Home of the Old Fart's Club

[Keef]

I don't even see myself as "political" -- That would infer that I was a member of one political party trash talking another !-- I don't even care about that so much !-- I just hope we can stop what I see as a dictator in training before he is able to take total control of a once proud country !

 

[St_Nick]

Well, not to change the subject,,,,,but I'm so over them cheap $#it digital timers from amazon. Had my second one fail in a month. I went down to the hardware store and ordered me a 45 amp. heavy duty appliance timer. I installed a seperate circuit and it is going from the fuse box to the timer to the outlets.

 

[St_Nick]

Luckily this time the lights went out instead of the ac.

 

[Kraven]

Yes sir, a good analog timer on its own circuit is a wonderful thing.

 

[Rosebud]

how the water damage thing going Kraven?

 

[Keef]

Bought me another $8 timer last week !-- I use 4 -- 2 in bloom and 2 in veg . One for lights and one for pumps !-- I run them behind surge protectors ! -- I keep a spare ! -- I got 8 Mars Hydro lights running thru the an $8 timer in bloom !-8 --396 gallon per hour pumps run thru another - Probably at the top end of what the circuit can handle but so far it works for me !

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[Keef]

Coconut Brandy Wine Don't even look at that pic very long or it make U high !- Same recipe except the one on the right was made with raw coconut sugar -- The one on the left with white granulated sugar !-- Taste about the same !-- Potent too !-- That ain't your Boones Farm wine I promise U that !-- I think it could handle a splash of 7-up or even pineapple juice! --

 

[Keef]

Umbra I ran it thru a Brita filter pitcher this time !-- We'll see if I can clarify it with time and racking ?
I do believe it did filter out the yeast though !

 

[Keef]

Someone ask me once why I run my pumps on 15 minutes and off 15 -- Silly question that's how the pegs on the timer work !-- In 15 minutes intervals !

 

[St_Nick]

Yeah, I upgraded the air conditioner to one with its own thermostat and its own circuit. Now the lights have their own deal too. I'm getting way more serious then I ever intended. I was looking at ebb and flow systems.

 

[Keef]

Weed ain't addictive Nick !-- Growing it is !-- I think Kraven and some others run that ebb and flow stuff !-- Any of our nute water formulas should work in any water pharming system !-- Just a matter of preference I suppose !-- What I use is all I know !-- I'm just not sure I could go back to dirt !

 

[St_Nick]

I love my dirt but truth is, if you are growing inside you need to supplement your dirt with additional dirt. Now that they are shortening up flower times I'm noting that plants are eating much more then they used to. Might as well be doing the hydro for all the supplementing I been doing lately.:48:

 

[Budlight]

Weed ain't addictive Nick !-- Growing it is !-- I think Kraven and some others run that ebb and flow stuff !-- Any of our nute water formulas should work in any water pharming system !-- Just a matter of preference I suppose !-- What I use is all I know !-- I'm just not sure I could go back to dirt !

Keef I just switched over to ebb and flow and I use the exact same recipe as in my bins let me tell you buddy I am just loving it it just makes life so much simpler :48:

 

[Budlight]

Yeah, I upgraded the air conditioner to one with its own thermostat and its own circuit. Now the lights have their own deal too. I'm getting way more serious then I ever intended. I was looking at ebb and flow systems.

I just switched everything over to tables and coco I still have to finish the flower room but as far as for my veg I really love it man I really can't wait to get my 4 x 8 table finished in the flower room I just have to build the stand my only hold up is I don't know if I want to do it out of square tubing or wood and if I want to put casters on the bottom just out of curiosity how big is the space your in

 

[St_Nick]

Hey Bud, My vegging room is 6' x 8', the flower room is 8' x 10'. I have plans for a 2 x 4 table in veg, but I want to go with a bucket system in flower because of the low ceiling.
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[Keef]

Morning O.F.C. !-- Nick my boxes sit flat on the floor !-- I bought that aerocloner and just copied it on a large scale and added nutes and I'm growing aero !--I don't know if I ever explained how I started grow midgets ?
I had a vision !-
- Stacked SOGs--Aero under LEDs-- running my midgets !
Can't stack with 8 ft ceilings !-- To much heat !
I be trimming today !-- Have a good day all !

 

[Kraven]

Morning nick, this is my flower room set using an 18 site ebb/ flow with a 55 gal rez and a 40 gal ATO. This system is around 300 for a 6 site and the 3 site expansions are around 40 each. I use coco chunk as my medium and with this set-up i have had really good results.

 

[St_Nick]

Good morning guys, thanks for chiming in. Kraven, tha'ts exactly the system I'm looking at. I have the space for a 12 pot system and I figure to start out with 3 pots and kinda convert over to hydro fro dirt gradually, a few pots at a time so I don't interrupt the rotation.

 

[Keef]

Waiting for lights to come on so I can get started taking a box !-- Nick-- U use that system like Kraven -- He'll guide U thru it no problem !-- I built my system one box at a time !-- Cost me about $50 for the box pump and about $ 180 each for the Mars Hydro lights -- So a box light combo cost me less than $250 --( Paid less for the light by buying more than one at a time ) That's less $500 per square meter (2 boxes are about one square meter )of grow space !-- Yes it is expensive but I was able to expand any time I had the money for another box or 2 !-- Got a dollar or 2 tied up in 8 bloom boxes and 4 veg boxes !-- Now I'm trying to learn to run the rotation !-- I took from veg too fast and I have to skip moving anything to bloom this week ! -- Veg got to be able to keep up so I made some changes ! -- Long as I don't get greedy and take from veg too fast the rotation works fine !

 

[Keef]

Just wanted to say that first harvest more than covers the cost of the box /llight combo !--That's probably true about that system like Kraven got too !-- So cost is quickly offset !
5 harvest per box per year is the goal !-- O.K.!-- 6