Lacy's Indoor Grow??? (lots of questions)

[Lacy]

Thanks orange! I forgot about that link. i will check them out also. This is a good idea because the light I was looking at this morning from ebay closes in a bout 7 hours and i don't want to make this type of decision under pressure.

Nice seeing you again orange.
I hadn't seen you in a while.

I ordered my light from this place and was very impressed. i think it might have even been gygax who told me to buy from them. I am happy I did. I am having great success with my first grow. Plants look great. I wish you the best of luck.

 

[gardenandcats]

I also bought mine from High Tech gardens ...They sell alot of them on ebay..Lacy Ebay has them all the time..So no rush ...

 

[Chiceh]

Hey Lacy, sounds like you got your shit together, lol. Once you start growing, there is no stopping eh? I use both 400wt hps and mh, my ballast can take both, the ballast also has a cooling tube on it with a cooling fan built it. Do you have a hydro store around you? Homegrown Hydroponics is all over. They tend to have some decent lights. Grow on girlfriend, grow on . Keep us posted.

 

[Lacy]

Oh good thanks garden and cats. I got myself into a bit of a panic because that one you were referring to was ending soon and I wanted to see if I could get the same thing in a 600 watt instead. I really like this concept. It makes sense to me.
Thanks garden

I also bought mine from High Tech gardens ...They sell alot of them on ebay..Lacy Ebay has them all the time..So no rush ...

 

[Lacy]

Hey Chi chi my friend. Yes I am addicted to growing it more than smoking it. I just can't stop now. After I cut down my outdoor crop and it was all dried and put away I realized that it was over and it sucked. It almost felt like I lost a best friend or something.

I have enough seeds and enough enthusiasm to last a long time. And get this....hubby who doesn't smoke is pushing it. He actually enjoys watching me grow. I guess its the same with me seeing him happy with his fishing. We love to see our significant others in their prime.

thanks chiceh

Hey Lacy, sounds like you got your shit together, lol. Once you start growing, there is no stopping eh? I use both 400wt hps and mh, my ballast can take both, the ballast also has a cooling tube on it with a cooling fan built it. Do you have a hydro store around you? Homegrown Hydroponics is all over. They tend to have some decent lights. Grow on girlfriend, grow on . Keep us posted.

 

[Lacy]

Yes there is a hydroponics shop and the guy there is really cool. he even takes his dog to work which I think is adorable. He's about 6'5" and it took me about 3 tries before I got the courage to go in.
I know it sounds retarded. Really nice guy. now when i go I take treats for his dog.

 

[r32]

Awesome! Indoor is fun but you tend to look too much .

IMHO!
I would got HTGS, awwwwesome place I used them. Stick with the 600 digi, aircoolable 'flector, however scrap their bulbs, go to your local shop and support them by buying an Eye Hortilux Super HPS.

Next I would also ebay it for a light mover (don't buy the chain version) unless your local shop will be nice and work on the price. My local place is amazing, however they charge $300 lol. This will give you tons of room, and keeps temps and usage down.

In your veg room... Well, the same setup w/ a 400w MH would be nice (what I use)...

For system... well I would suggest you build a nice NFT setup with 5x5 post, but your power issue is scary. I worried too so I built this.

X - Black handle less buckets
X - Bucket inserts, I use 10" but I work up to it, your choice, 6" would be good!
X - Barbed T fittings
X - Rubber O ring seals
X - 1/8" barbed drip fittings
X - Blue drip spikes
Xft - 1/8" drip line (cheap get a ton)
Xft - 1/2" drip line
Xft - 1/2" Blue tubing (connects lines)
Xft - Air hose
X - Air stones (as many as buckets plus one for res)
1 - 20-50 gallon res of some sort (must be taller than buckets)
1 - 400+ GPH pump
1 - 1/2" drip line end cap
1 - Air pump w/ many outlets or a mani with many outputs
LOTS OF HYDROTON

Now let me explain this system and why it should work well for you...
The idea is that the res has two low mounted barbed T's one on each side. Each bucket will also have a T. The buckets will be connected with the blue tubing to the res in a "loop". Setup an airstone in the res and one in each bucket. Drill a small hole for the air line in the pot.

Now setup your pump in the res. Take a piece of 1/2" drip tube around 2ft. long. Insert however many barbed 1/8" drip tees, just twist and it will pop in to the tube. Now install the end cap on the main drip line, plug it all into the pump and set in bottom of res. Now fit your 1/8" drip line to the fittings and run those out of the res.

At this point you can fill the system, you should not have any leaks, it is a pretty easy setup. The bene here for you is that it creates a DWC system in the pots that will allow the pants access to some nutes, the hydroton will also pull the moisture from the air if the water is not hitting the pots. You can control the level by checking out your res. When it is working normally however the system does a great job of circulating the water. I run my drip system 24/7, as we all know the entire system wants to be at the same level so as the drip lines slowly fill the buckets with water from the res, old what is forced through the blue tube back to the res.

You can also add a nice little ebb/flow table to the system. This is a great place to transition your veg plants to flower. You can then dump them in the buckets.

Hope this helps, if you have any questions just ask!

 

[Kant]

This light sounds like the most popular vote so I am very interested in it.

Pancakes? I didn't know bud bats ate pancakes?

we have to do something to cure the munchies

 

[tahoe58]

relationship bliss...ones fishing the others gardening....doesn't get an more Canadian eh than that! Hey Lacy.....GR8 to see your continued enthusiasm....looking forward to following this.....GL

....hubby who doesn't smoke is pushing it. He actually enjoys watching me grow. I guess its the same with me seeing him happy with his fishing. We love to see our significant others in their prime.......

 

[Lacy]

Sounds like I got my shit together?
Nah!!! I just looks good on screen

Hey Lacy, sounds like you got your shit together, lol. Once you start growing, there is no stopping eh? I use both 400wt hps and mh, my ballast can take both, the ballast also has a cooling tube on it with a cooling fan built it. Do you have a hydro store around you? Homegrown Hydroponics is all over. They tend to have some decent lights. Grow on girlfriend, grow on . Keep us posted.

 

[Lacy]

Our bud bat is lookin' better everyday.

See... a smart bud bat.

Fdd should be glad to have you and your friends around.
A tad ungrateful of him, don't ya think Kant?

we have to do something to cure the munchies

 

[Lacy]

Well that makes sense to me. And I thought you guys ate fruit flies??
Ha! Whata I know?

Maybe thats why fdd doesn't want you and all your friends hanging out at this place???.....


He doesn't wanna share pancakes wif yas all.

Maybe he thinks you'll all eat too many pancakes and have fat and lazy bud bats lying around....
too heavy to stick to the walls and stuff...


....and then....like there would be bat buds droppin' everywhere.

I dunno!!!

we have to do something to cure the munchies

 

[Lacy]

OMG!!! BUDDY!!!

Wow! Thank you so much for taking all this time to help me out. That was very thoughtful and considerate.

Gosh. It seems like you really know your stuff but to be honest with you, this flies right over my head at this moment.

I'm going to have to read it over several times to digest all that you are saying, not that it isn't well written, it is, its' just a lot of new info.

This would be something I could work up to eventually but money is an issue at the moment and I have to purchase a light and materials to make the bathroom/growroom 1st.

This thread was written right down to the last detail; incredible.

I'm so blessed. I will print this out and most certainly try and follow what you are saying r32.

Thank you so very much fellow grower.
I'm so grateful

Awesome! Indoor is fun but you tend to look too much .

IMHO!
I would got HTGS, awwwwesome place I used them. Stick with the 600 digi, aircoolable 'flector, however scrap their bulbs, go to your local shop and support them by buying an Eye Hortilux Super HPS.

Next I would also ebay it for a light mover (don't buy the chain version) unless your local shop will be nice and work on the price. My local place is amazing, however they charge $300 lol. This will give you tons of room, and keeps temps and usage down.

In your veg room... Well, the same setup w/ a 400w MH would be nice (what I use)...

For system... well I would suggest you build a nice NFT setup with 5x5 post, but your power issue is scary. I worried too so I built this.

X - Black handle less buckets
X - Bucket inserts, I use 10" but I work up to it, your choice, 6" would be good!
X - Barbed T fittings
X - Rubber O ring seals
X - 1/8" barbed drip fittings
X - Blue drip spikes
Xft - 1/8" drip line (cheap get a ton)
Xft - 1/2" drip line
Xft - 1/2" Blue tubing (connects lines)
Xft - Air hose
X - Air stones (as many as buckets plus one for res)
1 - 20-50 gallon res of some sort (must be taller than buckets)
1 - 400+ GPH pump
1 - 1/2" drip line end cap
1 - Air pump w/ many outlets or a mani with many outputs
LOTS OF HYDROTON

Now let me explain this system and why it should work well for you...
The idea is that the res has two low mounted barbed T's one on each side. Each bucket will also have a T. The buckets will be connected with the blue tubing to the res in a "loop". Setup an airstone in the res and one in each bucket. Drill a small hole for the air line in the pot.

Now setup your pump in the res. Take a piece of 1/2" drip tube around 2ft. long. Insert however many barbed 1/8" drip tees, just twist and it will pop in to the tube. Now install the end cap on the main drip line, plug it all into the pump and set in bottom of res. Now fit your 1/8" drip line to the fittings and run those out of the res.

At this point you can fill the system, you should not have any leaks, it is a pretty easy setup. The bene here for you is that it creates a DWC system in the pots that will allow the pants access to some nutes, the hydroton will also pull the moisture from the air if the water is not hitting the pots. You can control the level by checking out your res. When it is working normally however the system does a great job of circulating the water. I run my drip system 24/7, as we all know the entire system wants to be at the same level so as the drip lines slowly fill the buckets with water from the res, old what is forced through the blue tube back to the res.

You can also add a nice little ebb/flow table to the system. This is a great place to transition your veg plants to flower. You can then dump them in the buckets.

Hope this helps, if you have any questions just ask!

 

[Lacy]

Yes! I think its important to have common interests to share together BUT I also think it is important to have individual ones as well. that way you have somehting intersting to talk to one another about.

I wouldn't want to share my life with someone who was, for lack of a better term, in my face continuously.

Yawn!! Boring!!!

(besides:it gives one another a chance to share something new)
Yep! Canada Ehhh! Canada ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!

relationship bliss...ones fishing the others gardening....doesn't get an more Canadian eh than that! Hey Lacy.....GR8 to see your continued enthusiasm....looking forward to following this.....GL

 

[crazy-mental]

hope every thing goes to plan lacy. all sound good. bet you cannot wait for your hubby, to bring home the fish for you to gutt and cook.lol do you also grow your own veggies too.

 

[Lacy]

Oh hi crazy! hows it goin' buddy?
Yes, you're right! I am hoping everything goes as planned but like I mentioned to chiceh, it looks good on screen.

But noooo you're couldn't be more wrong about the fish thing.

Me!!! Gut the fish?????

Are you on dope or somethin????

have a good one.

hope every thing goes to plan lacy. all sound good. bet you cannot wait for your hubby, to bring home the fish for you to gutt and cook.lol do you also grow your own veggies too.

 

[crazy-mental]

me on dope. never.

 

[crazy-mental]

lacy some time your posts are sooo funny.

 

[Lacy]

...... ha! that 'cause I'm one crazy chick.

lacy some time your posts are sooo funny.

 

[r32]

Glad you enjoyed it, quite a bit of info sorry haha. I would love to be fishing in Canada right now .

As for money, it's always an issue. The setup I listed is probably around $150 for 6-8 plants. The lights are the biggest cost, luckily HTGS has came into the market. I just suggest you weigh your budget AND your plans, granted if right now you can only afford $200... well I would wait. The reason is you will probably end up upgrading soon to bigger and better things. If you don't plan well your $200 investment may all be useless stuff you aren't using anymore.

Just PLEASE get a solid system, lights are easily worked out... however don't get a cheap hydro system, it will be too small and a pain. I like the buckets, scalable system, cheap and easy, allows you to move plants where you want them!

Now I am off to finish my coffee, blunt and pet the girls.