutes will be house and garden aqua flakes A&B, Root Excel, Multi Zen, Bud XL, Top Booster, Shooting powerder and Mother Of All Bloom.

Room 1
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Room 2
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Goin to colorado next weekend to scoop up some cuts, not to sure what ill be getting but more then likely some blue dream, maybe some grape god. Still need 2 chillers, trying to figure out if i should buy 1/4hps or 1/2hps per system? what do you guys think ill need? also debating how much top off res i should use, any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks...

RMCG · Oct 30, 2010

1/4hp per should be fine.

If you can swing a direct water feed on a float vs barrels, you will save yourself a lot of work. They will drink 10g /day easy.

DreaminBig1207 · Oct 30, 2010

RMCG said:
1/4hp per should be fine.

If you can swing a direct water feed on a float vs barrels, you will save yourself a lot of work. They will drink 10g /day easy.

The system holds 130 Gallons but i heard to fill it to the bottom of the net pots, which is about 90 gallons? if I do res change once a week Im thinking ill be good? not sure new to this system, ran ebb and grow last round and wont ever do that again. only needed 50 gallons a week per system.

RMCG · Oct 30, 2010

You will find you don't need to change the res as often. ~2-3 weeks or so.

My little system (85g) goes through 20-25g every 3 days.

BudGoggles · Nov 1, 2010

RMCG said:
You will find you don't need to change the res as often. ~2-3 weeks or so.

My little system (85g) goes through 20-25g every 3 days.

2-3 weeks easy

DreaminBig1207 · Nov 4, 2010

BudGoggles said:
2-3 weeks easy

what about if your nute change calls for a different about every week? Do you drain and then refill, add new nutes?or wait till it gets low then add that weeks nutes?

Only my second grow ever, still learning. Tryed ebb and grow first go around and pulled 3.5lbs per room, hopin to get atleast 5lbs per this go. Idk if that's out of my range for 4k overhead?

Pics tomorrow when I go finish up. Cuts this weekend.

Greenthumbnewb · Nov 4, 2010

good luck get rid of the carpet

RMCG · Nov 4, 2010

DreaminBig1207 said:
what about if your nute change calls for a different about every week? Do you drain and then refill, add new nutes?or wait till it gets low then add that weeks nutes?

Only my second grow ever, still learning. Tryed ebb and grow first go around and pulled 3.5lbs per room, hopin to get atleast 5lbs per this go. Idk if that's out of my range for 4k overhead?

Pics tomorrow when I go finish up. Cuts this weekend.

Just top up w/ water & nutes, keeping with the nute schedule. 2-3 weeks, then change out when the plants tell you.

DreaminBig1207 · Dec 3, 2010

update

Only got a few moms instead of cuts, had to wait a few more weeks to get enough off of them, cuts are cotton candy/romulan and a flavor called cherry lime? smells dank just in vegg so well see. New to ez cloner, only put root excell in there at first so im hopin to see roots in a week? anyone do anything better?

Took 30...
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Finally wrapped the buckets with the frost king duct insulation. Had some left over so I wrapped the piping as well. Looks like everythings in tin foil lol.

First room, moms are in there while i finish the veg room...
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Second room...
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Each room as a 12k btw ac unit, 1/4 hp chller and a 55 gallon top off res...
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Thanks

RMCG · Dec 3, 2010

Rooms look good. My new Evo shows up tomorrow.

What's on your walls? Doesn't look like mylar, more like thermal blankets.

Have you fired up all the lights for a few hours and checked temps? A/C keep up? Are your chillers in the closets of the rooms? They are going to get warm. Any way to move them out of the rooms? Or maybe run chillers in the 'opposite room' flip flop style.

DreaminBig1207 · Dec 3, 2010

RMCG said:
Rooms look good. My new Evo shows up tomorrow.

What's on your walls? Doesn't look like mylar, more like thermal blankets.

Have you fired up all the lights for a few hours and checked temps? A/C keep up? Are your chillers in the closets of the rooms? They are going to get warm. Any way to move them out of the rooms? Or maybe run chillers in the 'opposite room' flip flop style.

Thanks, it was all they had at the grow store at the time, some new mylar. its thicker though.

Yea I fired them up the first day, temps stayed under 78, it was cold in the house that day so water temps were down as well. Never ran chillers before, only my second grow ever, didnt use one last time and barely survived... i heard to keep them out of the grow room so thats the best i could do... Also first time trying to take cuts too.

RMCG · Dec 3, 2010

Well, for a second grow, I am impressed. Sticking around to watch.

Hope your clones pop some roots soon.

BudGoggles · Dec 3, 2010

Looks like a killer setup your gonna be running.
Who were you at IC. Thats where I came from, My names in my sig.
I would flip flop the chillers sounds like a great idea to keep heat down.
Good luck
BG

DreaminBig1207 · Dec 3, 2010

thanks, went and checked on them today. clones look good still but no roots, only been 3 days though. Also took yalls advice and fliped the chillers, it was a little farther i shouldnt need a bigger pump should i?

Also thinking about what i should do as of support? i have tomato cages but thinking about putting a screen in or fencing? which is better?

first grow was 2.5 gallon ebb and grow buckets and pulled 5lbs under 6k which was horrible, saw what everyone was pulling with the uc systems, had to switch after the first run, added chillers and an extra 1k in each room.

RMCG · Dec 4, 2010

I ordered PVC furniture fittings to build a sturdy screen.

1.25" PVC Side Out 3 way elbows and other fittings.

DreaminBig1207 · Dec 6, 2010

Thinking I'll probably cage one side and scrog the other room?

Still waiting on my clones to root it's been 5 days. first time using an ezcloner. What's the best way to get them too root. I just used ro water and ph to 5.5 then added root excell.

Shady · Dec 6, 2010

Clean rooms and evo's DreaminBig1207! Can't wait to see some bad ass buds in there... :cool

RMCG · Dec 6, 2010

DreaminBig1207 said:
Thinking I'll probably cage one side and scrog the other room?

Still waiting on my clones to root it's been 5 days. first time using an ezcloner. What's the best way to get them too root. I just used ro water and ph to 5.5 then added root excell.

Lots of different cloner recipes, most important ingredient is patience.

Some pop roots in 6 days, some 10, some 14. It depends on the strain a lot.

DreaminBig1207 · Jan 7, 2011

Update

sry its been awhile, moving into a new house. Got both systems up and running. heres some pics.

Roots after 14 days
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Room #1
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Room #2
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Both rooms
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Specs
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After 7 days in the system
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After 9 Days in veg
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Fan leaves after 9 days, my hands arent small either lol
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After only 9 days im amazed as how big they are getting and how big the stalks are getting, I emplanted them once the roots were already hitting water when i put them in the system. They exploded after that.

Still new to this system and strain so well see how it goes, ill keep posting pics if everyone can help out, any comments are appreciated. Ive read everyones threads and i know alot of people on here have alot of knowledge.

bluewaves · Jan 7, 2011

Lookin nice ur on ur way to
A very nice jungles!

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