RacerX's recirculating 16 bucket dwc "Grow Log"

[Da1KrayzieThug]

http://boards.cannabis.com/advanced-...00w-works.html

Found it. Simple yet effective.

EDIT: But I do have to admit this grow is pretty sick. All the money invested into what you know about growing seems like it's going to workout for you.

Goodluck <3

[Racerx]

we are having such success with the large system that we are going to replace one of our soil closets with a small, 4 bucket version of the big room. Watering 32 tightly packed sea-of-green plants is a huge pain in the ass. We have the materials for it left over from the big system. This closet will essentially be four 5 gallon buckets, recirculating with a 20 gallon reservoir. A small 10 gallon gravity reservoir will be hung in the corner near the door from the ceiling (with eyelet bolts through the ceiling into a 2x4). There will be a 2"x2" screen that is 5'x4' in the entire 5'x5' closet space, the clones will be topped a considerable amount. The two 600 watt digital HPS lights currently in the closet will be replaced by a single 1000 watt digital HPS light with a Cool Reflector XL 8" hood. This will save energy and hopefully provide a more uniform and square light spread. A 30 pint dehumidifier hanging in the opposite corner, draining into a 3 gallon bucket near the door, will take care of humidity. 2 oscillating fans move around air. Co2 is probably going to be skipped on this first closet grow so we can compare. Strain will be Blueberry.

[BlazeIdo]

RacerX, Could you explain in a little more detail how to set up the gravity reservoir with the float valve. I've never used a float valve and im not really how they work. Peace

[BlazeIdo]

Also during this grow did you take the buckets out and clean them, or did the cool temps and hygrozyme keep it clean enough.

[BlazeIdo]

I just researched the gravity rez and float valves so that cleared that up. I do have one more question about your system though. The water in the control rez is kept at the exact height you want the water in the buckets at correct? So then where does the water pump get incorporated into moving all the water around? Is the pump just in the rez split four ways into the white tubing and then clamped off at the end and then split again into the buckets? Hope that made sense. Peace

[Racerx]

I just researched the gravity rez and float valves so that cleared that up. I do have one more question about your system though. The water in the control rez is kept at the exact height you want the water in the buckets at correct? So then where does the water pump get incorporated into moving all the water around? Is the pump just in the rez split four ways into the white tubing and then clamped off at the end and then split again into the buckets? Hope that made sense. Peace

Blaze, the water pump sits inside the control reservoir. One end has a prefilter and sucks water from the reservoir. The out of the pump is 1/2" tubing which goes into the SINGLE 1/2" feed line. The feed line is then split into 4 lines afterwords. The end of the each 4 lines is capped and the 1/4" barbs get put into this. You could remove the pump from the reservoir and use 3/4" tubing to draw water from the reservoir but I have a chiller and it keeps the noise down.

Here are some updated pictures. We are a little over 3 weeks into bloom. CO2 is 1500ppm. temps are 88F. Humidity is 55-60% in the day, 35% at night with 72F.

[Racerx]

here are some better pictures, lights off, gives better idea of the girth they already have at 3 weeks

[BlazeIdo]

What about as far as cleaning the buckets during rez changes. Not needed?

[JamaicanHerbMan]

Yo breadrin Nice setup mon , them girls looking nice and fat. How much do you think you'll pull per light racerx. I saw your goal for 2 lbs per light do you think you'll pull it off ...... respect and keep up the good work

[nubz.the.lizard]

wow, cant wait to see the next series of pix. how much time do you spend a day to keep up with the maitenence on those things??