40+ lbs with 12 Plants in 2 Rooms on a Flip

[Renfro]

Thats why I used the 2x12 reservoir with pond liner. Massive capacity and low profile.

 

[diggs99]

Thats why I used the 2x12 reservoir with pond liner. Massive capacity and low profile.

Ohhhh, now i get ya, you build your tables just high enough than you can then use the 2x12 with pond liner reservoir under it? that right?
I have good access to a couple different floor drains to connect runoff . So placing it underneath would be perfect.

you got any pics of your old setup?

 

[Renfro]

The 2x12 with pond liner is the reservoir and you set the table on that. Use some angle for cross braces so the tray wont sag. I prefer the plastic trays, white ones.

 

[Renfro]

No pics of that setup, that was like 12 years ago in Missouri.

 

[diggs99]

Ok, i think you have helped me enough for one day, i got a base plan and a good idea of what i want , thanks as usual man. always appreciated.

Im gonna buy material tomorrow for running auto drip to coco, will also grab some 2x12 on the way home. Not sure where ill find pond liners around here this time of year, but ya never know.

I seen a guy the other day who made flood tables and used Ice and water shield, thats the stuff used on roofs for water proofing.

None of this can be put into place until the last 2 are done finishing up flowering and i can remove the tents, then i can move everything around and set it up properly.

 

[gkay723]

I did the math in Excel and a full run with GH costs me $998 and a run with Jacks would be about $300 ish from my guesstimate. Of course I have to run it and prove that, plus I am sure some numbers will change a little if I make adjustments, use MPK or whatnot.

Also these calcs are based on one constant that isn't really constant and thats a watering frequency of every other day. I figure that it kinda averages out that way over the run and it's good enough for cost estimation purposes.

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Do you use any PK boosters? Im growing in soil and i have to raise my GMB quite abit higher with my additives to get to 1000ppm. Also, do you have any experince with running a pk booster like monster bloom starting from week 3 in a 12 week strain?

 

[Renfro]

I boost the PK by adding more GH Bloom and less GH Grow. With Jacks I will just Monopotassium Phosphate to do that.

 

[gkay723]

I boost the PK by adding more GH Bloom and less GH Grow. With Jacks I will just Monopotassium Phosphate to do that.

Ah Thanks. Just wondering if im wasting my money running monster bloom. Usually start it half dose week 3 then full strength week 4 for a 8 week strain. But i feel like running it so early for a 12 week strain is a bad idea.

 

[Renfro]

Yeah that is a bit early.

Bloom boosters are basically repackaged monopotassium phosphate (MPK).

 

[gkay723]

Do you have any tips on achieving 3pounds a light with 10 gallon soil, under 1000w gavitas and co2? Best i've gotten so far has been a g a watt in a 7 gallon. SOG style. Cheers for the reply in the AM btw.

 

[Renfro]

Do you have any tips on achieving 3pounds a light with 10 gallon soil, under 1000w gavitas and co2?

Well I added side lighting and thats how I get large yields. I still hover around a gram per watt when I veg them long enough (didn't do that last round) but I have more watts. lol Other than that genetics has a lot to do with it. Some strains yield really well.

Cheers for the reply in the AM btw.

I am usually up at nite lol

 

[Dougs Nugs]

Ohhhh, now i get ya, you build your tables just high enough than you can then use the 2x12 with pond liner reservoir under it? that right?
I have good access to a couple different floor drains to connect runoff . So placing it underneath would be perfect.

you got any pics of your old setup?

I built these 2x4 tables with 2x4’s and 4x4 fence posts & casters recently.

I like the separate 2x4 tables so you can remove bottoms etc if needed. I run SOG as well and I love have the 4x4 area able to be split in the middle to work in and also run two separate flavors if need be.
I hope it helps!
I’d add some simple 2x2’s for trellising ( staple gun is useful )

Happy growing

 

[Renfro]

I built these 2x4 tables with 2x4’s and 4x4 fence posts & casters recently.

I like the separate 2x4 tables so you can remove bottoms etc if needed. I run SOG as well and I love have the 4x4 area able to be split in the middle to work in and also run two separate flavors if need be.
I hope it helps!
I’d add some simple 2x2’s for trellising ( staple gun is useful )

Happy growing

Nice build.

 

[Renfro]

So today I flushed the plants before their feeding. Don't want any salt buildups. Plants are doing well, you can hardly tell I defoliated them yesterday.

The room with Jacks appears to be doing well, no signs of problems so far.

The plant with the 600 watt CMH over it seems to be keeping up with the others. Pretty excited about this.

Here are some pics after the flush. You can see I pulled another trellis down to finish out their training.

 

[thenasty1]

The plant with the 600 watt CMH over it seems to be keeping up with the others. Pretty excited about this.

is that the de that was giving you a hard time a few pages ago?

 

[diggs99]

So today I flushed the plants before their feeding. Don't want any salt buildups. Plants are doing well, you can hardly tell I defoliated them yesterday.

The room with Jacks appears to be doing well, no signs of problems so far.

The plant with the 600 watt CMH over it seems to be keeping up with the others. Pretty excited about this.

Here are some pics after the flush. You can see I pulled another trellis down to finish out their training.

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They are looking good bro

Its amazing how fast they rebound and fire out new growth after defol

 

[Renfro]

is that the de that was giving you a hard time a few pages ago?

No this is a 600 watt CMH Growers Choice bulb that I put in one of the Sunsystem 1kW ballasts running at 60%. Goal is to do with 600 watts what I have been doing with 1000 watts.

The other 1000 watt CMH nanolux lights are in the veg room.

Also did a light foliar feed today for shits and giggles.

 

[thenasty1]

No this is a 600 watt CMH Growers Choice bulb that I put in one of the Sunsystem 1kW ballasts running at 60%. Goal is to do with 600 watts what I have been doing with 1000 watts.

how long has it been running? ive read that chm bulbs have much shorter lifespans when used with regular ballasts. ive been considering switching half my flowering room to cmh to see what the fuss is about, would be nice if i could try it out without switching my ballasts out too

 

[diggs99]

I think im gonna order a bag of megacrop to try. Was debating between MC and Jacks, MC is a little easier for me to get

Has your girl put her plants in yet? whats she growing this time?

 

[Renfro]

how long has it been running? ive read that chm bulbs have much shorter lifespans when used with regular ballasts. ive been considering switching half my flowering room to cmh to see what the fuss is about, would be nice if i could try it out without switching my ballasts out too

The bulb has been in since saturday. It is designed to be used with HPS ballasts. https://growershouse.com/growers-choice-630w-de-double-ended-cmh-ceramic-mh-lamp-3k-r-red-enhanced

They run a lot cooler, more wattage is being made into light instead of heat. Great spectrum with UV so I won't need to change to a finishing bulb at the end for extra resin production.