Ebb trays or multi-pot?

[jnorth81]

I was wondering what woulb be better to do, (2-3/3 ) ebb and flow tray or the 12 pot multi pot system? I will be using a 2 600 watt lumateks on light movers. I would like to acheive a pound a month, Also what type of increase in my bill would i see if i was using a mh 400 18/6 and the 600s 12/12? I really would appreciate any feedback. THANKS!

 

[AlbinoDanko12GA]

the pge monthly cost depneds on where your at in the country and also wat bracket you fall in on ur bill! like im aloud 2000 kwh a motn or so and when i go pass that i pay 8 cents or watever it is! im gonna say yours will be around $125-$150! thats not counting fans and ac and pumps and timers and controllers, thats just the light but everything else wont be more than $50! wat state u live in???

im getting the ebb and grow kit in a month or so! 24 bucket kit! its the 12 bucket kit for $399 (plantlightinghyrdoponics.com) with the 12 expansion kit! i heard nothing but good things! im just trying to figure out my medium, ill probally go with hydroton! i dont want to make a stand and buy trays and everything thats why im going with the pots!

well u wont get a pound a month with only one setup unless u got that new 4 week strain bro! but every 8 weeks u should get atleast a lb with 2 600's on a mover doing hydro! ill be watching make sure u make a journal. good luck keep em green

 

[WM420]

Here's a great site for checking your costs for the lights.
hXXp://www.hydroponics.net/learn/hid_lamp_op_cost.asp
All u need is your KWH* cost, which is right on your bill.. Good luck bro

 

[Raidernation]

hxxp://www.rollitup.org/hydroponics-aeroponics/6592-get-harvest-every-2-weeks.html
he gets a lb every 2 weeks from 2x1000 im sure youll meet your quota with 2x600's

 

[zem]

i always use a tray i find it easier to clean and manage it allows me for better plant mobility if i have to. the whole tray floods i used it with pots and grorocks and now i use it as DWC, i dunno about prices since i build my trays using wood and vineyl some people use epoxy paint it's much cheaper and allows me to modify the size as i want but if you're not handy with wood and if you dont have the right equipment just buy one. the pots have a good side to them is the smaller water volume needed to flood them so you can go with a smaller res than with the tray... cheers

 

[AlbinoDanko12GA]

with 2x6's and vinly, u got a pic of those???? i was think of building them but bougth them instead, how sturdy are they??

 

[zem]

there ya go in the 2nd pic you can see the vineyl sheet if you look closely, it works great very sturdy, vineyl is intended for floors and handles pressure. i used silicon acid-free kind used for submerged joints not the ordinary one used on the sink edge. i'll be makin a mini tray very soon maybe in the next couple of days it will be my new cloner i'll make a detailed thread of how to do it right cuz theres just a little bit more to it i need to take pics and explain as i build it. it takes me less than 1 hour to build such a tray and i have to wait a day for silicon to cure and im done peace