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Hey guys, as per my previous thread had this room almost a year now and got some major upgrades going on. In fact this is the room I have been dreaming about I'd say pretty much since I was a young buck. Started with 2x Apache Tech AT600 over the UC6XL. Upgraded to the following:
Equipment:
Nute Regime: Lucas formula from the beginning to the end, supplemented with Heavy 16 Foliar for veg and the first half of flower. I forgot to use the foliar in veg this time though, it slipped my mind. Oh well, next time.
Looks like for less than $500 I'd be good for at least a years worth of grows. The UC8XL13 is a 100 gallon system, which is kinda cool as that is a nice even number for calculating nutes and stuff. Normally with the Cultured Solutions line we'd be looking at about $400-500 cost of goods per grow. So this could represent a VERY significant savings if things go well. I also like the fact that lucas formula or Jacks hydroponics is all about simplicity and can lower our carbon footprint without shipping a shitload of bottles everywhere. Definitely pumped about messing with the dry nutes again.
In veg I don't do full nute change outs. In flower I do them every 3 weeks and before flush if I feel I should flush (but then in flush I don't add any nutes, just straight water or water with UC Roots depending on how things look).
End of week 1:
Environment:
Equipment:
- UC8XL13 with Reflective Parkas and Mod Cages
- 1/4 HP Active Aqua Chiller
- Pioneer 24k Ultra High Efficiency Mini Split (19 SEER) Single Head (Great deal on Amazon $1.6k w/ Amazon Prime 2 day free shipping, had my boy do the wiring for free and my HVAC dude installed it for $500, so basically this thing was $2k installed)
- Helios 7 Light Controller with 8 240v outlets and built in timer (badass light controller)
- 4x Apache Tech AT600 - They pull 750w from the wall
- 4x Gavita 600/750 on 750w setting - Also pulling 750w from the wall
Nute Regime: Lucas formula from the beginning to the end, supplemented with Heavy 16 Foliar for veg and the first half of flower. I forgot to use the foliar in veg this time though, it slipped my mind. Oh well, next time.
- GH Maxibloom 5 grams/gallon ($12 for a kilo, $200 for 50 lb on growers house)
- Heavy 16 Foliar spray 40 mL/liter in a spray bottle. But I usually only use 500 mL at a time as 1 liter is a bit too much for 8 plants of this size. This stuff is great for explosive veg growth, protection from stress and puts an oily sheen on the plant protecting it from PM ($37 for a liter on growers house)
- UC Roots for hypochlorous acid keeping roots brilliantly white and descaling nutes which may stick to roots. I'd agree with what CCH2O was calling the stuff "liquid crop assurance." As we all should know by now, Cleangrow made the Cultured Solutions line and they had a falling out with CCH2O so UC Roots in the Cleangrow line is called Watermax but from what I've seen on Hydrobuilder, UC Roots is cheaper than Watermax with 5 gallons of UC Roots@$161.55 with free shipping
- Tap water is .2 EC so I don't buy Cal/Mag there is plenty in the water and Maxibloom
- pH up and pH down is Advanced Nutrients just because they are so freaking concentrated, love the stuff
Looks like for less than $500 I'd be good for at least a years worth of grows. The UC8XL13 is a 100 gallon system, which is kinda cool as that is a nice even number for calculating nutes and stuff. Normally with the Cultured Solutions line we'd be looking at about $400-500 cost of goods per grow. So this could represent a VERY significant savings if things go well. I also like the fact that lucas formula or Jacks hydroponics is all about simplicity and can lower our carbon footprint without shipping a shitload of bottles everywhere. Definitely pumped about messing with the dry nutes again.
In veg I don't do full nute change outs. In flower I do them every 3 weeks and before flush if I feel I should flush (but then in flush I don't add any nutes, just straight water or water with UC Roots depending on how things look).
End of week 1:
Environment:
- Temp - 79 degrees
- RH - 50%
- EC - 1.5 EC
- Water temp - 68 degrees
- pH - 6.0
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