A couple of questions in regards with bubbleponics.
1. When beginning from a seed inside a growing medium do you have the water hose going directly into something like rockwool or do you recommend germinating ouside the box then transplanting (this being my first grow attempt). I know you've mentioned you can grow right from seed so I didn't know if this was a high difficulty in sprouting.
It is easier, the first grow, to start the seed in the rockwool cube, that is in hydroton rocks, in the grow cups. But you also need to start one or two in a wet papertowel to repalce the DUDS and runts. When you start in the cube, you do have the water flowing to the cube to keep it wet.
Transplanting a new sprout is a delicate procedure, or the root will break off.
2. Seeing as I've been to several places and no one seems to know what I'm talking about in regards to the plastic pot that you grow in so I've decided to just purchase some thick plasic cups from target and going to cut them like the ones your using. They are a little larger in depth. Is this going to be a problem.
The Hydroponic Grow cups are very easy to find on the Internet, but not at stores, unelss it is a Hydroponic store. I have seem plastic and styrafoam cups used, with hundreds of slits cut in them with a razor, and it does not work well, but it will work.
Let me know if you can order from the Internet.
How far should the potting planters be inside the resivour
They sit in the lid, with roots dangling in an two or three inch air pocket, above the water line.
and do I use a lot of Vermiculite or something equal at the bottom?
VErmiculite is NO NO in Hydro, or bubbleponics. Too fine for the water. Can you get Rockwool and hydroton? If so, they will have the grow cups sometimes called grow baskets.
I'm using a 10 gallon tote. Cutting for four pots. I believe if I'm going by your calculations correctly that I should have 8 gallons of nuts/water?
Yes, Right.
I liked the lowrider seed spec's but do you have any "favorites" or information on which seeds thrive best in this situation.
Any Indica will do. Lowryder is much faster but much smaller too.
3. Someone mentioned in another post that I seen you comment on about "flushing the roots". Is this a good idea? And did this person use or you recommend using regular tap water or pH ballanced water? He wasn't specific on his method.
I don;t understnad that question.
4. Are the huge water machine water jugs that are sold at hardware stores a good source of water to use?
You can use any clean water, even city tap water.
5. I know your a huge fan of CLF's and I'm torn between using a:
33,000 lumens 250 watt HSP system (bulb, lamp, ballast)
or
A Lamp with four 2 Foot T5 bulbs 2 warm 2 cool. But this confuses me a little in HTG's More Information area.
**High Output bulbs have extremely high lumen per watt rating - 5,000 lumens per bulb! This system emits an incredible 10,000 lumens!**
So having 4 CFL's wouldn't I have 20,000 lumens?
Either system that I purchase I will be using for growth and flowering.
I'm concerned with having a grow space of 2 x 3 x 5 and having heat issues with the 250 HPS.
I have a 4" adjustable fan 6" above eye level with the tote. I plan on installing a vent in the southeast roof and purchasing a 4" inline fan and carbon filter again, from HTS.
Will it be alright (smell wise) if I have the inline fan directly connected to the roof connected to the carbon filter? Or should I use flexable venting tubes to bring it to my attic access and connect the carbon filter up there?
IF you can and are going to VENT the HEAT out, by all means use HID lights.
6. Now I'm new to nutrients information. I know there is three things you have to be aware of pH, PPF (I think its called) and one other. Can you direct me to more information about nutrients and the other 3 things?
pH , Temps and ppm, IF you use a ppm meter.
FoxFarm is a very popular nute.
I've read so much with people saying "this is better then that" but I know you have first hand experience with this system so I'm sorry I'm making you my big brother lol. But I really do appreciate the advice you've given me so far. Saved me a lot of time and frustration.
