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Hey Bud, good so far, and welcom to the boards. OK a few things, on a bucket I just flushed and filled last night the water temps were about 59F and didn't have a problem, under 57ish is pushing it, but as someone said a aquarium heater is something that can help raise temps and there are fairly cheap. It seems like allot of buckets for that light, but I think that you will do good, and have a good experience.
Oops, have to get off, will fenish later.
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I agree that another 1000w HPS would be ideal, but 1000 + 400 in 360 degrees of mylar will have to do for now. (does santa's workshop make grow lights?) Thanks for the temp comment.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueBear
right now the footprint of the buckets is about 3.5 x 5.5, with the mylar space being about 4.5 x 6.5.
I wonder what the rewards of some CFL side lights would be?
oops:cool:
Sorry, I had to cut and run real quick earlier. Rather than another 1K and have to deal with possible heat issues in summer or even now, and getting light, ballast and hood, I would think about a light mover and put those buckets in 2 rows of 6 if veged for less than 3 or 4 weeks, give or take the bushiness of the strain or if extra bushy and veged longer, then do 3 rows of four and that light could hit them all and be real close since it isn't constantly heating up the same part of the canopy. That's just my side line two cents. Of coarse I would change a few things in my room, but it's like a hot rod, one thing after another in search for the perfect room.
Well doing a med grow, do you have any goals in mine, a yield range to make it worth the work and to supply meds for a particular length of time? Just keep up the good work, and if your using the GH 3 part I would check this out http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=93676 it is a thread by LateWood explaining a nice GH formula that he uses for pretty good results that I am going to try my next nute run.
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Hey Bear.
Thanks for the suggestions. I don't anticipate heat being a big concern down the line, based on climate and construction. I wonder how much the dropoff in yield there is between a 1000 on a light mover and 2 1000s? I will have to smoke and consider :rasta:
With Re: to yields, I know it's a growing process and I'm confident that it will eventually be a success. I'd hate to throw a number out there, but I think everything will be solid the first go around. I'm sure I'll learn and impove. wouldn't take a great g/w/m ratio to make this thing worth it, given the price of medication. :pimp: It's a great hobby.
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Yeah, The plan is to use LW's GH formula next time around. I saw that thread too, it def sounds worth a try.
Anyways, I'm baked as a pie now and I need to lie down. seeya.
recirculating diagram. this is good shit here:
Oh, and all credit goes to crispi for the idea for the controller bucket.
I might not even put in the valves like he has for testing, because it already works so well as is.
hey B/L no crispi credit due here , ;)
i pirated the idea from someone else on here . don't remember who now ? many many dubes ago . lol . :jointsmile:
i tried the intela drive track n just 1-1000w. light -n- it just took way too long to flower . thingz went way way faster n budz were far denser w/ the 2 -1000w. hps. being stationary .
the valves are your friend B/L . not just for checking p/h -n- ppm , but for my ease of draining the sys. , and when we mix nutes . we can leave valves closed and fill res. w/ water -n- mix nutes right in the resovior -n- just open valves to refill the sys.
peace
your cuz
crispi :greenthumb:
Well there is an answer to the light mover question.
Good morning Xcrispi.
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hey bear ,
yep , wishing i woulda went -n- just bought the extra light/ballast instead of trying to take the cheap way out . the track was almost what the ballast cost me anyways . it took an extra 1 1/2 mos. to flower too using the mover .
peace guys
fcrispi