2 plant dwc system

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CollieGreens

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Has anyone seen a 2 plant dwc system; my space is only small 50x40cm floor space. thinking 2 oxypots of dwc buckets will not fit in. If i have to build the system what size (gallon) container should i use for 2 plants.

Cheers in advance. peace x
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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Why 2 plants, why not just one? It'll get crowded in there, but if you want them to share a rez I'd say around 10 gallons, with 8 gallons of nutrient solution in the rez leaving space for the netpots not to be submerged too much.
 
BendBrewer

BendBrewer

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I have seen guys use 27 gallon totes for 2 plants at opposite corners. As the other poster mentioned, you could get the same yield out of one if you learned a little about training them.
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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I used an 18 gallon tote for 2 plants at opposite corners, got crowded and one of them never stopped vertical growth during flower...hit the roof on me when I switched to 12/12 at 12 inches...Didn't expect her to grow 5x during flower...lol...So maybe it's not the best comparison, but they had a decent amount of room for root growth left at the end of the grow.
 
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CollieGreens

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is so hard to find a 10 gallon tub thatll fit in the area i have, as metasynth (thanks) mentioned; would you recommend just growing 1 plant in the floor space i have. the cab is 2m tall so about 160cm growing height space.

Thanks
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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One 5 gallon bucket with a 5 or 6 inch netpot, air pump and 6" airstone, topped and LST'd or ScrOG will make you a very happy camper.
 
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CollieGreens

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also to add. i really want to aim for 6oz every 2-3 months; using a 250w hps in there. am i asking too much ? so thats 170g for the 250w to muster.
 
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CollieGreens

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Will i ? ah. was thinking 5 week veg 7 week flower. is that all wrong; i appretiate the quick responce mate; sorry for the novice questions.
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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If you're new to growing, I don't think you should be setting too many goals or time limits for yourself, it'll take a harvest or two to get into the swing of things...I think it's possible, but it won't be easy...just work on sucessfully growing a plant or two first.
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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Well, you said 2 or 3 months...you can grow a fast strain in 3 months, sure, but you gotta have things dialed in and you might not get 6 ounces.
 
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CollieGreens

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yeah think im getting too carried away. will settle with a single plant and see how its pans out. Cheers matey for the help.
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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A 6 ounce plant is a big plant, not sure your cab is large enough...6 ounces dry bud takes up quite a lot of space while wet and growing...
 
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CollieGreens

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yeah think ill just grow 1 plant and see how it pans out; getting too carried away here looking at other peoples threads. Thanks for the help matey
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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No worries...It's fun to get carried away, and by all means if you have the resources, go for it! Haha, I'm trying to get a bit carried away myself...I've been growing with CFL's up until recently, and have daydreams about a perpetual grow where I harvest like 4-5 plants every three weeks...I'm germinating my third set of seeds today, have 3 more weeks of veg left on the second set, and my first set got vegged 6 weeks and is now on 12/12 under 400w hps and 387w CFL's...I even went as far as to install a 5000btu window air conditioner to the room I vent to and draw air from...I really just need to start cutting holes in the wall, but I don't own the place!
 
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CollieGreens

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Didnt mean to post 2 identical replied there, oops. 50x60 floor dimension infact; not much difference; some cheap single door wardrobe from ikea. mite think about building a small veg area aswell. Sounds like you have a nice setup there; wish i had more room and my own place; so everything doesnt have to be so god damn stealthy
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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Yeah, stealth is hard to pull off big numbers, but I'm sure you'll figure out a way some how!! Necessity is the mother of invention, after all.
 
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CollieGreens

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yeah wel i reckon 1 plant will keep me going anyhow. very true words. hopefully will be updating on my first grow in a week or so. thanks again
 
blztfgt

blztfgt

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I'm thinking of doing 2 plants in each 18 gallon tote we're using, still nine gallons per plant, should be fine.
 
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