Hey Sky brother, i'm gona do my best to answer your questions!
>>> Is it also going 8' in the other axis?
I'm going to do my best to make the plant approximately 4'x8'
>>> a very wide Flux styled plant, but that would need an extended veg period
Whenever you "flux" a plant as its being called, you're already adding a ridiculous amount of time onto the veg by constantly defoliating and bending branches almost to the point of breaking. its a High stress technique that definitely adds a lot of time on to your grow. Personally i dont have that kind of time just to train a plant to grow in a shape, thats what i use a scrog for.
>>> plus also what would be the height of the supporting skeleton as you only have 6.5', and after being taxed height in fixture standoff, res height and pot height, the space goes quick.
The plant wont be tall that's for sure.. I'm still working out the design of the plant container/reservoir setup to allow me to have at least 12gals of water in my res for the plant, but still allow me to have some headspace to work with. My reflectors only take away 6-7" at best, and i could even get them closer to the ceiling of the tent if i tried, but i'm not too concerned with where they are positioned, as long as i maintain the canopy of my plants, nothing gets close to the CoolTubes..
>>> new [fast brew] root inoculate product
Its called Recharge. And it has replaced tea for him.. Hell even my root drenches with Subculture-M and B have replaced brewing tea for me. I cant get recharge here in Canada, just like i cant get Plant Success' Great White or General Organics Ancient Forest. At least not directly from the places that manufacture these products. Although i haven't seen Great White in any online hydroponic site thats Canadian based.
>>> Me personally have turned off my air pumps in my veg closet due to noise emissions in my building. If I can hear them, others can too
Dont you have exhaust fans? a 6" inline fan runs 100x louder than my Gen Hydro Dual Diaphragm air pump that i used for brewing tea with. i now use the air pump for my DWC plants that i have.
>>> I was led to believe that the bacillus amy......, (haven't yet remembered that one), that is used in Hydroguard has proved to the Botanicare squints (geeks in lab coats) to be the most dominant of all bennies that are traditionally used in other products.
When i did my research into the formula change of Hydroguard, i found that Botanicare selected the strain Bacillus Amyloliqufaciens not because it was more dominant, but simply more effective than the regular Bacillus Subtillus that was being used in Aquashield.
>>> I suspect that just because bacillus amy may be the most dominant benny, does not mean that other bennies don't also serve a beneficial function in our root zones. So the separation of the 2 subculture products may be a prerequisite to their combined success.
I agree with you that other fungi and bacteria serve beneficial purposes to the cannabis plant are just as important. The Subculture-B does not actually contain any Bacillus Amyloliquefaciens, but a wide range of other subspecies. The Subculture-M contains mostly Glomus fungi which are arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi. I think that when used separately, the results are amazing.. when used together, the results are mind blowing. The root growth i posted in the picture blew me away..
>>> there's no way in hell 8 ounces will drench the entire media and be applied to every root which IMO can be counter productive so I am in search of a product(s) that will be used to drench the media.
TheCapns measurements are based on the size of the plant.. he says he uses 8oz on his large plants in veg and flower. I'm not sure he uses just 1cup of Recharge on his plants.. If anyone knows your conversions, 8oz of water equals 1 cup. Dont believe me? Google it! or heres a picture to show you
Personally, i give at least 3-4 cups to my plants that are in containers less than 3.5gals and about 2L on plants that are in larger containers. I usually can see the tiniest bit of run off, which shows to me that the root drench got all around the pot and around all the roots.
>>> For the RDWC, what pump size is that?
The pump i am using for the 5gal RDWC that i HAD in the flower tent was a Mag Drive 7 pump. I have since taken it out and its in my veg tent being used as a DWC.. no water movement from the pump. My guess is, the pump is overkill.. I want to run the pump constantly, but i know for that i would need a chiller.. which i wouldn't mind getting, but at the same time, I grew all last year without a water chiller and i managed just fine. I wanted to stay away from DWC, but the recirculation part of the RDWC is what keeps me interested. I DO KNOW that all i need to do is transfer the water between buckets a couple times a day to be sufficient.
The pump i plan to use for my HUGE RDWC system is a mag drive 12 pump.. 1200GPH, but i'm sure it runs hottern than hell. I dont care cause i plan to buy a chiller and use it for that grow.. Planning on pulling in a 3lb harvest from the Big RDWC, when i have it set up and going.
>>> 12 hours per day of increased nutrient movement can only make things better, no?
This is my reasoning behind trying the RDWC. I am like TheCapn, i want to try everything to absorb the knowledge of each method, and take the best bits of it out and make it work to my advantage. He's done everything, and has tried to convince me otherwise to do this RDWC, but i told him i need to succeed (or fail) on my own to take any lessons out of the experience. If its a success, why is it a success, and can i apply it to other methods.. Or did it fail, and why did it fail? And how can i prevent this again on the next run.
My experiments with DWC led me to believe that in order to maintain good healthy white roots, the nutrient solution needed more than an airstone for water movement. Heavier metals in the nutrients will sink to the bottom making it more concentrated near the bottom if you have a bucket of water sitting not moving for a week. Growing Capn-style has shown me the benefits of not having the roots suspended in water.. One is you dont need an airstone or an airpump in the reservoir. I think for you, this could be a big benefit if you dont like running your air pump. (if you have aerated reservoirs even!)
>>> I am in search of a product(s) that will be used to drench the media.
If you're in the States like it looks like, get your hands on some Plant Success Great White and mix it up and use it as a Root Drench. It has all the same stuff as Subculture M and B, but in one container. Not sure the price difference tho.
If not, i'm sure you can find some Subculture-M and B and use it the same way i do!
Cheers brother!
Great Journal! AquaShield is getting tough to find and who knows how old some of it is that's out there. Also seems tough to find hydrogaurd in Canada.
Awesome information GreenThumbJ!