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Intro

Hello all. After a long week with no power due to the Ice storm I had the time to put the finishing touches on my basement setup and have a few concerns I'd like to get some advice on, more on that in a bit but first on with the intro.

Currently I reside in the Mid west (SW Mo.), just turned the big Three-ohh last December, I'm a home owner and share the roof with my GF of 5 years and two children a 1½ yo Black lab named Anubis and a 2 yo Boxer named Murphy. We both work from home and have a wonderfull relationship. Peachy

My GF is an avid smoker, I on the other hand have not smoked on a regular basis in almost a decade. The last real bud I smoked was Afghani x Thunderfuck my friend had grown from some Very costly seeds. :stoned: Honestly when I see the stuff my GF gets I weep. Dirty mexi ass hermie crossed with super shake brick.

Which is why I decided to turn our unused basement into a hobby for me and a source of free (well kinda) quality nugs for her. Also having a hobby away from the computer is nice too.

The room is setup for the most part. Its the dead of winter 33° outside atm so I plan on experimenting with some bag seed to troubleshoot my grow room before I put the dank in there in march. So I guess thats it for the intro, on with the setup.

Setup

People like pictures, its a fact. Sadly my parents are in possession of my camera taking pics of icestorm/tree damage at thier house for the insurace company, so actual pics will be later. In the meantime here's the layout:

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8795/gr8gm.jpg

I did a dry run (no plants) of the lights, pumps, fans, etc for about a week to test the system. I had a Drip irrigation setup in the Veg room and a 2 plant DWC in the Veg room. Everything was setup and running smoothly, then the icestorm hit. No power for 8 days = dead plants, thank god it was a dry run.
IMO that was mother nature telling me to go soil, which I did. Also the lack of a local Hydro store meant ordering nutes through the mail everytime I needed to restock the system. So for now, soil it is.

As far as security goes, we both have very tight lips and almost all our friends are online so there is hardly any foot traffic. We have good relationships with our neighbors for the most part which is always important. Also our Dogs warn us if anyone steps foot on our property.

Input wanted

SoG is by far my favorite growing technique. From what I read most laws are based on on how many plants you get have growing and plants are definned as having roots. I plan to keep it small as its only for personal use however I want the most bang for my buck as well.

This is what I am aspiring for. Two plants using the SoG which will have a 3x5 surface area. Actually here is a pic of what I have my bar set to..

hydroponic marijuana / hydroponic_weed.jpg

**This is not my grow its just being used for reference for those not reading along**

Here's where I'm looking for input and suggestion. Just some random questions and problems I noted during the dry run of the system and various other concerns.

- Any thoughts on the design in the 1st pic? Wasted space etc?

- How feesible is a SoG like pictured above to do in soil?

- The first real grow I plan on using either Afghani or Bubblelicious. Any recommenations on a these or otheres for a SoG first timer?

- I have a older house with a up untill now neglected basement. I noticed ALOT of dust flying around the HPS with the fans going. Ive already swept, mopped, and scruubed the floors and walls with bleach water but the dust just won't go away. Any suggestions on dust removal?

OK, my text-to-pic ratio has gotten off so I guess thats it till I get my cam back. Till then, Thanks for reading.
Transmission Reviewed by Transmission on . First post ~ Intro ~ Grow Room setup ~ Input wanted -Sorry if this gets a bit long - Intro Hello all. After a long week with no power due to the Ice storm I had the time to put the finishing touches on my basement setup and have a few concerns I'd like to get some advice on, more on that in a bit but first on with the intro. Currently I reside in the Mid west (SW Mo.), just turned the big Three-ohh last December, I'm a home owner and share the roof with my GF of 5 years and two children a 1½ yo Black lab named Anubis and a 2 yo Boxer Rating: 5