Lol thanks my friend. So far so good with the viparspectra. She runs cool quiet and girls seem to like her. Spread could be better but all in all for this size grow box she's doing well. Definitely going with a larger grow tent next time around. Girls are tight in there and I'd like to add a few more plants. We are allowed 12 plants per household now so need to take advantage of that! 2 plants was a good number for my first grow to get my feet wet. Plus my girls gave me 10 clones for my next grow 😉 pretty amazing I stuck 11 cuttings in soil with a bit of clover honey and 10 of them rooted! Who needs cloning gel...lol thanks again!
True about the cloning gel,there are many ways to do it,it's just "everything-in-a-box" marketing
You say 12 plants..What scale are you willing to take this to ?Meaning,are you willing to end up with 12 plants/pots in one tent vegging-flowering or have you thought of different ways to split up the 12 plants you are allowed?
May i suggest a quick+big harvest by pointing out Autos? They come in THC and CBD strains and will give you a very good yield especially if 12 of them in a Sea.Of.Green!
The 300w Vipar won't be doing you any good if you get a 8x8 to fit all 12 plants in there...
I have been looking at 8x8 setups for quite a while now and i have come around to a small list...I will throw links and companies in the list just for reference to what im thinking of setting up so you can get images instead of just words and numbers instead of assumptions..
Tent : I will not go for anything less than a Gorilla Tent (
https://www.gorillagrowtent.com/products/gorilla-grow-tent-8-x-8?variant=28980722567) tbh 8x8 is the best size for me to get more plants and have some space to move around,place a couple stools for me and the osc fans! Picture space is a personal need as i document every day.Ducting needs to be able to move around freely without being in your way when raising/lowering lights (for me and my aircooled hood) but still ducting and scrubs take space...
Also i believe more space to spread out heat from sockets,controllers,ac units etc will be perfect!!
Medium/Pots/System : I am currently running the Wilma Small v2 which is nice and cheap,easy to use but very NOT well designed and hard to work with when changing nutes and taking measures!The pots sit ontop the tray/res which makes it even harder! I have decided i like hydro but i also like LST (which is hard in the wilma) and big plants,so i thought i need :
A) Space between plants and pots
B) Taller Bucket for water/Nutes
C) Easier feeding system
RDWC! What a gem in the world of cannabis man really... Here's the one i have my eye on and fits the 8x8 allowing me nice space for plants and my skinny arse to move around (or dance for that matter)..
http://eu.ledhydrosolutions.uk/led-...alien-hydroponics-4-pot-rdwc-pro-100cm-55ltr/
They have different spacing between buckets and different bucket sizes for each system,here's their full catalogue on that site :
http://eu.ledhydrosolutions.uk/prod.../hydroponic-systems/alien-hydroponics/page/2/
Lights : Ofc im sure most of the people here know i will go with Viparspectra for sure,the question that rises is if i will afford 2x900w or 1x900w and supplement that with MH/HPS depending on veg or flower period!Led for economy,Led for low temps,Led for everything besides penetration (Thus we defoliate to the bone!!)
Nutes for me are irrelevant,most will work and there's only a handful of GREAT companies out there anyway...Nebula names most of them in GWE starting guide...I will add Biobizz and Canna to that list which are two of the strongest upcoming companies in Organic and non products in the past 5 years!
I have been using Canna Hydro and Aqua series and i can say the plants look ok,but i have not used anything else so i shouldn't really have an opinion...
Also...About the SoG and autos...Think about harvesting every 50-60 days from 12x(50-250g) a plant! Given the light ofc
Sorry i started this early and then my dog got in the way,i rolled a biff and the phone rang twice so if it has blanks let me know...