indoorsavant
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HELLO ALL ON RIU.I AM INDOORSAVANT,AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU ON A JOURNEY.A JOURNEY OF GROWTH AND ONE MANS SEARCH FOR A PIECE OF HEAVEN,IN HIS CLOSET.I WILL BE ALLOWING YOU ALL A VERY INTIMATE LOOK INTO ONE OF THE MANY MEDICAL GROWS ACROSS THE US.
I WILL START WITH A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT MYSELF AS TO GIVE YOU A LOOK INTO WHO I AM AND WHY I AM HERE.I AM 24 YEARS OF AGE AND RESIDE IN ERIE,PA.A SHIT HOLE OF A TOWN WHERE YOU COULDNT FIND DECENT MEDICINE WITH OUT COMING ALL TOO CLOSE TO ANAL RAPE AND BRONCHITIS.MY SMOKE UP UNTIL NOW CONSISTED OF NASTY (MIDGRADE) BRICKY ,SEEDY SHWAG.SO ITS NO WONDER WHY I WOULD WANT TO ATTAIN A LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN INSIDE THE CONFIDES OF MY 7X4X9 FT CLOSET.I HAVE SEVERE CROHNS DISEASE AND COLITIS AND AM SICK FROM THE TIME I WAKE UP UNTIL THE TIME I GO TO BED.NAUSEA AND VOMITING HAVE BECOME THE NORM FOR ME.SMOKING IS THE ONLY MEDICINE TO PROVIDE ANY RELIEF TO ME .EVEN MY OPIATE BASED PAIN MEDICATIONS DONT WORK FOR LONG.
I AM ALSO THE SOON TO BE HUSBAND OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN AND THE FATHER OF TWO WONDERFUL LITTLE BOYS.THEY TRULY ARE MY ONLY REASON FOR WAKING UP IN THE MORNING.FOR JUST A MOMENT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY TO EVERYONE.EVEN WHEN YOUR AT ROCK BOTTOM AND CANT STAND TO SEE YOUR SELF, FAMILY IS THEIR WANTING NOTHING MORE THAN FOR YOU TO BE OK.DONT WASTE THE BEAUTY OF LIFE ON TEMPORARY THINGS.
OK BACK TO THE GROW. FOR THIS JOURNAL I AM GROWING WITH A 90W LED FROM LIGHTHOUSEHYDRO PURCHASED ON EBAY.HERE IS A LINK.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270472267507&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT.
I UNDERSTAND WHY A LOT OF YOU MAYBE SCARED OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY.THROUGHOUT HISTORY HUMANS HAVE BEEN SCARED OF ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY THAT SEEM TO BE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.WELL ALONG WITH HIGHTIMES AND SKUNK MAGAZINE,I AM HERE TO CONFIRM WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN STATED.90W UFO MODELS WITH 1W DIODES ARE COMPETING WITH 400W HPS AND MH.IN A STUDY CONDUCTED BY HIGHTIMES MAGAZINE ,THE UFO OUT GREW THE HPS BY PRODUCING 15% MORE PLANT MATERIAL,WHILE USING LESS THAN A QUARTER OF THE ELECTRIC AND PUTTING OFF A PERCENTAGE OF THE HEAT OF A HID SYSTEM,REDUCING THE NEED FOR OUTSIDE VENTALATION TO KEEP HEAT DOWN.
IT WAS BECAUSE OF THESE ARTICLES THAT I MADE MY PURCHASE. AFTER ADEQUATE RESEARCH AND SHOPPING I SETTLED ON THE 90W UFO FROM LIGHTHOUSE HYDRO (REFER BACK TO THE LINK).I CAN HONESTLY TELL YOU THAT IT IS STANDING UP TO A 400W HPS THAT I JUST SOLD TO MY BROTHER IN LAW BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAVE A NEED FOR IT.I HAVE MANGO,AFGANI,NORTHERN LIGHTS,LA CONFIDENTIAL,AND CYBER CRYSTAL GROWING FOR A TOTAL OF 23 PLANTS ,14 THAT HAVE BEEN VEGGING 24/0 FOR TWO WEEKS AND 9 MANGO SEEDS THAT I SPROUTED AND WILL BE USING THE 12/12 FROM SEED METHOD.
I AM GROWING IN A CLOSET ,USING SOIL FROM MY LOCAL GARDEN SHOP.I AM GROWING IN 32OZ BIG GULP CUPS AND A FEW VARIOUS MILK JUGS FOR THE SEEDS.I AM USING TECHNAFLORAS RECIPE FOR SUCCESS FOR MY NUTRIENTS COMBINED WITH GRANDMAS MOLASSES ,AND A BRITA FILTER TO PURIFY THE WATER AND LOWER THE PH.I ALSO HAVE A DIGITAL PH METER AND PH UP AND DOWN JUST IN CASE.
BECAUSE THE LED LIGHTS ARE VERY BRIGHT AND USUALLY A REDDISH COLOR ,I TOOK A POLYETHYLENE TARP AND CUT IT TO THE SIZE OF THE INSIDE OF MY DOORWAY TO THE CLOSET,THEN COVERED IT WITH DUCK TAPE TO MAKE IT LIGHT TIGHT AND PUT VELCRO ON THE EDGES OF MY DOOR AND THE TARP.EVEN WHEN IT IS PITCH BLACK YOU CANT SEE A THING. SO I AM HAPPY.FOR ODOR I HAVE A JAR OF ONA GEL,A IONIZER,AND A HOMEMADE CARBON FILTER FOR THE LATER STAGES OF GROWTH.I HAVE A EVA-DRY 300 RECHARGEABLE DEHUMIDIFIER FROM EBAY FOR 25$.MY CLOSET WOULD GET UP TO 70% RH BEFORE IT ARRIVED,WHICH IS FINE FOR SEEDS AND CUTTINGS, BUT DURING FLOWERING IT WILL CAUSE MOLD TO ROT AWAY YOUR HARVEST.I HAVE A PIECE OF HOME WEATHERAZATION MATERIAL WITH A REFLECTIVE SIDE AROUND MY PLANTS TO ENSURE ALL OF THE LIGHT IS FOCUSED ON THE BABIES AND NOT MY FLOOR AND WALL.I DONT HAVE ANY VENTILATION GOING IN OR OUT OF MY CLOSET.INSTEAD I SUPPLEMENT WITH A DIY CO2 ENRICHMENT UNIT(VERY EASY TO MAKE AND KEEP UP).ALSO I HAVE MY IONIZER ON 24/7 AND I BELEIVE THAT IT PROVIDES THE PLANTS WITH SOME OF THE SAME ELEMENTS FRESH AIR WOULD.BY NO MEANS AM I SAYING THIS IS OPTIMUM,BUT I AM NOT ABLE TO CUT HOLES IN THE WALLS AS I LIVE IN A APT (WITH MY FAMILY AT THAT),ALSO MY LED PUTS OFF VERY LITTLE HEAT.WITH MY FAN,IONIZER AND CO2 I THINK I AM OK,ADVICE WOULD BE APPRECIATED ON THIS MATTER.
I WILL BE BREEDING MY OWN SEEDS FOR THE NEXT SEASON,I BUILT A PC GROW CASE JUST FOR THIS.POWER STRIPS AND SOCKET ADAPTERS WERE GLUED TO THE TOP AND SIDE TO PROVIDE A POWER SOURCE FOR 2 23W BULBS AND ONE 65W THAT PUTS OUT 300W.I WILL BE HOUSING ANYWHERE FROM 2-4 PRIME MALES TO COLLECT POLLEN ROM , SO THAT I DONT LOSE MY NEW GENETICS THAT I JUST PURCHASED.MOST LIKELY I WILL KEEP THIS AT MY CO-GROWS HOUSE BECAUSE THEIR IS MORE SPACE THERE AND I WONT HAVE TO KEEP THE PC INSIDE MY CLOSET AND POSSIBLY RELEASE POLLEN TO ALL MY FEMALES INSTEAD OF JUST THE BOTTOM NODES ON THE SELECT FEW THAT ARE THE MOST APPEALING .
SO FAR GROWTH IS GOING GREAT.I DID HAVE A PH ISSUE IN THE VERY BEGINNING BUT THAT HAS BEEN RECTIFIED.MY BABIES BEING VEGGED ARE ANYWHERE FROM 5-8 INCHES AND ALL LOOK GREAT BUT THE AFGANI.I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT IT IS SHOWING MORE SATIVA CHARACTERISTICS INSTEAD OF INDICA.THE LEAVES ARE THINNER THAN MY OTHER INDICAS AND MUCH MORE WISPY.MAYBE THIS IS BECAUSE AFGANI AND INDICA ARE ACTUALLY SAID TO BE FROM DIFFERENT GENETICS AND SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE BREEDERS FOUND THEM TO BE SIMILAR WHEN COMPARED TO SATIVAS SO THEY JUST LUMPED THEM BOTH INTO THE SAME CATAGORY.EITHER WAY I WILL BE GROWING THEM OUT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.ONE OF THE AFGANIS IS VERY PRETTY AS A MATTER OF FACT SO I WILL PROBABLY KEEP THIS BEAUTY AND CHUCK THE REST,OR GIVE THEM TO MY CO-GROW AS HE IS JUST GERMINATING TONIGHT.WHERE AS AT MIDNIGHT I WILL BE CUTTING MY LIGHTS BACK TO 12/12 TO INITIATE FLOWERING.
I WILL BE POSTING PICS VERY SOON OF MY SET UP AND VARIOUS DIY PROJECTS.OUR CAMERA IS FULL OF BABY PICTURES SO I HAVE TO WAIT FOR MY FIANCE TO GET HOME SO THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH THEM AND DELETE A FEW THAT WE DONT WANT.
ANYONE WITH QUESTIONS , COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS FEEL FREE TO POST THEM AND I WILL
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.
INDOORSAVANT
I WILL START WITH A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT MYSELF AS TO GIVE YOU A LOOK INTO WHO I AM AND WHY I AM HERE.I AM 24 YEARS OF AGE AND RESIDE IN ERIE,PA.A SHIT HOLE OF A TOWN WHERE YOU COULDNT FIND DECENT MEDICINE WITH OUT COMING ALL TOO CLOSE TO ANAL RAPE AND BRONCHITIS.MY SMOKE UP UNTIL NOW CONSISTED OF NASTY (MIDGRADE) BRICKY ,SEEDY SHWAG.SO ITS NO WONDER WHY I WOULD WANT TO ATTAIN A LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN INSIDE THE CONFIDES OF MY 7X4X9 FT CLOSET.I HAVE SEVERE CROHNS DISEASE AND COLITIS AND AM SICK FROM THE TIME I WAKE UP UNTIL THE TIME I GO TO BED.NAUSEA AND VOMITING HAVE BECOME THE NORM FOR ME.SMOKING IS THE ONLY MEDICINE TO PROVIDE ANY RELIEF TO ME .EVEN MY OPIATE BASED PAIN MEDICATIONS DONT WORK FOR LONG.
I AM ALSO THE SOON TO BE HUSBAND OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN AND THE FATHER OF TWO WONDERFUL LITTLE BOYS.THEY TRULY ARE MY ONLY REASON FOR WAKING UP IN THE MORNING.FOR JUST A MOMENT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY TO EVERYONE.EVEN WHEN YOUR AT ROCK BOTTOM AND CANT STAND TO SEE YOUR SELF, FAMILY IS THEIR WANTING NOTHING MORE THAN FOR YOU TO BE OK.DONT WASTE THE BEAUTY OF LIFE ON TEMPORARY THINGS.
OK BACK TO THE GROW. FOR THIS JOURNAL I AM GROWING WITH A 90W LED FROM LIGHTHOUSEHYDRO PURCHASED ON EBAY.HERE IS A LINK.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270472267507&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT.
I UNDERSTAND WHY A LOT OF YOU MAYBE SCARED OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY.THROUGHOUT HISTORY HUMANS HAVE BEEN SCARED OF ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY THAT SEEM TO BE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.WELL ALONG WITH HIGHTIMES AND SKUNK MAGAZINE,I AM HERE TO CONFIRM WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN STATED.90W UFO MODELS WITH 1W DIODES ARE COMPETING WITH 400W HPS AND MH.IN A STUDY CONDUCTED BY HIGHTIMES MAGAZINE ,THE UFO OUT GREW THE HPS BY PRODUCING 15% MORE PLANT MATERIAL,WHILE USING LESS THAN A QUARTER OF THE ELECTRIC AND PUTTING OFF A PERCENTAGE OF THE HEAT OF A HID SYSTEM,REDUCING THE NEED FOR OUTSIDE VENTALATION TO KEEP HEAT DOWN.
IT WAS BECAUSE OF THESE ARTICLES THAT I MADE MY PURCHASE. AFTER ADEQUATE RESEARCH AND SHOPPING I SETTLED ON THE 90W UFO FROM LIGHTHOUSE HYDRO (REFER BACK TO THE LINK).I CAN HONESTLY TELL YOU THAT IT IS STANDING UP TO A 400W HPS THAT I JUST SOLD TO MY BROTHER IN LAW BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAVE A NEED FOR IT.I HAVE MANGO,AFGANI,NORTHERN LIGHTS,LA CONFIDENTIAL,AND CYBER CRYSTAL GROWING FOR A TOTAL OF 23 PLANTS ,14 THAT HAVE BEEN VEGGING 24/0 FOR TWO WEEKS AND 9 MANGO SEEDS THAT I SPROUTED AND WILL BE USING THE 12/12 FROM SEED METHOD.
I AM GROWING IN A CLOSET ,USING SOIL FROM MY LOCAL GARDEN SHOP.I AM GROWING IN 32OZ BIG GULP CUPS AND A FEW VARIOUS MILK JUGS FOR THE SEEDS.I AM USING TECHNAFLORAS RECIPE FOR SUCCESS FOR MY NUTRIENTS COMBINED WITH GRANDMAS MOLASSES ,AND A BRITA FILTER TO PURIFY THE WATER AND LOWER THE PH.I ALSO HAVE A DIGITAL PH METER AND PH UP AND DOWN JUST IN CASE.
BECAUSE THE LED LIGHTS ARE VERY BRIGHT AND USUALLY A REDDISH COLOR ,I TOOK A POLYETHYLENE TARP AND CUT IT TO THE SIZE OF THE INSIDE OF MY DOORWAY TO THE CLOSET,THEN COVERED IT WITH DUCK TAPE TO MAKE IT LIGHT TIGHT AND PUT VELCRO ON THE EDGES OF MY DOOR AND THE TARP.EVEN WHEN IT IS PITCH BLACK YOU CANT SEE A THING. SO I AM HAPPY.FOR ODOR I HAVE A JAR OF ONA GEL,A IONIZER,AND A HOMEMADE CARBON FILTER FOR THE LATER STAGES OF GROWTH.I HAVE A EVA-DRY 300 RECHARGEABLE DEHUMIDIFIER FROM EBAY FOR 25$.MY CLOSET WOULD GET UP TO 70% RH BEFORE IT ARRIVED,WHICH IS FINE FOR SEEDS AND CUTTINGS, BUT DURING FLOWERING IT WILL CAUSE MOLD TO ROT AWAY YOUR HARVEST.I HAVE A PIECE OF HOME WEATHERAZATION MATERIAL WITH A REFLECTIVE SIDE AROUND MY PLANTS TO ENSURE ALL OF THE LIGHT IS FOCUSED ON THE BABIES AND NOT MY FLOOR AND WALL.I DONT HAVE ANY VENTILATION GOING IN OR OUT OF MY CLOSET.INSTEAD I SUPPLEMENT WITH A DIY CO2 ENRICHMENT UNIT(VERY EASY TO MAKE AND KEEP UP).ALSO I HAVE MY IONIZER ON 24/7 AND I BELEIVE THAT IT PROVIDES THE PLANTS WITH SOME OF THE SAME ELEMENTS FRESH AIR WOULD.BY NO MEANS AM I SAYING THIS IS OPTIMUM,BUT I AM NOT ABLE TO CUT HOLES IN THE WALLS AS I LIVE IN A APT (WITH MY FAMILY AT THAT),ALSO MY LED PUTS OFF VERY LITTLE HEAT.WITH MY FAN,IONIZER AND CO2 I THINK I AM OK,ADVICE WOULD BE APPRECIATED ON THIS MATTER.
I WILL BE BREEDING MY OWN SEEDS FOR THE NEXT SEASON,I BUILT A PC GROW CASE JUST FOR THIS.POWER STRIPS AND SOCKET ADAPTERS WERE GLUED TO THE TOP AND SIDE TO PROVIDE A POWER SOURCE FOR 2 23W BULBS AND ONE 65W THAT PUTS OUT 300W.I WILL BE HOUSING ANYWHERE FROM 2-4 PRIME MALES TO COLLECT POLLEN ROM , SO THAT I DONT LOSE MY NEW GENETICS THAT I JUST PURCHASED.MOST LIKELY I WILL KEEP THIS AT MY CO-GROWS HOUSE BECAUSE THEIR IS MORE SPACE THERE AND I WONT HAVE TO KEEP THE PC INSIDE MY CLOSET AND POSSIBLY RELEASE POLLEN TO ALL MY FEMALES INSTEAD OF JUST THE BOTTOM NODES ON THE SELECT FEW THAT ARE THE MOST APPEALING .
SO FAR GROWTH IS GOING GREAT.I DID HAVE A PH ISSUE IN THE VERY BEGINNING BUT THAT HAS BEEN RECTIFIED.MY BABIES BEING VEGGED ARE ANYWHERE FROM 5-8 INCHES AND ALL LOOK GREAT BUT THE AFGANI.I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT IT IS SHOWING MORE SATIVA CHARACTERISTICS INSTEAD OF INDICA.THE LEAVES ARE THINNER THAN MY OTHER INDICAS AND MUCH MORE WISPY.MAYBE THIS IS BECAUSE AFGANI AND INDICA ARE ACTUALLY SAID TO BE FROM DIFFERENT GENETICS AND SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE BREEDERS FOUND THEM TO BE SIMILAR WHEN COMPARED TO SATIVAS SO THEY JUST LUMPED THEM BOTH INTO THE SAME CATAGORY.EITHER WAY I WILL BE GROWING THEM OUT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.ONE OF THE AFGANIS IS VERY PRETTY AS A MATTER OF FACT SO I WILL PROBABLY KEEP THIS BEAUTY AND CHUCK THE REST,OR GIVE THEM TO MY CO-GROW AS HE IS JUST GERMINATING TONIGHT.WHERE AS AT MIDNIGHT I WILL BE CUTTING MY LIGHTS BACK TO 12/12 TO INITIATE FLOWERING.
I WILL BE POSTING PICS VERY SOON OF MY SET UP AND VARIOUS DIY PROJECTS.OUR CAMERA IS FULL OF BABY PICTURES SO I HAVE TO WAIT FOR MY FIANCE TO GET HOME SO THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH THEM AND DELETE A FEW THAT WE DONT WANT.
ANYONE WITH QUESTIONS , COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS FEEL FREE TO POST THEM AND I WILL
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.
INDOORSAVANT
on the second run the led yielded 10% less but the potency was much higher in the led buds.now the light that i own is actually a top of the line ufo,and the company i bought it from is honest.sean the rep has actually become a good friend of mine over the course of my led experience.he called just to make sure i was happy when i first got the light and about once each two weeks after that to keep me informed on some new products in the mix.they have a new 90w led coming out that put out 3x the lumens of my current model and mine won the 2009 annual grow boys competition in new york.it was put up against the 4 other top of the line ufos available on the market(all of which are atleast 100-200$ more than mine) the lighthouse hydro model that i own blew the other 4 out of the water,and the rest is history.so if mine is this good already i cant imagine how the new model will perform!here is a link to the light i own,i suggest it to anyone trying to get into led that is unsure of where to turn,this light is exactly what all led growers wish for when they first plug their models in.i will be sticking with lighthouse hydro ,i am adding another 50w ufo to the flowering area at christmas time it is a present from my fiance.so i will have a total of 140w of ufo leds pumping my plants up.i do have two compact floros 65wers that put out 300w or some shit like that,but i honestly ddont feel a needd for them i think my girls will be just fine.i may not get tree trunk buds but i will atleast get some dank ass pine cones.