Imperium X HYDRO Meiju LED DWC

This report starts a little differently than usual.... My current grow is almost over and I'm actually not completely satisfied. About the ladies, but not about the system. It is relatively noisy and there are some dead spots in the current. Besides that I have a Chinese setup in my other booth that has already given fantastic results for 3 rounds. Key difference... top feed. The disadvantage of that system is that there is a lot of alto formation (which does not seem to harm the plants per se). So decided that I want to combine the best of 2 worlds. I had already tried airoponics, but that made the water too hot and cost a lot of electricity, which I prefer to convert into light. So what did I do... I ordered Bato Mapito* containers. 10 pieces. Similar to the Chinese system but without a lid and only 10 liters instead of 11 liters. I can place 10 of these in my loft, but 9 is actually just a little nicer for the spread. Also pulled a big bag (100 liters) of perlite from the attic to fill the buckets with. The plan is to have the setup ready this weekend or next weekend (seeds are not yet in anyway) and then to temporarily place it in the cellar to run an (empty) test due to. flow and leakage. The lighting in the loft will also receive a small upgrade, but we will of course only know afterwards whether it is really an upgrade. The filter has only been in it for two rounds so it can participate again, filter cloth could use a wash Pipes I no longer take a risk, everything is done in 50mm. Easy to clean, demountable (to a certain extent) and little to no chance of blockages. The challenges?? Nido must be ported and must be under the system. I also don't want any loose sockets and/or pipes at or below the highest water point. I want to place the webcam in such a way that I can use it the entire round, but so far I have not succeeded. When everything is ready my setup should look like this: Lighting: 5x 240W Meiju LED QB LM301H (see below) Extraction: PrimaKlima PK125 EC/TC Filter K1604 (680 M3/h) Air circulation: 5x SUN HA92251V4-1 Axial fan, 92x92x25mm, 12V, 48.2mAh, 17.7dBA Power supply Meanwell 3A03GS 300 mAh Cooling water: Chiller (Teko) Dehumidifier (Trotec 10L/24h) Power supply computer: NidoPro One Irrigation: Hozelock Cascade 1500, tyleen 16mm with 8.1 L/h pressure compensated drippers (1 per tray) Buffer vessel: 36 Liter Wham storage container with lid (possibly still with connection to water supply) CO2: Techgrow T-1 Pro Controller with Techgrow DL-1 datalogger and Techgrow S2 CO2 sensor (Hotbox 4Kw Natural gas CO2 generator) Loft: 240 X 68 X 190 CM. Workable area: 200 x 60cm (1.2 M2) The seeds: Imperium X and Future#1 by Anesia Seeds. Lights: Meijiu-5088 252x LM301H 3000K 252x LM301H 4000K 36x 660nm (Epistar) Power: 240W System Efficiency: 230 Lm/W Photon Efficacy (µmol/j): 3,0 Off course according to the seller. Germination method: mini rock wool block on the perlite. The aim is to dim the lamps to approximately 600W in total during growth. As soon as the real bloom starts, I want to go to full capacity. Because my surface is only slightly more than 1 M2 (yes it all fits) I expect that to be too much. I want to compensate for this with CO2. The T-1 Pro has a double socket so I can control the exhaust control valve as soon as the CO2 starts dosing. Then another 50% of the air goes out and the other 50% is blown back into the loft. Since I'm already at temperatures of 32 degrees, I expect that can cause some problems. In that case, we dim back to 600W or that which is maximally feasible with a temperature of 34 degrees or less. We'll start on 12/12 anyway, whether I'm going to scrog or apply other techniques depends entirely on the development of the plant. Until the 4th week of real flowering they receive CalMag as a C component and from the 4th week they receive Green Sensation as a C component. Both at 1 ml/L against 4 ml/L A/B I'll take the pictures and add them in a bit because decided to type this while I'm still cutting and drilling.... Planned start date: December 12-19 depending on the current round. I germinate 6 days earlier in the appropriate bins (the new system to be built allows moving) *BATO DUTCH BUCKET 10 LITER (MAPITO POT) 25 X 25 X 23 CM The Bato Dutch Bucket is suitable for substrate cultivation where a continuous water supply is required. The Mapito pot (dutch bucket) of 10 liters has a water supply of 2.1 liters and an efficient internal drain water drainage system. For this Dutch Bucket you need to install two Bato knees so that the excess water can be drained from the lowest level in the tank. This results in a continuous fresh water supply without the accumulation of undesirable substances. Specifications Dimensions top: 25 x 25 cm; bottom: 26.3 x 20.3 cm; height: 23.3cm; Content: 10 liters; Colour black. 14-12-2021: 4 Imperium X came up... none of the Future #1 came up... Not my brand I guess... too bad, I really had high expectations from it. Just I put 5 seeds next to them and hope they will come up... Hate this...