I've been growing for a long time and have grown in almost every different way you can and I still came back to soil. Probably, much like everyone else, I had heard that hydro was the best, cleanest way to grow weed so I dove in on my first grow running wool blocks. Learned a lot but was in way over my head. Limped it to the finish and got a bunch of airy small buds.
I am also a first time grower (1st grow in over 40 years) and first time hydro grower. I purchased the 4-13 gallon bucket kit from PA Hydroponics and love it. So glad I jumped into the pool head first off the bat.
Pumps are not too loud, but chiller is. Need to have a chiller to keep the temps down in the water. too warm and roots will rot.
Yeah the diy version I had to get the PVC as well as drill the holes. I work with hand tools in my 9-5 so it wasn't something I wasn't comfortable with. Also it let me put the res where I wanted.
I agree 100% with @AZreefer. The chiller, fans, etc. in my opinion are way too loud for someone who is wanting to sleep in the same room. Too loud by far, along with too humid. Soil might be a better option with a small 2X4 tent?
I definitely would not be sleeping in my lung room, I think you're trying to over do the size for the space you have available, you're gonna have a hot and humid room. A smaller tent and set up would be much more manageable. The minimum footprint of a 5x5 tent and the PA fallponics is 83"x60" and that is giving you access to only the front of your tent. I think you'd be doing yourself a favor doing a 2x4 tent and a 2 site system. The pictures are of my set up, if you want room to access your plants and be a little comfy, there's no way you could do this in your bedroom unless it's absolutely massive.
Thats a sick setup, really wish i had a room like that lol im just using a spare bedroom and a 2x2x4 tent
and youre completely right about the heat and humidity in the room. My lung room is definitely too warm and uncomfortable to sleep in now with everything i have in there
I decided to roll the dice. Bedroom is 125"x200" Decided to "partition" it w a 90% non-light permitting dark, ceiling to floor curtain w a 80"x100" area. Said curtain also is %25 heat block, %25 noise reduction. Exhaust the tent directly out a window. My biggest drawback, not having a water source directly into that area. I actually prefer white noise like fans, water flowing... hot... most definitely not lol I can always just get a futon for the living room if need be. Best wishes to me lol. I'll make sure to update w progress of setup along w the ultimate failure or success!
Temp differential won't be that big a deal. You should be comfortable as far as temp and humidity. It's the noise of fans and water that may be a problem but you said you like white noise so think of it as a new aquarium you put in your bedroom!
This is why I come to these forums. I've heard ppl using 55gl drums for such, that luxury I don't think is in my cards. I do plan on keeping on a res w/ nutes for my res. Haven't figured that out yet.Temp differential won't be that big a deal. You should be comfortable as far as temp and humidity. It's the noise of fans and water that may be a problem but you said you like white noise so think of it as a new aquarium you put in your bedroom!
If you can configure it in your bedroom, setup an area where you can get water on the floor without issue. Not a flood but if some sloshes out of a bucket it won't be a big deal. I used a 30 gal bin I bought at Wal Mart for a reservoir. Maybe you can use something like that to keep your nute mix until you need to use it. Put some 6 mil plastic under it so that any spills will be contained?
If you're going with the PA fallponics system you will need about 46 gallons of nute solution to fill your system. I wouldn't recommend mixing in the system either so you're going to want something larger than 46 to mix in.
You are on your way! Congrats on making the jump. Look forward to seeing you grow, good luck dude! This forum is a great resource for growers.
