First time growing in 10 years, tell me what you think of my setup

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budleydoright

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wheels619 said:
and thats exactly what i want. lol. but until i get the family stuff sorted out and get more room im stuck with my 1000 and 400 in a few tents. i would love to move into a place with a garage so i can seal it off and build an actuall grow room out of it. with 2x4s and drywall. u know actually do it up right. beautiful setup by the way. got anymore pics?
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It's been a 3 year project that started in a 4 x 8 box up to this 8 x 11 walkin. I had a pretty big investment in a water cooled setup that I decided to get away from so I had to do this on the cheap. I was also running 3 x 600 in my last setup. Now I have 4 different brands of ballasts. 2 digital 2 magnetic and 3 different brands of hoods. I have less than 250 in the hoods. Two of the ballasts were purchased used and my AC was scored off of craigs list for 150 bucks.
This is so much nicer than trying to balance out a poorly designed system like my last one. I will make the investment in better hoods if I don't go bare bulb vertical and in an inverter type high eer minisplit.
I'm also thinking about copying that humco copy of the uc in a dual 2 x 8 setup for 16 sites. Only holdback is I can't move the containers to get into the room and not packing every square foot possible with buds, well that just goes against every fiber of my being.

I will get some more pics. All I have is my phone and those magnetic ballasts put out that 60hz line on my pics. I don't have any other lights in there.

Those are 8 Double dutch in 3g coco. To the left of that shot are 12 KaBooms that are 2 weeks in. They're a sativa dominant stain that is growing 3 inches a day. In my veg box are 4 bubba kush and 4 critical plus. I'm going to have to fire up my old system to start to flower them in since the dutch is around 4 weeks away.
 
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wheels619

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budleydoright said:
It's been a 3 year project that started in a 4 x 8 box up to this 8 x 11 walkin. I had a pretty big investment in a water cooled setup that I decided to get away from so I had to do this on the cheap. I was also running 3 x 600 in my last setup. Now I have 4 different brands of ballasts. 2 digital 2 magnetic and 3 different brands of hoods. I have less than 250 in the hoods. Two of the ballasts were purchased used and my AC was scored off of craigs list for 150 bucks.
This is so much nicer than trying to balance out a poorly designed system like my last one. I will make the investment in better hoods if I don't go bare bulb vertical and in an inverter type high eer minisplit.
I'm also thinking about copying that humco copy of the uc in a dual 2 x 8 setup for 16 sites. Only holdback is I can't move the containers to get into the room and not packing every square foot possible with buds, well that just goes against every fiber of my being.

I will get some more pics. All I have is my phone and those magnetic ballasts put out that 60hz line on my pics. I don't have any other lights in there.

Those are 8 Double dutch in 3g coco. To the left of that shot are 12 KaBooms that are 2 weeks in. They're a sativa dominant stain that is growing 3 inches a day. In my veg box are 4 bubba kush and 4 critical plus. I'm going to have to fire up my old system to start to flower them in since the dutch is around 4 weeks away.
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im starting to think vertical is the way to go. im trying to figure out how to set up a vertocal 3 wall scrog in my 4x4 now. ive got a 4x6 i flower in now but im just trying to maximize my yield for the amount of space i have and im thinking scrog. im going to veg out a 4x4 screen in it for the time being with a few cuts if early skunk x jack herer flowering under an xxxl hood with the 1000 till i can get the new 4x4 up and running vertically. ordering the cooltube and new tent and fans and stuff tomorrow. ive been breaking the bank lately. lmao. spending a 5 spot on all the shit i need tomorrow and i just spent a g about a month ago. not to mention im downsizing my cali king for a twin to make more room for the tents. its cool tho i sleep at my chick pad more than i do here. lol. bowchicawowwow.

i keep telling myself that "its all for the good of me sinsi." lol.
 
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berkman858

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budleydoright said:
No I wasn't challangeing you to a duel or anything of the sort, just nice to follow along (plus I see you guys still measure in inches). this thread has been a fun read, it has a nice vibe. How have you managed to keep the trolls out?

Ya, that wallet thing. I keep answering the question of "how many fucking lights do you need?" with "One more"

currently burning 4-1ks and 1 600. will be adding 2 more 600's into the mix for a few weeks soon.

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I am the troll killer, fuck them waste of time motherfuckers.

Inches, yes inches is common for small timers like me. I will be measuring in feet soon enough, gotta get a house so I can do things proper.

More lights, yes I want more lights but for now 1 tent with 1000 watts is all I have the space for.
 
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berkman858

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budleydoright said:
It's been a 3 year project that started in a 4 x 8 box up to this 8 x 11 walkin. I had a pretty big investment in a water cooled setup that I decided to get away from so I had to do this on the cheap. I was also running 3 x 600 in my last setup. Now I have 4 different brands of ballasts. 2 digital 2 magnetic and 3 different brands of hoods. I have less than 250 in the hoods. Two of the ballasts were purchased used and my AC was scored off of craigs list for 150 bucks.
This is so much nicer than trying to balance out a poorly designed system like my last one. I will make the investment in better hoods if I don't go bare bulb vertical and in an inverter type high eer minisplit.
I'm also thinking about copying that humco copy of the uc in a dual 2 x 8 setup for 16 sites. Only holdback is I can't move the containers to get into the room and not packing every square foot possible with buds, well that just goes against every fiber of my being.

I will get some more pics. All I have is my phone and those magnetic ballasts put out that 60hz line on my pics. I don't have any other lights in there.

Those are 8 Double dutch in 3g coco. To the left of that shot are 12 KaBooms that are 2 weeks in. They're a sativa dominant stain that is growing 3 inches a day. In my veg box are 4 bubba kush and 4 critical plus. I'm going to have to fire up my old system to start to flower them in since the dutch is around 4 weeks away.
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You will be more than pleased with a Humco style UCDWC. It grows monsters, and if you have the height watch out they can get pretty fucking huge. I am limited on my height but next grow I plan to FIM and pack the green in there so tight that it is just one giant hedge of pot that I will need hedge trimmers to trim.
 
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berkman858

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wheels619 said:
im starting to think vertical is the way to go. im trying to figure out how to set up a vertocal 3 wall scrog in my 4x4 now. ive got a 4x6 i flower in now but im just trying to maximize my yield for the amount of space i have and im thinking scrog. im going to veg out a 4x4 screen in it for the time being with a few cuts if early skunk x jack herer flowering under an xxxl hood with the 1000 till i can get the new 4x4 up and running vertically. ordering the cooltube and new tent and fans and stuff tomorrow. ive been breaking the bank lately. lmao. spending a 5 spot on all the shit i need tomorrow and i just spent a g about a month ago. not to mention im downsizing my cali king for a twin to make more room for the tents. its cool tho i sleep at my chick pad more than i do here. lol. bowchicawowwow.

i keep telling myself that "its all for the good of me sinsi." lol.
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You know you are a true MJ grower when you get a smaller bed so you can fit more plants in your house. I have to come over to check this shit out, I imagine a hoarder style place, not as dirty, but stacked with plants on top of plants. Nute bottles stacked on top of nute bottles, etc. You are a damn gardening equip hoarder and you need help.
 
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wheels619

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berkman858 said:
You know you are a true MJ grower when you get a smaller bed so you can fit more plants in your house. I have to come over to check this shit out, I imagine a hoarder style place, not as dirty, but stacked with plants on top of plants. Nute bottles stacked on top of nute bottles, etc. You are a damn gardening equip hoarder and you need help.
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lol. im hording to build my army of weed plants. half the equipment is paid for already. lol. 2 1000s a 400 a few 4x4 tents for veg. a few hoods and a cooltube or two. a few 6 inch fans and an 8 for circulation. all i need now is a nice 10x10 tent and another fan and 2 1000s a 400 and a nice ac unit. i can veg my moms in the closet in under a t5 i can veg in the two 4x4s and i can flower under 4 1000hps in a nice ac cooled 10x10 tent with a vertical 600 mh hanging in the middle somehow. im just slowly preparing for my time to shine while i perfect my growing techniques. plus i need weed to smoke now. lol. so growing a few odds and ends as we speak till i get enough money and equipment. gonna buy all the equipment i need then figure out how to move into a place with a nice garage. every extra penny i have is going into equipment nutrients and growing. lol. except this weekend cuz of mothers day. the wifey deserves something nice.
 
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wheels619

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berkman858 said:
You will be more than pleased with a Humco style UCDWC. It grows monsters, and if you have the height watch out they can get pretty fucking huge. I am limited on my height but next grow I plan to FIM and pack the green in there so tight that it is just one giant hedge of pot that I will need hedge trimmers to trim.
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careful with that. u may end up with a huge moldy and pm filled middle section if u dont have enough circulation. trim back as much fan leaves as possible from the center. and get a small 8 inch fan or something to lay in between all ur buckets facing up.
 
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berkman858

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wheels619 said:
careful with that. u may end up with a huge moldy and pm filled middle section if u dont have enough circulation. trim back as much fan leaves as possible from the center. and get a small 8 inch fan or something to lay in between all ur buckets facing up.
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I was exaggerating but yeah, I don't want any mold or mildew. Fuck that shit.
 
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berkman858

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AdvancedNewbie said:
Very Sexy...
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Thx buddy. They are now just getting some P and K so the buds are just starting to swell. My theory on why H&G holds out on the PK until now is that they want to build the structure of the bud first with some N and then add the PK later to bulk it up. That's just a crazy theory that I came up with in my head and is most likely gibberish. Tomorrow I am adding Shooting Powder and that is supposedly some pretty powerful PK so I am very excited to see what they do after I add that madness.
 
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billcollector99

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berkman858 said:
Thx buddy. They are now just getting some P and K so the buds are just starting to swell. My theory on why H&G holds out on the PK until now is that they want to build the structure of the bud first with some N and then add the PK later to bulk it up. That's just a crazy theory that I came up with in my head and is most likely gibberish. Tomorrow I am adding Shooting Powder and that is supposedly some pretty powerful PK so I am very excited to see what they do after I add that madness.
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Shooting powder always made our buds go soft and floppy.
 
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berkman858

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hattowndank said:
they r looking great berkman! i bet you cant be too upset how much u invested now from the look of things :bigjoint:
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Thanks, I am not upset about the money I spent, I am just hurting for money until this harvest. I spend about $250 a week on herb and it's breaking me. That's why I have been so into this setup working, it has to work or I will be right back in the same place I was before. I can't keep spending $1000 a month on herb, it's just too much.
 
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billcollector99

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berkman858 said:
Don't tell me that. What strength did use the Shooting Powder and what other nutes were you using in conjunction?
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I followed the instructions on the packet. It was almost 2 years ago, so I dont remember exactly what nutes I was using. It wasnt the H&G lineup though. I just had free samples of the shooting powder.
 
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berkman858

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billcollector99 said:
I followed the instructions on the packet. It was almost 2 years ago, so I dont remember exactly what nutes I was using. It wasnt the H&G lineup though. I just had free samples of the shooting powder.
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Oh ok, well I hope I have better luck. I have heard really good things about it but I have also heard it is super duper potent so I will probably start with 25-30% strength and work up from there. The H&G website says to lower the base nutes when using Shooting Powder so I will also lower my base nute to 25% strength. H&G nutes be strong yo!! :lol:
 
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