kudo's on harvest and enjoy retirement God know you deserve it friend...
If I may run couple things by you would be great
Totaly sold on your drip line theory...
However instead of using 100gall open top buckets.
I have been looking @ marine water holding tanks and I've found one that is 1/4" thick polysoplen F.D.A. approved BLACK 42"x42"x15" 120gal 325$ish ea..(but there tons of sizes to choose from lol make's them perfect for modular growing). like a 8' x 4' you could do 2 plants in 1...
There complety sealed and the manufacture will drill the 11.5ish hole needed to set the buckets in and a sealable 8" manhole
They will also thread all holes needed for fitting's..(perfect for all pvc type parts that we can all get somewhere)
I like them cause there sealed only place you lose any water is threw the bucket/hydrocorn. also there black/fda aproved and there's no PLYWOOD WRAPED IN PLASTIC. IMHO
Im also having them add threaded 1" holes in every corner so i can screw a threaded male x pvc smooth... and install/make a pvc trellis system that rises up on all 4 corners and connect to other side in middle and top and use that cattle fence wraped around the 4 cornes and straped tied together and down to the pvc...
MY QUESTION'S TO YOU
1. instead of connecting 4 to 1 resivoir was going to do 2 to 1,but now im thinkig ill have 55gal worth of nute water in each 1 so why not keep everthing seperate????
gives you more flexibilty as far as strains,ppm,length of flowering time etc.
also NO NEED FOR SUPPLY RETURN AND ALL THAT PLUMBING...
More importantly if your room is 8' tall and you want to double up lights and get them plants taller hitting 10lbs ++++ YOU SAVE 12-15" BY NOT DOUBLE STACKING YOUR BUCKETS FOR THE GRAVIYTY RETURN.. right??
you could use a mag drive 350 for 2 drips in the 3gal bucket..
you could add a float valve in each connect to the main rez keepin your water level steady..
found a store that sells 100$ 50' stainlees steel tubing(same as hydro inovation sell 1 coolcoil for 150$ each) and am going to make 5 10'loops for 100$ lol and hook up 35$ aquastat (same as hydro inovation sell for 110$ each) and a 35$ 110vwatervalve that lets cool water in when temp is to high(same as hydro inovation sell 1 for 80$ each)
MY CONCERN IS YOU LOSE THE UNDERCURRENT by not pumping all the water thru each bucket,
BUT WHAT IF im using bad ass 41$ea. double xl micro pores x 2,or 4 per bucket (that =4,or 8 long strips)AIRSTONES per bucket and a pondmast air pump 100 x 4 or 8 double micropores xl "supposibly little stronger the your hibow 80"
This would be a dwc were yours is a rdwc (and your just resirculating to treat the water,or chill it and keep water and nutes equal")AM I MISSING SOMTHING PLZ ADVISE????
2. veg you say 2 weeks floodtable...
Im thinking height is your issue on why your not hitting you 10 LB plus MARK "IMHO"...
So what if you were to flood for 4 weeks and then veg in you system for another 4 weeks making it 8 WEEKS TOTAL VEG???? I know you want to flower every 8 so why not have a veg space kicking out 4 huge 4-6' tall bitches ready to flower for 8 weeks in another flower room total of 8plants per system (DD'S
PERPETUAL HARVEST MPB SYSTEM hahahah)
3. LIGHTING
wouldn't this be the best way to acheive your goal?
o=l10 lights DOUBLE STACKED X= PLANTS
o x o
xox
o x o
(I personally like coaxie's water cooled lights but i would add more fans and heat exchangers..With more fans and heat exchangers = NO AIR CONDITIONER needed... but larger chiller will be needed)
4.nutes
do you use molases,
budcandy,carbload etc??? carb's for plant growth/bigger flowers and carbs to feed the roots xl(the mycro's/bacteriaea in them)???
do you use enzymes? to keep water clean green and break down dead roots.
5.HARVEST?????????
whats the DD'S harvesting system for 33lb+???
triming machin?
dry nets?
venting?
temps/humidity?
lenght?
curing and if so how long and the process?
do you still feed 500ish ppms last week of flower with no
clearex???
thanks for all your input
o