Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

joey green said:

cable box is in the backyard maybe 20' away, modem is upstairs and in the front of the house. no TV near the grow, i dont have cable but my internet goes thru my cable, i read that i need to cap all my unused cable cords, something about them amplifying the signal...
chaz if your ballast question is to me everything i am using is Lumatek.

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Start with the splitter...if you have unused ports then replace with a new smaller one that has the amount of ports you need and ground it either to the service ground of the house, or ground clamp to a copper water feed line.

GreenTools said:

Start with the splitter...if you have unused ports then replace with a new smaller one that has the amount of ports you need and ground it either to the service ground of the house, or ground clamp to a copper water feed line.

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You can easily be getting a low voltage accumulation which can build up in the coax, causing the modem to reboot to clear the charge, and also cause interference to go back to the pole.

I used to grow this way for a long time but I tried a lot of different ways since then. I miss how easy it was pumping water in/out. I am going to design another sb flower system. Good to see ol stinkbud on these threads still.. Not likely to participate too muc here just wanted to say I am building it.. Happy growing

sky rocket said:

Ocean green so what method do you use that's 1/4 the effort?

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UC DWC / RDWC
with huge buckets, 50 gal a site. I cut number of plants by 75 percent. Better yield, more stability in res, I can literally leave them for 3 weeks. and they are flourishing.

If electricity goes out, or pump fails it survives fro weeks as the roots are submerged in water
Also no clogging, easier cleaning, I can clean a system in 15 minutes. Cleaning the rails and the sprayers was pure hell.

Look, I started with the stinkbud method, and then I was with the Superstoner crew. Superstoner took this method to the next level with a much better system and better recipe. I ran it for years, but I am not sure what happened yield started to no be as good, and it was constant adjustment with this system, always adding little touches here and there. My best was 9 oz from 1 plant.

I now do the heath robinson/ sqydros UC-DWC and made it better wih larger buckets and bigger pipes. Its very simple to build and its very rewarding.

Hope this explains your question well.

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AKGrowAreo said:

Maybe he's talking about soil? Less watering and generally less equipment to fail on you. I however like the complete control that LP Aero/NFT offers and will probably be stinking with it for the long haul.

Year in soil and other hyrdo/aero methods including DWC, HPA, Drain to Waste, and many more, but non were superior to LP Aero/NTF. I am not saying that Aero/NFT is the end all say all growing method, its just the method that I have personally had the most success with. I am anal as fuck about keeping my grow clean as to keep out pests. Its really fucking hard to run a clean soil grow...soil=dirt, dirt + water = mud, mud = dirty grow area. I also love the fact that there is no medium in proper aero. Medium is just another place for pests to reproduce and thrive. No medium = now place for pests to reproduce. I run a fully sealed grow so I am able to fully control my environment. I guess I am just a control freak...lol!

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thats not entirely true. you can easily get algea in this system. It was also one of the reason I switched from it. also in the rails the roots dont get so big. i prefer bigger root systems and the plant is stronger to fight disease and can handle nutes better

in rdwc i have a huge pumped running 24/7.. and it keeps the water movement monstrous with immense DO

so to update on the RF frequency issue, I tried the cheapest fix first and I believe it worked... I removed the splitter from my tv/modem cable and plugged the wire straight into my modem since I didn't need the tv connection, then added the splitter to the cable wire in my bedroom and capped the ends terminating that line. I only ran the problem ballast for a day to see if I noticed anything with my internet, still a bit paranoid about cable company. I don't need to use them for another month, but ill prob plug them in for a week to test and see if I cause havoc again... local grow shop picked up a nanolux, they are testing a ballast that gives them problems and will let me know how well the product works.

finally I finish first harvesr. had a trip attack and lost like half but still made out with about half a bucket!
I got my 3rd bb blue cheese going now and holy fuck is it a monster, vegged super big super fast but it also stretched the most too, prolly gonna have to do some bending soon..

Can i fit 2 of the flower systems in a 5x5?

ThaMagnificent said:

Can i fit 2 of the flower systems in a 5x5?

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I wouldnt, the res takes up quite a bit of space.

I'm running a modified stinkbud system where I run 2 in a 5x10. one of the rezes is out of the tent, but the tent doesn't zip fully closed, which is hazardous for pests, I already got thrips that probably wouldn't have happened if tent was completly sealed. I kinda wish I just used 1 cause space was super challenging and still is, with 2 strong boxes inside the 5x10 half the space was just for the res, which after having fans and what not turned into alot of wasted space.

So you can, but your yield would suffer alot.

I was looking at his dimensions and the fence post is 36" long. Figure another 20" for a res and thats 56" long. Why wouldnt 2 fit?

The buckets are about 17" in the Y axis, yourll need another 8" inbetween the 2 boxes for plant growth, that's already like 3 ft of your 5 ft tent.......
you can run them perpendicular with rezes outside tent but again leaks I was talking about.

If you don't wanna believe you can go and try it out yourself, if you figure out how to make it work let me know....

MouseE said:

The buckets are about 17" in the Y axis, yourll need another 8" inbetween the 2 boxes for plant growth, that's already like 3 ft of your 5 ft tent.......
you can run them perpendicular with rezes outside tent but again leaks I was talking about.

If you don't wanna believe you can go and try it out yourself, if you figure out how to make it work let me know....

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So what size tent do you recommend? Should I run 1 tent with 2 systems or 2 tents with 1 each?

In figure 1 you have a 5x5, as long as you have 2 openings you can run them like this. Do realize though that everytime a res is located outside the tent you have a leak, which is bad and risk for problems, harder to control area. But as long as your careful you can probably get away with it. is Just think about where your gonna put your fan (you can hang a few) before you plan everything out.

Bottom figure is what I'm doing (I actually drew it wrong, the res on the right side is actually completely in the tent) in a 10x5, which gives me a little more room going parallel with the long side of the tent than the res that runs perpendicular but I think I have it to where space was maxed, setting up fans were a bitch tho, still trying to figure out a perfect system for that.

The the problem with figure on the top right is about half the tent is just used for res buckets, also, how are you going to get them out to clean if you need? Just getting them to fit in there is a disaster when you have fans, a trellis, and anything else you might need (in my case a heater), at that point you'd better be off going to hydro with buckets, and not lose space on the reses, UC DWC is makin a rise you could prolly fit 6 super plants in that 5x5.

I like the perpetual idea though. Would running 2 separate dwc systems be better?

ThaMagnificent said:

I like the perpetual idea though. Would running 2 separate dwc systems be better?

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yes. recommend RDWC over this.

Bigger roots is always better

oceangreen said:

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thats not entirely true. you can easily get algea in this system. It was also one of the reason I switched from it. also in the rails the roots dont get so big. i prefer bigger root systems and the plant is stronger to fight disease and can handle nutes better

in rdwc i have a huge pumped running 24/7.. and it keeps the water movement monstrous with immense DO

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I do not run the original stinkbud system and I never have and never will have algae issues with my system, my own DIY inductive chiller, insulation and my res' having no light leaks at all makes this a reality. I use the larger 5" fence posts, but would still like to increase my root chamber sizes and will eventually do so.

What I should have said is I have complete control over my system, would be hard to do so with out the chiller, etc. I commend @StinkBud for creating easy DIY aero/NFT instructions that literally anyone can follow and grow pretty good bud. But his version is definitely the most basic version of aero/nft but if you want to take it to the next level one can definitely do so. I didn't base my system on SB's its just similar because all aero/nft setups are. I have no complaints with my setup producing 1.2 to 1.4 grams per watt consistently. I do not think its feasible to run co2 in the SB system without a chiller.

PS, my roots may be packed in there, but you have to admit they are looking damn good!

oceangreen said:

UC DWC / RDWC
with huge buckets, 50 gal a site. I cut number of plants by 75 percent. Better yield, more stability in res, I can literally leave them for 3 weeks. and they are flourishing.

If electricity goes out, or pump fails it survives fro weeks as the roots are submerged in water
Also no clogging, easier cleaning, I can clean a system in 15 minutes. Cleaning the rails and the sprayers was pure hell.

Look, I started with the stinkbud method, and then I was with the Superstoner crew. Superstoner took this method to the next level with a much better system and better recipe. I ran it for years, but I am not sure what happened yield started to no be as good, and it was constant adjustment with this system, always adding little touches here and there. My best was 9 oz from 1 plant.

I now do the heath robinson/ sqydros UC-DWC and made it better wih larger buckets and bigger pipes. Its very simple to build and its very rewarding.

Hope this explains your question well.

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I bet your system is super bomb bro. I just have never had as much success with DWC and other styles as I personally have with the aero/NTF, but I have to admit I have never had to put in as much work except when I was all about HPA. Sounds like you've got RDWC dialed. Ill have to try out your method someday cause increase yield would always be great. Do you have a thread for you grow? Happy growing bro!

hey guys i was just wondering, i feel like my weed has like "alot" of red hairs, is there anything during the grow that affects this or is it all genetics? i have 8ball kush..

ThaMagnificent said:

Can i fit 2 of the flower systems in a 5x5?

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With a little redesigning, sure. I used the plans as a guide and reworked it so i can fit 2 -12 site systems in a 48"x55" area. 2-48"rails per system, 6 sites each rail, 8" between sites, 8-10" between rails. I raised the rails about 3" so I could tuck the res under everything, used a hose between the pump and res so I can still pull it out, only need to lift the the rail drains out of the top of the res and it slides right out.

Insulate the rails well to keep them cool. My light caused internal rail temps hit high 70's between pump cycles heating my res's pretty quick. I'm going to make a foam board trough for them to sit in, with reflective bubble covering them. I think I'll see a ~10deg drop in internal rail temps based off other insulating I've done in systems.

WeedFreak78 said:

With a little redesigning, sure. I used the plans as a guide and reworked it so i can fit 2 -12 site systems in a 48"x55" area. 2-48"rails per system, 6 sites each rail, 8" between sites, 8-10" between rails. I raised the rails about 3" so I could tuck the res under everything, used a hose between the pump and res so I can still pull it out, only need to lift the the rail drains out of the top of the res and it slides right out.

Insulate the rails well to keep them cool. My light caused internal rail temps hit high 70's between pump cycles heating my res's pretty quick. I'm going to make a foam board trough for them to sit in, with reflective bubble covering them. I think I'll see a ~10deg drop in internal rail temps based off other insulating I've done in systems.

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Im in week 6 of flower....and i see a couple ambers on each cola....can i start flushing??