hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
50 gal bro = longer res time more stable ph and les ad back
2x600 hps ebb & flow. Chronic, Grapegod, and Bluecheese. Single cola SOG.
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hornedfrog2000
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I don't know what I can use that would fit under the tables though. I really don't have much room in there.
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
They make low profile res tanks
shufflebotlmfao
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subbed for sure what u going to run light wise on them
strapped in for the ride
strapped in for the ride
hornedfrog2000
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Like as in bulbs? I just have generic bulbs at this point. I'll use them until I get some extra cash. I've pretty much been broke for a year investing in all my stuff. They are lumatek ballasts, and blockbuster 6" cooled air reflectors.
shufflebotlmfao
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hey it all comes together over time and making improvements
and i just noticed in my buzzedness that title says 2x 600w hps
hornedfrog2000
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Maybe in the future I'll get another couple 600 hps setups. I'm just trying to figure out wtf I'm doing at this point. I just started growing indoors this past year. I've been reading about it for probably 10 years though, and have grown outdoors multiple times. Outdoors is pretty easy though.
shufflebotlmfao
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well sounds like u got the background
is it just that u are new to hydro?
hornedfrog2000
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Well, yes I'm new to hydro but I'm pretty new to indoor all around.
shufflebotlmfao
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MEANGREEN69
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nice, dont see many chronic SOG's and i dont know why that strain is made just for SOG....subed hope you hit your goal.
firsttimeARE
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Yeah i've heard of a lot of people getting aggravated with the stuff, its weight, precleans/soaks, cost.
Your PH and EC probably jumped around like crazy too, no? Good to know you were successful with your 20gal, feel a bit better about using the 40.
This is the traytop I made, going to cover that grey tarp with white poly and covering the pots with some hydrofarm pot covers. The pots fit perfectly in the holes and underneath supporting it all is 3/4" pvc pipe I cut in half the long way and used each half for a channel to rest the rim of the pot on. Then took 3/4" tees and cut those in half also to keep them even with the channels and made columns in the middle to support the weight. After all this I still like your pot setup better, so much simpler.
hornedfrog2000
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whenever I see some actual noticeable growth I'll take some more pics. I know they're just establishing a root system at this point in time, and all of a sudden they will go crazy and start growing fast as hell.
hornedfrog2000
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Yeah, that seems a bit complicated for me haha. I just throw them in the pots. IF this rockwool works for me it will cost me $30 a table (if even) per grow, and I'm thinking the ease of that is well worth it. I really don't feel like cleaning hydroton all the time. I already spend enough time messing with my setup, and it's really not that big even.
hornedfrog2000
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Someguy15
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Just be careful of the Ph with rockwool, esp at first. I started out using 4 and 6" cubes and it was a major headache personally. Couldn't water them enough to keep the ph down without sogging the roots to death. I've since switched to RW/Hydroton combo in 2gal smart pots with 0 of those problems I was having before.
Springtucky
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yes, and they retain water like crazy IME. I use a recycle timer to flood tables so by using the hydroton I can flood more times per day for less amounts of time and seem to have better results (especially vegetative growth). Algae was a problem when I used rockwool.
Slivers
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I see allot of people complaining about rockwool, yes it grows algae... However it can be easily avoided if you block the algae's light source, which for you would be less expensive(some type of plastic lining above the rockwool, but below the plants) and less time consuming vs things like hydroton.
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
Rw is super simple to deal with, just soak in 5.5 ph water for 12hr then use works everytime.