medical film techinique - troughs

[med-man]

these are my troughs. they are FREE to learn, try and teach once mastered. i do not charge for my prowess in hydroponics over the web.

i have yet to see a cheaper, easier, more efficient/productive system on the market. this is for the penny pinching grower who wants the most from their space.

let the games begin

med-man

 

[med-man]

the root chambers

the root chambers

everything can be bought from you hardware store. nutes, pumps, plumbing, vapor barrier etc.

these troughs are 2 x 16 feet. but they are wood. so whatever you space wherever, they can be custom built.

just use plywood or osb to fit. add 2x6 or 2x8 "risers". slope to 1 inch over 4 feet.

 

[Greenfireseeds]

Subbed!

 

[med-man]

finishing the troughs

finishing the troughs

so line the wood with vapour barrier, double up as it comes folded in the roll.

put on the lids that are sealed with vapr barrier single sheet inside. have holes sawed for how your spacing is.

cover with panda poly.

put 5 inch baskets into the holes you cut. cut 4 inch holes in the ploy, so the extra inch covers the wood when baskets are placed.

plumbing coming

med-man

 

[med-man]

plumbing and materials

plumbing and materials

i work away from the pump.

mag drive model 5, barrel filter, 7 1/2 inch t's, 2 1/2 inch 90's, 6 plugs ( 1 per plant), 6 1/2 inch ball valves. length of 1/2 inch main line (20 feet). length (5 feet feet) of 1/4 inch tube/ 6 1/4 inch joiners, 1 1/4 inch plumbing poker (hole puncher).

 

[VagPuncher]

What size hole saw do you use to make the holes for the pots?

 

[med-man]

4 3/4 inches. good question. forgot to mention.

they are hard to find in your hood. but needed. if yuo go bigger the baskets will drop down to the last lip and not leave enough room for roots to pop out and matt. or enough room to drill a 1/4 inch hole to hold the spaghetti tube.

if you go smaller the water will leaks out the baskets.

dont make my mistakes lol.

med-man

 

[med-man]

lights/camera/bubba lol

lights/camera/bubba lol

so i just turned on 1/3 of the lights

planted the babies - 2 med-man master kush and 4 bubble haze

turned the water on and adjusted each dripper to a nice, slow stream. dont water log em or they wont be happy for up to a week

timer set to 18 on/ 6 off.

smoking some ladybug bubba. man the taste chemed up is unreal, the gear i am puffing is 75% organic tea. unreal.

med-man

 

[med-man]

bubble haze

bubble haze

montreal j. found 2 beans in a sample bud i gave him...

this is the one that sprouted. her she came from a bc northern lights producer, and started her career in another one once sprouted.

she grows inches a day. itrs crazy. even under stressful conditions.

biggest plant me, teemu and vag ever saw was a bubble haze in umbi buckets.

a no maintenance, monster yielder. beautiful neon buds and can handle anything. 70 days is perfect, but 8 will do for cash croppers.

i planted them half the size of the mmmk, just so they are on par at harvest

 

[med-man]

med-mans master kush

med-mans master kush

i have 4 other master kushes.

hence the need to label them all accordingly.

she has seen very heavy rotation in the bc medpot scene.

low maintainance, grows daily. always green and happy.

i threw 2 in for good measure,

med-man

 

[med-man]

so its been half a week. and roots are already popping out of the bottoms. this is the time i add the hydroton to the baskets.

med-man

 

[med-man]

day 7

day 7

so its been a bit of a rocky start, but things are looking up.

my barrel filter clogged a bit so they got a bit too dry then a bit too wet.

the trick is to keave your plants alone in hydro. just stick to the program or you will make things worse. plants always come around.

just remember, the plants are very sensitive without a big root mass.

so pay very close attention to detail the first week or 2 as far as feeding goes. once established they become a lot more resilient.

here they are after a week

 

[med-man]

plants didnt do well while i was away in toronto.

i am just going to start over again

med-man

 

[VagPuncher]

Shitty news.

I am just finishing the plumbing on some tables. 2 - 12x4 tables. 6 x 1000's over them in Bell LR hoods.

The plumbing is a real bitch. My delicate hands have never done hard labor so i soak them in gloves of Vaseline after a tough day of MFT plumbing.

 

[med-man]

hahahahahah.

no worries. i already have remos rock-star, my rock-star and another strain rooted and going into 3 inch cubes tonite.

the plants being used werent med-man methoded. just stranglers. better to start fresh and no stress in the tables, as they were designed to be.

it may only be a week or 2 until they are ready for them after preveg.

so 2 weeks to build 4 more hydro rooms

med-man