The Anonymous Grower
Active Member
I'm on the way to growing my first garden. My growroom is a closet with the dimensions of 55"x23"x96" and I am going to use the Ebb & Flow hydroponic technique. I have a 36"x22"x7" tray, as well as a 25 gallon reservoir that I am using in the system with growrocks and rockwool cubes. I was planning on using a 200 GPH submersible pump which has to go up about 1.5 ft. Will this be strong enough to fill the tray? I should be recieving my feminized seeds within the next few weeks. I plan on introducing seeds to some kind of fluorescent light and growing them under the same light for a 20/4 cycle for about two to three weeks. Then I plan on switching the light to a 600 watt HPS for a 12/12 cycle when I am ready to flower. I will put a couple of oscillating fans in the room for air movement. I was wondering, how I could keep the heat and the smell at a minimum without spending an absorbent amount of cash? Exaust and Intake fans are not an option. Also I am not too familiar with nutrients. Money is there for nutrients so I was planning on advanced nutrients with a little voodoo juice to help with the yeild, anything else I should consider? One last thing, I was also curious about the water cycles, how often do should I water the plants, for how long? Can you water them in both the light and the dark cycles? Any advice is greatly appreciated.