Aero/NFT Grow in Tent w/ CO2, AC, Dehumidifier, and DIY Chiller

AKGrowAreo said:
I have a low pressure aero/nft grow going in a 4x8 tent and I have been getting some great results. I am about to ditch the tent for a larger space, but wanted to post about my success in the tent because contrary to popular belief, co2 can be successfully run in a tent, even on a budget.

This is my take on the @StinkBud method so big ups to him for all he brings to the table.

Anyway please give me your thoughts on my grow and let me know if you have any questions.

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That's beautiful.
 
Was your Girl Scout cookie from Cali comnectons? If so they are very prone to hermy. I ran them once and they Hermed on me and skeeted on the rest of my ladies in the tent. Are you running a perpetual? Your setup is might clean. Keep it up.
 
Yep I am perpetual. every 4 weeks for now , but about to double up and move onto every 2. Building a room and ditching the tent.

The cali connection GSC seeds are bunk. Bummed me out cause before the bananas popped they were looking great. I chopped it down in time to prevent any major seed issues so I only had a few that developed. I wish I had killed that herymy gsc bitch sooner.

I did end up with a couple GSC/trinity cross, GSC/Acapulco Gold cross, GSC/Cotton Candy Cane cross so some day I will pop them and see if the hermy traits were passed on or not, I am assuming that they were, so I am not gonna crack them until I have set up a separate breeding area. Hmm maybe thats what I'll do with my tent once I have got my new room built. Who knows maybe the crosses will be great, but prob not...
 
Excellent job - beautiful setup.

Always wondered - what does the root ball looks like towards harvest time in one of those rails. Like is it a clogged mess that is hard to even decipher?
 
Major Blazer said:
Excellent job - beautiful setup.

Always wondered - what does the root ball looks like towards harvest time in one of those rails. Like is it a clogged mess that is hard to even decipher?
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Thanks dude! By about week 5 in flower the the roots really fill the whole rail and it primarily turns into a full NFT system since the sprayers are covered up for the most part. It still gets the roots all the nutes they could ever want. Some folks around here ditch the sprayers in the rails all together and go with a full NTF set up and it seems to work great for them. I still believe that having the sprayers in there for the first half of the flower time is a great and I have never had clogging issues like some others have.
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As promised here are a couple quick shots I snapped this morning of the new batches in the tent. Lots of work to do this weekend, but I will try to take some pics to post on Mon. Not sure if I'll post any more today so if I don't, have a great weekend my brothers and sisters and make sure to get stoned!
three on the left are Blackberry OG and the 3 on the right are Trinity Kush
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Trinity and Cotton Candy Cane
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I picked up the 27gal tote and made my edits to the lid. I lost my motivation to build the railings, so I guess I'll do that tomorrow. How loud is the waterfall sound when it's spraying? That's my biggest concern but I can't figure out an elegant way to put a drain into the tub and make it easy to maintain.
 
questiondj42 said:
I picked up the 27gal tote and made my edits to the lid. I lost my motivation to build the railings, so I guess I'll do that tomorrow. How loud is the waterfall sound when it's spraying? That's my biggest concern but I can't figure out an elegant way to put a drain into the tub and make it easy to maintain.
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It's not very loud imo, but some peeps complain about it.
 
AKGrowAreo said:
I have a low pressure aero/nft grow going in a 4x8 tent and I have been getting some great results. I am about to ditch the tent for a larger space, but wanted to post about my success in the tent because contrary to popular belief, co2 can be successfully run in a tent, even on a budget.

This is my take on the @StinkBud method so big ups to him for all he brings to the table.

Anyway please give me your thoughts on my grow and let me know if you have any questions.

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This is nice. Did you secure the sprayer assembly inside the fencepost?
 
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letdown shifty said:
@questiondj42 I'm currently running 27 gallon totes filled with about 15 gallons. Which honestly late flower doesn't quite cut it, I have to top off every other day. When they are drinking 5 gallon daily.
-Shifty
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Holy shit. That's pretty crazy. Seems like these totes are sturdy enough to handle 20 gallons. Maybe I'll do a V3.0 with a 40 gallon botanicare res after this. We'll see though. But dang, 5 gallons a day is a lot.
 
questiondj42 said:
Holy shit. That's pretty crazy. Seems like these totes are sturdy enough to handle 20 gallons. Maybe I'll do a V3.0 with a 40 gallon botanicare res after this. We'll see though. But dang, 5 gallons a day is a lot.
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Yeah. Was a bit over the top. It's not day after day, has spurts those last 2-3 weeks. Where they have sporadic excessive thirsty days, then they may not even drink a gallon the following day. I personally am leaning towards 30 gallon food grade barrels or something of the ilk.
 
letdown shifty said:
Yeah. Was a bit over the top. It's not day after day, has spurts those last 2-3 weeks. Where they have sporadic excessive thirsty days, then they may not even drink a gallon the following day. I personally am leaning towards 30 gallon food grade barrels or something of the ilk.
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What would be tidy is plumbing from the filter into the res, and putting in a float valve. That way you didn't have to mess with it.

Unfortunately, that's not an option for me since my filter is on the opposite side of the house.
 
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