First time DWC grow setup - looking for feedback

Discussion in 'Growing Marijuana Indoors' started by new2this1, Nov 10, 2015.

  1. hey all...i'm hoping to start a grow for the first time and wanted to get some feedback from yall on my current setup. i haven't planted anything yet but wanted to get things established first and see what i'm inevitably doing wrong before i plant. that's where yall come in.first of all - i bought a grow tent here is the tent i'm using (milliard pretty common on here i've seen):http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H2ULB86inside i have an orange 5 gal home depot bucket with a 6 in net pot:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0049XIIGCi filled the net pot with clay pellets after i rinsed them off and placed them inside the net pot. the bucket is being aerated by two large air stones and a 126gph pump: stones http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00564IT5Spump http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004LOWF7Wtubing http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002563MW (i've heard some people say that clear tubing can cause algae issues - is this true?)i'm using 4x100 watt CFL lighting because this is a personal grow and i didn't have any money left in the budget right now for better lighting but will upgrade when i have some extra cash; is this sufficient?:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J7IOMCSi bought a small 4" fan to get some airflow in the tent:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WEIJ7Ki dosed the water from my tap with general hydroponics nutrients (the flora series):http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0024NDVRAand after 24 hours i dosed it with GH PH down to take some measurements before adding any plants (just want to go through this once without anything in there to see how it all works)i measured temperature, humidity, PPM, and PH for the past several days and here's what i came up with:11/4 - Temp 70. Humidity 80. PH 7. PPM 70011/5 - Dosed with nutes (5 teaspoons of each in the 3 part treatment per the schedule) and PH down. Temp 66. Humidity 82. PH 6.9. PPM 63711/6 - Dosed with PH down. Temp 66. Humidity 85. PH 6.6. PPM 787. added lights - will take measurements again in 8 hours.Having a hard time understanding why my PPM is all over the place but that's what my readings are saying. I know my humidity is very high and i'm trying to run a dehumidifier to see if i can bring it down. what is the ideal environment for plants?i ordered some beans from Sannie's shop:http://www.sanniesshop.com/sannies-jack.html would love some feedback on my bean choice as well and any tips if anyone has any experience with them.here are some pictures of my setup for you all to see. thanks for any help or feedback on what is or is not going to work.

     

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