drip system bubblegum construtive criticism?

[mushywater]

what i have built here is my own custom drip system. it is a four foot by two foot planter that fits just perfectly in my closet. in the 10 gallon resevour (underneath) are 3 tubes 2 are for drainage that come from holes in each side of the planter, the other tube connects a water pump to a dripper head that can divid the water into 8 different tubes that end with a spike and a dripper. the drippers are on a timer that waters the plants four times a day. the babies are under 4 fluorescent lights. i could use some outside opinion on anything i should do with the system. and i have a 400 watt hps for flowering yet i have no solid plan on flowering since i have no where to put a mother. how many plants can i flower with a 400 watter? if i did 8 plants what is an average yeild? so if u can answer a question or ask me one plz do. or show me ur system so we can compare thank you .

 

[phreakygoat]

if you want to do a full 8, do it up as a sea of green. each plant could hit ballpark 1/2 oz. dry (very ballpark guess )

you can also get a mom goin' in soil, and build a little cab for it.

 

[mushywater]

so what ive realized is that i can hopefully fit 3 large plants across the back side and could possible clone and do 4 small sog plants across the front. any other ideas plz help me id like to get the most for the space i have

 

[phreakygoat]

i would suggest all plants be sog for the 400w, for canopy's sake. 6 sog plants and 2 moms?

 

[mushywater]

how much could i yield per sog plant ? i was hoping to get around a quater pound

 

[phreakygoat]

strain dependent of course... with all healthy unstressed plants you could do that and a lot more, but who knows?. 6 plant sog is the way to go with the 400w.

 

[mushywater]

how tall should i let the clones before i flower them to get to have a healthy roomy harvest like 10 12 inches?

 

[phreakygoat]

6-9 inches... the beauty of sog is short, quick flowering plants...it'll shoot up a bit tho

 

[mushywater]

very nice thanks for the advise ill throw some pics up after cloneing SOG it is lol

 

[mushywater]

and one more question do you think its safe to use my 400 watt hps in that closet? should i try to get one of those cool reflectors for it i mean cool as in temperature wise with the screens over the bottom?

 

[phreakygoat]

and one more question do you think its safe to use my 400 watt hps in that closet? should i try to get one of those cool reflectors for it i mean cool as in temperature wise with the screens over the bottom?

yeah, but your gonna have to ventilate regardless. if its a tiny closet then get a aircooled reflector, but you'll need an extra fan and they're more expensive. try it out a day or two to measure temps, and experiment... fire hazard wise you are fine, ive got 1000w in my closet.

 

[mushywater]

heres a small update plants are doin very well with fast healthy growth hopefully in another 3-4 weeks i can clone them and flower the clones to see what sex the plants are. i wish i had more closet space. lol i also have moved them to there permanet homes in the rockwool buckets here are a few pictures.

please dont mind the little plants i had some bagseed and promised my girlfriend i would plant her own plant but not to fear ill be throwing them outside away from the REAL plants in a few days lol hehehe

 

[mushywater]

so just a update and a question. first day of flowering under my 400 watt hps i had to drop the table so that the plants wouldnt be too close to the bulb
but i am wondering if it is going to be a problem they are about 20 inches away from the bulb and they will get beigger and i cannot put the light any higher.
i have a good fan to keep things as cool as possible is this going to be enough. ???thank you

 

[phreakygoat]

but i am wondering if it is going to be a problem they are about 20 inches away from the bulb and they will get beigger and i cannot put the light any higher.
i have a good fan to keep things as cool as possible is this going to be enough. ???thank you

sup dude, glad to see the 1st day of 12/12!
in flower, they do get hella bigger (2x avg, up to 3x bigger!!!) If there is no way to get extra space between them and the light, you are kinda screwed. I couldn't tell you if its too late to top them, and tying them down probably wouldn't be enough. I'd say keep it @ 20 inches, if you've only got a fan. what are your temps? wat style did you end up growin? i didn't see the pics come up, but post more neways (pic of ur closet). u've made it thus far, keep rockin.

 

[mushywater]

ahh shit thanx for the info the temps are good i live in a rather cold area so that and the heat from the light gives a good balance i tried to show a pic of the whole setup but i had to use my phone. so there is a shelf that my light is attached to so maybe i could un screw that bitch and i could raise the light about 10-12 more inches if the plants get too tall will the light just burn them? i over looked it because ive been praying to about every god there is that they will all be females. but there are a few things i can do when the time comes any ideas? i could possible drop the table even more. and with those plants if u can see them what is a decent yeild estimate? there a little over two feet tall and have only been under hps for 2 days.

 

[mushywater]

and let me know if you cant see the pics i see um but who knows

 

[phreakygoat]

can't see the pics, im dying to see them + ur setup. in terms of yield, there's no way to tell on ur first grow w/ a new strain, but I will guarantee ur next grow to getter a higher yield than this one if all goes well. SOG plants avg. a 1/2oz each for many growers, but the pics would help f'sho. I'm gonna update my journal tonight or tomorrow, so come by and leave some love.

 

[mushywater]

damn im puttin them in the best i can. i looked today and one plant is a ture blue female. the other two thought ive never seen a have pear shaped with a small white center i guess its too close to tell but im dying to know i will quit smoking if there males lol.......... jk i can try putting the pictures in another way also.

 

[mushywater]

k im trying new things with the pics

 

[mushywater]

well this is the final post for this grow. i ended up with 2 out of three males, very disapointed in that the female happend to be the smallest and slowest growing of the three. i tryied to clone it somthing ive never done before ive always been a seed guy. i cloned them in rockwool the stood strong for four daysthen wilted a little after about two weeks there was no root growth can anyone tell me what i did wrong i know i did alot wrong. but started with a PH d half strength nute solution. diped the cube in lightly which i think i should have soaked. put them in a dome didnt have a heating mat and sprayed them everyday.