First/Second Grow, 413W T5/CFL cabinet grow

PyspherE

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I currently have 8 plants in my 24x24x48" grow cabinet.

1 x
Ultra Haze #2 - Week 7 Flower (7 Weeks Veg) - Soil - From Seed
2 x
Ultra Haze #2 - Week 7 Flower (4 Weeks Veg) - Hydro (Ebb/Flow) - Cloned From Soil
2 x
Ultra Haze #2 - Week 2 Flower (2 Weeks Veg) - Soil - Cloned from Soil
1 x
Ultra Haze #2 - Week 2 Flower (2 Weeks Veg) - Hydro (DWC) - Cloned from Soil
1 x
El Nino - Week 2 Flower (2 Weeks Veg) - Soil - From Seed
1 x El Nino - Week 2 Flower (2 Weeks Veg) - Hydro (DWC) - From Seed

I have them under a Sun Systems Sun Blaze 24 (4 x 24w HO t5 6500K) and an assortment of CFLs (4 x 42w 2700K, 2 x 42w 4100K, 1 x 42w 6500K, 1 x 23w 2700K)

I have an 88 cfm inline duct fan for outtake with a homemade carbon filter which is doing wonders. It is in the top right rear corner of the cabinet in order to pull the warm air from the lights out. I also have 2 x 80mm computer case fans situated inline with one another which acts as intake in the bottom right front corner. Inside the case i also have a small desk fan for circulation inside the cabinet.

Anyways, ill be back later to add some more info.
Feel free to leave comments...
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Peace, PsypherE
 

PyspherE

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Grow Cabinet with all my ladies.


Got a little impatient and clipped a small bud. Give her a toke in a couple days and see how she smokes!!
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PyspherE

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My Ebb and Flow System usees 2 x 3gal Rubbermaid Containers Staked on one another (obviously the bottom acts as the res and top as the flood table). I use an 80gph submersible pump pluged into a digital timer. The table floods 3 times for 15 min during the 12hr light cycle and once in the dark. Also i have standard aqaurium airator pump and stone that oxygenates my res. The Table holds two plants which were cloned into 1in rockwool cubes. These were then placed in larger 4in blockes which were then surrounded and buriud in hydroton pellets. So far i have no major issues with the setup, however i did make a couple errors which greatly effected my yeild. When i first introduced the clones into the system i had to unexpectedly leave for a little more than a week so i was forced to leave the lights quite a bit higher than i would have liked. when i got back boy had those ladies stretched right out. solid 4-5in internode space and some huge fan leaves. That was mistake number 1. Then farther along juts into flower they went 6 days with no water as my pump had come unplugged and it went unoticed until she started to loose her turgor and started drooping really bad. Both of these were entirly my fault but as for the system i found it quite easy. Bi weekly res changes using 1-part GH FloroNova grow/bloom along with a few additives (AN Voodoo Juice & Big Bud) made for easy growing. When complete i predict a yeild of about a half ounce between the two plants in the system.
 

PyspherE

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Made a few minor lighting changes today, brought on by a burnt out 2700K bulb, of which i was already short of. I swapped out all of the 6500K & 4100K CFLs in favor of some more 2700K lighting. This means i now have 3 x 42w @ 2700K and 8 x 23W @ 2700K (plus my Sun Blaze fixture @ 6500K)New Lights - all 2700K Cfls.png
 

PyspherE

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I started growing for the first time back in the start of july. I was given 4 feminized seeds from a friend, 2 x Ultra Haze #2 and 2 x El Nino. I began with just the 2 ultra haze seeds, only one of which germinated. I used paper towel in a ziploc, as i had read about numerous times on R.I.U, to germinate the seeds. once the root was about a 1/4" long i planted it in a 15cm ceramic pot. It remained under 18hrs light for just over 7 weeks and grew to about 18" tall. at apprx 3 weeks of veg i was able to take some clones from the lower braches while i was transplanting into a 3gal pale. About a week before switching over to flower i took another group of cuttings and topped the plant. She is now in week 8 of flower and stands about 30" tall with many colas, all of which are budding nicely now and a a few weeks from harvest.
 

PyspherE

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Just LST'd my El Nino that is in soil. Was able to cut her hieght in half which was needed. I am using the same method that worked quite well on my UH#2. I use about 8" lengths of covered copper wire which i corkscrew at either end and bend in the middle to create a long U. I use this to secure the branches by inserting them into the soil. This specific plant had an odd growth pattern and naturally developed 2 main branches at the second node and terminated its main cola at the third node with a pair of fan leaves and no branches. I have now tied these brances down in an S shape to spread out the canopy. EN - Soil - LST'd.png
 

PyspherE

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So far i have been exposed to very little in terms of nuitrients besides the info i've read online. I have been using General Hydroponics FloraNova Grow/Bloom and so far have had no issues with it. It is a one part formula which makes for easy mixing and makes res changes a breeze. As well, I used Voodoo Juice and BigBud, a couple additives from Advanced Nuitrients which i had read positive things about. Being my first grow i am unable to account for their effectiveness as i have no previous expierience to use as a referance, but so far my expierience with the products has been all good. The plant recieved one feeding approx evry 7 days and between these feeding it was usually given 2 waterings of ~0ppm water.

With my first plant(soil) i started feedings at ~200ppm of GH FNGrow during the 4th week of veg and increased by 100ppm at each weeks feeding, reaching a maximum of 900ppm. I used only GH FNGrow until i switched to flower when i used both GH FNGrow and GH FNBloom for 1 week followed by only GH FNBloom until present. For the final week i have given only a light dose at 500ppm of GH FNBloom. I used Voodoo Juice for the first 4 weeks of Veg and the first 2 weeks of flower and used at the recomended strength . The BigBud I started at week 2 of flower and have continued use up until this final week.

I have found the GH FN Grow/Bloom quite easy for use with hydro as well. After 10 days of rooting under 24hr light in 1" rockwool cubes two clones where placed in 4x4" rockwool cubes and placed in the flood table and buried in hydroton. They recieved 150ppm GH FNGrow for 5 days before increasing to 300ppm for 9 days. From here I increased 100 ppm every week while switching from GH FNGrow to GH FNBloom as i did with their mother in soil. For these plants in Ebb and Flow i also used both AN Voodoo Juice and AN BigBud. I used Voodoo as recomended for the first 6 weeks (week 2 flower) and started using BigBud which i will continue until the second last feeding.

Anyways there's still more to come and I'd love to hear your thoughts/suggestions

As Always, Peace
PyspherE
 

PyspherE

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So i made a couple purchases over the weekend that i am quite excited about.

First i finally ordered 4 x 3000K 24w HO T5. This will greatly enhance my lighting situation as i currently have 6500K bulbs which are not ideal for flower.

Second I oredered a small portable dehumidifier as my cabinet has been a little on the high side (45-50%)

Third and finally, probably most exciting, is my first seed order. So far i have gotten a couple seeds from freinds and bags here and there and a couple clones, but this is my first seed order where i was able to choose strains of my liking. I ordered from Attitude and chose 6 strains all from Nirvana: AK48, Aurora Indica, Short Rider, Papaya, Super Skunk, Vemus Flytrap. Also as freebies they included two strains from Dinafem: Blue Widow, Blue Hash. Nothing will be done with these until January at the earliest when i hope to try the autoflowering Short Rider.
 

PyspherE

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Hey guys and gals. Hows it goin this fine friday?

Anyways got my new light bulbs yesterday which prompted a complete tear down, clean up, and reassembly. While the plants were out of the cab already i took the oppertunity to change the my res's. This led to the discovering of a slim/algea issue in my DWC res which i am attributing to slightly high res temps and somewhat transparent rubbermaid container. There is not much i can do at this point about the res temps as i am low on cash but i cut some cardbored to place over the DWC system to reduce the amount of light reaching the nutrient solution (I just hope i did not let root rot set in). With new lights installed i rearranged my plants and strategically placed the 42w and 23w CFLs such that i was able to reduce the number used bringing my current wattage to 360w of 2700-3000K fluoresent lighting.

Grow Cab
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Ultra Haze - Soil (in Week ~9 Flower) Veg'd for 7 Weeks
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Ultra Haze - Ebb & Flow (in Week ~9 Flower) Veg'd for 4 WeeksIMAG0008.jpg

Ultra Haze & El Nino - DWC (in Week 5 Flower) Veg'd for ~2 Weeks
- Somthins up with El Nino's stunted growth which may be related to its 3-leaf nature. It had 3 Cotyledon leaves followed by 3 single finger serrated leaves so each node has 3 leaves. (wierd)
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Ultra Haze & El Nino - Soil (in Week 5 Flower) - Veg'd for ~2 Weeks
- 1 x El Nino on the right in ceramic pot, 2 x Ultra Haze on the left, rear in party cup, front in ceramic pot.
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Some Bud Pics from my oldest Lady
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Buds from youngest UH#2 in soil
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Buds from thriving El Nino in soil
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I'm getting really excited cause i know its only a handful of days before my ladies in week 9 are ready to come down. I know its pretty loose stuff but for my first indoor grow i'm not at all disappointed because i learned from the mistakes and made changes to correct them and i can already see a drastic improvement in what will be my second (yet smaller) crop.

Anyways, i would love to hear some feedback and am open to constructive critism.

As Always, Peace
PyspherE
 

PyspherE

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Hey there, been a busy week. Chopped my 3 bigger girls this week and when dry will yeild in around 3/4 of an Ounce by my best guess. Anyways here's some pics of my terrible airy buds, but im not complaining for my first indoor attempt.
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Stock from UH#2 in soil
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Roots and stocks from UH#2 in Ebb and Flow
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My almost empty cabinet ( 2 x UH in soil, 1 x UH in dwc, 1 x El Nino dwc, 1 x El Nino soil )
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These guys should be done in a few more weeks, (by christmas anyways) they are considerably smaller than the ones i cut down this week but i was able to fix most of the issues that caused my airy buds so they are significantly more dense.

Anyhow, thats my update. comments are encouraged.

As always
Peace, PsypherE
 

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PyspherE

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Hey There R.I.U. been awhile since i posted an update so i figured I'd let you know whats up with my grow! As of Saturday all my remaining plants are down and curing. With this grow now over I have retired that rickety contraption i called a grow cab. Come mid January i hope to have a cheap armoir that i currently have completly converted into a grow cabinet. I plan on splitting it into 2 areas, one to house a single mother and a second to SCRoG in. The mother will be given about 1.5 sq feet of grow space at about 40" tall, and the SCRoG area will be about 3 sq feet of grow space at about 40" tall as well. I hope to use and ebb and flow system for the SCRoG but depending on time and money constraints i may just pop some FFoF in some pots and go from there. Once i begin designing and converting the armoir i will post some pics.

As Always, Peace
PsypherE
 

WwW1962

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sweet stuff bro, i like the adjustable vent flex hehe a little late but never sorry :fire: burn the green midgets !!!
 

PyspherE

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sweet stuff bro, i like the adjustable vent flex hehe a little late but never sorry :fire: burn the green midgets !!!
Bahaha this thread is pretty much where i started!!! Clearly improved 100fold since then lol! Ill get anew thread rolling here soon!
 
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