Pimp My Garden (Need Input!)

I'm beginning a medium sized grow operation in a remote indoor spot that was actually built for this purpose.

I have:

-200 AMP Service
-10' depth x 20' length x 6.5' height = about 1300 cubic ft, 200 sq ft
-drainage
-ventilation

I want:
-a 30-40 plant set up ideally yielding around 10-15 lbs/cycle (More or less.. I plan to grow each plant fairly large.. almost the full 6 feet.. input please?)

So...

-7000 lumens/sq ft x 200 sq ft= 1.4m lumens/145k= 9.65 1000w HPS bulbs putting out 145k lumens

*10 lamps seems like a lot, a lot of heat too.. the room dimensions are TOTAL size, I wouldn't be utilizing every square inch, just properly filling the capacity. I was thinking of using about 6, 1000w lights to take into account COST which would be around $500-600 monthly of 24/7 not to mention other uses.. input? (light movers? reflectivity)
-The basement room is pretty cool so the heat isn't a major concern (yet) especially in the winter time...

-Ill be using an ebb/flow table set up with an external resevoir, and aeration, pumps and overflow drain
-CO2 Tank with regulator/meter etc.
-Completely wrap the room in agro mylar reflective
-It will be equipped with thermostat, humidistat, in and out ventilation fans, stir fans for stalk strength, all the necessary timers and gauges, humidifier/dehumidifier etc.
-seperate station for cloning with fluorescent light to aid in faster cycles.

*I'm putting in a less than efficient hot tub in and running it for a few months then shutting it off and starting the op to help mask the spike in kWH usage..
*Odor control is a concern, neighbors are near... obvious ionizers and carbon filters will be in place... input?

I'm starting from seed, I've ordered about 60 C99 seeds to start my garden.. I chose C99 for its ease of growth/cloning, great high and yield as well as relatively low smell. After I get started I'll choose a mother and continue with clones from there. When you choose a mother do you grow it and harvest the buds then take clones or..? Do you keep mother in constant veg conditions and take cuttings as needed?


The setup was built hidden (trap door) and prepared for this purpose. Now I'm going to put it into action. Any thoughts/ideas criticisms are welcome... hopefully this will be a long ongoing post...

Please let me tap your collective wealth of knowledge to build this Northwoods hidden garden of eden!

Edited by ComboCat, 17 August 2009 - 08:08 AM.

WOW! Sorry this over my head and any advice would just be a guess. I can recommend 15 LBS in 80 days by See More Buds - Grow Marijuana DVD also the perfect garden. The trap door is fucking killer.

yeah wow man , your fuckin rich and lucky to have the chance to grow in a place like that
doesnt sound like you need to be in the beginners section
yeah that trap door reminds me of pineapple express, good stuff
about smell , i believe the carbon scrubbers or whatever their called they take the smell away but i have no idea about that kind of shit , im just a cfl grower
you didnt mention nutes or anything

I'm really excited. I have everything more or less mapped out besides the nutes and hydro part of it. This should be the relatively cheaper portion of supplies and construction so I'm waiting on a few definitive books to get it set up and tackle that. I'm sure when I get to that road I'll have plenty of more questions. Thanks everyone for their input!

Edited by ComboCat, 17 August 2009 - 02:23 PM.

Wow, thats going to be a nice grow room. Just one piece of advice, If you don't want that basement to become " A Dungeon of the Dead" or just a plan money pit, you would stop what you are doing and READ ALL THE STICKIES!! And when you are done, then READ ALL THE STICKIES and take notes!!!

You will find some stickies don't apply to what you are doing, so just give them a quick glance. The rest, read slowly and take notes. Also check Youtube, there are some real good videos on growing and cloning.

If you don't do this now you will get farther down the road and miss some important things that will cost you big time later. You need a very solid foundation of knowledge for any grow of that size. Don't cheat your self.