hey OCsam, thanks man its cool to get cool feedback like this, yes it is my first grow , i never grew weed before neither indoor or out, but i read a lot, took a vow to be a killer disciplined student, workin out good so far, man I learned a shitload of things,but what you speak of i know nothing about termodynamics and stuff..lol I must admit I felt a little caveman like when reading your qualifications...lol
When it comes to growwalls I love them I must admit, just for the ease they are to install and operate, the only thing i did that they don't say is stick them off the wall about an inch so that air can circulate behind just to keep the heat inside the racks down. otherwise I just stuck them up and away I went
I'll be honest, It never even occured to me in the beginning that i could be in over my head .. figured that out sort of halfway into veg,,realizing that I would end up with over 130 plants for the beginner grow..lol well it motivated me to learn freakin quick...
I did read for almost a year before starting the grow and I've been around weed all my life, with 4 smokin brothers all older than me..lol
the one I,m starting on april 20th about, after this one is harvested is gonna be at least 12 growwall racks, so about 264 plants...I can fit 18 racks total in my box i'm sweatin already.lol actually to be honest with you it doesn't scare me its a cool thing to follow the babies through their natural growth process, with a lot of plants It demanded that I spend more time in the lab wich i love to do, I guess it sort of developped into a kinda passion, in the next year this passion will get a lot bigger.....
and thinkin about ur idea of waterjackets and growalls man that could be a mean growin system cuz gettin the lights rite next to the plants would make for a crazy yield thats for sur, cuz ofcourse heat is still my main issue altho its under control cuz weather is warming here and I know i,ll need an a/c soon at the very least.with water jackets I could put 4000 watts instead of 2000 in the box and still manage the residual heat with my blowers. well my next setup will be much bigger I will definitely look into it, didn't know they existed, I knew there was watercooling systems but I thought it was only for ballasts. definitely an interesting thought.
thanks for droppin in and showing such respect by reading my entire thread I appreciate it man
peace.