Hey everyone,
Thanks for checking out my first journal. I am a longtime rollitup reader, first time posting!
I just finished up a Auto Critical Mass grow which yielded 2 ounces dry from 3 plants, which was not what I hoped for. I kept two Kandy Kush plants from seeds in veg for 3 months with the autos in a closet grow with a 20/4 light cycle - they are now 3.5 feet each. I took 10 cuttings on Monday 3/11/13 and placed them in a home-made cloner under cfls. 5 days and they are still green, no roots yet... I'm hoping for at least 5 of them to root. The two Kandy Kush mothers proved very resistant to heat stress experienced during the auto critical grow, I think they have really good genes. My plan is to have 6 KK plants veg with Scrog til they reach about a foot each and switch them to flowering under a 600 watt HPS in FF Ocean Floor Soil. My goal is 1 pound dry. I am aiming for a pretty silent grow and dished out almost 200 bucks for a S&P TD Silent fan with acoustic technology, I will also buy sound proofing material if necessary. I would appreciate any feedback, critique or advice as the grow progresses.
The Set Up
Plants
Kandy Kush clones - on day 5 of cloning. All seems well,waiting for roots!
I want to do 6 plants - 5 KK clones and maybe put one of the "mother" plants to flower as well. (not sure if this is a good idea or if it will cause problems with my Scrog plan, any thoughts?)
Cloner
​large 2 Liter Tupperware with holes drilled on cap
air pump
air stone
cushion cut into circles from womens hair rollers
rapid rooter
super thrive in water
(after 5 days they are alive and well, some signs of rooting)
Tent
4x4x8 Lighthouse - Hydro Grow Tent from: Ebay
Light
600 Watt HPS -MH Cool tube: local hydro shop
-With a dimmable digital ballast from Ipower (no noise unlike some magnetic ballast)
-on retractable hangers
Ventialtion
-Exhaust - Aiming for a quiet grow with a Soler & Palau TD Silent 150s Fan high 333 cfm - low 239 CFM: $190 Shipped: Hvac (on its way)
-a 6" by 14" Scrubber rated for 350 max cfm: Ebay (have not ordered yet, I have a larger 6" by20" that has a 400 cfm rating, not sure if I should use it instead)
(I wonder if I should get a filter at a higher or lower cfm since the fan peaks at 333 CFM, my tent is 128 Cubic Feet, I need to be as discreet as possible, thoughts?)
-Two 6" clip fans for air circulation
-passive intake from tent vents
Will pull from scrubber< Fan < Insulated Ducting < Light <insulated ducting < Exhaust
(I also have one of those cheep $20 intake fans that I will use straight with the cool tube, if the S&P cant keep temps down and scrub efficiently. I rather not because the intake fan is loud and I'm shooting for a low key operation. If I used the intake fan will it be a hazard to use sound proofing material on it, fire/heat? )
Soil
Fox Farms Ocean Forrest
2 Gal grow bags (thinking of doing 3 gal instead, thoughts?)
Nutes
Fox Farm Line
Super Thrive
Rapid Root
Extras
Ph Kit, digital temp/ humidity meter
Thanks again!!!
Thanks for checking out my first journal. I am a longtime rollitup reader, first time posting!
I just finished up a Auto Critical Mass grow which yielded 2 ounces dry from 3 plants, which was not what I hoped for. I kept two Kandy Kush plants from seeds in veg for 3 months with the autos in a closet grow with a 20/4 light cycle - they are now 3.5 feet each. I took 10 cuttings on Monday 3/11/13 and placed them in a home-made cloner under cfls. 5 days and they are still green, no roots yet... I'm hoping for at least 5 of them to root. The two Kandy Kush mothers proved very resistant to heat stress experienced during the auto critical grow, I think they have really good genes. My plan is to have 6 KK plants veg with Scrog til they reach about a foot each and switch them to flowering under a 600 watt HPS in FF Ocean Floor Soil. My goal is 1 pound dry. I am aiming for a pretty silent grow and dished out almost 200 bucks for a S&P TD Silent fan with acoustic technology, I will also buy sound proofing material if necessary. I would appreciate any feedback, critique or advice as the grow progresses.
The Set Up
Plants
Kandy Kush clones - on day 5 of cloning. All seems well,waiting for roots!
I want to do 6 plants - 5 KK clones and maybe put one of the "mother" plants to flower as well. (not sure if this is a good idea or if it will cause problems with my Scrog plan, any thoughts?)
Cloner
​large 2 Liter Tupperware with holes drilled on cap
air pump
air stone
cushion cut into circles from womens hair rollers
rapid rooter
super thrive in water
(after 5 days they are alive and well, some signs of rooting)
Tent
4x4x8 Lighthouse - Hydro Grow Tent from: Ebay
Light
600 Watt HPS -MH Cool tube: local hydro shop
-With a dimmable digital ballast from Ipower (no noise unlike some magnetic ballast)
-on retractable hangers
Ventialtion
-Exhaust - Aiming for a quiet grow with a Soler & Palau TD Silent 150s Fan high 333 cfm - low 239 CFM: $190 Shipped: Hvac (on its way)
-a 6" by 14" Scrubber rated for 350 max cfm: Ebay (have not ordered yet, I have a larger 6" by20" that has a 400 cfm rating, not sure if I should use it instead)
(I wonder if I should get a filter at a higher or lower cfm since the fan peaks at 333 CFM, my tent is 128 Cubic Feet, I need to be as discreet as possible, thoughts?)
-Two 6" clip fans for air circulation
-passive intake from tent vents
Will pull from scrubber< Fan < Insulated Ducting < Light <insulated ducting < Exhaust
(I also have one of those cheep $20 intake fans that I will use straight with the cool tube, if the S&P cant keep temps down and scrub efficiently. I rather not because the intake fan is loud and I'm shooting for a low key operation. If I used the intake fan will it be a hazard to use sound proofing material on it, fire/heat? )
Soil
Fox Farms Ocean Forrest
2 Gal grow bags (thinking of doing 3 gal instead, thoughts?)
Nutes
Fox Farm Line
Super Thrive
Rapid Root
Extras
Ph Kit, digital temp/ humidity meter
Thanks again!!!