SlimJim503
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Somewheres around there hahahah why you close by?
Micro CFL Grow Box
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xebeche
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Nope, just googled willamette falls after your last message. 18th largest waterfall in the world? I love wikipedia.
I'm in SoCal.
SlimJim503
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Damn didnt know it was number 18 hahahahah tahts too bad would have loved to met someone from my neck of the woods to trade plants and smoke with hahahahaha
xebeche
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Yeah, that would be cool. Try posting up in the Toke n Talk forum, or some of the other forums here. Ya never know, you might run into some of your neighbors here on riu.
"eighteenth largest in the world by water volume" according to wiki.Second largest in the US (behind Niagara).
SlimJim503
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xebeche
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Seeing lots of nice buds there, Slim, looks real good. You're about 4 weeks into 12/12 now?
I had one of those coolerguy thermostats in my cab, seemed to work pretty well. The temp reading from the probe was always about 5 deg higher than my other thermometer reading inside the cab, but I simply adjusted the ON setting to compensate for the difference. I had two 80mm fans running 24/7 and a third 80mm fan controlled by the thermostat...kept the cab below 80 deg pretty nicely. Looks very high-tech, too, lol.
I had one of those coolerguy thermostats in my cab, seemed to work pretty well. The temp reading from the probe was always about 5 deg higher than my other thermometer reading inside the cab, but I simply adjusted the ON setting to compensate for the difference. I had two 80mm fans running 24/7 and a third 80mm fan controlled by the thermostat...kept the cab below 80 deg pretty nicely. Looks very high-tech, too, lol.
SlimJim503
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hahaha Yeah im going to upgrade to two more 120mm so 2 on intake and 2 on exhaust then im going to try to fit more bulbs in there
rigth now im running 1750x8=14,000 lums i want around 20,000 in the cab more if i can fit it just blasting the stuffing out of some micros ahahahahahah as of now it hurts my eyes heheheh. Yeah ive been meaning to get another gauge ive seen a few wireless ones with multiple probes so you can have one or two inside the box and one outside in main room just so ya could monitor the temp alot better.i've also thought about hooking up another higher CFM exhuast maybe two of them have them running the whole time lights are on then two intake on my thermal controller that way when the intake is off theres a negative pressure or whatever. You can get PC fans that have standard plus ins instead of the 3 pin or 4 pin like on 90% of them so i could get another 2 way timer get two of said plug in pc fans can get them up to 220 cfm 17.6 air pressure so then the exhaust would turn on with the lights and circulation fan that blows onto the lights. Then if it gets too hot in the box the intake vents in by the thermal probe. I dont know but im having a heat problem cuz the lights are in the way top of the box so they stay hotter.
SlimJim503
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Thanks buddy yup saterday is 4 weeks give or take and 2 weeks from first sex signs. Thats good to know about the probe reading hotter ive been thinking about getting another gauges just dont know what one i want to get yet i have to pay attention to size and such cuz of my box size. Im running 8 26 watt cfls and it stays under 80 with both fans on hahaha i need more CFM but just want to finish up this grow then strip the box down and rebuild from the ground up this was more just to see how CFL works and how growing in a small wooden box works i think next grow will be awesome really thinking about scrog to maximize yield in my space
I might even build another box slightly bigger thats my main goal when shopping for this box is getting stuff i can use on a bigger one down the road. Do you have any pics of your box or a thread?
xebeche
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Yeah, Slim, that was exactly my plan when I built a cab out of a wardrobe box this past winter. I'd never used CFLs for a grow before, but with all the tips I found around the forums here at riu, I decided to make a prototype using cardboard (much easier - and cheaper- to work with)...and then build the "real" cab out of plywood or MDF once I determined if the size was appropriate. It worked...but I did decide that I definitely wanted more height, and most likely a little bit more width/depth as well. I agree with you about the scrog capabilities, too, and will definitely design my cab with the option to install a screen.Thanks buddy yup saterday is 4 weeks give or take and 2 weeks from first sex signs. Thats good to know about the probe reading hotter ive been thinking about getting another gauges just dont know what one i want to get yet i have to pay attention to size and such cuz of my box size. Im running 8 26 watt cfls and it stays under 80 with both fans on hahaha i need more CFM but just want to finish up this grow then strip the box down and rebuild from the ground up this was more just to see how CFL works and how growing in a small wooden box works i think next grow will be awesome really thinking about scrog to maximize yield in my space
I do feel it was a worthwhile effort to build the prototype, but I don't intend to use it for more than one more round of flowering (if that). I may very well use it for housing mother plants in the future, since it works really well and I probably won't need much in the way of odor control (or headpsace) to keep a handful of vegging plants around for a year or two.
You can see some pics scattered around this thread (https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/404334-wardrobe-box-grow.html). There's a lot of words to read, but you can skim through to the pics and get the idea without poring over the details of my first CFL grow. I'd be happy to give you more details about the design and construction of the cab if you're interested.
NatureaFinest
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Slim bro the plants r lookn pretty good. How far r ur lights away? Did u say u had a heat prob?
SlimJim503
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My lights are to far away from the plants right now i'll have to figure out something diffrent but it will work to finish out this grow. Im having heat problems cuz i added 2 more bulbs and put them all up in the top of the box so instead of having a space for the heat to move up and get away from the bulbs the heat stays up in the top with them just need a higher CFM exhaust and use the exhaust fan that i have now for another intake just takes money and im in short supplie of that right now
But i need a longer heat probe another fan some fan extesions and something to cut out my intakes and i'll be happy till i tare it down and rebuild completely and finish the damn box finally!
But i need a longer heat probe another fan some fan extesions and something to cut out my intakes and i'll be happy till i tare it down and rebuild completely and finish the damn box finally!
SlimJim503
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I took the netting out i'll put back in or bend them back down if need be but it is a pain in my ass getting them in and out to water and such Going today to look at bulbs hahahah
Going today to look at bulbs hahahah
SlimJim503
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Upgrades
3 bulbs
Removed net
now running as follows
4x26/2700K
1x23/2700K
3x26/6500K
Lums=13,400
watts=205 actual watts
Plant update
Everything is going good starting to see alot of diffrent stuff going on now with the flowers smell wise and looks so i couldn't really tell in veg but i think i have one hell of a mix going on here i knew the parents were all in the same room at time of pollenation but damn i got some weird smells and some really really nice smells.
One smell like foot and is covered in trics i mean covered
One smells like widow "the big plant" and is just now starting to pack the trics
One smells like citiric, friuty kinda sweet
and there is a mix of other smells We'll see what happends
The first one the sexed is the most frosty and started packing them a week or two ago and now the rest are on their way too now so they are all growing and flowering at about the same rate from first sex sign after 12/12 switch.
Pic update coming soon!
3 bulbs
Removed net
now running as follows
4x26/2700K
1x23/2700K
3x26/6500K
Lums=13,400
watts=205 actual watts
Plant update
Everything is going good starting to see alot of diffrent stuff going on now with the flowers smell wise and looks so i couldn't really tell in veg but i think i have one hell of a mix going on here i knew the parents were all in the same room at time of pollenation but damn i got some weird smells and some really really nice smells.
One smell like foot and is covered in trics i mean covered
One smells like widow "the big plant" and is just now starting to pack the trics
One smells like citiric, friuty kinda sweet
and there is a mix of other smells We'll see what happends
The first one the sexed is the most frosty and started packing them a week or two ago and now the rest are on their way too now so they are all growing and flowering at about the same rate from first sex sign after 12/12 switch.
Pic update coming soon!
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SlimJim503
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cant wait I'll try to get some better pics when i water later.Attachments
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xebeche
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Wow, that was fast. "Ask and ye shall receive" in this thread, I guess.we want pictures we want pictures
Slim, you have a plant that smells like "foot"?
SlimJim503
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Yup it smells like foot hahhaahah idk man why but yup it smells like stinky feet or a rank old shoe frosty as all hell tho ima call it foot hahaha yeah man thats the foot its some dankWow, that was fast. "Ask and ye shall receive" in this thread, I guess.
Slim, you have a plant that smells like "foot"?
I'll try to get an up close and personal pic of "foot" wish ya'll could smell her
rene112388
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Wow slim beautiful! I lmao when I read one smelled like a foot...my hh is kinda the same most foul odor! I'd say its a sign of good things to come 
SlimJim503
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Thanks for stopping in Rene i hope they start to swell soon.when do they start to thicken out most of the time last couple weeks?Wow slim beautiful! I lmao when I read one smelled like a foot...my hh is kinda the same most foul odor! I'd say its a sign of good things to come