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PuffPuffPass · 09-30-2006, 09:15 PM

For those interested in exactly what I am using, here it is..

1. The unit itself can be viewed HERE. I got the 9 series.

2. The automatic feeder and resevoir tank can be viewed HERE. I got
the Feed-A-Tron Series II, and the ventalation panel, and the 10
gallon water tank.

3. The overhead light can be seen HERE. I got the SL18 with the twin
bulbs.

All of this runs under a single 20 amp circuit, which when I used my friends amp meter (he's an electrician) was drawing about 12.2 amps @ 110 Volts. So low power consumption, high light output, low heat, and with the autofeeder and tank, self sustaining for up to 3 weeks. Mine is actually permenant as I tapped into the water for my toilet in the bathroom, running a line to the tank and placing a bobble shutoff which basically keeps the tank full at all times. The sensor from the feeder waters the plants when they need it. All I have to do is twiddle my thumbs and wait at this point.

The directions from pyraponics on growing teach you how to receive the maximum yield from your plants. If followed exactly, they claim up to 1000 budding sites per plant are possible. This claim seems a bit unrealistic to me, but I am following the bouncing bud in the instructions to the letter and we will see what we will see. As always, I will keep uploading weekly photo updates. I am also considering getting a second unit going.

Currently (I figure some of you might cringe at this point) I am using a miracle grow potting soil for the first few weeks. I have found in the past that the plants really like it in the early weeks. When I transplant it to it's permenant pot, it will be in regular high grade soil and the nutriants will be added manually so that I can stop using them in the last weeks before harvest.

09-30-2006, 09:15 PM	#53
PuffPuffPass 420 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: California Posts: 121	re: PuffPuffPass's Phototron 9 Grow For those interested in exactly what I am using, here it is.. 1. The unit itself can be viewed HERE. I got the 9 series. 2. The automatic feeder and resevoir tank can be viewed HERE. I got the Feed-A-Tron Series II, and the ventalation panel, and the 10 gallon water tank. 3. The overhead light can be seen HERE. I got the SL18 with the twin bulbs. All of this runs under a single 20 amp circuit, which when I used my friends amp meter (he's an electrician) was drawing about 12.2 amps @ 110 Volts. So low power consumption, high light output, low heat, and with the autofeeder and tank, self sustaining for up to 3 weeks. Mine is actually permenant as I tapped into the water for my toilet in the bathroom, running a line to the tank and placing a bobble shutoff which basically keeps the tank full at all times. The sensor from the feeder waters the plants when they need it. All I have to do is twiddle my thumbs and wait at this point. The directions from pyraponics on growing teach you how to receive the maximum yield from your plants. If followed exactly, they claim up to 1000 budding sites per plant are possible. This claim seems a bit unrealistic to me, but I am following the bouncing bud in the instructions to the letter and we will see what we will see. As always, I will keep uploading weekly photo updates. I am also considering getting a second unit going. Currently (I figure some of you might cringe at this point) I am using a miracle grow potting soil for the first few weeks. I have found in the past that the plants really like it in the early weeks. When I transplant it to it's permenant pot, it will be in regular high grade soil and the nutriants will be added manually so that I can stop using them in the last weeks before harvest. __________________ UPDATED! Check out my grow! Last edited by PuffPuffPass; 09-30-2006 at 11:56 PM.