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Wasn't shoting for effiiciency. Using overheads was a last minute decision. Best I could do on a budget for this run. Believe me, I would have loved to use parabolic on these.
those 30 gal drums would be sick if you burried them outside and put plants in them... I have yet to see a proper BIG bucket UC used under sunlight.... I think it would be SIIIICK..or you can use 30 gal footballs, drums, I paid 15$ each
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WOW!!! That means I only have to grow 2 to 4 plants! Whoo Hoo!!!!! Cant wait till I see your thread and the components that's needed for your system.
4 plants, 9 lights. Put them in a mix of hydroton and coco (50/50 works good for me). No worrying about root rot or a water chiller, or lots of pumps and piping, and you can easily get 2+ per plant with 60" centers. So much more forgiving.
I suggest if you go the RDWC route that you should do half of the plants in a chow mix, straight coco, sunshine mix, soil, etc.. Something to hedge your bet in case the RDWC shits the bed.
Hello Mr. Capulator, Can you please tell me why I wouldn't need a water chiller? I thought the water temp must be consistently at below 68 degree or root rot will be inevitable? Do you also know how much AC I would need in a 12'x 14' room running all 9 lights in bare vertical style? Thanks so much...
Btw, I really enjoyed your wall o dank style. I have also been reading about bennies you make which I will be trying as soon as this grow finishes. what are Alfalfa?
All I know for sure is that if you went with the UC, you would already be 10 days into flower by now and not still trying to figure out how to source fittings and tubs
3-4 weeks from a well rooted clone in a dwc setup, 18"-24" tall i guess and then strait into flower....I will sometimes do a 10 day veg in the buckets beforeIi flip but not usually....blue dream you can almost pull a 3lb light with 4 plants..
In mpb with 60 inch center, I need 1 week of pre-veg in a rockwool cube, then I transplant into mpb at 12 inches in height, then 10 days of veg, then I flip into bud and hit 3 lbs per plant. Unlike a lot of other mpb'ers, I never adjust my bulbs. I put them in the sweet spot and I leave them there.
Dont measure my height. Just the width. Flip around 30-33 inches in width. I would guess 30 to 33 inches in height. I'm sure I am losing a little weight by not moving my ligts around but I do not have the time or patience to move lights all around. I am all about automating my grows and minimizing my labor. In the end, my time is worth more than the extra weight the plants will put off if any. My plants are not stretchy. When my plants finish, the bulb is centered with the plant. The center of the bulb is lined up with the center of the plant.
Bottom of bulb at the top of a plant? It would seem to me that there would be a lot of wasted energy having the bulbs that high. How much of those light rays are actually hitting the plant? But then again I guess you focus more energy on the top of the plant that way.
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