oceangreen
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SS, I prefer 10k for veg... I don't get why you throw the 4500 spectrum T5 in there..
my 3 stages of flower
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superstoner1
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no 4500 bulbs in there. 6500 and 3000 all the way.i like having the ability to keep lights appropriate to heigth so the 2' t5 fixtures work perfect. on the drain, im not a big fan of them after trying a couple different designs. the way i look at it is this, the flower units stay in flower for 9 weeks and the res gets changed but the unit and res are never removed for cleaning until harvest. so i do the same with the new veg setup. i change the res every 2-3 weeks and then pull the system and clean it at week 8-9. i have 2 sets of the veg totes so its not a big deal just clean the manifolds and drain lines, res, and pump and pop it all back in, clean the dirty ones later.
oceangreen
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Ok, so the pipes valves on the wall you don't take done.
What do you clean with bleach? The pop everything back in and run a cleaning solution through everything ?
Break down cleaning maintenance proccess please.
Yea I'm going with T5. Is oracle a reputable t5 light?
OLD DUDE
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If I ever get over my back problems, I'm going to build an extra everything and just do the swap thing too!!
I tear everything apart, fill the res up just enough to let the pump get primed, and run it while I clean the PVC pieces. I use dishsoap and a little bleach. I use a shotgun cleaner to run thru the PVC, I think SS just soaks his. I have a long handled blue ball nylon thingie from walmart that I use to scrub the tubs. One of the things that sucks is bending over to scrub the tubs, so the long blue thingie allows me to scrub standing up. After I get everything else clean, I unplug the pump, run water thru it, scub the res, and done? And by the way, I FUCKING HATE DOING IT BUT, IT MUST BE DONE
when I don't do a complete cleaning, I do have extra tops to replace the dirty ones with. I hate looking at them after a couple weeks!
Oh yeah, when I don't do a complete cleaning, I do replace the misters with clean ones. Dirty ones goes into a container with soap and bleach and I use pipe cleaners to run thru them. I have over 200 extra, so I will clean them in front of the TV when I need clean ones!
Making things easy is a GOOD thing!!!
I tear everything apart, fill the res up just enough to let the pump get primed, and run it while I clean the PVC pieces. I use dishsoap and a little bleach. I use a shotgun cleaner to run thru the PVC, I think SS just soaks his. I have a long handled blue ball nylon thingie from walmart that I use to scrub the tubs. One of the things that sucks is bending over to scrub the tubs, so the long blue thingie allows me to scrub standing up. After I get everything else clean, I unplug the pump, run water thru it, scub the res, and done? And by the way, I FUCKING HATE DOING IT BUT, IT MUST BE DONE
when I don't do a complete cleaning, I do have extra tops to replace the dirty ones with. I hate looking at them after a couple weeks!Oh yeah, when I don't do a complete cleaning, I do replace the misters with clean ones. Dirty ones goes into a container with soap and bleach and I use pipe cleaners to run thru them. I have over 200 extra, so I will clean them in front of the TV when I need clean ones!
Making things easy is a GOOD thing!!!
superstoner1
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my main feed line and valves are hard mounted and stay there. i remove evertying else and put pump, manifolds, wort chiller in res with bleach and water and scrub. rails go in bathtub with bleach and water and i also use the cobweb duster like old dude to scrub inside of rails. i have this utility sprayhead that fits on shower and has a ton of force and use it to rinse everything with. i dont ever remove sprayers.
oceangreen
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Wait 16 bulbs per light?
I got some 14 watts oracles. 6 6400k and 3 2700k for each light....so about 126 watts per light..
So I was gonna do 9 bulbs per light..
SOMEBEECH
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gl ss.............
oceangreen
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Heh yes I ask a lot of questions..is it that bad lol. Better safe than sorry.. Soon I'll be the one giving advice..
superstoner1
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old dude, i gotta huge hog getting ready to cut on monday. finally got one to do what i wanted.
OLD DUDE
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Sweet! I just cut one yesterday that should be close to 4oz, and will be the best one I have ever did! I have actually been thinking about ordering 10 more seeds and looking for a better Pheno! It can be a strange pheno, almost like cuttings are different phenos! Of coarse that could just be me! I would like to mainline one of them which I may do in a month or so!
OLD DUDE
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WOW, just harvested a couple Kushberrys! They were in the middle of my grow and couldn't really look at them closely cause of my back problems! By far the best looking plants I have ever grown! For whatever reason I have a problem getting mine to finish with yellow fan leaves, but these were perfect!!!
superstoner1
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i do want that back, now, damn it.
OLD DUDE
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I told you at least three times how to get it back
I've got some real nice ones perfect for this situation !! Did you get Motavation from OG?? Got a couple of those that are really nice too! This my be my first 40 oz harvest!!bobsstory182
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Hey there superstoner and everyone! I wanted to say that I admire your guys set ups, and creativity that went into them. I've been growing for a few years trying out different set ups. I read all 980something of stinkbuds thread lol, read all of this thread, and have done a lot of research on other forums aswell. I have decided to stick with aero, and even give a go at designing my own system. I was thinking of the same three week cycles but a little tweaked for plant counts and what not.
I was thinking of doing a hybrid aero/dwc culture system in those 27gal toughtotes, have an aero manifold and also a bubbler going on, alllowing the roots to set in the nute solution. I figure the ppm would be lower than aero by itself, and both systems would allow for optium uptake of nutes,oxygen, water. It would also be a sort of back up if the water pumps or o2 pumps went out. Still seems like a simple system I think, and wanted to get your and the other aero growers out there opinion
I was thinking of doing a hybrid aero/dwc culture system in those 27gal toughtotes, have an aero manifold and also a bubbler going on, alllowing the roots to set in the nute solution. I figure the ppm would be lower than aero by itself, and both systems would allow for optium uptake of nutes,oxygen, water. It would also be a sort of back up if the water pumps or o2 pumps went out. Still seems like a simple system I think, and wanted to get your and the other aero growers out there opinion
oceangreen
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I think we've all agreed the air bubbler is counter productive.
nice to have you here
oceangreen
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hey all,
I got the t5 done today
i built my own from scratch, build my own harness and did everything,. was pretty fun actually. took a couple of hours
I went with
8 14watt 2' 6500k tubes
4 14 watt 2' 2700k tubes
for a total of 168w with 12 tubes..
The dimension are 24" x 14"
I got the t5 done today
i built my own from scratch, build my own harness and did everything,. was pretty fun actually. took a couple of hours
I went with
8 14watt 2' 6500k tubes
4 14 watt 2' 2700k tubes
for a total of 168w with 12 tubes..
The dimension are 24" x 14"
oceangreen
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I'll make 2 more as I go along
OLD DUDE
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Where did you get the 6500 2' bulbs? I can't find them locally and I wish I could!
superstoner1
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od, try htgsupply.com. they have an 8 pack of t5 bulbs,half 3000k and half 6400k for $33. igot these last month, best deal i could find. pm me, i really do want to get motivated on some kushberry. and your collars went out on friday.