ThirdCoast
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This is how my friend set up his 7'lx6'wx8'h closet for his first grow:
Genetics: Nirvana Pure Power Plant, DNA Chocolope, Paradise White Chocolate, Dinafem freebies, and a bunch of autofem Easy Ryders
Method: 30 DWC Buckets around the perimeter of the closet with shelves at 4' from the floor to allow for a second level. IR blocking diamond plated mylar all around. Foam weather stripping around door.
Water: RO
Nutrients: Canna and Calmag
Air Pumps: 3 commercial grade pumps each with 12 outlet manifold
Air Stones: Cheap, disposable, 4" inch stones
Ballasts: 2 Lumatek Digital Dual 600 watt ballasts are located away from the closet and are plugged into a CAP light box powered by a dedicated 220v 30amp circuit.
Lights: Lights are hung vertically from the ceiling in cool tubes that are vented by a 454cfm canfan suspended by bungee cords in the attic.
Veg(18/6): 1 600w Hortilux Eye Super HPS
1 600w MH conversion
Flowering: Will switch to flowering (12/12)) in about 4 weeks when the autofems are more than 2 weeks into flowering and are supposedly not/less effected by less light.
4 600 watt Hortilux Eye Super HPS
Intake: Two AC vents bring fresh air into the room. If temps raise above 80 degrees, the canfan turns on and cools the room in a couple of minutes.
Smell: 42lb canfilter ready to be installed when needed
That about covers the basics.....
My friend told me that when lights come on in a bit he will give me some pics with more details.
Anyway, my friend, being a noob grower, is very paranoid about messing up. Other than a slight issue with bad tap water and no ph pen early on, all has gone well though (knock on wood). PH stays between 5.5 and 6.2. Temps stay between 70 and 80 degrees F. Humidity between 45-55%. Water temps in the buckets have rarely exceeded 75, but have been cooled with frozen water bottles when needed. Roots are all growing like crazy and, for the most part, very white. He did, however, manage to get some hydroton gunk on some of them.
The PPPs, Chocolopes, White Widow, Blue Widow, and White Berry's are all on the bottom level. WB's are at 3 weeks and at at 1/2 strength nutes. All others on the bottom are 4 weeks from seed and at full strength nutes and seem to love it.
The second level currently has 12 autofem Easy Ryders that are about 3 weeks from seed and are starting to show pistils already! All but one of these are at 1/4 strength nutes. The test plant was given a full dose to see the effect.
These Canna nutes are pretty easy to work with so far. Ph is very stable.
Pics coming soon (30 minutes or so I'm told). Questions, comments, ADVICE much appreciated. Much he has learned came from this forum.
Genetics: Nirvana Pure Power Plant, DNA Chocolope, Paradise White Chocolate, Dinafem freebies, and a bunch of autofem Easy Ryders
Method: 30 DWC Buckets around the perimeter of the closet with shelves at 4' from the floor to allow for a second level. IR blocking diamond plated mylar all around. Foam weather stripping around door.
Water: RO
Nutrients: Canna and Calmag
Air Pumps: 3 commercial grade pumps each with 12 outlet manifold
Air Stones: Cheap, disposable, 4" inch stones
Ballasts: 2 Lumatek Digital Dual 600 watt ballasts are located away from the closet and are plugged into a CAP light box powered by a dedicated 220v 30amp circuit.
Lights: Lights are hung vertically from the ceiling in cool tubes that are vented by a 454cfm canfan suspended by bungee cords in the attic.
Veg(18/6): 1 600w Hortilux Eye Super HPS
1 600w MH conversion
Flowering: Will switch to flowering (12/12)) in about 4 weeks when the autofems are more than 2 weeks into flowering and are supposedly not/less effected by less light.
4 600 watt Hortilux Eye Super HPS
Intake: Two AC vents bring fresh air into the room. If temps raise above 80 degrees, the canfan turns on and cools the room in a couple of minutes.
Smell: 42lb canfilter ready to be installed when needed
That about covers the basics.....
My friend told me that when lights come on in a bit he will give me some pics with more details.
Anyway, my friend, being a noob grower, is very paranoid about messing up. Other than a slight issue with bad tap water and no ph pen early on, all has gone well though (knock on wood). PH stays between 5.5 and 6.2. Temps stay between 70 and 80 degrees F. Humidity between 45-55%. Water temps in the buckets have rarely exceeded 75, but have been cooled with frozen water bottles when needed. Roots are all growing like crazy and, for the most part, very white. He did, however, manage to get some hydroton gunk on some of them.
The PPPs, Chocolopes, White Widow, Blue Widow, and White Berry's are all on the bottom level. WB's are at 3 weeks and at at 1/2 strength nutes. All others on the bottom are 4 weeks from seed and at full strength nutes and seem to love it.
The second level currently has 12 autofem Easy Ryders that are about 3 weeks from seed and are starting to show pistils already! All but one of these are at 1/4 strength nutes. The test plant was given a full dose to see the effect.
These Canna nutes are pretty easy to work with so far. Ph is very stable.
Pics coming soon (30 minutes or so I'm told). Questions, comments, ADVICE much appreciated. Much he has learned came from this forum.
