DWC-1000w-in the works.

[QueBud]

Greetings from Quebec fellow stoners,

I've been growing for some time now but always was in dirt,even had a mix of 75% perlite and 25% promix in my pots and it worked wonders.

After reading about DWC on another forum i decided to take the plunge into the hydro world and give it a try.

So here i am with my first dwc grow in progress and i cant describe how much i am surprised by growth speed every day.

Some details on the setup:
The light is 1000w HPS.
I use a 4X4 table on wich i put a total of 10 buckets of gallons each,9 of them for growing the plants and 1 as a control bucket.
All the buckets are connected together using 3/4" tubing,wich makes it a breeze to empty and refill all the buckets using a utility pump.

Each bucket has its own 50w aquarium water heater to maintain constant water temp in the buckets and each bucket has its own air pump connected to two 6 inch air stones in the bottom.

The plants are growing in 6 inch netpots filled with hydroton clay pellets and the water level in the bukets are maintained at a level of 1 inch above the bottom of the netpots since day 1 and the plants love it.


The pics show the process up to now.
They are finishing week 2 of flowering and the buds are just begining to form.
They have been in the bubblers for a total of 5 weeks now and should be in for another 4-5 weeks before they are done and ready to taste.

Pic1 is the clones just put in the bublers and the pics after that are at 1 week interval each xcept for the last one wich is what they look like today.

I will try to post pics here as things develop if the board lets me. (been having probs with upload capacity in my gallery )

I expect to have pretty nice bud shots pretty soon

Let me know what you think,all comments welcome.

Peace

QB

QueBud Reviewed by QueBud on 02-12-2005. DWC-1000w-in the works. Greetings from Quebec fellow stoners, :) I've been growing for some time now but always was in dirt,even had a mix of 75% perlite and 25% promix in my pots and it worked wonders. After reading about DWC on another forum i decided to take the plunge into the hydro world and give it a try. So here i am with my first dwc grow in progress and i cant describe how much i am surprised by growth speed every day. Some details on the setup: The light is 1000w HPS. Rating: 5

[Torog]

Howdy QueBud,

Lordy ! I like your set-up and the plants are doing great !!

I have a couple of questions..is the duct I see,taking hot air out-or bringing fresh air in ?

Just how much heat does a 1kwatt light put out-is it alot ?

I have a 1kwatt mh..in your opinion..would it be ok for flowering too ?

I like the idea of a utility pump to change out the water..I'm wondering,how much did one cost ya,also ,how much are the aquarium heaters ?

I'm also curious,how much of a load does it all put on a circuit..can one run all of the various devices,on a 30 amp circuit ?

Have a good one...Torog

[Sensi Super Skunk]

Damn, VERY NICE set up. The best one I have seen so far on this site.

[QueBud]

Hi Torog,

In the pics you can see two ducts,the one dangling in the corner is not being used.(i had it running to the veg room but stop using it since,i just leav it there cuz its easier than pulling it out and tapind the hole afterwards... )

The other duct (the 1 making a loop) goes from the vented hood on the lamp to a 465 cfm squirrel cage fan wich sucks out the heat and changes the air in the room at the same time.

I have a passive intake from the outdoors in 1 of the walls.

1000w puts out alot of heat,my 465cfm does the job tho.
I have heard of people using 1000w MH and getting excellent results but if you ever get a chance,upgrade to 1000w hps instead; there's something about the light spectrum in those bulbs that just make them more performant and usefull to the plant than MH, even for veg.

My utility pump cost me 80$ canadian at canadian tire and it can pump 20 U.S./minute and it takes about 20 minutes total to empty the old nutes from the buckets and put the new ones in.
Airpumps and heaters are about 20$ cdn each at walmart.

My current setup is using a toal of about 1500w,that includes: 9X airpumps @ 3.5 watts + 9X aquarium heaters @ 50 watts + 1 light @ 1000 watts=1481 watts.
Add to that about 20 watts for my 465 cfm fan (dont know the actual specs) and you get a grand total of 1500 watts for my room,so yes, plenty of room to run off 30 amps and them some...
With 30 amps,one could safely run 2640 watts on 110 volts.

QB

[QueBud]

Damn, VERY NICE set up. The best one I have seen so far on this site.

Thanks for your kind words Sensi,they are pleasant to read

QB

[QueBud]

Here's some pics from the boxes for the airpump,water heaters and utility pump.
QB

[QueBud]

Some more pics:

P.S. I'll try to post pics every day of the evolution of things,so stay tuned!
Many bud pics to come very soon

QB

[Sensi Super Skunk]

How much money did you invest into this system?

[QueBud]

The cost evolves around 50$ cdn per bucket + ferts but i could have done better by getting a powerhead instead of separate air pumps.... live and learn

Also keep in mind that the cost is only for the initial grow and then its paid for + interest.

QB

[Torog]

Some more pics:

P.S. I'll try to post pics every day of the evolution of things,so stay tuned!
Many bud pics to come very soon

QB

Howdy QueBud,

Thanx for your most excellent response...I have learned much,and you've eased my fears somewhat..I was worried that I would be overloading a 30 amp circuit..and my girlfriend has been afraid that I would set the house on fire. I've never used a 1kwatt light before and it makes me nervous,in terms of fire hazard and electrical overload..the ballast draws 9.2 amps and I was worried that the extra devices would overload the circuit. The light that I have,does not have a ducted hood and I'm wondering if I will be able to moderate the heat with an a/c and fan running ? If not-where in the heck can I git a ducted hood ?

Thanx again for your detailed response..it has helped alot in formulating my set-up. I only have room enough for 4-6 plants,so my set-up will be somewhat smaller than yours and intended to provide for my gal and I,needs. I have a bad back,double fusion,and and my gal suffers from depression(not caused by me !..lol),and I simply want to provide for our medical needs.

Have a good one...Torog