Bc's RockLock pc grow..12/12 from seed

[Ghostwolf]

OK BC I just checked your cab photos. Looks to have a lot of potential so far, I know you'll do good my friend.

 

[BC Chronic]

Thanks autofordummies!!! Nice to have you here!! I am using a half gallon pot...
Thanks Ghost!! She is a handful trying to get her in and out of my pc though..not an inch extra of space anymore up top..
Hey cheese!!! Thanks...pics of my new cab build are in my albums if you want to look...
If anyone can answer this for me,It would be GREAT!! my new cab is 8 cubic feet inside with 4 cubic feet to grow scrog so how strong an exhaust should I get?I was thinking of using 1-79cfm to pull air out of the cab and pushing air in to the scrubber then have another 79cfm fan pulling air through the other end of the scrubber?! Does this make any sense??
I've never done a cab like this so any help would be awesome..
thank you all kindly

 

[Ghostwolf]

I not quite sure what to say about the exhaust BC. I have a 120mm 79cfm fan in my case now, and it works good just that none of that helps you I know. Maybe depending on how long the exhaust is, you could put one at each end or some place in between.

 

[christoph'sbud]

what im thinking, with a cab this big man, you're going to need a much bigger fan, ide say one that people use for their HPS cabs. i cant really remember what they are called, but they are big, and long, with two ends that you can attach ducting too and the fan in the middle.

doing like 550 cfm. cause this cab has tons of passive, your going to need alot more exhaust power, and i think it will help in the long run.

get back to me if you know what im talking about kinda

p.s - your babes looking amazing, this strain is DEFINITLY a stretcher! i cant believe how many fan leaves she has too!

christoph.

 

[BC Chronic]

Thanks Ghost!! Thats exactly what I wanted to do!! One at each end of the scrubber!!
Hey christoph!!Thanks bro! I do have a fan in my pc thats 251 cfm! Its mental! LOUD too!its a Nidec fan.. they put them in all the X-Box's..the fan you mean is a vortex fan..they have two ends made to fit over ducting.Right?
i'm not done in the least with my pc yet though..I am determined to exceed final weights of my last 2 growsso its going to be a scrog ala Aerohead style..if you have'nt read his thread, you should..an awesome thread..I've followed it for a long time..
Thanks

 

[autosfordummies]

thanks bc glad to be here. u could also probably get away with using a 4in inline duct fan. u can hook up both sides with ducting. and id imagine one would be suffient to push or pull air through a scrubber

 

[Ghostwolf]

Thanks Ghost!! Thats exactly what I wanted to do!! One at each end of the scrubber!!
Hey christoph!!Thanks bro! I do have a fan in my pc thats 251 cfm! Its mental! LOUD too!its a Nidec fan.. they put them in all the X-Box's..the fan you mean is a vortex fan..they have two ends made to fit over ducting.Right?
i'm not done in the least with my pc yet though..I am determined to exceed final weights of my last 2 growsso its going to be a scrog ala Aerohead style..if you have'nt read his thread, you should..an awesome thread..I've followed it for a long time..
Thanks

The vortex fans are supposed to be good. I'm sure you'll get more bud than before BC. I'm definitely going to harvest more than I did in the last grow. I'd like to see that thread I need to know all I can about scrog, I know some now. But I still have some questions.

 

[heater76]

Thanks autofordummies!!! Nice to have you here!! I am using a half gallon pot...
Thanks Ghost!! She is a handful trying to get her in and out of my pc though..not an inch extra of space anymore up top..
Hey cheese!!! Thanks...pics of my new cab build are in my albums if you want to look...
If anyone can answer this for me,It would be GREAT!! my new cab is 8 cubic feet inside with 4 cubic feet to grow scrog so how strong an exhaust should I get?I was thinking of using 1-79cfm to pull air out of the cab and pushing air in to the scrubber then have another 79cfm fan pulling air through the other end of the scrubber?! Does this make any sense??
I've never done a cab like this so any help would be awesome..
thank you all kindly

Hey BC!! Nice girl u have, good work, i just find this on the net, hopes help you.
Calculating By Room Volume
You will find many calculations on the web for sizing a fan for ventilating indoor gardens; however, what many of these calculations fail to take into consideration is the friction loss on carbon filters and increased temperatures from HID lights. So here's my calculation method which you can use as a guide for sizing an exhaust fan for a growing area (keep in mind that this calculation will give you the lowest required CFM (Cubic feet of air per minute) required to ventilate the indoor garden.)

Step 1: Room Volume
First the volume of the room needs to be calculated. To calculate multiply length x width x height of growing area e.g. A room that is 8' x 8' x 8' will have a volume of 512 cubic feet.

Step 2: CFM Required
Your extraction fan should be able to adequately exchange the air in an indoor garden once every three minutes. Therefore, 512 cubic feet / 3 minutes = 171 CFM. This will be the absolute minimum CFM for exchanging the air in an indoor garden.

Step 3: Additional factors
Unfortunately, the minimum CFM needed to ventilate a indoor garden is never quite that simple. Once the grower has calculated the minimum CFM required for their indoor garden the following additional factors need to be considered:

Number of HID lights — add 5% per air cooled light or 10-15% per non-air cooled light.

CO2: add 5% for rooms with CO2 enrichment

Filters: if a carbon filter is to be used with the exhaust system then add 20%

Ambient temperature: for hot climates (such as Southern California) add 25%, for hot and humid climates (such as Florida) add up to 40%.

An Example
In our 8' x 8' room we have 2 x 1000w air cooled lights, and we plan to use a carbon filter. We also plan to use CO2 in this room. The ambient temperature is 90 °F (32°C), however, we will be using air from another room that is air-conditioned. Here's the minimum required CFM to ventilate room:

1) Calculate the CFM required for room (see above.)

2) Add 10% (for 2 air cooled lights.)

3) Add 5% of original CFM calculation (For CO2.)

4) Add 20% of original CFM calculation for Carbon Filter.

5) Air is coming from air-conditioned room so no need to add any other percentages.

6) CFM = (171 CFM) + (171CFM x 10%) + (171 CFM x 5%) + (171CFM x 20%) + ( 0 )= 231 CFM.

This is the absolute minimum CFM required to ventilate your room.

 

[lemonbud]

hey BC! thought i would make my appearance! iv actually been watching you for a while. just never realized that it was you. (its one hell of a plant, if you know what i mean ) all i can say is, WOW!!!! that is one hell of a 12/12 grow! i approve! i should be learning from you! i love how white those pistils are. the composition of the color of them to the green of the leaves really make it b-e-a-utiful! you are doing great! i have no advice to give... lol

 

[bloodlock]

Love the new cab BC, cannot wait to see it in action!

 

[BC Chronic]

Hey everyone!! Been so busy with the cab, I forgot to come visit my peers...sorry...
Thanks heater76!! Great formula..helped major..thank you very much bro..so I will need a fan with at least 79 plus cfm...not bad at all...
Thanks lemonbud for popping in!!! really nice to have you here...
bloodlock!! where've you been? thanks for the vote on the cab..I am just finishing the DIY scrubber...I'll post pics in my album tonight..
Well, its now the begining of week 5, day 29..she is filling with crystals as you will all see..
the cola now touches the roof ..well almost..half an inch left!!!

lots of leaves but that means lots of sugar leavesthe crystals are going pretty well all the way down the very top leaves

not much more room

s the little one is'nt so little anymoreamazing how fast children grow..lol..

shot of the whole thang

this is the very top

the cola is filling out nicely..glad I chopped all those lower branches a long time ago
so what do you all think?? there is alot of leaves but those leaves(hopefully) should make bigger buds!!
thanks everyone....look forward to your feedback..good or bad, its ALL good!!

 

[Breezy1]

damn dude she is healthy as hell! you are the king of that pc my friend!

 

[christoph'sbud]

rediculasly healthy bro! are there new pictures in your album for your cab build?

i cant believe how much that clone grew

im getting some bleaching on a couple of my upper leaves on my PK, i think because its under the wrong type of bulb, i havent gotten your package, so send a message asap if you sent it or not!

cant wait to hear from you.

christoph

 

[autosfordummies]

shes really packin it on for ya bc. lovin it.

 

[Ghostwolf]

Looking good as always BC. Oh Yeah! I may be getting a rock lock seed down the road a bit.

 

[BC Chronic]

Thanks Breezy1!!I think I finally have this pc dialed in..next time(soon!!) is a TW scrog...
Thanks christoph'sbud!!! Lots more cab pics plus a step by step for a DIY scrubber that can be made to ANY size pretty well...
Thanks autosfordummies!!!
hey Ghost!! Thanks..you will love growing a RockLock...
Here she is at day 31 of bloom..week 5...crystals are packing in everywhere now plus the buds are filling out fast..it almost looks bigger then the TW at the end of that grow!! She is going to pump out BIG buds for sure...

all the lower buds(3!!) are getting bigger too..

top shot..nice and shiny

filling in fast or what??!! The cola is already bigger then the TW on the same day of my last grow

she's bent all over

I've managed to get 1 nice cola out of her...nummy...
so let me know what you all think..I'm going to visit some threads...
thanks everyone

 

[#1cheesebuds]

well she is looking very very very nice. and her daughters look lovely as well.

 

[b00m]

Damn bro you got that girl cranking out the resin, you got this PC growing style fucking rocking mate. Those clones would love your new cab with a good veg period with LST ala BC style, imho, or are you doing that already and I've skimmed too much thru the thread. hehehe

 

[micro420guy]

looks awesome BC.. I don't know if this has been asked already but are those cuts under 12/12 too?

 

[christoph'sbud]

holy moly man!! all is looking great, my plants been going half as long, and its barely started bud XD

cant wait too see those new cab pics! headed over now

christoph.