Trying for the best expecting the worse.

[Juiceifer]

So this is my first grow. It is more practice than anything. I am using things we already had (minus 2 items) before jumping into it more. Just thought I'd share and get some opinions or at the very least give everyone a slight chuckle

Details are:
2x2x4 tent, 75 actual watts (led), ffof soil, 1 unknown genetics plant (bagseed)

 

[Lordhooha]

So this is my first grow. It is more practice than anything. I am using things we already had (minus 2 items) before jumping into it more. Just thought I'd share and get some opinions or at the very least give everyone a slight chuckle

Details are:
2x2x4 tent, 75 actual watts (led), ffof soil, 1 unknown genetics plant (bagseed)

Your going to want more light come flower

 

[Juiceifer]

Your going to want more light come flower

Yeah i figured.. if it makes it that long lol. I thought it might be comparable to a space bucket though. I mean 75w led is like a 1000w equivalent to some right?

 

[Lordhooha]

Yeah i figured.. if it makes it that long lol. I thought it might be comparable to a space bucket though. I mean 75w led is like a 1000w equivalent to some right?

Lol......no. Anyways you have 4 square feet of space you want at least 50 Watts per sqft.

 

[Coloradoclear]

What's your budget for lights?

 

[Juiceifer]

What's your budget for lights?

At this moment hardly any i could prob get a fairly cheap blurple light in about a month. I was thinking the ipower 300 led $80 shipped..... buuuttt if i wait till after the year and save the money I was going to upgrade everything.

 

[Hugo Phurst]

You can get a 400W HID with 2 bulbs (MH&HPS) for under $200.

That would be good for a 4x4 tent.

 

[Juiceifer]

You can get a 400W HID with 2 bulbs (MH&HPS) for under $200.

That would be good for a 4x4 tent.

Yeah but this is a minuscule 2x2x4. I'm not sure i could get those lights high enough. haha

 

[hotrodharley]

You can get a 400W HID with 2 bulbs (MH&HPS) for under $200.

That would be good for a 4x4 tent.

And produce actual bud instead of larfy popcorn.

 

[Lordhooha]

And produce actual bud instead of larfy popcorn.

Right

 

[hotrodharley]

Unless space is totally unavailane i would upgrade to an 80" high tent. 48" is a big mistake. The LED must be 22". Even at 18" counting hardware that leaves only 30" of space counting planter. This is T5 territory .

 

[Medicated Bonsai]

I wonder if a single qb288 would be ok?

 

[Juiceifer]

Unless space is totally unavailane i would upgrade to an 80" high tent. 48" is a big mistake. The LED must be 22". Even at 18" counting hardware that leaves only 30" of space counting planter. This is T5 territory .

The tent is my wifes she got for a few outside plants during the winter and the leds were for a dartfrog vivarium and were used to grow tropical plants no further than 36" being used on essentially a fish tank with a hydroton false bottom and soil (kind of funny how many things from reptile keeping tranfers over to indoor gardening) but this is all practice for when i upgrade after this year to learn about deficiencies, over/under watering ect.. I was going to go with a 2x4x6.5 to fit in the closet and still have room to mess with ducting

 

[Hugo Phurst]

Yeah but this is a minuscule 2x2x4. I'm not sure i could get those lights high enough. haha

 

[Juiceifer]

lol yeah its such a cute lil tent

 

[Coloradoclear]

I think I would go with 2-150 watt equivalent CFL'S from home depot. About $22.00 for both. A couple of cheap hanging sockets $10.00. If you are a DIY guy, perfect LED builds for about $50.

 

[Juiceifer]

I think I would go with 2-150 watt equivalent CFL'S from home depot. About $22.00 for both. A couple of cheap hanging sockets $10.00. If you are a DIY guy, perfect LED builds for about $50.

Crazy but everywhere around here stopped carrying cfl's walmart,lowes, home dePOT, reasors, the only place I've seen them in months is a local nursery that just got into indoor growing supplies somewhat recently

 

[Juiceifer]

So this is exactly 2 weeks from sprouting.

 

[Juiceifer]

I ended up topping on sunday so 2 weeks and a day at the fourth node, and its not dead. Yay! In fact it didn't really seem to affect it much at all, still getting bigger just not showing new growth yet.