Was your choice of this system based on your room, or that you really wanted to try this setup? Maybe both?
I must say that these do maximize space well and vertical grows can reap more based on configuration.
Did you wan't a more technical aspect to growing with hydro over soil? Part of the reason I love growing is the fact that it swallows all my loves. Mechanical, structural, electrical, chemical engineering, mixed with the actual growing and organic chemistry side.
I was a huge Lego kid when I was little, so I have always searched for something that fulfills my need to build.
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hey thanks for the interesting comment
thats funny you say that , i was also a lego boy in my young days too
= )D
in regards of your question ''hydro over soil''
i knew there was a easier way in cultivating cannabis
"extensively reading forums" hydroponics was the answer
although preached that hydroponics was hard to maintain , hard to build etc.....
to me thats like a pussy blocker trying to block the pussy
so i had to prove them wrong
away i went
i had a budget of $2000 a pencil and a few pads
and also a mouse
i had made friends with a particular on youtube
this being his link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Z1-q2cZes
i was very amazed of what i was watching
i had no idea how much this was all going to cost but i knew i could have it fully up & running with everything
including Amsterdam genetics under the price of my budget excluding lights and fans , already owned
all up there was a total of
45 meters of 4" pipe , 30 odd elbow joins , glue , 2 x dual air pumps , water pump , hoses and joins , 30 odd pipe brackets , couple packs of screws , aqua grade silicon ,
perlite , 70 mesh pots , jiffy peats , clonning solutions , hormone additives , $300+ worth of nutes , cordless drill+bits , timber ,
panda film
sound proof mat , EC-CF meter & a ph meter
this all came up to $1500
and roughly took me 2 weeks to build , comfortably
iv grown soil in the past and i tell you , watering was a bitch and very expensive
plus it being individual i was getting problems like deficiency , burning , fluctuating PH readings "PH strips"
the whole shabang!!!!
although yielding some very nice buds
i wasn't happy enough to say i was happy with it
once i understood the fundamentals and the scientific side of hydroponic cultivating
i was in love
the best thing about hydroponics in my opinion is
you only have to worry about the reservoir
as long as the reservoir is perfect the rest will be perfect
i cant wait till i have the coliseum full with 70 plants
as for the room size , i had no restrictions
i think you's should definitely stick around for the next set up i make
because its going to hold 350 plants only for flowering
its going to be very interesting and soo fucken green
full of white pom poms