Stelthy's 600W Hps Project! (New-Cab)

jsgamber said:
Wow stelthy! Nice update. It doesn't even look like you removed anything! :bigjoint:
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Ok it had to be done..... Don't worry its not the GWS! ..I had to cut down 2 more Tomato plants due to lack of space for my ladies.. and also the underside of the canopy had a fair few dead leaves. So I did the rightful thing and took em out - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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By doing so I have really made some room and reduced the risk of mould from the dead tomato leaves.. Also I found some Tomatoes that are actually growing very well, which was a nice surprise :) - STELTHY :leaf:
 
I decided to further bend some of my ladies branches and LST them some more, so by next MONDAY's UPDATE there should be some LST'd branches creeping into that empty space to further make use of my 400's output :) - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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Here's the space I made and I decided to LST the Mystery lady and a few of the Strawberry Thai's branches..and if need be I can further train the GWS if she needs some more space, which no doubt she will :) - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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I also tidy'd up under the screen of my GWS most of the leaves were shaded by the canopy above, now more of the plants energy can be focused on the top of the screen where I want it to be :) - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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Its not needed yet but I found this on another thread and thought it would be useful for reference upon harvest time :) I've always just guessed when my plants are ready, But now I have a 400x magnifier I can connect to my TV, I can chop at the exact time to earn great buds with high impact :) - STELTHY :leaf:
 
oOBe RyeOo said:
Hey, I have a question for you. How do you keep your cabinet cool.... I have mine in a closet and I'm finding it hard to keep the temps below 90*F. Maybe you could give me some advice.

I was thinking maybe I could just cut another air hole into the false floor.

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/362757-my-semi-diy-stealth-cabinet-11.html
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I leave the windows slightly open in my grow-cab's room and have my in-line fan running a 50% of its power, I use 45 degree bends and the bare minimum actual turns in my ducting, I also use grow-shelf mounted CPU fans to help elevate the air inside the cab, to not only feed the underside of my plants leaves but also to take the heat off the plants themselves :) I also use an air cooled reflector that I have sealed all the way around with silver duct tape..

My fan is a 6" in-line, so I use a 6" passive intake, and draw in room temp air (cooled from the open windows) and expel into the same room a little higher up! the temps stay consistant in the cab. I am currently running a boostable 400w HPS and my temps vary between 27oC and 22oC depending on how warm my actual room is from the heat of the weather/air that flows into my room.

Thats about it really.. And since I am not yet running my 600 there is no need to mod the loft or start playing around with AC setups.. So a 250, and 400 run just fine... admitidly the 250 works better and allows me to control my temps better in summer, But come the winter and the colder months the 400 is equally easy to run and still maintain the right sort of temps.. Hope this helps man :) - STELTHY :leaf:
 
A friend of mine, who took on my old cab has been having some difficulty getting his Arjun Haze seeds to pop, So I decided that I could/should help him out.. I took 4 clones of my Great White Shark, a put them in my heated propagator.. After a couple of days it hit me that 'Clones' are supposed to be under 18/6 light periods.. Not left in the dark.. Oop my bad lol :) So this is what I cam up with, or have come up with so far :)

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I used a white wooden shelf bracket, drilled some holes in it.. Wired a cheap lamp mogule connected to a 6400k 60W mini CFL, through to a 3-pin plug, connected that to my surge protected power supply via a timer, then added a red lamp shade colour coded to our soon to be new red carpet :) lol and tidied my power lead with some cable ties and voila.. My clones are growing happily :) Phew! - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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Here's a sneak preview of what's in store for tomorrow's MONDAY UPDATE :) I have also decided to make a colour coded black and chrome door for the left hand side of my cab to keep it more 'Stealth' .. The little 6400k White CFL is pretty bright despite its size and makes it harder to sleep at night, I was going to make a little curtain, then I thought of a full length black-out blind, and now I've settled with the idea of a 'Stealth-Door' :) I'll document that in a few week times - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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The space on the bottom left is filling in nicely, I have LST'd both stems from the Strawberry Thai and stems from the Great White Shark and Mystery plant, The cab is certainly looking a lot fuller these days and the smell is rich :) The white hairs/pistols are forming all over the place, Good, good, good - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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I've noticed since upgrading from CFL's to HID lighting the ladies are producing longer white hairs... and alot more of them in a short space of time :) - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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