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Thew1sest I like the small setup for the baby. You might want to consider keeping those CFL's closer to the plant. It is OK to have them just 2 or 3 inches away from the plant leaves. If the wall mount lights cant be moved then i would raise the bucket. Good reflection though with those white...

I have a 4 three gallon bucket DWC setup. With an ancient air pump. (whisper 9000). Its at least 15 years old and dying. I'm not sure how air pumps are measured. GPH? I would like to put two 4" air stones in each bucket. What pump should i be purchasing? Not looking to buy "fish tank" pumps...

Thanks Guys! Yup those are Y sockets in Y sockets. Good point though. Next time around i can alter the plywood reflectors and drill more holes in the top so i can cut down on the Y splits. But i have been able to keep the temps below 75 F due to good air flow. i am assuming you mean...

hey deacnbleu, here are some pics of my CFL set up. pretty much just used scrap wood from the home depot, mylar for reflection, and Y socket splitters.

next time i take some pics of the current grow, ill snap some shots of the homemade CFL fixtures. i just realized its hard to see what i described above so ill have some pics by the end of the week of the progress and CFL setups. Peace

hey deacnbleu, im am currently in my 2nd CFL grow. 1st one was in soil and for my 2nd i am doing a deep water culture set up. i have learned from my first grow that it is all about CFL reflection/containment. what size the black and decker box you are using? during my first grow i was losing a...

Hey 420 So i got a DWC set up this time, 4 plants (3 Northern Light & 1 Master Kush), 2nd day of flowering. (all feminized) Seeds were popped and planted on Sep 12th. Plants went through a good amount of heat stress for the first half of veg. Temps were above 82 while lights were on. Each...