whats up fellas? ive got a question for all you growers out there

[socal420]

alright, so basically my buddy and I (another patient) are almost ready to have our med garden ready to roll, BUT i just would like a few critiques from people to see what i could improve etc.

-if you had this system how would YOU set it up/configure it?

ive had several small scale ops (400w) but nothing this big. so i want to really think over every little aspect before this is 100% up and running. shit its pretty much too late cause i almost have all the equip...its about 80% done.

-8x8 (or a little bigger) metal shed drywall insulated
-1000w hps air cooled
-1000w mh air cooled (i would like to have these set up right next to each other. i have the sun systems super large hoods 22.5 x 24in)

-8in inline fan (465 cfm i beleive)
-Wall mounted A/C unit


Medium:
Canna Coco

Nutrients + additives:
-Canna coco A/B
-Canna rhyzotonic
-Canna cannazym
-Canna pk 13/14

Babies:
at LEAST 12 (probably more 18-22)
veg for 2-3 weeks in 2 gallon pots and top em a few times
flower in 5 gallon pots


By the end of October this is going to be (needs to be) (WILL BE) complete and running.
Thanks for the input!

-sc420

 

[JJScorpio]

Running them side by side with equal spacing would be a good idea. You should be able to veg 18 plants for 40 days and flower them in 5 gal pails in that area. With those lights I do not see a lot of sense in vegging them for such a short period of time...

 

[Bosshog Diesel]

that nutrient line is awesome with the coco....good luck man...you should be very happy.

 

[Guest]

2000 watts in an 8 x 8 sounds real good. That should crank out some awesome bud.

A/C and good blower excellent.

I am a soil grower so I cant comment about Canna Coco.

Depending on the plants, if your final transplants go into 4-5 gallon pots could do 12 or more pots per light, but I generally go 9 per 1000w light and I would not top them. You have the space to let them do their thing with a good Indica strain and they shouldnt get to tall. 18 plants at 3oz per,(minimum and conservative), or more, you do the math.

With that setup I start at least 36 Indica seedlings in 1 qt pots under CFL's, then transplant to 2 gallon pots after a couple of weeks. Then go under the big lights and veg for 5-6 weeks. I force flower by going 12/12 before sex is determined usually, so as soon as sex is revealed I put the females in their final pots and finish flower.
Figure on 50% females out of the bunch, so dump the males if you dont plan on breeding.

My goal would be to get a least 9 females per light.

 

[socal420]

I forgot to mention that the "babies" I was talking about are cuttings from a niiice momma! so they are already 4-6 inchs tall...
Thanks for your input guys...

Any other comments/concerns/suggestions?

-sc420

 

[Guest]

Dump the partner growing is a 1 man sport,you'll see lol...

 

[Guest]

Dump the partner growing is a 1 man sport,you'll see lol...

NO dOut!


Good luck man sounds like you got the power! I m interested to see how you do.

Party on!

 

[sproutco]

When using cana coco with pk 13/14, you are adding alot of potassium. You should boost your magnesium levels to counteract this and avoid mag deficiency. 1/4 teaspoon (1.25ml) epsom salts per gallon (3.8L) of water along with the regular ferts.

Keeping an eye on ph and possibly total disolved salts (ec) would be wise.

 

[Eazyman]

I could not agree more with SKELETOR either. Co-op grows SUCK! But, you will find that out soon enough. Other than that, sounds like you got a killer set-up. those bulbs will throw out some big-time heat, so you might consider pulling the heat out of those reflectors as well as the room itself.
Peace