So here is my first real grow, I've done an "aquaintence" grow with bagseed and fluros that turned hermie on me so no results from that except for the experience.
My new setup is a 1000 watt hps (with enhanced blue spectrum) in a sun systems vented hood, carbon scrubber (homemade), and 465cfm dayton blower. Seeds are Nirvana Big Bud and B-52.
Pictures:
1. Safety first!
2-3. 1000watt hps blub, remote ballast, hood. Enhanced blue spectrum.
4. Using miracle grow potting soil, with blood and bone meal, 30% perilite, 5 gal pots, waterings are filtered h20 with hydrogen peroxide. I've already seen some Mg defeciencies in some of the plants and that's been treated.
5. 465cfm dayton blower with homemade carbon scrubber. This isn't filled yet, I'll be adding 4.0mm activated pellitized carbon in a few days. The scrubber was made from an old (i.e. free) john deere tractor air filter. Lined the sides with batting and cheese cloth. I'll post more pics of it being filled when I have my carbon.
6. Vented hood in action. I don't have the duct attachments yet, so I'm make doing with loads of duct tape. I don't see a fire hazard here, the blower is on 24/7 and everything can be touched without burning myself, including the tempered glass right under the light.
7. Fan to circulate air, and the remote ballast is raised off the carpet by a pan (would like to get a concrete block. The exhaust is vented out of the room, back inside living quarters. It is actually right beside the dryer and once I'm sure the scrubber is doing its job I'm going to reroute it out the dryer exhaust to the outside.
8. Shot of the grow room, hood is hanging by chains (I'll have the blower/scrubber hanging as well when it's complete to reduce some vibrations that are currently appearing). I see the possibility of a light rail at somepoint here =). Blue buckets are Big Bud, white ones are B-52 (I didn't plan it that way, they ran out of the same coloured buckets! Anyone think I should cover the white ones with tin foil to prevent light into the root ball?
9-10. Both are B-52, there's a bit of variation among these f2s.
11. This is one of the big bud plants, damn are those leaves fat! The others are showing amore even mixed between indica/sativa.
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I'll be sure to keep updating and posting pics as things progress. Everything was germed at the same time (paper towel method) and it is almost to week three right now. They were kept under fluro tubes (cool white) to sprout and strengthen until I got the hps up and running. They were in 8 oz cups and had excellent root development when I transplanted, no soil came loose and roots were well-wrapped around the bottom.
So that is what's going on, I'm all up (and excited) to hear what anyone has to say about the grow. Happy growing and smoking.
My new setup is a 1000 watt hps (with enhanced blue spectrum) in a sun systems vented hood, carbon scrubber (homemade), and 465cfm dayton blower. Seeds are Nirvana Big Bud and B-52.
Pictures:
1. Safety first!
2-3. 1000watt hps blub, remote ballast, hood. Enhanced blue spectrum.
4. Using miracle grow potting soil, with blood and bone meal, 30% perilite, 5 gal pots, waterings are filtered h20 with hydrogen peroxide. I've already seen some Mg defeciencies in some of the plants and that's been treated.
5. 465cfm dayton blower with homemade carbon scrubber. This isn't filled yet, I'll be adding 4.0mm activated pellitized carbon in a few days. The scrubber was made from an old (i.e. free) john deere tractor air filter. Lined the sides with batting and cheese cloth. I'll post more pics of it being filled when I have my carbon.
6. Vented hood in action. I don't have the duct attachments yet, so I'm make doing with loads of duct tape. I don't see a fire hazard here, the blower is on 24/7 and everything can be touched without burning myself, including the tempered glass right under the light.
7. Fan to circulate air, and the remote ballast is raised off the carpet by a pan (would like to get a concrete block. The exhaust is vented out of the room, back inside living quarters. It is actually right beside the dryer and once I'm sure the scrubber is doing its job I'm going to reroute it out the dryer exhaust to the outside.
8. Shot of the grow room, hood is hanging by chains (I'll have the blower/scrubber hanging as well when it's complete to reduce some vibrations that are currently appearing). I see the possibility of a light rail at somepoint here =). Blue buckets are Big Bud, white ones are B-52 (I didn't plan it that way, they ran out of the same coloured buckets! Anyone think I should cover the white ones with tin foil to prevent light into the root ball?
9-10. Both are B-52, there's a bit of variation among these f2s.
11. This is one of the big bud plants, damn are those leaves fat! The others are showing amore even mixed between indica/sativa.
Click for Larger Image
Click for Larger Image
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Click for Larger Image
Click for Larger Image
I'll be sure to keep updating and posting pics as things progress. Everything was germed at the same time (paper towel method) and it is almost to week three right now. They were kept under fluro tubes (cool white) to sprout and strengthen until I got the hps up and running. They were in 8 oz cups and had excellent root development when I transplanted, no soil came loose and roots were well-wrapped around the bottom.
So that is what's going on, I'm all up (and excited) to hear what anyone has to say about the grow. Happy growing and smoking.
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