So I have read through this whole thread. And the probiotics thread, and a few people whose names I don't remember but linked grows through this thread in sips. I've seen the ridiculous growth rates, the debates and openendedness of wick size, the customizations, the cons of using hydro nutes, the space considerations.
Before I actually start buying things, how about we go over my potential setup, so I can make changes or weigh options with my down time?
I'm going back and forth between running 2 48x24x60" tents or 2 48x48x78-80" tents. It's just cheaper and easier to buy tents from Amazon than build rooms, even with the material I have on hand. Am I wrong in thinning I could fit 2 inntainers inside a 48x48, but only one in a 48x24?
I'll be running 600 watt HPS, and possibly a "1000 watt" (320 at the wall) blurple, 4 inch exhaust fan to charcoal filter.
I keep going around about a nursery too. In all honesty, I'd like to stop my perpetual grow. Switching to SIPS sounds like it will make it easier work wise, but I'd really like to get down to just 2-3 harvest per year. I've seen it mentioned a few times about having some trouble transplanting into the sips, and I did ask about it already, but I have a tendency to cut to many clones and can't bring myself to kill them, so I wind up with plants vegging 4-6 months, sometimes longer. What's a better way to go about maintaining a supply of plants ready to flip? Or maybe a better question is what are veg times like, and could a plant veg 2-3 months in this setup and still have the nutes to flower in the soil?
I'm not ready to jump into the living soil thing. I might start it later this year once I figure out the veggie garden too, but there's just too much going on to be able to spend the time learning it now.
I'm not gonna lie, my main concern, initially, is weight. I know how to scrog, and I've seen a lot of your grows looking impressive, but haven't seen many numbers after the harvest. In my current drain to waste sunshine#4 and jacks citrus, I'm averaging a little over an ounce per gallon of pot size, whether I run 3s or 10s. Can I expect similar our better yields coming over to this side of the fence? That would help me determine tent size and plant count a bit better.
Sorry for the long post, but I'm bored and over thinking things waiting on this house to close so I can setup the new grow.