S2D's Build and Grow it BIG!

[hazy]

holy cow man.
your plants look really good S2D. even in soil your plants leave mine in the dust.
here's to you bro :friends: , you did a great job. first class. looking at those buckets in that space, i am starting to see just what kind of trees you're planning.

wide angle lens haha, i thought it was the skunk kush.

 

[Guest]

S2D - wow! I'll be watcing ya

W.

 

[StonedGrunt55]

Thats a fine piece of work S2D, very nice set-up goin there .. I'll be watchin this
take care!

 

[-VT-]

Damn....talk about comin' outta' the closet This is very nice to see...awesome to see a good grower get space and tools for a killer run....keep on keepin' on brotha

Happy Holidays

 

[The Slickster]

That setup is tight indeed, and those mothers appear to be vegging along healthily. Is that the larger 1/4hp water chiller you went with, and what temps are/will the water be at? Am guessing the chiller also helps with oxygenation and preventing root rot aside from the basic cooled water temperatures and stabilization. Does having the fan at the water heater closet also cool the hot temps off of the ballasts too? Your building it bigger like it's a home improvement growroom upgrade.

 

[hidingtree]

woooooo! wait a minute WOOOOOO! there that's more like it .... holy cow s2d ! its getting closer ! great job pluggin along matey ! glad to see you're almost there . as always , many blessings , all is well , hidingtree

 

[Core]

i just love ya room updates...i myself am a DYI guy....thats why i like'm so much :smile:
did quite some work i see...looks like the end is is comming in sight?
i'll be by laters S2D

 

[Guest]

Wow! Come back to update a tad and look at all the people! I'm absolutely flattered with all the positive comments. Most of you that know me know this has been a LONG time coming through many years of learning and many obstacles. Needless to say, I'm totally stoked!

hazy You're too kind man...I haven't even fed those plants yet, they did all the work, but you didn't see the pics that wouldn't upload before I trimmed the leaves I fried with bug spray, lol! Maybe I should snap on a fish eye lens next time I let you see through the camera's eye? Thought you'd like a little Rush reference in there!

Wolvern Thanks for stopping by my show! Glad to have you!

StonedGrunt55 Thanks brother! I wanted this setup to be as good as it could be both for me and the rest of the ICMAG community! My whole goal is building something worthy of all the fine people I learned from over the years and worthy of a sacred plant like cannabis!

-VT- Hehehe! Somehow sharing what you've accomplished makes it all the more rewarding...thanks bro! :friends:

The Slickster Yup, that's the 1/4hp chiller. Water temps will probably be 65F, 68 is cool, but I like to keep them a tad colder...it does indeed help with oxygenation, but this will bubble and recirculate. I could actually get away without airstones with the chiller and recirc I bet. The growth difference recirculating is definitely noticable. The fan will blow down, and in the old setup it did blow right on the ballasts, but they'll get cool air where they're at anyway as it circulates....and oh yeah, this was indeed a FULL remodel before we ever got to growing!

hidingtree Hey buddy! I'm so close I can't sit still!! Now if I can churn out harvests as quick as you I'll be set. Good to see you man!

Core Glad you like me handy work, lol! As a tradesman it's hard not to enjoy turning something like this out. In good health I could have done this MUCH MUCH faster, but for now I'm happy puttering away best I can. Gotta get the health right so I can get back out in the field again! Thanks for poppin in!

Ok.....If I'm getting boring just kick me! I'm just trying to document the whole thing thoroughly so that everyone can get a good clear picture of the whole setup.

All holes drilled, uniseals in place, pipe dry fitted. White pvc MUST have light blocked. We'll wrap with pipe insulation after gluing, leak test, and positioning.



Here's our 633gph Eco Plus water pump attached inline with a 3/4" marine bulkhead fitting. White fitting must be wrapped to block light also. NO LIGHT LEAKS are acceptable inside the system. Again, this will only pump through chiller and back to the res.



Inside res. You can see the white bulkhead fitting, the 3/4" flexible black pvc coming back from the chiller, and the 245gph pump with 1/2" feed for the buckets, as well as the 1/4" line for the RO filter that will get a float valve when it shows up.



Laundry area again. Here's the 449cfm vortex in place, RO water filter with a line through to res, and the outlet is the third dedicated 15amp circuit which will power the chiller and the fan. More on the other plug with dual 15amp circuits in the grow area later.



**EDIT....had to fix wrong pic on last one.

 

[outame 2]

How much space is between each bucket s2d? I'd love to have back the room that I lost so I could do a grow that size,but I will have to just grow smaller plants from now on.The haze is exploding with flowers now,you will have to try the new recipe and see what you think.It calls for magical and sugar daddy for the last week flush,but I'm leaving the awesome in for a week longer just to see what happens.

This girl is supposed to be 70-80 days in soil,but I figure a week sooner than that for hydro,and she is 56 days right now,so another four or five days with the magical,awesome,sugardaddy,then RO till the leaves yellow out.She should come out just about right.

I have two sd x iceprincess blueberry's popped,and got 2 pure sd ibl popping right behind them,wife had decided to go whole hog now,so gotta get three closets going...I'd put up some frosty pic's tonight,but it is down again.

 

[Guest]

Well, the middle will be about 18" and the sides will be about 10" I guess. I figure just enough room to spread each one out a little and get an even canopy. I can't wait to get any kind of buds now...I'm running almost totally dry now.

Maybe if I get some money I can switch to the new recipe when I go to flower, would be nice to try it out. I think your schedule sounds about right. She should be nice and done by then.

I should be showing sex any day on my plants. I REALLY want to do the sd x ice princess bb...the blueberry pheno I had was totally awesome, and I already know how frosty this one would be!

I don't know if I posted it, but I got two 250W MH free from my electrician, but I need to get new capacitors, wire, and bulbs. If I can swing that anytime soon it will cover my canopy very nicely, but I've still got the two shoplights too. Maybe get those going for now and the MH later. That will round everything off very nicely, and I can take the shop lights back out and use them for veg.

 

[TML16]

I really like the way you take your time and think things out, and then do them properly
The setup is coming along amazingly, you can see you've put your finest energies into it.

This thread is an institution of growroom design

Keep up the fine work brother :smile:

 

[outame 2]

here we go...

 

[Guest]

Wow!! ^^^^ That is awesome outame!! I'm totally blown away by the frost on that girl! You seem to take some really good pictures too!

TML16.....thanks bro. I'm just doing my best to treat the sacred plant the way it should be.