FREEDOM for BONZ

[Mr GreenJeans]

Hiya Bonz

Thanks for the great explanation - I love the controllerless water level control! Salted this one away for future reference

 

[Guest]

Bonz ...........I sure do appreciate the hospitality..........Since Im already used to havin a sunken rez and elevated buckets,looks like my next run will be Bonzo-buckets of some sort........That overflow has been in the back of my mind for quite a while due to the fact that I came across that same pic you posted a few yrs ago,didnt understand it, and have finally found someone puttin it to use(IT WORKS!)...........Utilizing big lava rocks and smaller ones(comes in 2 sizes) together is the key to major upper-bucket aeration(also growin clones in verm/perl or in areo-cloner(w/no medium) and nestled down into bucket and filled back around delicately when transplanted)NO ROCKWOOL CUBES(pretty opinionated arent I...lol) ............Im tired of chasin the kbs and havin to monitor and maintain shit twice-a-day,and maybe this overflow thingy instead of floatswitches and bullshit controller buckets will solve my probs,provide peace of mind, and with no worryin bout total crop loss due to too many bells and whistles that can fail(lotta variables in the kbs (Mega-results if done properly,But lotta variables)...........Next run,(God only knows when that`ll be....lol) Im goin for a single-cola strain,like 24 smaller dual-bucket system like multi-flow(but Bonz-style) ....... clone to flower with maybe a week veg,............goin for quality,not quantity...........just tryin to kick around a few ideas to maximize our efforts dontchaknow............PEACE.......DHF............I NEED SIMPLICITY IN MY LIFE!!!!!!!LOL...........

 

[gregor_mendel]

Bonz wrote:
"Eventually, hopefully soon, ill be giving the 4 tree kbs a run, PLANTS IN THE DIAMOND PATTERN!!!!! 4 600's in the corners and a 1k in the middle, i dont know how anyone cant see that that is the optimum setup for a 10' x 10' or so room. Ive never done it, but goddang it looks obvious to me?"

When I draw this on paper, I see your point that the corner lights will possibly give more direct light to the plants, but by moving the plant to the walls, they move closer to the light in the center.

In standard KBS 4 plant configuration, the center of each plant is 3.53 feet form the center lamp. In your proposal, the center of each plant is 2.5 feet form the center lamp. If you move the plants back, you will hit the wall when they are big.

If you had a larger space, this would work, though, as the plants can be the same distance from the center lamp. To have just as much room before hitting the wall as in the standard configuration, you would need 12'x12'.

The corner lights will give more direct lighting to the plants if hung in the right place, but lose all reflection. This could be alleviated by bridging the corner vertically with a sheet of plywood that stands perpendicular to the corner bisector 3.5 feet from the corner. Now you corner lights are about 10 feet apart with more reflection.

I guess non of my drawings and calculations matter if you don't have 12'x12', though.

GM

 

[Guest]

Wrong thread dewd...........No reason to argue about this in Bonz`s thread Gregor..............He was stating his opinion to me............Sorry Bonz..........Dewd, Gregor talk to me in pm or post in the right thread bout such shit as this ok?This is a thread bout Bonz`s buckets and dont need to be muddled up with kbs shit( btw,10x10 room w/plants in diamond pattern puts all plants and lights 2.5 ft.on center) ....no arguments,it is what it is................PEACE........DHF................. I know why Krusty got banned everywhere now........lol..............

 

[gregor_mendel]

Apologies.

I have been on CarharttKidd's thread where he is collecting "How did Krusty do it?" info, and perhaps forgot where I was when reading Bonz's diamond pattern lighting idea.

However, please consider my calculations on the diamond pattern and bridging the corner. Just trying to help with diamond pattern lighting there.

GM

 

[Sleepy]

now i see...said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw!

hehehe

now that you 'splain it, it makes sense, thanks!!

very cool.


oh yeah i forgot to say last time: CONGRATS ON HAVING YOUR THREAD MADE A 'STICKY'!!!!

 

[Guest]

Bonz.........................You`re already a BUCKETHEAD....................lol.........So there`s some band or guitar dewd named buckethead?......That`s way cool............Bucketheads unite.......Anyways.......Glad your buckets are on the run..............You ever have probs with root clogged drain?Also,how is the overflow inline with the feed and drain line?I understand how the overflow hasta be set at like hydroton level height or lil less,but how is it all inline together?Guess Im stupid or cant see it without lookin at it..............Thanks my buddy.........PEACE..........DHF................

 

[Bonzo]

Howdy yall, just lettin you know im still here but gotta run to work ill be gonna update this crazy thread tonite:

meanwhile, Bella is keepin an eye on things:


imgonna need some help from y'all with these 4 cuts there just not growing im ready the throw em in the fire pit, lil fuckers! 15 bucks apiece, and i cant afford to throw away 50 bucks right now, lil fuckers!

peace and ill see yall later tonite

bonz

 

[Guest]

Hey Bonz..how are ya?

Love that fat cat Sleepy!

What's happnin with those cuts? Funny thing happened to me just recently... I have some Isis seed plants veggin in a coco/hydroton flood and drain table and they started off great. Then they stalled.... nothin, no growth, no ugly leafs, no signs of anything, nothing. Meduim was nice and wet so I didn't know what the hell was up. Then I bumped my ppms up from 650 or so to 800 and bam.. they are going an inch a day from that small change They are 30 days old from seed.

here's my lil makeshit cab while I rebuild my room..


I hope to become a bucket head soon... still workin on the new room. I'm off to the depot now for a case of alex plus and some paint

later!

 

[somoz]

hey gronut! nice to see ya around bro! haven't heard from ya in awhile and its good to see your keepin up. how's the project coming along?

sorry for crashin in on the thread bonz: how are ur little ladies coming along...any improvements or are they still stunting along....hope alls well with all.

somoz

 

[Bonzo]

no prob, somoz.

that is an awesome setup GNut.

I must apologize for not keeping this thred current, i recently pm'd a good friend of mine here and told him i feel like my growing skills are going backwards but i did'nt tell him the whole story, i have been hesitant to bring this up cause i , well, i didnt want to bother ya'll with my current pain. I came to this site cause my brother was dying of cancer and i wanted to get him on our natural medicine and it had been awhile since i had grown my own and needed to brush up on stuff. Anyway it was too late for my lovely brother, the narcs had dug in too deep. God bless you my bro , your in abetter place. Which brings me to my current situation, my friend of 30 years, closest preson i have to a brother, i consider him my brother from the bottom of my heart, allmost died and has been udrgoing multiple surgeries that i wont go into. He is like a son to my mom so its been an extremly trying, scary, and emotional month to say the least, i dont want to lose him, good news, he came out of another surgery 2 days ago and is in stable condition, hes going to make it. Thank god or whatever power it is that chooses who physically stays in this word and who does'nt.

Im sorry to just lay this all out there, but i dont want to lose any of you, your responses to my goofy thread brighten my day and touch my heart more than ya'll will ever know, which in turn carries over to my attitude and helps keep me stay positive. Ya'll are just awesome people, and i dont know what else to say but im still here, and am not going any where.

the garden is starting to come back together, so ill update soon.

peace and love to all my friends here and your families as well.



bONZ

 

[Sleepy]

we are here for you!

we are here for you!

damn, bONZ...

sorry to hear...

whatever you need, whenever you need it. we are here!

stay strong.

 

[Mr GreenJeans]

Me too Bonz - sorry to hear, man. I hope your friend is ok.... Peace...

 

[Bonzo]

Good mornin Sleepy and MGJ, thanks a million my friends.

heres to a new day.








FRED, you mentioned you wanted to grow single cola plants, this was my original setup, defenitely more towards the single cola deal, 2 gallon buckets: Oh and i dont quite understand your question, please explain, i wanna help ya get this thing.





peace to ya'll, and thanks again you two, i needed that this mornin.

have a bitchen day

bONZ

 

[Guest]

Hey Bonz..

Good to hear your buddy is on the road to recovery Hope you're doing well my friend.

Looks like the cuts have been growin... they look happy as can be

Hey Somoz.. I've been keeping busy. I think I'm gonna start a thread and show you guys some pics.. I'll send all of you guys a link and you can stop in and see what I've been up to...

Have a great day!!!

 

[somoz]

hey bonz: that's what these sites are for bro...to help each other along in our little sphere of things...and on that note it's good to hear your mate is on the path of recovery....and ur plants for that matter...they look nice and healthy..


Aho gronut....figured u'z been doing ur thing and i look forward to the thread...the ladder is almost fully operationally and i'm probably gonna bust out a thread as well...anticipation is in the air....be well...

somoz

 

[packn2puff]

Since I've been away for awhile..I wanted to stop by and see how the cab turned out and how the freedom buckets worked out...
Man you've done a lot in a short time Bonz..that new bucket room is gonna kill..
When I go over to Hemp Depot you're probably that other guy there standing in the plumbing section workin out systems in your head...
The difference is.. you build um...We get a chance to see how they work out and then steal your ideas...
I liked the original freedom buckets...but the bucket room now looks nice and refined, bringing on envy over here..
Just build it...and they will grow..
Here's to your friends speedy recovery... :friends:

 

[Guest]

Straighten up my buddy............Just gotchas and aint about to lose yas........... dont worry bout this thread,look out for your folks..........that`s what family`s all about............sorry for your loss,Bonz.........My thoughts and prayers are with you..........PEACE........DHF..........LUVS YAS MAN................

 

[Bonzo]

Thank you ALL so much for your thoughts and words, i dont know what to say at the moment but thanks a million for your support. My friend is doing great, thank the powers that be.

I'll be taking a short break from this thread but im not goin anywhere and will continue to post on others threads.

peace to ya all!!!!!!

bONZ

 

[BigToke]

Sup Bonzo ~ ……..you know, we all come on here and talk about MJ but know nothing about each others lives and what they have to go though………sorry about your brother and your good friend, it’s good to hear he is recovering……….Bonzo, you take care of yourself ok….