New Aeroflo2 60 Grow! Started from the ground up! Lots of Pics!!
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UrbanAerO
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I recomend MC (metal clad) cable, Its metal outer shell is like flex conduit except it comes with wire in it. I used 10/3 for my 240v timer, it has 2 hots,1 nuetral and one ground in it. MC cable is approved in exposed wiring instalations everywhere, except in wet, moist conditions.I used a 60$ 240v lighting timer(home Depot) that will run two 1000w ballast easily. I have one of my ballst on 120v and it runs at least twice as hot as the same ballast on 240v. I see you have a lot of money into it already as do I, how much have you spent so far?? I probably got 20-30$k into mine but thats over the last 5 years and Ive paid my rent (1800$/month) for the last year with just one closet going, now I have all 3 + 1veg rooms going. going for gold or bust! dont do it if ya cant do it right!
dpagano7486
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Urban that sounds awesome!! I am going to check that stuff out today at home depot..That box took me like 3 days as it was lol I have spend somewhere around 5 or 6k.. My rent is less than half of yours but it is much smaller. I am on a short lease so hopefully if all goes well I will get a bigger place. My goal is to get the second 60 site for the next grow, run 1 cycle and the move! Im going to post some more updates tonight!
dpagano7486
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UPDATE:
So i got some pH down and changed the water in the ez clone res. Right now the pH is about 6.5 the temp right around 75 degrees and 60 ppm. Im hoping it will stay around there. The pump is on for 1-2 min and off for 5. I have the lights off now and plan to leave em off for 6 hours then back on for 18. These are all the nutes that I have right now and plan to use.
These are the lights that I will be using in the hoods.... 2 are conversion bulbs for veg and 4 are 600w hps (hortilux of course)
My tri meter.. took this pic right before I left.
ez clone and the dome.
some of the roots are growing long and others not so much.. These are 3 different roots of 3 different strains.
I put a green bulb in the overhead light i installed so that I can work in the room during the dark period.
RO system..
It took 5 different pieces to get this RO hoes attached to the sink in the kitchen 
I have it fed into the room through the wall for easy filling/refilling of the tanks.
the other half of the room 
Ill be keeping a close eye on the water and seeds so Ill post some more later for sure!
Comments, questions, concerns??? ALL APPRECIATED.
So i got some pH down and changed the water in the ez clone res. Right now the pH is about 6.5 the temp right around 75 degrees and 60 ppm. Im hoping it will stay around there. The pump is on for 1-2 min and off for 5. I have the lights off now and plan to leave em off for 6 hours then back on for 18. These are all the nutes that I have right now and plan to use.
These are the lights that I will be using in the hoods.... 2 are conversion bulbs for veg and 4 are 600w hps (hortilux of course)
My tri meter.. took this pic right before I left.
ez clone and the dome.
some of the roots are growing long and others not so much.. These are 3 different roots of 3 different strains.
I put a green bulb in the overhead light i installed so that I can work in the room during the dark period.
RO system..
It took 5 different pieces to get this RO hoes attached to the sink in the kitchen 
I have it fed into the room through the wall for easy filling/refilling of the tanks.
the other half of the room 
Ill be keeping a close eye on the water and seeds so Ill post some more later for sure!
Comments, questions, concerns??? ALL APPRECIATED.
MEANGREEN69
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can you show/tell just how you started the seeds in the ezcloner?... have one and was thinking about starting some in it. just dont want to smash the tap root..or will it push though on its own?
dpagano7486
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Hey green.. I soaked the seeds for 24 hours and then took them out and put them in moist paper towels with tap water. Put the heat mat under them and kept them wet. After 1 day i the paper towels the taproot was at least a half inch. I cut the neoprene in half so there was less space for the seed to push through. Using tweezers (took patience and time) i put the seeds with the root hanging out in the neoprene. This is my first time starting from seed and have not used the cloner for it before. It is the same principals as a rooting cube or whatever. Give them plenty of air,water and warmth. Now that the roots are growing, Ive also added the light. Let me know if I left anything out or if you have any more questions!
MEANGREEN69
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thanks man that answers it...ill watch your grow befor i do any...how long are you going to leave them in there for??
dpagano7486
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probably just until they have substantial roots and a few leaves!
cooknsmoke
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your room setup is sick. clean, organize, and efficent (hopefully).. can't wait for the results... keep it up bro
dpagano7486
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Thanks cook.. me 2! I hate waiting for the seeds to sprout.. im pulling my hair out waiting to see whats going to happen
dpagano7486
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UPDATE:
Checked on my babies this morning and they seem to be doing fine. Current temp was 77, pH 6.1, ppm was 30. I forgot to plug in the pump 2 days ago when I left them for the evening and because of that, the small roots dried and the big ones curled and almost dried out. I plugged back in and hoped for the best. They all seem to be doing well right now and still growing.. I will take some pics of them tonight and post! Stay tuned..
Checked on my babies this morning and they seem to be doing fine. Current temp was 77, pH 6.1, ppm was 30. I forgot to plug in the pump 2 days ago when I left them for the evening and because of that, the small roots dried and the big ones curled and almost dried out. I plugged back in and hoped for the best. They all seem to be doing well right now and still growing.. I will take some pics of them tonight and post! Stay tuned..
SocalsFinestMMJ
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subed nice electrical is crazy stuff
dpagano7486
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Thanks SoCal.. yea its kinda nuts
rollerfosho
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This is a crazy setup Nice though wish i had the dollars to do some thing like that the downstairs of my house would e the perfect spot for a setup like this. +Rep
dpagano7486
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Thanks roller.. my next spot will def be in a house with a basement!! Maybe with a couple of rooms! I figured If I was going to start a hobby.. I might as well do it right and make a lil money lol
dpagano7486
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HELP:
ok so the seeds popped out from the neoprene in the ez clone and the roots on some are 5+ inches long. Most of them are yellowish though.. only 1 is green.. The water is 78, pH is 6.2 and the ppm was 30 until I added a little bit of nutes to bring it up to 30 because the stem was a slight purple. DONT LET MY BABIES DIE... help me!!!
ok so the seeds popped out from the neoprene in the ez clone and the roots on some are 5+ inches long. Most of them are yellowish though.. only 1 is green.. The water is 78, pH is 6.2 and the ppm was 30 until I added a little bit of nutes to bring it up to 30 because the stem was a slight purple. DONT LET MY BABIES DIE... help me!!!
Stay away from those organics especially Bio Root. It will give you brown slime. I do DWC and got slimed by it. Also did a side by side test and the bucket with Bio Root got slimed. The roots were completely covered in brown slime. Not sure how it is in Aero but you should test it out first before introducing it to your whole system. Bio Root is what got me and I'm not sure about those other organic stuff you got but a lot of people seem to get slimed when using organics. You should also pick up some ph up.UPDATE:
So i got some pH down and changed the water in the ez clone res. Right now the pH is about 6.5 the temp right around 75 degrees and 60 ppm. Im hoping it will stay around there. The pump is on for 1-2 min and off for 5. I have the lights off now and plan to leave em off for 6 hours then back on for 18. These are all the nutes that I have right now and plan to use.
dpagano7486
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Here are some pics that I took tonight...
dpagano7486
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Hey WS.. yea I picked up some pH up a couple days ago. Thanks for the heads up about the bioroot! Def going to test it first now!
rollerfosho
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Hey dp how much was that little toy that tells you pH ppm and temp? Also where?