th3godf4th3r
Active Member
Hey guys,
so i just moved into a new house and the basement is looking pretty good for a decent setup. hoping for some good advice/suggestions on how to set it up.
first off, the basement is a little oddly shaped, to put it into your head, think of a cross but without the long downward pointing part or a + without the "south" line. each of these is about 6x6. My original plan was to have mothers growing in one and have some setup in each of the others.
To give you some background this will be my third grow. Last setup i didnt have much space and just had two AK-48 and one Low Rider under a 600w. All three were in 5gal buckets with 2 air stones in each bucket used GH nutes, bloom, micro, grow, florablend and koolbloom.
I got about 4-5oz from those three for the first time growing in hydro.
This time i want to do everything right. All of my buds were light and fluffy and no where near as dense as weed i usually buy.
So basically im looking for suggestions for everything
-seeds
-setup (aero, flood etc)
-probably get 1000w light
budget is about $1500. Looking into possibly making a 36 site aeroflow myself but need some good directions.
let some ideas fly!
thanks guys i appreciate it in advance!!!
so i just moved into a new house and the basement is looking pretty good for a decent setup. hoping for some good advice/suggestions on how to set it up.
first off, the basement is a little oddly shaped, to put it into your head, think of a cross but without the long downward pointing part or a + without the "south" line. each of these is about 6x6. My original plan was to have mothers growing in one and have some setup in each of the others.
To give you some background this will be my third grow. Last setup i didnt have much space and just had two AK-48 and one Low Rider under a 600w. All three were in 5gal buckets with 2 air stones in each bucket used GH nutes, bloom, micro, grow, florablend and koolbloom.
I got about 4-5oz from those three for the first time growing in hydro.
This time i want to do everything right. All of my buds were light and fluffy and no where near as dense as weed i usually buy.
So basically im looking for suggestions for everything
-seeds
-setup (aero, flood etc)
-probably get 1000w light
budget is about $1500. Looking into possibly making a 36 site aeroflow myself but need some good directions.
let some ideas fly!
thanks guys i appreciate it in advance!!!
build that bitch myself ... i wish i could post u pics but im in the boonies w no internet... i just am dedicated to riu thru slow ass cell service... building an aeroflow is so easy .... u can use pvc fence posts and caps from home depot... or 6" pvc tube... drill 2.75 inch holes for 3" net cups... (when driilling run drill in reverse you have to melt thru the pvc trying to chew thru w a hole saw will crack the tubes!). Cut 1.25" holes at one end on the underside for drain holes.. isert 1" id rubber gromet and 1 pvc tube in hole... this allows u to control ur water level... but 1" pvc couplings to raise water level for young plants. The tubes empty right over the res that u can prolly make from a big rubbermaid toat for a 36 siter... use a sump pump and off it run 1" pvc or spa hose up then fork it however to accomidate ur room.. i used more of an NFT system bc of my long 15' tubes but you can reduce the line out of the pump from 1" to 3/8 w some hose and washer flex line all of which u can find at home depot.... so here is the trick to suspending the line in the tube ... buy largwr pvc rhen ur wqter line and cut littler 1" sections... get some flush head self tapping screws like 3/4" and suspend the little pvc rings in the lager tube w the screws next to the holes for ur pot sites. If u want u can drill 1/16" holes in ur watter line and cap it at the end and have lil jets at each pot site.. and u can do this prolly w a 36 siter but the futher u pump ur water the less pressure so i had to 86 the holes and i pump my nutes all the way to the end of the tube and just let it fill up... the jets if you can swing the idea super duper airates the nutes but so does the free fall draining... ive used this setup several times . I did run the pump 24/7 like straight up NFT but i found a feeding every hr keeps the roots moist and actuall kinda helps cuz the roots get good O2 exposure time... and pretty much lastly when you build legs to hold ur tubes obviously make the far end like 6" higher for the drainage.there is a quick and dirty... hit me back if u have ?s hope i helped...
