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Viz wrote:Hello guys and gals.

Calling anyone who has NFT experience or who has looked at NFT systems. I need help.

Back Ground and Context
OK so what I want is to stream line my growing and make it more effective. As some of you may know I host a support group of folks who benefit from the medicinal properties of Cannabis. Both THC and CBD. There are twelve folks typically in this group. Currently 10 due to two passing away in the lats few weeks. Cannabis helps folks cope, it is not a cure all especially for cancers. Some yes, all no. Anyhow moving on. My issue is I am the only one growing for all 12 typically. I have had help in the past but it is difficult and there is huge risk involved.

As folks progress along the treatments, they will increase dosage till a level is achieved based on tolerance and diminishing returns. In the beginning I had heaps of stored weed, I have not had an gram left for the last two weeks, and I am only chopping two plants later this week. Add the weeks drying, and a 4 to 5 week cure for those who smoke and you can clearly see my issue. What I grow is not enough. So there are a couple of options open to me.

Options
A) I grow more plants. Yes that is an option and one I am having to do even though it puts me over the UK 9 plant limit for personal use. I do count cuttings, and seedlings as plants cos that is how the law works.
B) Buy the weed from the street - er fuck that. Not going to go that route, plus I could not afford it. Most of my folks in the support group are not wealthy and while they each give as much as they can, some more than they should to keep our group going I in effect subsidise the cost of growing and producing the oils and other stuff we use. Suppositories cost money to make, as does oil, as do tinctures and even edibles cost when you are making for a group of people.
C) Grow more efficiently. This is the only real option I have in truth. So I am asking you guys for help.


The situation space wise.
I have a limited amount of space suitable to grow. I now grow in my loft.
Tent #1 - 120x120x200 2 plants, sometimes 3/4 but gets very over grown in there that 2 plants is the best option.
Tent #2 - 120x80x180 My perfect sized tent I have discovered. Perfect for 2 plants.
Tent #3 - 1.0x1.0x1.8 Very tight fit for 2 plants, best for one but...
Tent #4 - 80x80x1.6 One plant only, or lots of veg'ing babies.

Then I have a very small drying tent that is also used for cuttings and mothers.

The advice I am looking for is very specific to each grow space. So if possible I would like make and model numbers for each tent.

Thanks for looking and thanks in advance for any help.


Viz
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Viz I am moving house atm but I will try and get on to read properly and assist :)
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Sizes of NFT GT range ( very very low profile as seen in my grows )

Gro-Tanks are often referred to as 'pure hydroponics' because virtually no growing medium is used and roots benefit from unrestricted access to oxygen.

Nutrient solution is constantly pumped up from the reservoir to the roots in the planting channel and flows back into the reservoir ready to be passed over the roots again.

Zero waste – the only growing medium used is the rockwool block the plants were started in. This means there's less chance of disease and less waste material to throw away at the end of the season.

3x Bigger Yields - The constant supply of water and nutrients directly to the roots combined with unlimited access to oxygen means plants are healthier, faster growing and produce 3x more yield than if grown using traditional soil methods.

Healthier plants – plants are never under-fed or over-watered and there is no build up of salts in the root zone.

Get more out of a small space - Gro-Tanks are just 20cm tall and there's a system for every tent size!

All systems come complete with: tank, top tray, top plate (correx), delivery system and pump.

GT205

Dimensions: L 70cm x W 40cm x H 20cm
Tank Size: 20 Litres
GT424

Dimensions: L 112cm x W 50cm x H 20cm
Tank Size: 45 Litres
GT604

Dimensions: L 153cm x W 50cm x H 20cm
Tank Size: 60 Litres
GT901

Dimensions: L 208cm x W 50cm x H 20cm
Tank Size: 80 Litres
GT100

Dimensions: L 120cm x W 106cm x H 22cm
Tank Size: 100 Litres
GT150

Dimensions: L 183cm x W 98cm x H 18cm
Tank Size: 85 Litres

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Sizes of Multiduct nfts. Advantage is a single res for multiple trays.... tho not as low profile height wise.

Multi-Ducts are high-yielding complete hydroponic growing systems which enable growers to manage a large number of plants from one low-lying integrated reservoir - dramatically up-scaling the number of plants and yield, without increasing workload.

Each Multi-Duct has long planting channels above its low-lying reservoir. Plants are placed in rockwool blocks onto the channels and the roots grow along the channels where they have unrestricted access to oxygen.

Nutrient solution is constantly pumped up from the reservoir to the ‘channel’ and flows over the roots of the plants. Whatever the plants don’t use drains back into the reservoir ready to be passed over the roots again and the solution in the reservoir is emptied and replenished every 2-3 weeks to maintain a perfect balance of essential nutrient elements.

The constant supply of water and nutrition to the roots combined with unlimited access to oxygen means growers find that plants are healthier, faster growing and produce up to 3 - 4x more yield than if growing using traditional soil methods.

Each system comes complete with: tank, top trays, top plates (correx), stands, delivery system, pump, spreader mat, pH down pH test kit and instructions.

MD601

Dimensions: L 225cm x W 118cm x H 45cm
Tank Size: 90 Litres
MD602

Dimensions: L 450cm x W 118cm x H 45cm
Tank Size: 90 Litres
MD603

Dimensions: L 225cm x W 212cm x H 45cm
Tank Size: 185 Litres
MD604

Dimensions: L 450cm x W 212cm x D 45cm
Tank Size: 185 Litres
MD801

Dimensions: L 252cm x W 118cm x H 45cm
Tank Size: 90 Litres
MD802

Dimensions: L 510cm x W 118cm x H 45cm
Tank Size: 90 Litres
MD803

Dimensions: L 252cm x W 212cm x H 45cm
Tank Size: 185 Litres
MD804

Dimensions: L 510cm x W 212cm x H 45cm
Tank Size: 185 Litres

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I used GT901's in my grows for reference viz, purely because of a small attic hatch opening. My latest is an NFT MD803 and its fecking HUGE!!!!

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Sorry just to add. I plan to do a 3mx3m ( ish ) massive scrog this run - 6 cmh's and an NFT MD803 with 8 plants - basically pushing the percy boundries to the absolute MAX!

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Right.... Nfts big downfall in my opinion is the plants need a scrog/support setup. As you've seen I made a crappy wooden frame and pulled string through it each grow. This is more to stop them falling over than anything else but in all honesty I just push the growing bits down under the net till about a week I to flip.

Regarding spacing due to plant numbers I used 4 holes in each of mine in a straight line. I recommend you stagger them tho as it gave me stem rot having the jet straight onto the rock wool.
You could have 1, you could have 10 in that tray depending on how fast a turnaround you wanted.

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Here's a picture I stole from spankeydamonkeys post elsewhere. I learned loads from his posts.

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Sorry I also see an error in my sizes. I use a gr901 ATM....

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I prefer white cortex to black tbh but I'll be using black this time tbh. The water chiller should sort temps anyhow

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