My first real topic - please be gentle with this old noob. I looked at starting this in the Journals, but since I'm in the pre-journal phase, it seemed better to wait to enter that sub-forum. I'm looking for feedback on a few things given that several aspects are out of my control. Here's my current situation.
Space:
I commandeered the shower area in our workshop. The good: it has water, electricity and a floor drain. Also I don't need to worry about anyone seeing or smelling anything. The bad: It is tiny. It has an 8 ft. ceiling but only about 33" x 33" square floor space (NET) for the actual grow. I have a little extra room for some of my equipment (about another 24" x 33". I tried to get some pictures, but it is so tight, I have a hard time getting anything meaningful. I'm looking to put four pots/plants in there.
Medium:
I have four 7 gallon pots (about 12" diameter and 12" tall) Each is filled with about 1 cubic ft. of rockwool mini Gro Cubes. I have 1-1/2" tall trays for them to act as a bit of a hempy bucket and to let me easily monitor PH of runoff. Or I can let them drain down the floor drain.
Light, Fan, etc:
One 600 watt HPS with hood and cool tube.
440 CFM fan with 6" duct from lamp to outside
Fan control and thermostat
Thermometer and RH meter
Small fan just to move air around in the space
Water and nutrients:
I have a reservoir with pump and bubbler. For my first grow I think I want to use the Gen Hydro Gro/Bloom/Micro or OC+. I have both.
The pump feed a small manifold. I currently have it adjusted to deliver about 750 ml per bucket per hour. At max, I can crank it up to more than 4 litres per hour (per plant).
During the winter I run the light at night. It keeps the space heated. With the fan I can hold the temperature to 75F. During the afternoon when the light is off, temperature cools down about 10 degrees by the time the light kicks back on (for 18/6 - haven't tried it on 12/12 yet). I have a small heater that will keep it warm, if needed.
RH runs about 40% w/light on and gets higher when it is off - up to 60% (during 18/6). During the summer I'll be growing outside.
My first question relates to how thirsty these four ladies are likely to be. I know it is a loaded question, but any guideline or guesstimate would be appreciated. I want to buy my reservoir and size it appropriately. I'll be around for the most part, but out of necessity there will be times (one I gain experience) when I'm gone for a few days. I'd like to have enough water for them while I'm gone. With nothing growing, each Gor cuber bucket can hold about 3.5 liters of water before it runs out the bottom into the tray.
Will this work? Any suggestions? Anything will be greatly appreciated. I'm very excited and hope to begin my actual journal on New Years Day. I've been reading tons on here for the past month +.
I still need to clean up my wiring so nothing is on the floor. I like it neat anyway. These pictures suck, but it is the best I could do. Thank you all very much. Peace.
Controls, etc.
Testing the flow rate with regular buckets
A tight light (I feel like I'm high when I look at this pic'. Something in the ripples/reflections make it look all melted. It isn't like that in person.)
Homebrew pseudo-drippy-hempy
Space:
I commandeered the shower area in our workshop. The good: it has water, electricity and a floor drain. Also I don't need to worry about anyone seeing or smelling anything. The bad: It is tiny. It has an 8 ft. ceiling but only about 33" x 33" square floor space (NET) for the actual grow. I have a little extra room for some of my equipment (about another 24" x 33". I tried to get some pictures, but it is so tight, I have a hard time getting anything meaningful. I'm looking to put four pots/plants in there.
Medium:
I have four 7 gallon pots (about 12" diameter and 12" tall) Each is filled with about 1 cubic ft. of rockwool mini Gro Cubes. I have 1-1/2" tall trays for them to act as a bit of a hempy bucket and to let me easily monitor PH of runoff. Or I can let them drain down the floor drain.
Light, Fan, etc:
One 600 watt HPS with hood and cool tube.
440 CFM fan with 6" duct from lamp to outside
Fan control and thermostat
Thermometer and RH meter
Small fan just to move air around in the space
Water and nutrients:
I have a reservoir with pump and bubbler. For my first grow I think I want to use the Gen Hydro Gro/Bloom/Micro or OC+. I have both.
The pump feed a small manifold. I currently have it adjusted to deliver about 750 ml per bucket per hour. At max, I can crank it up to more than 4 litres per hour (per plant).
During the winter I run the light at night. It keeps the space heated. With the fan I can hold the temperature to 75F. During the afternoon when the light is off, temperature cools down about 10 degrees by the time the light kicks back on (for 18/6 - haven't tried it on 12/12 yet). I have a small heater that will keep it warm, if needed.
RH runs about 40% w/light on and gets higher when it is off - up to 60% (during 18/6). During the summer I'll be growing outside.
My first question relates to how thirsty these four ladies are likely to be. I know it is a loaded question, but any guideline or guesstimate would be appreciated. I want to buy my reservoir and size it appropriately. I'll be around for the most part, but out of necessity there will be times (one I gain experience) when I'm gone for a few days. I'd like to have enough water for them while I'm gone. With nothing growing, each Gor cuber bucket can hold about 3.5 liters of water before it runs out the bottom into the tray.
Will this work? Any suggestions? Anything will be greatly appreciated. I'm very excited and hope to begin my actual journal on New Years Day. I've been reading tons on here for the past month +.
I still need to clean up my wiring so nothing is on the floor. I like it neat anyway. These pictures suck, but it is the best I could do. Thank you all very much. Peace.
Controls, etc.
Testing the flow rate with regular buckets
A tight light (I feel like I'm high when I look at this pic'. Something in the ripples/reflections make it look all melted. It isn't like that in person.)
Homebrew pseudo-drippy-hempy
solo
Oh what do you have for bug prevention?
