I was one of the shit talkers on the other thread you had.. sorry about that but had to do some clowning because this is an epic sized dream build. Regardless.. so you have your site.. you got your ideas flowing.. how are you progressing on solving your power needs so far and permits and dual 600 amp service? You guys got things worked out with the power company yet? What about building inspections to make sure your place wont fall over or there are no toxic chemicals/airborn viruses in the area (only asking because it was a poultry house). What are you doing for watering on that large of a scale? Do you have enough friends/workers hired to start this endeavor? Place looks wide open, are you going to be fencing off the property and beginning to install some surveillance devices around the property? Do you have a massive amount of capital (cash) in your account yet to start buying some of the known needed equipment? Something this large have you talked to one of the light system manufactures yet about working out a deal to have that many ballasts/bulbs/systems shipped over yet?
Smart pots are short and squat once you get into like the 45 gallon one.. that is what I would use. 5 foot plants you should go with like the 45 gallon or 30 gallon bags. They have a 24" base and are only 15 bucks a piece.
I am going to ask you a question STRAIGHT TO THE POINT do you mind??? So I did some calculations.. VERY broad and basic ones JUST off of the bare bones equipment you need to start NOT including all the electrical work you need done, power upgrades, plants themselves and all that shit.. so just for lights..326 of them at what I guess was a low estimate on 1000w systems.. $250 bucks a pop so That is $81500 bucks... Now your going to need bulbs for each of them, at a low estimate of geez lets even say $70 bucks a pop so thats $22820 dollars. Total of $104,320 just for lighting basics to even think about starting. You gotta spend about $4500 bucks on all those
smart pots for the 300 plants (296) you want. Nutrients.. so what do you plan on using for all that? So your at about $110,000 bucks just for lights, and plant pots to even look like your serious about starting this.. Do you have that much money laying around somewhere right now man? YES OR NO? Just wanna know.. cause with 110k in cash you are only barely scratching the surface of starting this.. just curious.. NOT talking shit.. but people on here want to see that you actually have the resources to complete this project so while we appreciate some photos.. can you divulge some more details on how you became rich? And how your two patients plan to smoke oh say roughly 500 lbs of weed? Dont be offended.. just answer please.. I am not the only one curious. Obviously your doing this to make some cash.. but you obviously are already rich to even start this so whats the point if I may ask?
ok to answer your questions:
my partners uncle is an accomplished electrician. he is working on the local unniversity. he does big projects both commercial and industrial. he has extensive knowledge. hes not a residential electrician that just pulls wire here and there. electrical is the easy part. we are in very good hands. he gets paid after first crop...very well i might add, with excellent bonus
the property has 400 amps at this point. we are bringing in 3 phase 600v 600amp at this point.... maybe more. our hydro costs to upgrade are estimated at 12-15k.
we then have another 20k allocated for materials for electricial to work with regarding panels and flip boxes etc that he will easily build himself...keep in mind electrical labour comes out at the end
this barn is very clean and hasnt been used in years, only as storage
we will disinfect and then rent a commercial paint sprayer to coat all the walls with flat paint.
the second floor at one point was used and carried alot of weight including a tractor to push all the manure. building is structurally sound.
watering is not an issue. there is a massive cistern there and a massive pond that was/is used for irrigation.
this is going to be a very "crude" and basic set up. its not going to be a beatiful closed enviornment set up like the pics that we would see here on the farm
i have 5 people to set up which is plenty. i not long ago had a 100+ lighter running that i set up in one month with one helper. im not afraid of 8hr days of labour for set up. i will put up a few pics of this other system i set up and ran that was 100light+. if set up right, a big system is easy to run with only an average of 2 hours a day of maintenance and 4 8hr days max a month for transplant and trimming etc. if cropping monthly or 10 weeks depending on strain. this has been my experience in the past.
surveilence will be an alarm system/foggers/ horns to alarm house on premises along with local police. the system will have layers of protection. so by time theif gets thru one door, then tries thru the next and then the next, too late, here are the cops. we are still working on perfecting this thru planning.
financing you ask? read below
i know that you are crunching numbers and figure the costs of lighting etc.
my estimate from running larger systems and buying lights, filters, etc etc etc right to the last extention cord.... it always seemed to run about 1000dollars per light.
i presently have ALL the equiptment for 140lights, from a-z, on hand from another system in storage
so when running on a flip flop its approx 280 lights that are covered financially.
the extra lighting we will buy.
nutruient i have had very good success with gerneral hydroponics, i also used vitamax, pro silicate, humic and fulvic. and a few other attitives, not sure what the were, gotta look it up.
plants are supplied by a good friend who will be vegging them in
promix for 6weeks before they come to site and are then transplanted and vegged for another month.
i am not rich by any means.
the equiptment is all just about there.
we have 150k float to work with. if you want me to break down further where the 150k will be allocated to properly fund this i can, if its that important. im telling you we are within reason.
here are a few pics of the 100+ lighter...
