Flaming Pie
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pilot holes and wood screws.. dont forget. and 2x4s to brace it.
Northern Lights X BB auto & Speed Devil auto
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Flaming Pie
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Unless you were planning on walking into the box, i'd say no deeper than 3 feet. width depends on how many plants you will be growing.
Flaming Pie
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btw they cant cut squares or holes.. I had to buy a jigsaw and circle drill cutter. (not the proper terms I'm sure)
The supplies and tools to build cost more than a nice grow tent would of been. But you can always reuse tools..
The supplies and tools to build cost more than a nice grow tent would of been. But you can always reuse tools..
Cloudz2600
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Haha...fuck that I'd rather get another pair of sterilite bins than buy all that and do the work. I had enough trouble cutting square 4" squares in plastic. I don't even want to keep the tools to boot.
Flaming Pie
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I do alot of sculpture and home repairs.. so tools are kewl.
I had alot of black/white poly and some spare wood and I made a new clone tent. FREE. sorta lol
Cloudz2600
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If there is a wood shop in my state it's not anywhere close. I've lived in my state for around 15 years and lived in the same city for 10, never seen a wood shop or at least a place that assembles my wood for me. I'm sure there's people that I could contract out to do a custom job, but as far as walking in, dropping stuff off and coming back to find it assembled? Nothing like that. The college I go to is in a middle of no where town so maybe they might have something like that.
Made a thread a little while ago, guy brought up a good point of PLLs. I know they're a lot cooler than CFLs, but I'm not sure about their lumen output. Ugh, I think I'm going to take another sample from one of the plants this isn't so much as stressful, but there's so many options.
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/550833-switching-cfl-hps.html#post7804922
Made a thread a little while ago, guy brought up a good point of PLLs. I know they're a lot cooler than CFLs, but I'm not sure about their lumen output. Ugh, I think I'm going to take another sample from one of the plants this isn't so much as stressful, but there's so many options.
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/550833-switching-cfl-hps.html#post7804922
Lady.J
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You are now in stage 2 of being in danger of smoking your plant before it fully dries...making excuses to smoke such as "I think I'm going to take another sample from one of the plants so this isn't so much as stressful..." Amazing how many new stresses I found that I needed MJ's aid in
Cloudz2600
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Lmao, I figure I'm rationalizing at this point, but if I just need to make the "sample" last 2 days since I plan to harvest in three. Ambient temp is around 79-80F so it will probably be a quick dry. Hand it inside the bin with a small 4" fan going(pointed away from the plants) 24/7 should probably make it a quick one...hopefully...Ok, I'm rationalizing. To be fair this is mildly like stressful though...
Lady.J
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Lmao, I figure I'm rationalizing at this point, but if I just need to make the "sample" last 2 days since I plan to harvest in three. Ambient temp is around 79-80F so it will probably be a quick dry. Hand it inside the bin with a small 4" fan going(pointed away from the plants) 24/7 should probably make it a quick one...hopefully...Ok, I'm rationalizing. To be fair this is mildly like stressful though...
Lol! I feel you though...some of the best ideas come when you're high! Maybe I can find a vid / thread of an easy to make box and might convince you to diy
. I'll keep an eye out for smaller cool tubes as well.
Cloudz2600
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Haha yea, I've had a few people telling me not to go HID in a plastic bin for obvious reasons. T5s are a lot cooler and are more efficient than HIDs. Unless I look at getting a larger space though this: http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-HTG-Supply-2-Foot-2-Lamp-PL-55-Tek-Lamp.asp# seems like the best bet. 2' long, 11" wide which would leave me with 9" long and around 3" wide left over. Only 10k lumens which apparently is high output for T5s.
EDIT: Just measured by bins. Combined I have 2'9" of vertical space, it's 2' 2" long and 14" wide.
EDIT: Just measured by bins. Combined I have 2'9" of vertical space, it's 2' 2" long and 14" wide.
Lady.J
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I think Lotus bulbs put out 15k lumens....but can't remember if that's the 125w or the 200w.
Cloudz2600
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Yea the 200w is 15k, the 125 is 9.5k. Only thing is over how much of an area. Without a doubt 2' T5s would be better from a spread over area. I imagine 2 of those in their own separate reflector(oh I have 2 reflectors, lucky me) would be nice though...Hmm...400w run 12/12 is only $8 a month...5.5 cents KwH 
And I have the room and set up for that already...
And I have the room and set up for that already...
Cloudz2600
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Checked ebay for the 125 and the 200w...Damn 12" long? That's crazy. Also kind of weird how the 125 and the 200 are the same length?
Cloudz2600
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230764333456#ht_3900wt_1163, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330661233408#ht_3935wt_1163 Yea, I'm not sure I can use the 200w mainly because it may be too wide to put in the reflectors. I have to use an adapter apparently though so I'm not sure.
The 6500k actually says 15" long 8 1/2" wide which is crazy. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330619999357#ht_3845wt_1163
The 6500k actually says 15" long 8 1/2" wide which is crazy. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330619999357#ht_3845wt_1163
Lady.J
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I'll put up the bin tomorrow and take a pic with the 125w so you can see how it looks inside...
Cloudz2600
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Ok thanks. I'll totally grab 2 if they can fit. I'll probably need to measure the reflectors though. $60 for 19k lumens is a good deal for me.
Cloudz2600
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Watered the plants today with just Blackstrap molasses. That stuff is a lot darker than normal molasses. I should need to water in two more days(Sunday) which is when I'll harvest the top half of the plant. Sorta works out. I plan on using some string, taping it end to end in the bin and hang the buds there. It's the best way to make sure I have low enough humidity and it's pretty cool in there with the lights off.
Pretty severe yellowing on the Northern Lights and I took about 6 leaves off. Decent yellowing on the Blue Mammoth, took one leaf off. Figure anything I do won't fix it in two days so I'll just keep on doing what I'm doing.
Triches look to be about 75-80% cloudy, with a little less clear and even less amber. Took a sample about in the middle. Just the top, I'm not taking any branches. A good 3-4 bowls. High is preety nice. Not that much of a couch lock at first, but it's a creeper. Can't really comment on taste because I microwaved it. Smell is pretty stinky. I actually can't smell the Blue Mammoth if the Northern Lights is next to it. By itself BL doesn't have a stench and I can't smell it unless I'm right next to it.
Pretty severe yellowing on the Northern Lights and I took about 6 leaves off. Decent yellowing on the Blue Mammoth, took one leaf off. Figure anything I do won't fix it in two days so I'll just keep on doing what I'm doing.
Triches look to be about 75-80% cloudy, with a little less clear and even less amber. Took a sample about in the middle. Just the top, I'm not taking any branches. A good 3-4 bowls. High is preety nice. Not that much of a couch lock at first, but it's a creeper. Can't really comment on taste because I microwaved it. Smell is pretty stinky. I actually can't smell the Blue Mammoth if the Northern Lights is next to it. By itself BL doesn't have a stench and I can't smell it unless I'm right next to it.
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Flaming Pie
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Frosty =) Invite me over lol
