tchashow
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im starting my first hydro DWC grow and would appreciate any advice. i havent yet begin but heres what i think my setup will be. i have 10, 5 gallon DWC bubblers in a 3' x 5' x 8' closest. i plan on using a 1000watt switchable ballast light. MH for vegging and HPS for flowering. First, im planning on germing the seeds in rockwool starter cubes:
First, soaking the cubes in filtered water and squeezing out the little excess. Then, making a hole in the cube, place the seed in the cube and covering with additional rockwool and finally placing the cube in 24hrs of darkness until i see visible roots through the rockwool.
After germing, i will be placing the rockwool cubes in the 6 inch net pots with hydroton clay rocks built into the 5 gallon homemade bubbler (DWC system) i plan on using flora series as my nutes and keeping the ph around 5.8-6.2 using pH papers because i cant afford a meter or not any that i seen. ( any body know of cheap meters, prefarably around $20-$40)im going to be using a carbon dioxide boost bucket during flowering stage because i cant afford the carbon dioxide systems. im not planning on having any fans on the lights but i dont know if this is good or not. the closet i will be growing in is in an empty room and i was hoping that that would be enough air flow because the closet doesnt have a door. i was going to use mylar to reflect the light but i dont know if i should cover just the closet or the entire room because of the "no door" scenario. should i just paint the closet white or the entire room? well if my setup is okay then i plan on vegging my plants for 2wks. i read somewhere that vegging for longer in a dwc is not good. any advice on this matter? and after that i plan on flowering for about 8-10 wks depending on the strain, which i have yet to pick. im planning on growing for the highest yield but decent quality bud. anybody have any suggestions on that? and i think i will be ordering seeds from either attitude or dr. chronic. still not sure which one is best. well i think that wraps it up. if anybody have any questions about my grow or suggestion, especially SUGGESTIONS please comment because i need as much help as i can get. o, and i need advice about covering up odor since i am in an apartment and odor is easily detectable.
First, soaking the cubes in filtered water and squeezing out the little excess. Then, making a hole in the cube, place the seed in the cube and covering with additional rockwool and finally placing the cube in 24hrs of darkness until i see visible roots through the rockwool.
After germing, i will be placing the rockwool cubes in the 6 inch net pots with hydroton clay rocks built into the 5 gallon homemade bubbler (DWC system) i plan on using flora series as my nutes and keeping the ph around 5.8-6.2 using pH papers because i cant afford a meter or not any that i seen. ( any body know of cheap meters, prefarably around $20-$40)im going to be using a carbon dioxide boost bucket during flowering stage because i cant afford the carbon dioxide systems. im not planning on having any fans on the lights but i dont know if this is good or not. the closet i will be growing in is in an empty room and i was hoping that that would be enough air flow because the closet doesnt have a door. i was going to use mylar to reflect the light but i dont know if i should cover just the closet or the entire room because of the "no door" scenario. should i just paint the closet white or the entire room? well if my setup is okay then i plan on vegging my plants for 2wks. i read somewhere that vegging for longer in a dwc is not good. any advice on this matter? and after that i plan on flowering for about 8-10 wks depending on the strain, which i have yet to pick. im planning on growing for the highest yield but decent quality bud. anybody have any suggestions on that? and i think i will be ordering seeds from either attitude or dr. chronic. still not sure which one is best. well i think that wraps it up. if anybody have any questions about my grow or suggestion, especially SUGGESTIONS please comment because i need as much help as i can get. o, and i need advice about covering up odor since i am in an apartment and odor is easily detectable.