Ok guys after reading a few books and hundreds of threads about Hydroponics i´ve decided to build myself a cheap bubbler system to find out for myself if Hydro is as fast and productive as other growers say...i have some original haze and big bud seeds, and about 150$ to spend and this is what i got:
Gear list $ Prices:
1 x Closet 170cmH x 70cmW x 40cmD - 10$
2.5m2 of Mylar - 8$
1 x AirPump Dual 200lph + 2x 4" Airstones + hoses - 25$
1 x Hydro Nutrients Pack by Dutch Formula Micro + Grow + Bloom - 22$
1 x ClonexGel - 6$
10 x 1" Rockwool cubes - 1.5$
5 x 4" Rockwool cubes - 2.5$
1 x PhDown - 2.5$
1 x PhTest Kit - 1$
2 x 20Litre Plastic Tub w/Lid - 15$
1 x Plastic Dome - 10$
4 x 1 Metre chain + some hooks to hanf the lights - 2$
1 x 3 Metres Electric cord with 6 sockets and on/off switch - 1.5$
1 x Dc Conversion Unit (i really don´t know how u guys call this in the US, its just an Electric device that has multiple Voltage outputs) it´s where the fans are going to be connected - 1.5$
2 x Pc Fans FREE!!! (from an old pc that was laying around in the garage)
1 x 50 Metres of Silver Dckt Tape Free (if u dont have tape around the house how the hell do u fix stuff??????)
Lights:
- 2 x 4´40w 6400k Fluoro Tubes - 20$
- 2 x 2´fixtures with 2 x 18w 6400k Fluoro Tubes - 20$
- 3 x 42w Cfl´s 2800k - 5$
The Setup:
- 1st
- i devided the closet in two areas
- Germination and Clone Area
- Veg/Flower Area
(the closet came with 5 shelfs and lots of pre-drilled spaces to fit them so diving the closet was pretyy easy)
- 2nd
- Put up the Mylar reflective sheeting using tape from the inside (double sided tape)
- 3rd
- Installed all the lights - each of the 2 x 18w fixtures in a respective Area, the two 4´tubes as side lights so they go all the way from the Veg/Flower Area into the Germination/Clone Area and the three 42w warm whites only in the Veg/Flower Area.
Total Gear Cost = 153.5$
Next to come:
- Assemble the pump with the two air stones inside the plastic tub
- Install the 2 pc fans
and my setup is finished..
(Note: All the Gear was bought in the local hardware store except for the nutes, Clonex and Rockwool cubes (bought at a hydro store) and the AirPump (bought at a local fishstore)
To give u a better idea of how it is goin here are some pic´s hope u enjoy them....i´ll post the second part right after the Bubbler itself is Bubbling
Part 2 - Assembling the Bubbler & Air flow
- I´ve drilled two holes on the side of the tub so i can run the Airpump hoses into the tub connecting them to the Airstones
- The Airpump was hang on top of the Veg/Flower grow area so it can allways be above water level this way to avoid air drawaback
- The Dc power unit was set to 12Volts and connected to the Pc fans on the side of the closet, this will help to keep the temperature around 80º altho heat is not really an issue because the fluros produce almost no heat (a circulating fan will be added on the Veg/Flower area as soon as the plants reach 4 or 5 inches).
Setup completed:
Any questions you might have regarding this setup plz feel free to ask i´ve done what i thought it would be a easy to build system and with the resources i had at hand...tks all...Peace and Pot
