Helile
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Hey,(note im planning on constructing the system it hasnt been bought or assembled yet)
I am new to this site and to growing in general, so any help would be greatly appriciated. Heres what I'm planning on, feel free to give me suggestions, workaround, tips, etc.
I can run either this areoponics system http://www.sea-of-green.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=22_28&products_id=234
which looks pretty solid but i was also looking at something like this http://www.sea-of-green.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=22_23&products_id=211 I wasn't sure if these would work considering the plants need some room to grow but mine are only going to get about 3 ft tall so i was hoping that these systems would work.
My idea is to grow around 4 plants around 3 ft tall. I live in an area where my op needs to be low key so having the plants any bigger poses more risk to me.
The next part of my system is going to be the lights. I'm going to use a 400 Watt MH light for the vegetation stage and a 400 Watt HPS light for flowering. This is the MH light http://www.sea-of-green.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=61_64_78&products_id=179 and this is the HPS light http://www.sea-of-green.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=61_64_79&products_id=189
I know that i must purchase a ballast to mount these lights but I'm really not sure if there are inexpensive ones out there or whatnot. I am also going to use a reflector over the light.
I'm going to be using hydroton pellets for my growing media http://www.sea-of-green.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=35_39&products_id=33
I'm not sure which nutrients i should use but Ive been looking and it seems that this Flora Nova Bloom http://www.sea-of-green.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=41_42&products_id=426 is a good product to use. I'm also not sure about mixing the nutrients into the water, how much, how often, etc. I'm not sure about the hydroponic cycles, how many hours the plant needs to be saturated and than how long the system needs to be off and restarted. Like i said i am very knew and i would really appreciate it if you could say yea your going in the right direction or no this is what you should do.
I was thinking about using some bathroom fans for my ventilation system, which can be found at home depot for about 13 bucks. Its called NuTone
50 CFM, 4.0 Sones Wall/Ceiling Mount Fan I'm going to buy 2 and place the intake at the bottom and the out take out of the top or my grow box. I wasn't sure if i should buy a grow environment, something like this http://www.sea-of-green.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=22_88&products_id=470 but i was also looking at saving the money for that and making a 3 ft by 3 ft by 5 ft wooden box with white sheets or something on the inside as a reflector.
I'm not sure on what the temperature of the grow box needs to be or how to climatically control the box.
I'm getting a clone from a friend, really good buds.I'm planning on taking the cutling and putting it in some rooting formula to allow it to grow, I'm putting the cutling in a greenhouse like environment which will be misted twice a day for around 7 days to 2 weeks of rooting or until the roots are noticeable.I'm going to put the plants on a 24/7 light cycle until flowering. I'm hoping that in the vegetative stage the plant will grow around 1 1/2 ft. At this time i will turn the plants on a 12 /12 light cycle for flowering. I'm planning on the plants being around 3 ft tall maybe a little more. The strand Ive got will take around 8 weeks according to my friend who just harvested 6 plants and got around 12 ounces. I have about around 800$ to contribute to this system. This grow is for personal use only. Any suggestions, tips, workarounds, shortcuts, links resources anything would be greatly appreciated. If you need any more information please feel free to ask.
Thanks
Helile
I am new to this site and to growing in general, so any help would be greatly appriciated. Heres what I'm planning on, feel free to give me suggestions, workaround, tips, etc.
I can run either this areoponics system http://www.sea-of-green.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=22_28&products_id=234
which looks pretty solid but i was also looking at something like this http://www.sea-of-green.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=22_23&products_id=211 I wasn't sure if these would work considering the plants need some room to grow but mine are only going to get about 3 ft tall so i was hoping that these systems would work.
My idea is to grow around 4 plants around 3 ft tall. I live in an area where my op needs to be low key so having the plants any bigger poses more risk to me.
The next part of my system is going to be the lights. I'm going to use a 400 Watt MH light for the vegetation stage and a 400 Watt HPS light for flowering. This is the MH light http://www.sea-of-green.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=61_64_78&products_id=179 and this is the HPS light http://www.sea-of-green.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=61_64_79&products_id=189
I know that i must purchase a ballast to mount these lights but I'm really not sure if there are inexpensive ones out there or whatnot. I am also going to use a reflector over the light.
I'm going to be using hydroton pellets for my growing media http://www.sea-of-green.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=35_39&products_id=33
I'm not sure which nutrients i should use but Ive been looking and it seems that this Flora Nova Bloom http://www.sea-of-green.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=41_42&products_id=426 is a good product to use. I'm also not sure about mixing the nutrients into the water, how much, how often, etc. I'm not sure about the hydroponic cycles, how many hours the plant needs to be saturated and than how long the system needs to be off and restarted. Like i said i am very knew and i would really appreciate it if you could say yea your going in the right direction or no this is what you should do.
I was thinking about using some bathroom fans for my ventilation system, which can be found at home depot for about 13 bucks. Its called NuTone
50 CFM, 4.0 Sones Wall/Ceiling Mount Fan I'm going to buy 2 and place the intake at the bottom and the out take out of the top or my grow box. I wasn't sure if i should buy a grow environment, something like this http://www.sea-of-green.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=22_88&products_id=470 but i was also looking at saving the money for that and making a 3 ft by 3 ft by 5 ft wooden box with white sheets or something on the inside as a reflector.
I'm not sure on what the temperature of the grow box needs to be or how to climatically control the box.
I'm getting a clone from a friend, really good buds.I'm planning on taking the cutling and putting it in some rooting formula to allow it to grow, I'm putting the cutling in a greenhouse like environment which will be misted twice a day for around 7 days to 2 weeks of rooting or until the roots are noticeable.I'm going to put the plants on a 24/7 light cycle until flowering. I'm hoping that in the vegetative stage the plant will grow around 1 1/2 ft. At this time i will turn the plants on a 12 /12 light cycle for flowering. I'm planning on the plants being around 3 ft tall maybe a little more. The strand Ive got will take around 8 weeks according to my friend who just harvested 6 plants and got around 12 ounces. I have about around 800$ to contribute to this system. This grow is for personal use only. Any suggestions, tips, workarounds, shortcuts, links resources anything would be greatly appreciated. If you need any more information please feel free to ask.
Thanks
Helile