BurnBud LaVie
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Hello,
So I decided to grow. This is my first grow. My roommate and I realized we have the time and resources to develop a garden. Here are the basics, if I missed something I can amend this thread quickly.
This is a CLOSED system. We are running an indoor grow in a Grow Lab 145L. (essentially 5'x9'x6'7") Note the height, that's the ceiling. Running 3 600 Lumatek e-ballasts. 6" air cooled hoods from hydrofarm. We are using Ice boxes from Hydro Innovations for cooling. Those are plumbed thru 1/2" ID hose to a Botanicare 115 reservoir (outside tent) with a 330-500 gph pond pump. The reservoir has a 1/2 HP water chiller with a 300-500 gph pump. This means that the water from the reservoir gets sent to the chiller and back to the reservoir. then the other pump takes cool water to the Ice boxes to cool forced air, warmed water is then sent back to the reservoir. The reason for two pumps is the ID of the chiller and Ice boxes is different (3/4" and 1/2" respectively). We also have three wall fans. CO2 moniter and regulator on a 30 lbs tank.
We are also running a 65 pint dehumidifier INSIDE the tent.
For water delivery system we chose an Aeroponic spray system. This was a DIY utilizing rubber maid 10 gallon tubs. There are 8 total sites. Each site has six 3-3/4" net pots except one has 8 net pots. For a grand total of 50 plant sites. These are siting on low shelving that is hugging and in the 4x8 botanicare reservoir below the plants. It hold about 50 gallons, but typically we keep 36-44 gallons. No need to flirt with flooding. Water is delivered with 2another 300-500 gph pond pump to 3/4" pvc that runs down the cent/er between the sites. Each site has a red 1/2" hose bring water down to a 1/2" pvc and 12 sprinkler heads (surrounding each of the net pots on 4 sides). The pump is on a recycling timer to turn on for 45 seconds, off for 5 minutes 24 hours a day. Each site is allowed to fill about 2 inches before allowed to drain for a little insurance in case of pump failure. Also a little deep water culture. Drained water goes out the side strait down to the resivoir below. There is an addition pump in the reservoir (but only 100 gph just to circulate the water). And a few air stones to increase O.
We are using GH nutes and soon to be using 35% H2O2.
that is the general setup.
Babies were delivered 6/5/09 Train Wreck x NY sour diesel. We had 60, gave three to a friend and lost 5 due to stress (later). I am keeping one runt out, but I can't let her go. Maybe something special for her. (under a CFL now)
I have an idea of how much this cost but it IS NOT a poor mans grow. Well I am poor now. Roughly $8000.
So I decided to grow. This is my first grow. My roommate and I realized we have the time and resources to develop a garden. Here are the basics, if I missed something I can amend this thread quickly.
This is a CLOSED system. We are running an indoor grow in a Grow Lab 145L. (essentially 5'x9'x6'7") Note the height, that's the ceiling. Running 3 600 Lumatek e-ballasts. 6" air cooled hoods from hydrofarm. We are using Ice boxes from Hydro Innovations for cooling. Those are plumbed thru 1/2" ID hose to a Botanicare 115 reservoir (outside tent) with a 330-500 gph pond pump. The reservoir has a 1/2 HP water chiller with a 300-500 gph pump. This means that the water from the reservoir gets sent to the chiller and back to the reservoir. then the other pump takes cool water to the Ice boxes to cool forced air, warmed water is then sent back to the reservoir. The reason for two pumps is the ID of the chiller and Ice boxes is different (3/4" and 1/2" respectively). We also have three wall fans. CO2 moniter and regulator on a 30 lbs tank.
We are also running a 65 pint dehumidifier INSIDE the tent.
For water delivery system we chose an Aeroponic spray system. This was a DIY utilizing rubber maid 10 gallon tubs. There are 8 total sites. Each site has six 3-3/4" net pots except one has 8 net pots. For a grand total of 50 plant sites. These are siting on low shelving that is hugging and in the 4x8 botanicare reservoir below the plants. It hold about 50 gallons, but typically we keep 36-44 gallons. No need to flirt with flooding. Water is delivered with 2another 300-500 gph pond pump to 3/4" pvc that runs down the cent/er between the sites. Each site has a red 1/2" hose bring water down to a 1/2" pvc and 12 sprinkler heads (surrounding each of the net pots on 4 sides). The pump is on a recycling timer to turn on for 45 seconds, off for 5 minutes 24 hours a day. Each site is allowed to fill about 2 inches before allowed to drain for a little insurance in case of pump failure. Also a little deep water culture. Drained water goes out the side strait down to the resivoir below. There is an addition pump in the reservoir (but only 100 gph just to circulate the water). And a few air stones to increase O.
We are using GH nutes and soon to be using 35% H2O2.
that is the general setup.
Babies were delivered 6/5/09 Train Wreck x NY sour diesel. We had 60, gave three to a friend and lost 5 due to stress (later). I am keeping one runt out, but I can't let her go. Maybe something special for her. (under a CFL now)
I have an idea of how much this cost but it IS NOT a poor mans grow. Well I am poor now. Roughly $8000.
