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Originally Posted by waddo
Hey Man, very very nice setup, the stealth just blows me away and to top off a damn good yield ..
You make it look so easy ...
I know what you mean between the 400 & 600 lights, i found the same, the 600 gave me so much more denser buds .....
The colas on them plants are damn fine....
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Thanx Waddo for the kind words, yeah I used to think that (2) 400 watts equals 800 watts and bigger buds, but I was wrong. (2) 400 watts is just that, (2) 400 watts, but at different angles... I guess I should say lumens but you know what I mean.
I will say having a system does make it easier
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Originally Posted by mordgrow
man, i've spent so much $$ trying to mcgiver this "autopot" set up, I wonder if its as fast as DWC.
arggg.
do you reuse the medium or toss it and get new stuf each time?
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Coco is not quite as fast DWC, but considerably faster then soil.
I reuse the medium in such a way that I am ashamed to admit it... I have 2-3 plants per pot, after harvest I pull the medium out by the remaining stalks, the roots keep it intact. I replace the root matt with a clean one and set it back in the pot. I use a strong pair of scissors and cut around the stalk leaving the roots behind. Then I place a new clone in that hole.
They have been thru 4 grows like that so far,lol. I do plan to replace the medium as soon as the plants tell me to do so,
. Or use a screen and separate the roots.
One reason I like coco is becuz it's cheap and light when shipped. They come in different shapes but I order bricks which expand to the size of approx two cinder blocks when hydrated. Fun to watch, lol. 3 bricks will easily fill an 18 gallon rubbermaid with little room left over to add perlite.
Careful when ordering coco, makes sure it has been rinsed with Ph nuetral water. I like Botanicare's Cocogro Bricks.
http://www.4hydroponics.com/grow_room/cocogroBrick.asp
I would like to add that autopots have their problems just like any style of growing, lines can get clogged and starve the plants or roots, if not properly controlled can grow into the smart valve and cause it to stick open and flood your room.
However, when used properly it frees me up so I don't have to go in the room every other day which plays an important role in maintaining the rooms stealthyness. (is that a word, lol)
Happy growing