28k/28plants RDWC Constuction of room and first grow....

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If you worried about the hot air place the pump outside the room...Will make sure your not blowing CO2 into the water...

Those individual air stones/diffusers are beneficial...You will notice the roots growing into/towards these apparatuses...

Love to see more pics of the overflow/returns...Clean setup...

You going to top feed????How many GPH will be devoted to each bucket....

mc
 
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Giddeon said:
Stands are Sick clean as hell looking my question is where is the cage going to go?? From experience I find anything smaller than having the cage wrapped around the whole outside of the mini res to be a restricter rather than a helper. Have you planned how to attach the cages yet??

Regenerative blowers are awesome since they don't blow hot air in your water they just blow room temperature air. I know RMCG picked up a sweetwater regen blower maybe he'll chime in about how he feels about his. He also posts a video of one in action, IMO badass

So I cancelled the air pump and bought a whitewater ww 60 and this thing blows a ton air. I will let you know when I get it hooked up.
The cages a made a frame that extends 2" on each side of the lid. I'm almost done making all of them and will have them painted soon, I'll post a pics as soon as they are done.

600gph said:
If you worried about the hot air place the pump outside the room...Will make sure your not blowing CO2 into the water...

Those individual air stones/diffusers are beneficial...You will notice the roots growing into/towards these apparatuses...

Love to see more pics of the overflow/returns...Clean setup...

You going to top feed????How many GPH will be devoted to each bucket....

mc
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Yes my pumps will be Outside the room, I talked to a friend that ran this same system and he told me to make my own diffuser with PVC. Has anyone done this?? I will be getting a 1200 gph for ten plants, with two feed lines to a 8" ring around the plant. I will post more pics this weekend when I finish the plumbing.

Thanks
Nct
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http://i1122.invalid.com/albums/l533/tommybell209/1298601534.jpg

http://i1122.invalid.com/albums/l533/tommybell209/1298601627.jpg

Here are some pics with out the tubs. LOL
 
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Wow im breaking a sweat just looking at all that work, nice job.
 
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Here is some pics of my veg, Ill be putting plants in a few days. I will be running Lavender, Mr Nice Guy and Bubba Kush or Og Kush. I still have to figure out which kush I want to run.

The first two pics are the veg with the all the drippers. I took two table and they share one res. They will have one 1000 watt MH over each table.


http://i1122.invalid.com/albums/l533/tommybell209/Veg2.jpg

http://i1122.invalid.com/albums/l533/tommybell209/Veg.jpg




The next two are the cages I build around my tubs. I felt the cages would be to close if they rested on the yellow lid. So I build a bracket/stand that holds the cages 2" away from the lid.


http://i1122.invalid.com/albums/l533/tommybell209/Cage.jpg

http://i1122.invalid.com/albums/l533/tommybell209/Cage2.jpg


Thanks for all the compliments and suggestions are always welcome.

NCT
 
TrichromeFan

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Cage holder of the year award right there. Great work, man!

-TF
 
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Lost

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Nice stands and cage designs. How are you going to transplant from the veg buckets?
 
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No, I was refering to the buckets you are veggin in. How are you going to move the plants. Looks like you will either have to drill a million holes in your buckets, or actually transplant then into netpots. Either one is no bueno in my book :)
 
TrichromeFan

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Just noticed that. I would just retrofit bucket lid size netpots to your existing buckets.
 
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Lost said:
No, I was refering to the buckets you are veggin in. How are you going to move the plants. Looks like you will either have to drill a million holes in your buckets, or actually transplant then into netpots. Either one is no bueno in my book :)
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I did drill a zillion holes in the bottom of the buckets. I noticied the net pots everyone one using but I was wondering why everyone else ran those and DD showed drilling holes in a bucket. I had already finished them before I started the posts and didn't think anything of it. What would be the benefit of switching to a net pot.

Thanks NCT

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Just noticed that. I would just retrofit bucket lid size netpots to your existing buckets.
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Tf have you ever used anything other than net pots?
 
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Lost

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DD's did great stuff, but since he dropped the knowledge, his system has been improved by the community. The netpot lids are a big step forward imo. The netpots have much more flow and ability to for the roots to stay airated. :)
 
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Fucking sick looking.

Those cages are ridiculous - love your metal skills.
 
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Lost said:
DD's did great stuff, but since he dropped the knowledge, his system has been improved by the community. The netpot lids are a big step forward imo. The netpots have much more flow and ability to for the roots to stay airated. :)
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I will look into retrofitting them with some net pots, thanks again lost. I could use all the help I can get.

NCT

Bobby Smith said:
Fucking sick looking.

Those cages are ridiculous - love your metal skills.
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Thanks
 
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Lost said:
DD's did great stuff, but since he dropped the knowledge, his system has been improved by the community. The netpot lids are a big step forward imo. The netpots have much more flow and ability to for the roots to stay airated. :)
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I personally Like the 3 gal bucket with a ton of holes drilled in the bottom and about 2 inches up the sides. I do no like the roots to be able to come out of the bucket above the water level, this has never gave me any problems either. My .02
 
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Lost

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Giddeon - Im sure its fine, but even DD's is using the netpot lids these days :)
 
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Lost said:
Giddeon - Im sure its fine, but even DD's is using the netpot lids these days :)
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I have seen that he as appeared to have changed, but until I have seen a successful grow using the net pots in the MPB's ill stick with my 3 gal buckets.
 
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Yup, gotta use what you know works :)

My original fear when I started MPB's was that stuff in the bucket would rot, so I sourced 8 inch lids, then 10 inch a little later :)
 
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