I want 6 Plants, $700 to use. Advice?
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SativaGreenThumb
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I don't think seven hundred dollars is enough to provide six big plants with a enough light and still buy all the other necessary things.
horribleherk
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shop around idid it for less than that stealth-hydro has some package deals
peteman990
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Hard to say really I think you gotta do a lil research. Might be cheaper for you to get a small HPS, but then you would most likely need to use more cash on cooling the damn thing. You can go the way of CFL's but for 6 plants you might need a lot to get what your looking for and they start to get costly after you buy a bunch of em. You can make the bubbleponics kit yourself for much cheaper than on the SH website if that's what your lookin for. Look at Roseman's DIY Bubbleponics guide I can get the link if you want but you should be able to find it pretty easily. I would say DIY bubbleponics and CFL's is your best bet, get an oscillating fan and that might just meet your budget.
erkelsgoo420
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Let's see if I stay under budget
Diy bubbleponic setup-40/50 bucks
600 watt light-180 ballast and socket 260-400 for kit
Diy carbon filter-40
4x4 tent- 150-300 (shop around online no pvc mylar only.)
Nutes and ph up and down ( this is the spendy part and can't list a price due to options literally though 20-800)
Fans to cool light- (stanley blower 50 bucks at home depot.)
Oscilating fan (or two) about 20 each) so assuming u went bare minumum and did some shoppin it should be around 600 if u want to go top notch welll... Ur gonna need another 1k minimum imo
Diy bubbleponic setup-40/50 bucks
600 watt light-180 ballast and socket 260-400 for kit
Diy carbon filter-40
4x4 tent- 150-300 (shop around online no pvc mylar only.)
Nutes and ph up and down ( this is the spendy part and can't list a price due to options literally though 20-800)
Fans to cool light- (stanley blower 50 bucks at home depot.)
Oscilating fan (or two) about 20 each) so assuming u went bare minumum and did some shoppin it should be around 600 if u want to go top notch welll... Ur gonna need another 1k minimum imo
whathits14
Active Member
You should have no problems doing 6 plants in a 4*4 for $700 if you live in an area where there are medical growers...if your in a state where medical use is not allowed, I am going to guess that finding quality used equipment is much harder to come by.
DIY hydro system, aeroponics, bubbleponics, drip feed, etc, can all be done for cheap. You could use 1 large rubbermaid as a a self contained resi/growing area, but if you have 4*4 you might consider throwing an additional unit in and bumping the total plants up to 12 if its not an issue. If you really want to absolutely fill that closet, you could just do 3 large sites each on two rubbermaid setups and grow some monsters. I'd budget no more than $100-150 for a DIY hydro setup.
600W is perfect for that size closet, but unless you can find a way to properly cool it, heat will be an issue. I just threw a 400W MH into my closet which is similarly sized, and it raises the temps a good 5 degrees in 10 mins when it fires up...Good news is you won't need a huge fan, couple hundred CFM's will do; if you can get a hood with air cooling hookups great, if not, you can get some high end computer fans which will move over 100 cfm, throw a few of those around the room and try to vent in some cool air while venting out the hot air around the lamp.
IDK how you could ever spend $800 on 6 plants in a 4*4. Keep it simple, gen hydro, adv. nutrients and maybe an additive or two along the way...shouldn't set you back more than $100 for the cycle, maybe a little more if those monsters are bigger than 3 feet.
Get liquid budget P.H. test kit, and take it easy with the nutes until you get a feel for the plants, then start bumping doses a little at a time.
It's also possible to grow some decent bud with CFL's and florescents, but HID is better if you can afford the power and can deal with the heat.
More important than all of this tho is planning and putting in a little elbow grease! Good luck
DIY hydro system, aeroponics, bubbleponics, drip feed, etc, can all be done for cheap. You could use 1 large rubbermaid as a a self contained resi/growing area, but if you have 4*4 you might consider throwing an additional unit in and bumping the total plants up to 12 if its not an issue. If you really want to absolutely fill that closet, you could just do 3 large sites each on two rubbermaid setups and grow some monsters. I'd budget no more than $100-150 for a DIY hydro setup.
600W is perfect for that size closet, but unless you can find a way to properly cool it, heat will be an issue. I just threw a 400W MH into my closet which is similarly sized, and it raises the temps a good 5 degrees in 10 mins when it fires up...Good news is you won't need a huge fan, couple hundred CFM's will do; if you can get a hood with air cooling hookups great, if not, you can get some high end computer fans which will move over 100 cfm, throw a few of those around the room and try to vent in some cool air while venting out the hot air around the lamp.
IDK how you could ever spend $800 on 6 plants in a 4*4. Keep it simple, gen hydro, adv. nutrients and maybe an additive or two along the way...shouldn't set you back more than $100 for the cycle, maybe a little more if those monsters are bigger than 3 feet.
Get liquid budget P.H. test kit, and take it easy with the nutes until you get a feel for the plants, then start bumping doses a little at a time.
It's also possible to grow some decent bud with CFL's and florescents, but HID is better if you can afford the power and can deal with the heat.
More important than all of this tho is planning and putting in a little elbow grease! Good luck
super2200
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www.dchydro.com can get you started on cheap lighting maybe you can find other stuff you need on this site but the light prices alone are great. They open a new store and enticing people with good light prices, i just got 600 watt hps/mh ballast for 120 and add reflector for 30 and plug for 15 your set with 600w for less than 200, 100 w same price. They also have a 150w hps complete unit for less than 70
horribleherk
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i did first 2 grows in dirt & bud is financing home made bubbleponic as well as nutes for my third grow [still 2 mos. off] your grow area cries 600w. set-up as long as you can cool it off . cfl's as i said earlier could work too i say again shop around
