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Noon not boob diary, I am doing personal medical grows. First timer, ebb and flow, clay hydroton, smart pots, ...from start to current I've spent around a grand. Cheaper if did a diy, tray and what not. Happy growing!In order to respond in a manner other than "you should do it the way I do", you'll need to talk a little about the scale of the grow you want to have. If you're transitioning into hydro from soil and coco, what sort of potentially useful items do you currently have (pH pens, TDS meter, favorite nutrients, etc). You can spend virtually all the money you can stomach, but a sense of your budget will help give good advice. Any particularly annoying traits in your area, such as size or heat?
And DWC's no more complicated than coco.
Huh?Noon not boob diary . . .
Darn, I so wanted to start using the 'boob diary' technique at my grow! ;-)Sorry, my grow diary....
Your the the Doctor...lol. I'm working on one, different web site ;) damn that's the next grow! Sorry for the sidetrack kushwick...I am thinking scrog next run, should be easier with the flood n drain.Darn, I so wanted to start using the 'boob diary' technique at my grow! ;-)
If you are looking for weight over time a 20gal chowmix can make a 2.5 lb plant with less pain. If you are bored and want to put in more time/money a good rdwc or aero tank sys will work just fine. JK
In order to respond in a manner other than "you should do it the way I do", you'll need to talk a little about the scale of the grow you want to have. If you're transitioning into hydro from soil and coco, what sort of potentially useful items do you currently have (pH pens, TDS meter, favorite nutrients, etc). You can spend virtually all the money you can stomach, but a sense of your budget will help give good advice. Any particularly annoying traits in your area, such as size or heat?
And DWC's no more complicated than coco.
Are you monocropping single varieties under each light? If so, you may want to look into a DIY RDWC setup. There are a couple of recent threads that show some such setups. I do DWC, but the size of your grow is too big for that approach, as that would be too labor intensive.Dr. I would think of it as a small med grow, I run 4 1k lights in flower, I will be adding 2 more 1k soon. 4-5 plants under each light.
I have a ph pen and a ppm pen. I run H&G coco line right now, I would/will switch over to H&G aqua flakes for hydro.
My budget would be limited so most of it will be a DIY thing.
Im in Michigan so not too bad on the temps.
I hear ya!! I plan on running an ap-100 for the air pumps per 8 spots. Not sure of the air stones, if you guys have any suggestions, I'm all ears. I will wrap all modules and PVC piping with reflextic. I will also have the pump and epicenter/control bucket outside of the grow rooms. I'm hoping all this will help reduce the use of a chiller.@Green Giant
There are a lot of factors to worry about when running hydro, especially if this is your first time. Since you have grown before, you understand how environmental factors can make a difference. Wrap all you buckets or tubs, etc... with reflective material, and to insulate them if at all possible. Light is not friend and if it leaks into your system, you could have all sorts of problems. Water temperature is definitely key for big roots success which is usually between 66-68 degrees for optimal growth. For nutrients I would start out at least a 1/4 strength and see how your plants respond and then adjust accordingly. As always, there is a a ton of info on the forum here. Also having lots of air in your system make a difference as well. A good air pump with good stones, will do do you wonders, try not to buy the cheap air stones from like a pet-smart. Spend the money on good quality equipment now and then if you decided to jump from dwc to rdwc, you will already have a good head start. Hope this helps, and you have a good dwc first time experience
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