Lukey Boii's 250w scrOG grow with LST

lukey boii

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thanks for the info dude.. yeah my cabs a similar size to that.. except for the height.. my cab is only about 70cm tall.. so i've got a feeling i'm gonna run into probs there.. will be interesting to see the height that yours grow to cause ive read that they really shoot up in flower.. apart from the height my setup is pretty much identical to yours in every way :D my soil mix is about 60% soil, 10% compost and 20% perlite. As it stands now though i've only got a couple of computer fans doing the ventilation, and my temp sits at about 30C.. which is abit high.. i've got a 150mm inline fan sitting there but haven't hooked it up yet because i haven't decided yet what i want to do.. don't wanna be cutting gaping holes in my fish tank cabinet if i end up just buying a bigger cab to grow in.. oh.. and btw.. my cab is a fish tank cabinet.. :/ and yes.. there is a fish tank on top of it.. with fish in it lol... it all came about cause i thought i'd do a stealthy cfl grow.. and what better place then under a fish tank.. then i got a hps.. and it's all evolving now..

silly me bought a cooltube reflector for my light to help with the temps.. said the reflector was 600mm long.. so i figure oh yeah that'll fit.. didn't realise that 600mm is just the reflector part.. not counting the end bits.. so it doesn't even fit in my cab :( but i figured i'll keep it just incase i get a bigger cab.

keep up the good work.. and keep those pics coming!! :D :D still shaking my head at u'r fem rate.. u lucky bastard.
Hahaha i no rite all females, i assure u its pure luck!! I think the idea of the fish tank cabinet is so awesome man, thats pure stealth. Did u ever think of maybe making ur own caps for the ends so it can fit? it may be one option, or you could cut a hole in the side oif the cabinet to fit the extra bit of tube through and make a support on the outside to house the fan. Also i think a cfl grow would do great in there why did u never go for that option?? theres some journels on here with amazing results from small scrOG cfl grows. Once u start ur grow u should start a journel man id love to see ur grow, seing though where doing pretty much the same thing.

I chose my cab from a furniture shop which was a nice display cabinet with glass windows but that soon changed lol maybe u could find something cheap and to the right size in a furniture spot and use ur HPS for that and use the fish cabinet for cfl's?? just an idea... And dont worry im shakin my head aswell haha
 

elusiver

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I chose my cab from a furniture shop which was a nice display cabinet with glass windows but that soon changed lol maybe u could find something cheap and to the right size in a furniture spot and use ur HPS for that and use the fish cabinet for cfl's?? just an idea... And dont worry im shakin my head aswell haha
yeah well thats the idea i've been toying with.. get a cab from the local op shop and setup 2 cabs.. the fish tank cab cfl for a couple of mothers and the hps for a flowering cab.. or as i said have a small cab setup with cfls for a mother then setup the fish tank cab as a perpetual sog that's always 12/12.. and planting clones at different times so i'm harvesting every month or two.. i really don't know what i'm gonna do yet.. so watching ur grow with keen interest to see how it goes.

reason i didn't go cfl was i basically thought i could manage the heat of the hps.. for the watts hids should yeild more then cfl's cause there's more lumens.. and when u take into account that you've gotto buy 2 sets of cfls(one for flowering one for veg), dollars wise for the initial outlay plus the running costs it makes more sense to go for the hps... the only thing is the heat.. mines generates a helluva lot of heat so yeah.. just gotto get that under control...
 

lukey boii

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yeah well thats the idea i've been toying with.. get a cab from the local op shop and setup 2 cabs.. the fish tank cab cfl for a couple of mothers and the hps for a flowering cab.. or as i said have a small cab setup with cfls for a mother then setup the fish tank cab as a perpetual sog that's always 12/12.. and planting clones at different times so i'm harvesting every month or two.. i really don't know what i'm gonna do yet.. so watching ur grow with keen interest to see how it goes.

reason i didn't go cfl was i basically thought i could manage the heat of the hps.. for the watts hids should yeild more then cfl's cause there's more lumens.. and when u take into account that you've gotto buy 2 sets of cfls(one for flowering one for veg), dollars wise for the initial outlay plus the running costs it makes more sense to go for the hps... the only thing is the heat.. mines generates a helluva lot of heat so yeah.. just gotto get that under control...
i totaly agree i think if u have the space then def go for the HID's, ive had so many arguments on here on that enzact topic haha. Man u think u got heat problems u should see my grow cab, instead of buying a proper HPS grow light i used an old 250w flood light one of my mates had laying around, and i can tell u that thing is so hot i think once the plants grow bud and reach upwards there just gonna frail away but fingers crossed they dont.... so when are u planning on putting this grow into place?? sounds like ur not to far of it
 

elusiver

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so when are u planning on putting this grow into place?? sounds like ur not to far of it
that’s the million dollar question!!!! it’s on the go.. sorta.. like i said earlier i’ve got a couple of seedlings going.. but as to the plan as to what i’m gonna do when they get abit bigger i dunno yet.. it’s like u see something.. like ur scrog grow.. and think.. that’s sweet.. i’ll do that.. then u’ll see something else.. and then be like.. i wanna do that.. then something else comes along… and again it changes.. so yeah.. i’ve just gotto bite the bullet and make a decision.. i just can’t though.. there’s just so much cool stuff to do with mj.. it’s like pokemon i just wanna grow them all!!! how’s u’r girls goin anyway mate? anything changed since the last pics?
 

lukey boii

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that’s the million dollar question!!!! it’s on the go.. sorta.. like i said earlier i’ve got a couple of seedlings going.. but as to the plan as to what i’m gonna do when they get abit bigger i dunno yet.. it’s like u see something.. like ur scrog grow.. and think.. that’s sweet.. i’ll do that.. then u’ll see something else.. and then be like.. i wanna do that.. then something else comes along… and again it changes.. so yeah.. i’ve just gotto bite the bullet and make a decision.. i just can’t though.. there’s just so much cool stuff to do with mj.. it’s like pokemon i just wanna grow them all!!! how’s u’r girls goin anyway mate? anything changed since the last pics?
Yeh man its an amazing plant, i dont even smoke it aye just grow it purely for my own satisfaction and to earn a few dollars along the way, but good luck with watever method u choose to do. Hahaha pokemon is so old school man i had to think back for a minute and got all these flash backs of grade school hahaha.

Um yeh man there goin great aye most of them have grown an extra 1.5cm so theve been introduced into new holes and all layin nice, i also tied a few of them down cus they wer getting a bit ahead of the others, oh and i just took some clones today so fingers crossed they all take root cus it nearly killed me to take the branches off:(

Ill take some new pics tomoro cus the lights are on atm and the radiation blures the pic.
 

elusiver

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yeah.. we don't smoke much.. it's just the mrs and i and a couple of mates.. we get together for j's and some movies a couple of nights a week.. we go through about half an ounce a month.. that's why a perpetual sog was so appealing to me.. but if a setup like urs can yield at least 2 ounces every 4 months that'd be good too.. for me it's just about not having to score.. chasing it down just does my head in.. so i thought.. stuff it.. i don't need much.. i'll just give growing a go myself..

also.. wanted to ask u.. what did u line ur cab with?? and where did u get it from? at the moment mines just painted with flat white paint.. but urs looks schmick as.
 

lukey boii

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yeah.. we don't smoke much.. it's just the mrs and i and a couple of mates.. we get together for j's and some movies a couple of nights a week.. we go through about half an ounce a month.. that's why a perpetual sog was so appealing to me.. but if a setup like urs can yield at least 2 ounces every 4 months that'd be good too.. for me it's just about not having to score.. chasing it down just does my head in.. so i thought.. stuff it.. i don't need much.. i'll just give growing a go myself..

also.. wanted to ask u.. what did u line ur cab with?? and where did u get it from? at the moment mines just painted with flat white paint.. but urs looks schmick as.
Yeh i think its an awesome way to chill out but i fight MMA so i try stay as healthy as possible. I think most people decide to grow there own due to the fact that they dont have to go out of there own homes to track down some buds and with there own buds they no enzactly wat there smoking, plus its alot cheaper. I think 2 ounces every 4 months is pretty realistic especially doing scrOG style.

As far as lining my cab, i just painted the walls with flat white aswell, i did two coats of flat white paint and two coats with an outdoor weather protectant which is just a clear protective liquid. The back wall is just covered over with some reflective backing i found one day wen looking through my local hardware store, i dont no how good it actually works but it looks good haha.
 

lukey boii

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Heres some new pics, i forgot to note that for 2 weeks now ive been foliar feeding with a solution of watered down fertilizer and let me just say these girls are growing wild now, id recommened it to everyone!!

2011 No20.jpg 2011 No21.jpg Plant one (left)

2011 No22.jpg 2011 No24.jpg Plant 2 (right)

And heres a couple of clones i took, i put them all around different places in the house to see wat would work best.

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The two back ones are from a plant already budding so i thought id try colne it, the one at the front is from the scrOG grow, there under a 25w fluro strip in a humidity dome.

2011 No19.jpg This ones also from the scrOG grow, its just in water sitting on my bathroom window sill.

All the clones wer dipped in a clonning agent gel and powder, none have ever worked for me cus ive been a little impatient and played around with them but this time im waiting and leaving them alon for a good 8-15 days so hopefully they will take root.
 

IXOYE

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Heres some new pics, i forgot to note that for 2 weeks now ive been foliar feeding with a solution of watered down fertilizer and let me just say these girls are growing wild now, id recommened it to everyone!!

View attachment 1382225 View attachment 1382224 Plant one (left)

View attachment 1382229 View attachment 1382230 Plant 2 (right)

And heres a couple of clones i took, i put them all around different places in the house to see wat would work best.

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The two back ones are from a plant already budding so i thought id try colne it, the one at the front is from the scrOG grow, there under a 25w fluro strip in a humidity dome.

View attachment 1382235 This ones also from the scrOG grow, its just in water sitting on my bathroom window sill.

All the clones wer dipped in a clonning agent gel and powder, none have ever worked for me cus ive been a little impatient and played around with them but this time im waiting and leaving them alon for a good 8-15 days so hopefully they will take root.
I hear that - I am on 7 or 8th day after taking clippings and while they've taken a beating most all the clones are looking like they will survive. I planted into grodan cubes this time and its really making all the difference. Half my clones were from vegging plants and half from flowering plants. The clippings off the flowering plants look a wee more sickly but I think they will all pull through. What did you plant your clippings into? by the way The scrog looks so nice now!
 

lukey boii

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I hear that - I am on 7 or 8th day after taking clippings and while they've taken a beating most all the clones are looking like they will survive. I planted into grodan cubes this time and its really making all the difference. Half my clones were from vegging plants and half from flowering plants. The clippings off the flowering plants look a wee more sickly but I think they will all pull through. What did you plant your clippings into? by the way The scrog looks so nice now!
Thanx man appreciate it! I dont really expect my flowering clones to survive aye there pretty much just a bud sitin on a stem haha, 3 of my clones i put into peat pellets using a rooting gel for 1 and rooting powder for 2, and the third one i just placed in water with some rooting powder mixed into the water and the stem dipped into a little gel, so ill see which one works best. Ive tried like 4 times before using the humidity dome but i think its absolute shit cus it hasnt worked once for me, the one sitting on my bathroom window in water looks like its doing the best
 

elusiver

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hey dude.. how's the grow going?? I'm having some issues with my cab at the moment with heat and humidity. My temps are hovering around 30-32 c but got home from work last night and checked the max temp it reached and was shocked to see it reached 40 c!!!! that's with wet towels in there and everything.. I've been having issues with humidity, it's dwindling at about 20%, i've been doing alot of reading and although the recommended humidity in veg varies between 40-70% i figured 50% would be a good thing to aim for but was struggling to get to 30% with wet towels. People say to increase ur hum u should turn down the vent, but i can't turn down the vent cause then it gets too hot.. so.. i scoured the net and came up with this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydC9MMWRieE

2 birds with 1 stone :D

the guy that made it's on RIU and he's posted instructions so if ur having similar issues u should check it out. I picked up the humidifier head on ebags for like $6 so it's damn cheap to do. It's on it's way so i'll let u know how it goes when i set it up.
 

lukey boii

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9 days into flower and the little buggers are growing crazy, im just hoping i got enough room so they dont burn cus the light im using is damn hot.

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Ignore the clones down the bottom, they wer stashed in there while i had some people come through my house looking to buy it.

2011 No28.jpg So there they are guys let me no wat u think and enjoy, peace:)
 

quimby55

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keep it up nice little scrog, i think 6-8oz is pretty realistic for a 4 month scrog with just a few plants..
 

lukey boii

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Looking great - really makes me want to try this technique out when i get the space.
Do it mate youll love the results!!

Also have a good think about it before u start though, i dont no how many plants u would grow but i only did two and it got pretty time consuming at times.
 

IXOYE

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Yeah I just built a lil clone cabinet today that I thought would take an hour ended up taking 6. Ain't that the way.
Any word on the clippings you took in flower?
The clipping I got in flower actually sprung roots before the ones I took in veg.
 
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