fluffygrrrl
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Hi everyone. I just won a house on auction with 40 acres and a pole barn in Michigan. :party0033:
Hoping you experienced growers can offer some advice on what you would do w/this space. I have a legal medical grow, can grow 36 plants now, can be certified for up to 72 plants if I get more patients. I can probably only afford to do the 12k grow at first, but I want to build this room for future grows in mind. I want to get all the electricity, water, gas down before I bring in plants.
Insulated barn 24 x 32 has 11' drywalled ceilings, so I am prepared to grow trees. Am upgrading electrical service by adding 200 amps. (barn has 50 now) buying 240v 1000w ballasts.
My main concern is heating/cooling this space properly & efficiently. I have well water & propane in house, will have to run lines. I also have a pond next to barn. Does anyone know anything about water cooling with pond water? (it is approx 75' x 75' x 6'deep) Does that work in winter? Is there a way to use it instead of buying a chiller? Or should I just buy 4 1 ton mini splits for 12 plants? (or 2 2 ton) Would you try to seal this or do a intake/outtake ventilation system? What size heater would you recommend? It does have a wood stove, but I don't think that would work too well regulating heat.
Second on the list is most efficient use of space & keeping plant numbers down. Love DD's system, but I am not handy, so I have decided on an undercurrent system with vertical bare bulb lighting. 13 gallon buckets, not sure about xxl or evolution. Should I go with the evolution 12xxl13 and divide the room into 1/3's and do a flip flop with lung room? I could then exhaust the heat, a/c & co2 from one room to the other. I've only read a few articles on lung rooms, does anyone have a step by step build on one? Or should I just have one big room? I also have 30 400w mh lamps, got any ideas for those? Could I use them around the perimeter of the vertical grow or are they too weak? Have ebb n gro 32 pot system and also have 2 tables.
Hoping you experienced growers can offer some advice on what you would do w/this space. I have a legal medical grow, can grow 36 plants now, can be certified for up to 72 plants if I get more patients. I can probably only afford to do the 12k grow at first, but I want to build this room for future grows in mind. I want to get all the electricity, water, gas down before I bring in plants.
Insulated barn 24 x 32 has 11' drywalled ceilings, so I am prepared to grow trees. Am upgrading electrical service by adding 200 amps. (barn has 50 now) buying 240v 1000w ballasts.
My main concern is heating/cooling this space properly & efficiently. I have well water & propane in house, will have to run lines. I also have a pond next to barn. Does anyone know anything about water cooling with pond water? (it is approx 75' x 75' x 6'deep) Does that work in winter? Is there a way to use it instead of buying a chiller? Or should I just buy 4 1 ton mini splits for 12 plants? (or 2 2 ton) Would you try to seal this or do a intake/outtake ventilation system? What size heater would you recommend? It does have a wood stove, but I don't think that would work too well regulating heat.
Second on the list is most efficient use of space & keeping plant numbers down. Love DD's system, but I am not handy, so I have decided on an undercurrent system with vertical bare bulb lighting. 13 gallon buckets, not sure about xxl or evolution. Should I go with the evolution 12xxl13 and divide the room into 1/3's and do a flip flop with lung room? I could then exhaust the heat, a/c & co2 from one room to the other. I've only read a few articles on lung rooms, does anyone have a step by step build on one? Or should I just have one big room? I also have 30 400w mh lamps, got any ideas for those? Could I use them around the perimeter of the vertical grow or are they too weak? Have ebb n gro 32 pot system and also have 2 tables.