Nirvana's Papaya.....with pics!

gohydro

gohydro

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pppfemguy said:
damn man plants look dee-lish-ish what kinda ventilation system u got going on there??
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God I hope so. These last few weeks seem to take forever and I can't wait to sample.

I have a 450cfm vortex fan drawing fresh air in and it feeds a Mom cabinet as well as the lights over the flowering plants.
 
pppfemguy

pppfemguy

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gohydro said:
God I hope so. These last few weeks seem to take forever and I can't wait to sample.

I have a 450cfm vortex fan drawing fresh air in and it feeds a Mom cabinet as well as the lights over the flowering plants.
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yea man the stage ur at right now in ur grow is the hardest part seeing all them nice buds but u only gotta wait a lil longer.....i was wondering about ur duct work u have cuz i have 1000 watt light and them thigns are hard to keep cool and these duct systems seem kinda confusing to me cuz damn i got everything else down pat cept the ventilation set-up so i was gonna ask all u got is the vortex fan??
 
gohydro

gohydro

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pppfemguy said:
yea man the stage ur at right now in ur grow is the hardest part seeing all them nice buds but u only gotta wait a lil longer.....i was wondering about ur duct work u have cuz i have 1000 watt light and them thigns are hard to keep cool and these duct systems seem kinda confusing to me cuz damn i got everything else down pat cept the ventilation set-up so i was gonna ask all u got is the vortex fan??
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If you look at the last few posts in my journal you might find a little better picture of the set-up. The vortex fan has a 6" inlet and the outlet has a tee in it with dampers. 1 of the branch lines off the tee feeds the Mom cabinet (with 1 400 HPS) and is connected directly to the light hood and is exhausted out the other side of the cabinet. The other branch line feeds (2) 600's over the flowering plants and is also connected to the hoods. Because my tubs sit on the floor I have an oscillating fan blowing across the tubs (to help keep the nutes cool) and I also have a Stanley blower (35 bucks from Walmart directing air across the colas/light hoods.

As far as ventilation just remember that in order for it to work properly you need to be able to exhaust the hot air from the room too.....not just bring it in.
 
pppfemguy

pppfemguy

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gohydro said:
If you look at the last few posts in my journal you might find a little better picture of the set-up. The vortex fan has a 6" inlet and the outlet has a tee in it with dampers. 1 of the branch lines off the tee feeds the Mom cabinet (with 1 400 HPS) and is connected directly to the light hood and is exhausted out the other side of the cabinet. The other branch line feeds (2) 600's over the flowering plants and is also connected to the hoods. Because my tubs sit on the floor I have an oscillating fan blowing across the tubs (to help keep the nutes cool) and I also have a Stanley blower (35 bucks from Walmart directing air across the colas/light hoods.

As far as ventilation just remember that in order for it to work properly you need to be able to exhaust the hot air from the room too.....not just bring it in.
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yea........i hear ya and i have about 800-1000 bucks to spend on a gooood vent. set-up another thing that worrys me is electrical stuff i mean having all that plugged in the one outlet thats alot and i dont need the wife to kick my ass for burnin the house down or the police getting snoopy from the heat so i need some good and stealthy duct work
 
gohydro

gohydro

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pppfemguy said:
yea........i hear ya and i have about 800-1000 bucks to spend on a gooood vent. set-up another thing that worrys me is electrical stuff i mean having all that plugged in the one outlet thats alot and i dont need the wife to kick my ass for burnin the house down or the police getting snoopy from the heat so i need some good and stealthy duct work
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Well, if noise isn't an issue then the vortex fans are the way to go. They move some serious air. I learned the hard way......bought an in-line 6" round duct fan. Didn't work. Bought a 150cfm bathroom exhaust fan. Didn't work. Splurged on the vortex blower....it kicks ass. If you need some electrical advice feel free to PM me.
 
pppfemguy

pppfemguy

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gohydro said:
Well, if noise isn't an issue then the vortex fans are the way to go. They move some serious air. I learned the hard way......bought an in-line 6" round duct fan. Didn't work. Bought a 150cfm bathroom exhaust fan. Didn't work. Splurged on the vortex blower....it kicks ass. If you need some electrical advice feel free to PM me.
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thanks for the PM dude i will def. need ur advice on the ventilation and electrical system

and oh yea be sure to let me know the dry weight of ur ladies really curious to know
 
{Kottonmouth.King}

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Tite system. I want to do aero but am sort of weary about hydro. I have never grown before but wanna do my first in soil just so I dont kill the fuck out of it with a hydro system. Also I dont have a pH meter of nute meter.
 
gohydro

gohydro

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{Kottonmouth.King} said:
Tite system. I want to do aero but am sort of weary about hydro. I have never grown before but wanna do my first in soil just so I dont kill the fuck out of it with a hydro system. Also I dont have a pH meter of nute meter.
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Hydro is very easy if you understand the basics. It's nice to be able to give your plants exactly what they want/need, and with hydro growing you can take ppm measurements every day and see exactly what the plant is doing or what it needs. Personally I got tired of hauling new dirt inside and hauling the old dirt out.

If you're any type of DIY guy you can make a cheap killer aero system for less than 100 bucks.....excluding lighting, meters and nutrients of course.

You're right.....don't even waste the time if you cant afford a good PH and PPM meter.

Check back soon...I'll be harvesting in the next week and I'll post some pictures. Those ladies are looking schweeeeeeeet and judging from the sample I smoked last night the weed is killer! :blsmoke:
 
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