New Setup Seeking Help/advice

[AniZaTo]

hello growers!

I am planning my first grow YAY !!!!!
I am looking for advice and suggestions and ideas for my garden. I pretty much have everything picked out for what I want to use. How to use it properly? That is where you all come in. If you think I am missing something or if anything could be improved, please let me know. I have until February 2019 to begin purchasing stuff for the garden.
I will be doing DWC with 4 buckets in a 3x3.

First, I have a few beginner questions:

1.- I have a concern with the water temp in the root bucket, do people use aquarium heaters or what is the deal here?
2.- What are the essential nutrients that cannabis needs, without the steroids. (I know of CalMag, Micro, Grow, Bloom) but is there anything else that is essential?


Equipment List:

2temApollo Tent 36”x36”x72”
Black Dog PhytoMAX-2 400 LED
AC Infinity Cloudline T6 6” in-line fan
iPower 6” Air Scrubber Carbon Filter
VIVOSUN Air Pump 1110GPH 50W

 

[1diesel1]

Welcome to, The Farm! The search bar will help you tremendously on your growing journey!

 

[Fangthane]

VIVOSUN Air Pump 1110GPH 50W

I've just recently thrown my first hydro setup together, a 4-bucket top-feed deal. I'm not much more experienced than you, so there are much better people here to answer your actual questions. I do, however, want to point out that your chosen air pump is pretty overkill for a 4-bucket setup, especially if you're not also running air to drip rings. I got the Vivosun 285gph pump and it's plenty strong enough for 4 diffusers to keep your nutrients aerated. Unless you're planning on expanding your setup soon, you could cut down some noise, save a little $ on purchase price and electricity used if you go with a smaller pump.

 

[OldManRiver]

Review the material at www.growweedeasy.com on DWC. I use that system for a 3x3, works great, is straightforward to build and run, and was quite affordable.

 

[AniZaTo]

I made this visual of what it should look like roughly. The rest of the equipment is below the tent to give you an idea.

With a whopping total of $1,915.03
Still have to get the seeds.

Also forgot to add that I will be using an RO unit to filter my water.

I couldn’t find any other posts asking about how to setup a ventilation like I am thinking of doing.

Any input on this is greatly appreciated. I am trying to figure out if placing the inner recirculating fan (inside tent>fan>carbon filter>inside tent) to be the Cloudline T6 fan or if you would choose to use use the Cloudline T6 as an exhaust fan instead (inside tent>fan>outside tent)? Which setup, between the fans I selected, do you think would be best configured to maintain a stable environment?

I've just recently thrown my first hydro setup together, a 4-bucket top-feed deal. I'm not much more experienced than you, so there are much better people here to answer your actual questions. I do, however, want to point out that your chosen air pump is pretty overkill for a 4-bucket setup, especially if you're not also running air to drip rings. I got the Vivosun 285gph pump and it's plenty strong enough for 4 diffusers to keep your nutrients aerated. Unless you're planning on expanding your setup soon, you could cut down some noise, save a little $ on purchase price and electricity used if you go with a smaller pump.

Thanks for the suggestion buddy, I left it there just for $$$ reference but I will probably end up using one of the aquarium air pumps I have lying around.

 

[OldManRiver]

RO water may be more trouble than its worth. I didn't find it necessary. It has to be plumbed in somewhere, and thats a pain.