Anyone who does DIY will change their setup often and occasionally do a major rebuild in between cycles. This is my 4th go at building what I want. At this point I have spent thousands of dollars and spent years learning and growing in this hobby. I am still a hobbyist. The joy of growing and building equipment is why I do this. As I start my 4th build, I would like input from those who understand the processes. I would also be more than happy to answer any questions about the setups that I have build, and the one I am building.
First, let me tell you about my past setups.
My first build was cfls and it was very very rigged together. I ended up with a decent harvest. I used miracle grow soil and ferts, along with perlite and potting soil. Honestly, it came out better than I ever imagined. It was very hodgepodge. Here is a link. All the pictures for the entire journal is at the bottom of the posting. I was too lazy to put them where they were supposed to go. It has pictures of the plants, the harvest, and the equipment. Memoriesssssss
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/369377-my-first-grow.html
My second build was a little different. It was a closet, it had a air cooled 400w hps. Single exhaust and a can 33 filter. First with bubble buckets, then with totes. 4 plants in the closet. It came out very good and I was hitting right at 1 gram per watt by the 3rd grow. Ill see if I can find pictures of the setup if anyone is interested. I got a good ph meter by this time (SMS110 or 120) and I actually spent time emptying the res a few times. The first couple times I never even emptied the res from start to finish and still nearly got a gram a watt. I didn't keep a journal of this, but I did take pictures, and they are on this link: https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/338018-some-my-plants.html#post4258614 The dirt is the first grow, the closet with the hps is the 2nd one. As well as my cloning setup I believe.
My third grow was a small area specifically built just for the grow and was all made custom with a RDWC setup. 4 plants, external res. 2 stanley blowers. One for the hood which exhausted into the attic. Have a can 33 filter, 600W HPS, good air pump, and a water pump to circulate the water. All run together with 1/2" pipe. I've run this for the last year, and I guess it will be for cloning and mothers now more or less with CFLs replacing the air cooled hood. I took good notes during the building process and here is the link for that: https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/364226-my-3rd-grow-room-setup.html#post4602145
First, let me tell you about my past setups.
My first build was cfls and it was very very rigged together. I ended up with a decent harvest. I used miracle grow soil and ferts, along with perlite and potting soil. Honestly, it came out better than I ever imagined. It was very hodgepodge. Here is a link. All the pictures for the entire journal is at the bottom of the posting. I was too lazy to put them where they were supposed to go. It has pictures of the plants, the harvest, and the equipment. Memoriesssssss
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/369377-my-first-grow.html
My second build was a little different. It was a closet, it had a air cooled 400w hps. Single exhaust and a can 33 filter. First with bubble buckets, then with totes. 4 plants in the closet. It came out very good and I was hitting right at 1 gram per watt by the 3rd grow. Ill see if I can find pictures of the setup if anyone is interested. I got a good ph meter by this time (SMS110 or 120) and I actually spent time emptying the res a few times. The first couple times I never even emptied the res from start to finish and still nearly got a gram a watt. I didn't keep a journal of this, but I did take pictures, and they are on this link: https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/338018-some-my-plants.html#post4258614 The dirt is the first grow, the closet with the hps is the 2nd one. As well as my cloning setup I believe.
My third grow was a small area specifically built just for the grow and was all made custom with a RDWC setup. 4 plants, external res. 2 stanley blowers. One for the hood which exhausted into the attic. Have a can 33 filter, 600W HPS, good air pump, and a water pump to circulate the water. All run together with 1/2" pipe. I've run this for the last year, and I guess it will be for cloning and mothers now more or less with CFLs replacing the air cooled hood. I took good notes during the building process and here is the link for that: https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/364226-my-3rd-grow-room-setup.html#post4602145