My kick ass 400w grow tent setup w/ waterfarm
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cirrus12
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I'm aware. I'm currently shopping around for a grow tent, I haven't seen that one before.
Puff
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I have three tents setup, one HomeBox Small (23.5" x 23.5" x 47.25") its the one in the corner of the room cost $100 , 2 HTG tents in my closet (20" x 36" x 64") tents, cost $150 each. Both HTG tents have a 400W lights. The HomeBox Small has a 200W (5000K)CFL light. The idea is to have the mother plants about 3-4 alive in a vegatative state in the HomBox, take clones and flower them in the 2 larger tents under a HID light. The HomeBox is well made, I would reccomend them, the HTG tents are not made quite as well. I dont think I would try another one. I would go with a HomeBox, Or Dark Room tent. They are both made well.
I moved the plants around finally, this was done just to give them some elbow room. I have a light meter and there is no difference from one spot to another. It's a very tight setup. Like I said the tent your looking at is only 20"x36"x65". That why I put two of them in the closet. I have thought about pulling the tents out and just painting the room white, etc... but the tents give me full control over the air flow.
Day 22
I moved the plants around finally, this was done just to give them some elbow room. I have a light meter and there is no difference from one spot to another. It's a very tight setup. Like I said the tent your looking at is only 20"x36"x65". That why I put two of them in the closet. I have thought about pulling the tents out and just painting the room white, etc... but the tents give me full control over the air flow.
Day 22
cirrus12
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Here is a pic of the HomeBox Small 23.5"x23.5"x47.25"
I live alone and if anyone should say something about it, I just tell them is for my clothes.
Thanks for the review. I was actually leaning towards the HTG ones, but the homebox looks pretty good. Doesn't it get really hot in them though? Any chance of a pic of how the light it set up in the homebox?
Puff
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The HTG tents are nicely sized, and if you need that size tent you dont have any other choices, my only real complaint are two things: (1) The zippers are already coming off, the threads are weak. I could get out a needle and thread and fix it. And im sure thats what Ill end up doing in the end. (2) There not totally light proof. I have zipped it up and poked my head through a 5" duct hole and could see light coming in through the seams. So I dont think its ideal to flower in one tent with a bright light on outside the tent. That was the original plan, but now I moved it to the smaller HomeBox tent. Much thicker canvas, more solid in constuction, and light proof. Take a look at the pics,
I was able to get my very last White Widow seed to sprout, its in the back left corner. Its my last hope and it better be a girl. I also have some feminized strains growing. But so far, the mystery bag seed is the best, fastest, most impressive plant I have sprouted to date. It's kind of confusing, should I focus my attention on the fastest growing plants? That would mean that these expensive seeds I bought werent needed. I just havent got enough experience yet, Ill keep em all growing until I have absolutely no space left anywhere for them. Then I will make some cuts.
I was able to get my very last White Widow seed to sprout, its in the back left corner. Its my last hope and it better be a girl. I also have some feminized strains growing. But so far, the mystery bag seed is the best, fastest, most impressive plant I have sprouted to date. It's kind of confusing, should I focus my attention on the fastest growing plants? That would mean that these expensive seeds I bought werent needed. I just havent got enough experience yet, Ill keep em all growing until I have absolutely no space left anywhere for them. Then I will make some cuts.
Puff
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Well after reading through other grow journals I decided to fimm my 3 big plants. There 22 days old and turning into monsters. This shoud curve the upward growth a bit forcing side branches to take over. Well that's what I understood from the technique.
Here is pic, its hard to get a clear photo of it, but I left a little bit of the node. I made the cut at a 45 degree angle.
Here is pic, its hard to get a clear photo of it, but I left a little bit of the node. I made the cut at a 45 degree angle.
cirrus12
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I had been wanting to get something like that for when I start flowering in a few weeks. Unfortunately the lights I have for flowering are a 24" T5 hood. 24" hood wont fit in a 20" box. The price is right and all, but it's just alittle too small. I'll Figure something out.
Puff
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Day 23
Unreal how fast these plants are growing. I mean I wanted fast growing plants, but I didn't think I would be that lucky.
If I dont flower soon they will overgrow the tent. I took 3 clones yesterday from my Endless Sky (front left corner), Ill wait a few days and if Im confident they are going to root, I will go ahead and flip the switch to 12/12. Im thinking by day 28, 4 week mark, no later. That should mean about 40-60 more days and I will have my first real harvest!
Unreal how fast these plants are growing. I mean I wanted fast growing plants, but I didn't think I would be that lucky.
If I dont flower soon they will overgrow the tent. I took 3 clones yesterday from my Endless Sky (front left corner), Ill wait a few days and if Im confident they are going to root, I will go ahead and flip the switch to 12/12. Im thinking by day 28, 4 week mark, no later. That should mean about 40-60 more days and I will have my first real harvest!
Puff
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I have decided to flip the switch so to say, I'm going into turbo flowering mode!!! I have taken my clones in a veg state, and I'm going to assume they are all going to survive. That being said I don't want to wait any longer to see what I have got (boys or girls). So with a drum roll please.......
Here is my new light schedule: (military time)
Sunday On 1:12 - Sunday Off 22:48
Monday On 10:48 - Tuesday Off 8:24
Tuesday On 20:24 - Wednesday Off 18:00
Thursday On 6:00 - Friday Off 3:36
Friday On 15:36 - Saturday Off 13:12
That equates to 9:36 (On) /12 (off) or 21:36 in a full cycle. It should speed things up. I will have more light than the sun can offer. Every week Is the equivalent to 8.25 days on my light schedule. So in 6 weeks I will gain an extra week. What do you guys think? Yes, I know change is difficult and makes us all uncomfortable. But I'm leaving my comfort zone and trying out a cool idea.
Here is my new light schedule: (military time)
Sunday On 1:12 - Sunday Off 22:48
Monday On 10:48 - Tuesday Off 8:24
Tuesday On 20:24 - Wednesday Off 18:00
Thursday On 6:00 - Friday Off 3:36
Friday On 15:36 - Saturday Off 13:12
That equates to 9:36 (On) /12 (off) or 21:36 in a full cycle. It should speed things up. I will have more light than the sun can offer. Every week Is the equivalent to 8.25 days on my light schedule. So in 6 weeks I will gain an extra week. What do you guys think? Yes, I know change is difficult and makes us all uncomfortable. But I'm leaving my comfort zone and trying out a cool idea.
cirrus12
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That's kinda crazy. I'm looking foward to seeing how it turns out.
. You know Im with it for sure. The plants look healthy Puff. Nice grow. 