ok so i am moving this coming June to a place that has a perfect set up for a veg and flower room separate. I am going to have a little dresser to start my 6 seedlings off in rockwool under 125 watt cfl lights 24 hours a day for about 2-3 weeks or until they are root bound. After that i am going to transfer them to 2 18 gallon Rubbermaid dwc setup tubs. They will be in net pots with hydroton to fill in between the rockwool. 3 plants per tub. under 400 watt hps (maybe we will discuss) light 18 hours light. At this time i will be adding nutrients according to the lucas formula. After being in the veg cycle for about a month or until they are about a foot or 2 i will place them in the flower room. I have a couple questions about my setup. 1. I still need a second light for my flower room. I was thinking another 400 but i dont think that could handle 6 flowering plants. so my next question is should i go with a 1000 watt light or could i go 600 cool tube and have that closer and be efficient? 2.Also wanted to know if using 3 plants in each rubbermaid is practical. I want to change them every week at most. I would be just rotating extra tubs filled with the nutrients in and using the same lids each time so it should not be to hard to switch the tubs. So is three to much? should i go with 2? 3. Also the water i will be using will be a brita filter straight on my faucet. I heard that brings down the ph to a reasonable level and the ppm (which is awesome for hydroponic growing). Just want to make sure what i read was right, maybe confirm it with one of you expert hydro growers. Thanks again grasscity! Keep the toke alive
Attic grows are very difficult because of the heat problems and not to beat your idea to hell but i would never do a hydro grow in the attic, I know many of hydro growers who have had a flood or leak occur at some point in their career. Just something to think about.
if you plan on an attic grow, Do a soil grow to prevent floods and grow only in the fall and winter to beat the temp issues.
well i understand both your concerns. first off, a bedroom is in the attic so i will be living in a separate room in the attic with an ac which the grow rooms will intake from. Now the flooding part. I will be laying down very, very durable plastic all around so that should prevent any leaks and flooding. Also someone will be there almost 24 hours to watch the grow so if it does start to flood someone will be there to take care of it. I have decided on a 1000 watt light to do the flowering, but is 3 plants in a 18 gallon rubbermaid ok? thanks again for your concerns and input!