Hello how are you going.
Just found this forum and i would like to say that it is an excellent forum.

Now i have looked alot on the net saved alot of setups and faq's and threads i got alot of reading time ahead of me.
Just hoping you could answer these questions to me so i can go from there.
Thankyou.

I am from australia and yeh starting out in hydroponics.

Hope you can help me with this as this is going to help me out alot thanks.

My budget is about $500 Australia dollars or around there but i will spend more if needed.

I am hoping to use a grow space of about 80 cm in width, 60 cm in length and about 1 metre high.

Just wondering what is the different hydroponic setups you can get and make Eg - (Bubbler,Flood And Drain,Ebb And Flow,NFT etc)

How many plants do you think i could grow in an area that big minimum and maximum ?

What HID lighting setup should i go for ? MH Or HPS and what wattage for a grow room that size and that many plants ?

What fans do i need ? - Only a Outlet and Inlet fan for my grow setup ?

What medium do you think is best to use ? Perlite,Vermaculite,Canna Coco, Rockwool and/or any others ?

What guages do i need eg - Ph,Water,Temperature and any others ?

What would be a good or great pump to use and what wattage would i need. I got told that u need 1 watt per litre ?

What would be a good or great heater to use and what heat would i need ?

What is the best relective material i am thinking panda film.

How much wattage do i need per square foot ?


I know i have posted something similar to this before.
Its just that i thought i would ask you people, who know about hydroponics, as you started out probaly just like me, so yeh hope you can help.
Thankyou.
Bye

Bit more info if you can help answer all the questions.
I know theres alot but this is really helping me thanks.

Hey thanks for the reply

Hey thanks for the replies everyone
Now as u know i have saved alot of faq's threads etc and been reading up on them.
And the main setup people are using is the bubbler setup but what i need to know is with a bubbler do you run them in tubs or buckets ?

Here is the guide i am using at the moment for my setup.

Lighting - 600W HPS Lighting Kit.
Cupboard - 2m high - 1m width - 3/4m in length.
Fans - 2 Outlet fans (1 HPS Cooler) + (1 Outlet fan)
- 2 Inlet fans
Reflective - Panda film.
Tub - 50Litre tub (If i use the tub setup)
Buckets - 30 Litre buckets x 3 (If i use the bucket setup)

That is what i will be using just depending on if i should go buckets or tubs ?
What do u think of the setup and what do u think i should use ?

Write back thankyou.
I will add more info as i work out more stuff thankyou.
Bye