First Grow: WW-3 tent-DWC/MegaGarden:+rep to all

Alright RIU, so my husband and I have started our first indoor grow. I guess you could say it's been a little rough and tempers have flared lol. Two married "gardeners" with two very different opinions/approaches. Um...yeah things have gotten rather heated at times. So I figured I'd post our grow and maybe get advice/suggestions from some of RIU's more experienced growers. I suppose I should take a back seat, after all he is the one that does all the work. But I just can't help it!! Must be a woman thing, all the questioning and critiquing. I have to say I have learned more from this site than I ever imagined I would. I LOVE it!! And that is unfortunately evident by lack of sleep and one very messy house lol. Anyways, enough of that and on to what we're working with.

(3x3x5)- 600W HPS Cooltube, Quantum Ballast, 3 gal. buckets
Vortex 6" Inline fan 460 cfm, Can Max 6" inline fan 334 cfm
(2x2x5)- 400W HPS, Quantum Ballast, Hydrofarm MegaGarden
(3x3x2)- 125W Hydrofarm, 2 cfls, 2 T5s, 8 site Botanicare cloner


We ordered beans from Attitude during the last promo:
5 fem Tangerine Dream
5 fem White Label White Widow
2 fem Sweet Seeds Sweet Cheese
Dinafem Blue Hash
Dinafem Blue Widow
Dinafem Critical +
G-13 Labs Super Skunk

Right now we have 3 practice bagseed vegging in the flower tent that were started around Mar. 16. They suffered some nute burn in the beginning but are starting to look much better.
We also have 4 WW that were started Mar. 25 that we will be cloning and hopefully get a good mother.

Also, with summer approaching we are looking into coolers. Or my husband is considering incorporating a mini fridge. I can't picture it in my head lol. But I guess it'll be a RRDWC (refrigerated recirculating DWC)??? Idk, should be interesting lol.

Here's some pics to get us started, I'll post some pics of the girls a lil later...













Thanks in advance and +rep for all advice/suggestions!

Hell yeah GM!!
+rep and subbed

Interested to see how your 400w does in the DR60II.

How do you have it venting?

And ya got the first seat too! lol Hell Yeah!! +rep man

Ha! yeah I know 400 in a 2x2? lol. I believe one of the inline fans is sucking air from it into the attic and the ac is ran to both if that sounds right. Idk he knows more specifics. But so far its cooler than the big tent.

Do you think we'll have probs as far as plant growth goes? Like they'll be short from not stretching for light??

nah you'll be good. They'll have good light so no worries

I am running a 250w hps in a 60 tent and my temps are around 85f-90f using a 170cfm fan routed into the attic.
I guess I need a bigger fan! HeeHee! So I'm interested to know what your temps are with the 400 and what cfm fan are you using? Thanx! BTW NICE SET-UP!!

very very nice set up, you guys obvious know what you are doing!!

growmomma said:

Ha! yeah I know 400 in a 2x2? lol. I believe one of the inline fans is sucking air from it into the attic and the ac is ran to both if that sounds right. Idk he knows more specifics. But so far its cooler than the big tent.

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For those watching at home I've highlighted the important part, they got it down.

medicalgrowman said:

I am running a 250w hps in a 60 tent and my temps are around 85f-90f using a 170cfm fan routed into the attic.
I guess I need a bigger fan! HeeHee! So I'm interested to know what your temps are with the 400 and what cfm fan are you using? Thanx! BTW NICE SET-UP!!

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Well, honestly I don't know which fan is in ceiling or which ones on the cooltube lol. I'd have to check that out in the morning. It's either the 460 or the 334. I'll let you know though and thnx for stopping by +rep

jesus of Cannabis said:

very very nice set up, you guys obvious know what you are doing!!

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Well thank ya Jesus!! Lol

+bump.. very clean, great job on the ducting. Healthy looking babies you got going. Just never saw the cloner? is it empty right now?

NorthernLights#5 said:

+bump.. very clean, great job on the ducting. Healthy looking babies you got going. Just never saw the cloner? is it empty right now?

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Well thanks NL!!! I've got better pics of the babies and the cloner (a little Daisey my husband painted black) It's in the top of the 90. I'm trying to upload em now but my computer's messing up, on phone atm.

just wanted to make sure I wasnt blind. great everything. and I noticed you got the super thrive, are you using that all the way through? as a bloom enhancer? or seedling starter?.

Lol thanks! We didn't use it as seedling starter. I think he's using it on the bs, like a drop per gallon? And a couple drops in a foilar spray w seltzer water.

Flo Grow said:

Very, very nice GrowMomma and GrowPoppa !!
+REP
You have a nice set up there, you two !
That "R" rated insulated styrofoam is what my cooler lids are made of too ! lol
Just completely wrapped in Aluminum Foil Tape is all, especially the bottom that will be in contact with the rez, nutes and bubbles.
You'll notice the salt build up after each grow.
I just wipe it down with peroxide and water after each harvest.

Time to teach and help each other, so stop bickering.
You can always have your own little side things/grows going too.
For instance, Subcool loves soil but he said his wife Mz Jill is the hydroponics expert between the two of them ! lol
Find your strengths and weaknesses, recognize AND respect them, and use that to your advantage by supporting each other.
You'll be the couple that we all envy eventually !!! lol

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Well thanks Flo! So glad you checked it out. I thought that styrofoam was the same lol. And good advice, we'll def come out better by working together instead of against each other! We almost bought 2 coolers like yours last night but I think they are taller than we'd like, being that the flowering tent is only 5 ft high. I think that's why he's considering trying something with a mini fridge. Lol may need to pick your brain soon

I'm here too. You guys look like you have everything going well. Good work!