running a warehouse smoothly - share your tips!

sprinkl · May 29, 2015

Rabbi said:
What exactly is a "Trapezes"? I'm hoping to start setting up in my warehouse soon but not sure how to go about hanging the lights and ballasts(going to be using Gavita's) Building has high ceilings so trying to figure out something that has flexibility of light/ballast placements but doesn't involve me climbing a ladder to the ceiling every time.

What about industrial cable trays? They can be as solid as you want.

I use them in my house for hanging my lights. I like the industrial look and I can change my lights/location of lights real easy and without damaging anything...

iampolluted · May 30, 2015

Good info guys...

Mrrite008 · May 30, 2015

Rabbi said:
Thx for the tip sureshot. I do actually plan on going with Gavitas myself but can't help but feeling like I would want some movement options until I get things fully dialled in. Your set up looks great though, nice work.

Mount a row of gavitas to a unistrut, rigged to a pulley system!

Sam_Skunkman · May 30, 2015

Get a greenhouse and quit wasting electricity, use the sun as much as you can!!!
Once really legal, warehouse grown Cannabis will be as common as warehouse grown wine grapes, do you see a lot? Ever seen any? Why is that?
-SamS

Dready_jake · May 30, 2015

Lol one day my friend.

_tessarecting · May 30, 2015

Sureshot- can you elaborate on your antistretch?

Picarus · May 30, 2015

Sam_Skunkman said:
Get a greenhouse and quit wasting electricity, use the sun as much as you can!!!
Once really legal, warehouse grown Cannabis will be as common as warehouse grown wine grapes, do you see a lot? Ever seen any? Why is that?
-SamS

thats because grapes are:
-perennial vine
-need deep soil to support their root system
-require dormancy period

a better analogy would be tomatoes...

Dready_jake · May 30, 2015

Lettuce is grown indoors these days

sureshot66 · May 31, 2015

_tessarecting said:
Sureshot- can you elaborate on your antistretch?

sure, well for 1 the intesnity of gavitas reduces stretch, if i need more stretch i clean out the undersides of the plants early weeks 1-2 and they really take off, if i want to reduce ill wait until weeks 3-4 to clean em out..10ml per gallon of silica also helps reduce it, and cooler temps, below 80...my last resort if needed is weaving tops, thats not really reducing strtetch but its limiting the height..i grow in coco beds and my plants in beds get way bigger and wider than when i do pots, beds i can yield 3 per light, pots around 2, same strain, nutes,lights etc.

_tessarecting · May 31, 2015

sureshot66 said:
sure, well for 1 the intesnity of gavitas reduces stretch, if i need more stretch i clean out the undersides of the plants early weeks 1-2 and they really take off, if i want to reduce ill wait until weeks 3-4 to clean em out..10ml per gallon of silica also helps reduce it, and cooler temps, below 80...my last resort if needed is weaving tops, thats not really reducing strtetch but its limiting the height..i grow in coco beds and my plants in beds get way bigger and wider than when i do pots, beds i can yield 3 per light, pots around 2, same strain, nutes,lights etc.

Do you have your method posted anywhere? Lumbar as your material? Dimensions? thank you for the info these lights interest me.

sureshot66 · May 31, 2015

_tessarecting said:
Do you have your method posted anywhere? Lumbar as your material? Dimensions? thank you for the info these lights interest me.

heres an old thread of mine, it gives an outline of my setup, im in a bigger space now but the setup is basiclly the same with a few changes, the new rooms have all gavitas, different pump, but the concepts the same, dtw coco beds, let me know specifically what you need answered i could go on about this setup for awhile

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=277250

zeet · May 31, 2015

This is a great thread, I'm tagging in because there's some good advice to be had.

meltybubble · May 31, 2015

Dready_jake said:
Lettuce is grown indoors these days

Lettuce and other crops have been indoors for many years now, not all of course.
I dont agree its the best way but see it as progress.

Regards. :tiphat:

Buckowens · May 31, 2015

Sam_Skunkman said:
Get a greenhouse and quit wasting electricity, use the sun as much as you can!!!
Once really legal, warehouse grown Cannabis will be as common as warehouse grown wine grapes, do you see a lot? Ever seen any? Why is that?
-SamS

I whole heartedly agree Sam. But the issue right now is the laws. So many of these new states that are coming online now are really misguided in how they approach this particular part of legislation.
Currently,
I am looking at Hawaii's new production laws. And if I am reading them correctly, everything must be inside. No greenhouses, no field production. And on the big island, which has the highest tiered electricity rates in the country this is just plain silly. I'm expecting big bills in the future.

Some operators in Denver are beginning to see the light, but for many they are just now willing to place that upfront cost in their budgets. Hell to get folks to start installing floating benches has been like pulling teeth.
Nothing beats sun grown. IMO.

fsttimes81 · Jul 8, 2015

Hey Sureshot66 if you get back by here can you answer me a solid. What is your spacing on the Gavitas? I tried emailing them and I'm even more confused now than ever.. lol

sureshot66 · Jul 8, 2015

fsttimes81 said:
Hey Sureshot66 if you get back by here can you answer me a solid. What is your spacing on the Gavitas? I tried emailing them and I'm even more confused now than ever.. lol

i run 4x16, 2 4x8s get 3 gavirtas one at dead center, 2 at 2ft off both ends

BakedBandit · Jul 8, 2015

Cool thread. Thanks to all.

fsttimes81 · Jul 9, 2015

Thanks Sureshot, not sure why Gavita cant just give a simple answer. I understand they want to light the room, and I understand why..... But its not like I can go wall to wall plants with no room to work. Cost of electricity alone is all the reason I need to not be lighting up the isle ways and dead spaces. Seems your set up is almost opposite of what they recommended to me, they wanted the bulbs running parallel to the rows with the lights very close together. Just doesn't make sense to me in that the tables are only 4 ft wide, again just lighting up the isles... Speaking of which what is your isle spacing? I imagine everything is on wheels and what not. Are the 3 Gavitas yielding the same as it would have with 4 1K HPS's? Thank you for the inspiration.

sureshot66 · Jul 9, 2015

fsttimes81 said:
Thanks Sureshot, not sure why Gavita cant just give a simple answer. I understand they want to light the room, and I understand why..... But its not like I can go wall to wall plants with no room to work. Cost of electricity alone is all the reason I need to not be lighting up the isle ways and dead spaces. Seems your set up is almost opposite of what they recommended to me, they wanted the bulbs running parallel to the rows with the lights very close together. Just doesn't make sense to me in that the tables are only 4 ft wide, again just lighting up the isles... Speaking of which what is your isle spacing? I imagine everything is on wheels and what not. Are the 3 Gavitas yielding the same as it would have with 4 1K HPS's? Thank you for the inspiration.

My aisles are 18-20 not too wide but wide enough so I can work fairly comfortably even with that they get pretty good side lighting I'm going to run side trellis this round...the 3 gravitas yield what 4 how's would imo I'm drying now I'll know more when I have a total

fsttimes81 · Jul 9, 2015

sureshot66 said:
My aisles are 18-20 not too wide but wide enough so I can work fairly comfortably even with that they get pretty good side lighting I'm going to run side trellis this round...the 3 gravitas yield what 4 how's would imo I'm drying now I'll know more when I have a total

So then light spacing between isles is 66" to 68" ish? Awesome set up bro, hope you slay it!!

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