FREEDOM for BONZ

[Bonzo]

Howdy ho Maistre , all the homies comin by today . Thanks dude. Its called "expanded metal" and it comes in 4 x 8 sheets, not a home depot item. Its fairly easy to work with, you cut it to size and then you slip the "edging" on all the way around, the edging is "U" shaped to fit around the metal. 45 the corners of the edging for a clean finished look. I have 2 welders and couldnt get either one to work right so i JB WELDED the corners and it worked great! Its great for air flow but also allows you to run your fill/drain lines right through the holes, very handy. There are a few different kinds of expanded metal the one i used with th diamond shaped holes is the most common. One big difference though it also comes in a form that looks exactly like the stuff i used but its not flat, you wane the totally flat kind.

Im in cali and do know a guy who sets peoples grows up for em.

peace dude

bonz

 

[Bonzo]

Howdy budesliga, if your reffering to the 2k flowering room ,with lights on my ambient temps run between 75 and 90 (when its real hot outside like today) humidity between 50 and 60 percent, rez temps i just started checking and lights on iots between 70/ 75 degrees. So a chiller will be added for the next run. Lights off temps are like 60 to 65, humidity is through the roof, up to 98 percent so a dehumidifier will also be added this next run for mid to late flower only. I have had bud rot every grow in that space and im sick of it! I flush once a week for 24 to 48 hrs.

hope you do a thread on your grow when it gets up and runnin!

peace

bonz

 

[Guest]

I will start a thread when it happens, I promise. I first need to finish the outdoor run. My outdoor thread is here in the outdoor section.

 

[Bonzo]

Good evening ICers, and lurkers, how the hell are ya?!

Howdy budesliga, how are ya? couldnt help but notice the bars on your avatar so i dug up some old shirts, actually this is all one shirt. My friend used to screen for some of those guys and is still a screener today, and still has the original screens!










lotta memories there.

Anyhow on to the business at hand everything in the flower room finished so deep cleaned it twice and then ran the burner for 2 days, about 6 hours a day. I put together 4 freedom buckets and put 3 Golden Skush and 1 AK-48 cut i had veggin in the big mamma cab for a bit. So far all but one of the GSs are doing great , cant figure it out same rez ,same nutes ,same everything just looks like shit, some kind of deficiency. Why arent the others reacting the same way? beats the hell outa me. Anyhow i was gonna put that one in a single unit but i think im just gonna flood the whole thing for 24 hours and fill with fresh nutes. Since i have described how these things work im just gonna post the pics and if anyone wants to ask a question or two i would be very happy to answer best i can. I got a new pump its a BIG MAMMA pump, 1056 gph! overkill? i dont know seems to be working great so far. Im running 3 feed lines per bucket and cotrol the flow with a ball valve at the end of the run that drains into the rez. I also lowered and centered my lights a little better , i thought they were too far apart.

pics: first setup too close to the walls





plumbing getting setup:


feed line, good pressure.


rez:



1/2 inch lines neatly attatched to 2" x 4"s




pretty much setup and ready to go:





lights lowered and moved in a bit (closer together)




my cats eyeview:




one last thing i wanted to show ya was i biult a little deck for my R/O drum and actually hooked up the dang float valve. Bella had to approve the construction





well i am a bit nervous about this one , never ran 4 freedoms at once so well see how it goes.

peace as allway to all

bonz :friends:

 

[Sleepy]

wow, quite a show you got here, bONZ!!

i'll strap in.

pretty kitty, too!

man, you don't sleep much, do you??

 

[Guest]

Nice clean setup. Even cooler shirt. I wish I had my old BF shirts. So thoses babies are now recieving 12\12 light? I hope so. If you veg them too much longer in that space you will run out in the end. Does your res have a top?

bundesliga

 

[Bonzo]

Howdy budesliga,how are ya? yeah i might get in touch with my friend and have a couple new ones printed up, some cool old logos, from the Hong Kong Cafe , Starwood, Palladium, neat stuff , yes their still in 12/12, im runnin into some problems and i want em to be in good shape before flipping. I should be ok space wise. But your right too much bigger and id be screwed.

peace to ya

bonz

 

[Bonzo]

Sorry B, Thier in 18/6 not 12/12 yet.

bonz

 

[Guest]

Nervous? I bet this round will be one of those to remember! I can't wait to see these bushes blossom into huge marijuana trees .. just wonderful. Thank you for detailing the construction of this awesome bucket system, my clones are just starting to root and I will be building this week and next.. I Just might go with your exact same setup. One question-- are the black buckets the only thing you can't find at home depot? Thanks man.

 

[Bonzo]

Howdy shorts, how the hell are ya? yeah im a but nervous cause one of the GSs is has some kind of serious deficiency. Im flushing the whole system right now and maybe i can bring her back. Thank you so much for the positive input, i was just pouring over your Search for a mother thread again to see what i am missing. Yes the 3,5 black buckets are the only thing not available at HD, allthough i do recomend getting all your plumbing: lines/fittings/pumps from a hydro store. Im sure you allready know that. I do know a small hardware store that sell high quality 5 gallon black buckets, i could call and see if they have any 3.5ers and send em to ya? Most people use 5 gallons anyway. One other thing i bought a couple bags of red lava 3/4 " size and it wasnt very good ,half the stuff in the bag wasnt lava so be carefull when buying your lava. Im using the smaller darker lava that i got from HD, Its all lava ,no rocks or fuckin pebbles or any of that shit in it , all lava. Check your pms later today i have a couple questions for ya.

peace my brotha

bonz

 

[Guest]

I would get your buckets at a paint store instead of home depot. 5 gallon paint buckets are a lot heavier than the cheap home depot ones. Plus you have a better chance finding black ones or the grey ones that block light. At my local home depots I have a choice of the orange home depot logo ones or the real thin and cheap white ones.

bundesliga

 

[Bonzo]

Good info B, i never get my buckets from hone depot, i have an online source for them, but i never thought of a paint store, have you ever seen black buckets there?
Your right about the HD buckets they suck really thin, and the rim is weak.

peace

bonz

 

[Bonzo]

Slepy dude! whats up homie? How did i miss your post? Lack of sleep i guess. Thanks dude im hopin' it all works out, i kinda got screwed on my lava but i think it should be ok. I was just at a friends house and him and his dad have matching deluxe LAZY BOYS. Man i gotta get one, they went to allmost full horizontal recline. Thank you, thats Bella, shes a doll, has to scare off the possums every once in awhile cause they eat her food if she dosnt keep watch. And food is the most important thing in Bellas life, well next to sleep that is. Sleep? hmmmm what is this sleep? No my back is acting up lately so im not doin my 9 to 5 and my light schedule is lights on at night, off during the day, so i get alot of work done in the garden at night. Like right now i have to change nutes in the buckets and put the flood table on a flush. I drink alot of those Monsters.

peace out homie

bONZ

Oh and bundlsliga, no i dont have a top on my rez.

peace

bONZ

 

[Sleepy]

hehe...

yeah, get a La-Z-Boy in a dark color...i think our first one was a poor specimen...it seems that each night i would have a few too many and fall asleep still holding the glass! woke up after spilling it all over myself and the recliner!!

man that was ages ago........

if you like the Monsters...try a Crunk!

 

[BigToke]

Sup Bonzo ~ just whit through the whole freedom for Bonzo thread and all I can say is WOW…………….the things I saw ~ awesome looking buds ~ innovative growing ideas ~ a great looking grow cab ~ and a very nice system you’ve got going on now…………..all I can say is WOW you really got it going on Bonzo….

 

[Guest]

I think this might be some nice pics for ya. Sensi STar.

 

[Guest]

12 buckets, 16 lights, 6 hps 1kw, 2 1kw MH, 10 600W hps. Lava recirculation, 1/2HP chiller from Pacific coast imports, 70 gallon resevoir, which is too small, 3 bucket design, bucket inside a bucket with a bucket top creating a riser. 1.5" drain size, mag 500 pumping water through 1/2" pvc to sprinkler risers to 4 way outlet, 2 lines per bucket, very little water coming out so not to overwater and/or create stem rot. Plants are going another 5-6 weeks. 8-9 week strain. Had some problems, or they would probably be bigger, the problem was with overwatering. 5 ton a/c, 2 fans on opposing sides, 2 humidifiers, but I need 3-4. Plug n Grow IGS220 and MegaGrowth aircooled Co2 generator, but its not air cooled yet.

 

[Guest]

if you do ever do this setup, I'd suggest strictly 1kw lights. The plants are much bigger under the 1kw'ers.

 

[Bonzo]

Howdy chodo, how the hell are ya?! Thank you very much for the inspiration and you answered all my questions before i had a chance to ask them. One more, what are you pulling per? Have you run the Hash Plant yet? I have a Pacific Coast imports chiller on the way, should be here thursday, i ran into 80 degree rez temps and melted some roots. Good info on the feeding, 2 lines per, slow flow. Any problems with mold/bud rot late in flower? One of my local clubs keeps threatening to get some SensiStar cuts but it hasn't happened yet, but i dont know i got some ICE cuts from em and they were crap. Oh allmost forgot, GH3pt? any additives?

beautifull setup my friend, thanks agian for sharing, i will be going vert within a year. Any chance you could pop some pics in here in a couple weeks or so so we could see the development?

peace

bonz

 

[Bonzo]

Howdy sleepy dude! Oh i would defenitly have to go with a dark color, im a bit of a mess maker!

never heard of Crunk, dont know if they sell it in my neck of the woods, if i see it ill give it a whirl.


Brother Big Toke , good to see you here man! Thanks dude that means alot coming from you! I had a major rez temp problem (80 degrees) so things went south. I am expecting my chiller on thursday or friday. I also set everything up with the 1/2" poly hose and it sucked so i ripped it all out and am switching to pvc. Thanks again my friend.

Howdy Johnstreet , how are ya? that looks like a pretty neat system, i cant figure out where the periodic drip is though, is that the hoses going along the side of the net pots? Explain my friend.

sorry it has taken me so long to respond, i was a little depressed about losing my cuts and having to redo my system but im back in a positive mode and am gittin'-er'-dun'!!!

Thanks again to all you cats for comin' by and have an awesome day!

peace all over :friends:

bONZ