Toke... im not sure how much i have in everything... I didnt have a clue what i was doing when i started so i would buy something and try it out then buy another thing and try that also.. so ive got all kinds of stuff... but i can try to run down the main things i use now for ya..
My light = 400w HPS, came with everything, Bulb, hood, ballest... i think it was about $160 off ebay.. just spend a few days lookn around to find tha best deal for tha best price..
i also have several CFLs ... no idea on the price of them.. maby 10, 20 bucks for a pack of 3 at home depot or lowes.. i use these on my mother and clones...
the mother is in a bucket... i used 2 buckets just to make it easy for me ta pull her out and add water/food.. all that good stuff.. buckets were like 5 bucks each..
for clones just get a lil tupperware thing maby 5 bucks and drill holes in it..
i also have a small tupperware for my clones when they are rooted and i put them into rockwool... its just got 6 slots that can old 2" netpots.. i put the rooted clones into 1.5" rockwool cubes and into the 2" netpots and into the tupperware... netpots are like 60 cents at a hydro store...
ok the only other thing U really have to spend any money on is the air pumps... you can find these on ebay for cheep also... i have 3 with 2 outputs on each one... but i will be buying 3 more with 4 outputs on each very soon... the 2 output ones are ok but why not have 4? just makes more sence to me... i think i paid about 20 bucks a pop for my air pumps??? maby.. not sure about that... and also U need air stones.. there like a buck each or something...
FOOD... this is tha only other part that takes some cash up front... i use General Hydroponics nutrients... 3 bottles, FloraGro, FloraMicro, FloraBloom. at a hydro store there about 10 bucks a bottle.. so you can start for 30 bucks... i also use General hydroponics Liquid Kool bloom for the first 4 weeks of flowering... no idea how much this is.. i cant remember but im guessn about 10 ta 15 bucks... for the last 4 weeks of flowering i use General Hydroponics Kool Bloom (the powder) its 2-45-28 and its $25 bucks at my hydro store..
ahhhhh im tryn to think if i didnt cover anything but.... i think i got it all... OHHH main thing i almost forgot... get yourself a TDS tester... this is a must have.. i grew hydro a few times without it and now that i have it... 20 times easyer.. i can open her up and throw tha tester in, check tha ppm.. and adjust it acordingly... keeps my girls perfectly healthy at all times.. get this off ebay.. a hydro store will rip you off... i found mine for 40 bucks i think... its the kind with the tester on a 3 foot cord so its really easy....
as far as the cloning of your mother, id say just go in the forum and check out all the threads about cloning.. expesualy in the grow guide part.. you should be able to find some threads with pictures of eactly how to clone and where to cut..
