All Comments are Welcome.
This is my second grow. The first grow, which I didn't post because it was more of a setup grow, entailed the following. Growing 5 different strains, picking a mother, setting up an additional veg room, and various changes to the grow room to make it work better. Now that I feel more confident and have achieved some success, I am posting the 2nd grow.
I will be posting more pictures soon.
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SETUP:
- 9x9x8 room with 2 windows.
- 1000 Watt convertible Metal Halide/HPS (High Pressure Sodium). Enclosed reflector with 6 inch ducting hookups. Hanging on steel wire+pressure slider locking system. Which seems to work quite well and makes adjusting the light fast and easy.
- 1 T5 4x4 20k lumen grow light. (For the veg/mother tent).
- 2 180cfm (not exact) in line duct fans.
- 1 DIY constructed 6 inch carbon filter. I will make another thread for this one, as it is quite unique and works pretty good. Cost was less than $50, and it has features that other DIY carbon filter's lack, such as 2 layers of carbon filters and 1 layer of activated carbon meshed between them. The entire setup is easily replaceable, so you can pull it apart, tear off the old filters, add new ones, add new activated carbon and put it back together quite easily.
- 1 Oscillating fan.
- 1 Small regular fan.
- 2 Digital timers. (I heard horror stories but once I figured them out, I love them. Accurate. I can walk in the room seconds before the lights turn on.)
- Lots of duct tape.
- Lots of 6 inch ducting.
- 12 Ten gallon Smart Pots. 12 pans.
- (Soon) 12 Five gallon Smart Pots. 12 pans.
- Lots of aluminum foil, usually the 18inch variety. Always use the dull side, you don't want to create hot spots. (At least this is what I've heard)
- 1 8000 BTU air conditioner for room temperature control.
- 1 PH meter (Milwaukee, it was the cheapest digital one they had, about $40). I cannot stress how important a PH meter is, and yet how little I have invested in something that really gives me an idea of what the PH of the water/nutes I am about to give my plants is.
- 2 eye droppers. Almost an afterthought now, but I don't know how I could PH balance anything without these things!
- PH Up and Down. Also PH 7.0 solution for meter calibration.
- 1 Shot glass measuring cup. Has many different measurements, also very crucial, small enough, accurate enough, easy to clean, only draw back is that it doesn't pour too well.
- About 10 1/2inch 4 foot (or perhaps they are 5 foot, they were standard at the local hardware store) PVC piping.
- 8 total 3 way 1/2inch pvc connectors to make a square. These are the corner pieces.
- 4 total 1/2inch pvc T bone type connectors for cross support of the light.
- 1 roll of large black plastic tarp, something you find in the painters section of a store. This is the outside of the veg tent.
- 1 large tarp, probably 10x10. Black on one side, Silver on the other. This and a rope are what divide the room to ensure no light gets between either side of the room. 1 part for flowering, one for the veg tent.
- 1 Humidifier. It has an auto-set feature and programmable humidity control. I can set it to a specific humidity and the fan kicks on to achieve that humidity, turns off when it is achieved. According to an external humidity sensor it is accurate to within 2% relative humidity.
I use Fox Farms products almost exclusively. It was recommended by the local grow show, so of course I was hesitant. Little by little I have bought more and more of their products and not been disappointed.
Fox Farms Organic Potting Soil.
Fox Farms Nutrients -
Big Bloom
Grow Big
Tiger Bloom
Sledgehammer (Flushing)
Kangaroots
Microbrew (both promote root growth and stimulate a good root/soil balance)
At this time I do not use the Soluble Granular Fertilizers that Fox Farms makes such as Open Sesame, Cha Ching, and Beastie Bloomz, however it is on the list and most likely the next purchase.
I stick to the Fox Farms feeding schedule/chart. Which may be found here.
http://foxfarmfertilizer.com/feedingfox.html
With the exception of usin the Kangaroots and Microbrew more often than recommended, but at small doses like the feeding chart recommends.
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The pics are of the previous crop right before harvest, Also pics of the DIY Carbon Filter.
All Comments are Welcome, and more pictures/posts to come, including the current crop.
This is my second grow. The first grow, which I didn't post because it was more of a setup grow, entailed the following. Growing 5 different strains, picking a mother, setting up an additional veg room, and various changes to the grow room to make it work better. Now that I feel more confident and have achieved some success, I am posting the 2nd grow.
I will be posting more pictures soon.
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SETUP:
- 9x9x8 room with 2 windows.
- 1000 Watt convertible Metal Halide/HPS (High Pressure Sodium). Enclosed reflector with 6 inch ducting hookups. Hanging on steel wire+pressure slider locking system. Which seems to work quite well and makes adjusting the light fast and easy.
- 1 T5 4x4 20k lumen grow light. (For the veg/mother tent).
- 2 180cfm (not exact) in line duct fans.
- 1 DIY constructed 6 inch carbon filter. I will make another thread for this one, as it is quite unique and works pretty good. Cost was less than $50, and it has features that other DIY carbon filter's lack, such as 2 layers of carbon filters and 1 layer of activated carbon meshed between them. The entire setup is easily replaceable, so you can pull it apart, tear off the old filters, add new ones, add new activated carbon and put it back together quite easily.
- 1 Oscillating fan.
- 1 Small regular fan.
- 2 Digital timers. (I heard horror stories but once I figured them out, I love them. Accurate. I can walk in the room seconds before the lights turn on.)
- Lots of duct tape.
- Lots of 6 inch ducting.
- 12 Ten gallon Smart Pots. 12 pans.
- (Soon) 12 Five gallon Smart Pots. 12 pans.
- Lots of aluminum foil, usually the 18inch variety. Always use the dull side, you don't want to create hot spots. (At least this is what I've heard)
- 1 8000 BTU air conditioner for room temperature control.
- 1 PH meter (Milwaukee, it was the cheapest digital one they had, about $40). I cannot stress how important a PH meter is, and yet how little I have invested in something that really gives me an idea of what the PH of the water/nutes I am about to give my plants is.
- 2 eye droppers. Almost an afterthought now, but I don't know how I could PH balance anything without these things!
- PH Up and Down. Also PH 7.0 solution for meter calibration.
- 1 Shot glass measuring cup. Has many different measurements, also very crucial, small enough, accurate enough, easy to clean, only draw back is that it doesn't pour too well.
- About 10 1/2inch 4 foot (or perhaps they are 5 foot, they were standard at the local hardware store) PVC piping.
- 8 total 3 way 1/2inch pvc connectors to make a square. These are the corner pieces.
- 4 total 1/2inch pvc T bone type connectors for cross support of the light.
- 1 roll of large black plastic tarp, something you find in the painters section of a store. This is the outside of the veg tent.
- 1 large tarp, probably 10x10. Black on one side, Silver on the other. This and a rope are what divide the room to ensure no light gets between either side of the room. 1 part for flowering, one for the veg tent.
- 1 Humidifier. It has an auto-set feature and programmable humidity control. I can set it to a specific humidity and the fan kicks on to achieve that humidity, turns off when it is achieved. According to an external humidity sensor it is accurate to within 2% relative humidity.
I use Fox Farms products almost exclusively. It was recommended by the local grow show, so of course I was hesitant. Little by little I have bought more and more of their products and not been disappointed.
Fox Farms Organic Potting Soil.
Fox Farms Nutrients -
Big Bloom
Grow Big
Tiger Bloom
Sledgehammer (Flushing)
Kangaroots
Microbrew (both promote root growth and stimulate a good root/soil balance)
At this time I do not use the Soluble Granular Fertilizers that Fox Farms makes such as Open Sesame, Cha Ching, and Beastie Bloomz, however it is on the list and most likely the next purchase.
I stick to the Fox Farms feeding schedule/chart. Which may be found here.
http://foxfarmfertilizer.com/feedingfox.html
With the exception of usin the Kangaroots and Microbrew more often than recommended, but at small doses like the feeding chart recommends.
---
The pics are of the previous crop right before harvest, Also pics of the DIY Carbon Filter.
All Comments are Welcome, and more pictures/posts to come, including the current crop.
