Douchestubbler's FIRST grow - PC Grow

[douchestubbler]

This is my first grow, a PC grow that I decided to do after a lot of lurking on this board.
Basic Specs:
Built out of an old computer case, I think it is roughly 19 inches tall.
Hydroponic DWC (SWC?) System.
One 25W CFL, not sure on spectrum. It is a warm white bulb.
One 26W CFL, not sure on spectrum. It is a soft white bulb.
Carbon Filtered.
One 80MM Intake fan, one 80MM Exhaust fan, not sure on RPM's, but the Exhaust has a faster RPM.
I think I am doing a week of just straight growth, 24h light, and then running 12/12 for roughly 8 weeks.
The reservoir for the DWC system is roughly 1/2-3/4 gallon, and right now I am just using straight up distilled water. Hopefully the size of it will reduce drastic pH fluctuations. They were put in the rockwool last night.
Nutes are BC Bloom, BC Boost, and Awesome Blossom.

When should I start nutes? Should I be giving them nutes right now? Should I go 1/2, or even 1/4, strength?
Thanks for any comments. I am so excited.

 

[MushuHappiness]

Nice!! I wanted to do this with mine but i couldnt find a container the right size What are the specs of the case and container?

Also, if you can, you might want to add another exhaust fan to help cool the case as just one intake and one exhaust, especially a carbon filtered exhaust, will cause a build up of static air, and that air that the intake is pushing in, is going to escape through the small cracks... So when it comes flowering time, the smell will escape also

 

[douchestubbler]

Thanks!
Oh, and thank you for the link in your profile. Thats where I learned how to wire my fans for this case!

 

[TheOneWill]

Where did you get that tub from?

 

[Oaklandish]

Can I get a shot of how you wired your lights? This looks promising, good luck, I'll be following until the end.

 

[Guest]

Very nice.Put some mylar in or paint it and as "MushuHappiness" said do something about the fans

 

[douchestubbler]

Can I get a shot of how you wired your lights? This looks promising, good luck, I'll be following until the end.

I ghetto wired my lights man, I don't think this is what you are looking for. I just used the power supply to support my lights, and I am kind of sorry I did it. But they are glued and wired in there, so I can't get them out.

Day 3:

 

[thatonedutchkid]

WOW

this is exactly what I want to do with my case...but I could never find a hydro set up that fit... how much did it run you to set this up? did you buy everything seperately or did you end up getting some kind of package deal?

 

[douchestubbler]

WOW

this is exactly what I want to do with my case...but I could never find a hydro set up that fit... how much did it run you to set this up? did you buy everything seperately or did you end up getting some kind of package deal?

Ha ha, I was very lucky to find the reservoir I did. It was a plastic storage box we were using for old camcorder tapes.
What I bought, and where:
Air Pump $11.99 (Petco, aquarium section)
Clear Tubing $1.99 (Petco, aquarium section)
6 inch airstone $4.99 (",")
Thats the aeration system. I don't think my terminology is correct on that one, i'm baked. But it keeps the oxygen content in the water high and removes algae and stuff, i think.
Then I needed
A reservoir FREE (the storage box)
Lid to said reservoir FREE (",")
knife to cut holes (or dremel tool)
3 inch net pots $.35 (Hydro store)
And because the plastic was coloured and translucent,
Foil tape $5.49 a roll (ACE Hardware, Tape section)
$25.06 (or about $26.95 after tax)1
Voila.

 

[kidkannabis]

NNNNice douchestubbler!!! Very simple and inexpensive but very affective.I think ill start a PC grow soon.What strain are you growing? Did you start them straight in rockwool or did you germinate them 1st?

 

[douchestubbler]

Funny story... I made a terrarium out of an old food container, and put soil in the bottom of it, threw some seeds in, and put it in my attic. I forgot about it for about two weeks. It is always dark in there. I opened it and saw that i had sprouts, but i was worried they were dead. I transplanted them into the rockwool. They grew, to my astonishment. The constant humidity in the terrarium kept them alive.

 

[doobieman2259]

nice grow good job

 

[kidkannabis]

Very interesting!! who wouldve known?! i think you just started a new germinating method.lol. theyre coming out nice.

 

[thatonedutchkid]

lol just found a perfect reservoir


its great what you can get if you look around the basement a little haha.

looking forward to seeing how these girls are gonna grow (your girls and mine as well)

do you plan on getting stronger lights? or just leaving the two you have in there?

 

[douchestubbler]

I've been toying with the idea of adding one more 26W light, but I think that is going to happen after this grow. I want to get rid of the power supply casing, and I dont want to do any major stuff with my case in the middle of a grow.


EDIT:
I decided to start 12-12 today. I want them to develop a good root system, so I took them off the 24h light.

 

[douchestubbler]

After school check.
The one on the left had good growth, I could tell it grew. The one on the right hasn't grown in about a day, it seems. It could be dead. It has gone through a lot of stress, but I have many more seeds to work with. Ha ha. Switched plant positions too.

No new pictures. Couldn't get any good ones.
Any more questions/hints?

 

[Killuminatti]

What strain ya growin out?

 

[douchestubbler]

I have a ton of seeds from some uncompressed, seedy as hell schwag. But even though it was schwag, I got a tremendous indica high. It put me to sleep every night. Thats what the two seeds in the net pots are.
And then I have a few seeds from some amazing mids that I am smoking off right now. It is more like dank gone wrong. It has deep amber trich's, so I think it was harvested too late. But a great sativa/indica mix, more of a sativa.
I have not ordered anything for this grow, and I am gonna keep it that way for as long as possible. Mostly, this is a practice grow for me. It is going to be a learning experience for me. Maybe I will order some seeds later, but for now I am happy.

EDIT: cleaned and refilled reservoir. The reservoir is exactly one gallon

 

[thatonedutchkid]

And then I have a few seeds from some amazing mids that I am smoking off right now. It is more like dank gone wrong.

those mids were most likely not hydroponically grown correct? because alot of time if its growin using hydroponics its pretty dank and the only dro I've ever smoked have been put into the "highs" category personally...

so I'm just guessing, if you do all you hydroponics right, you should have some pretty dank buds if it was as good as you said it is.

 

[AriesXX]

I have not ordered anything for this grow, and I am gonna keep it that way for as long as possible. Mostly, this is a practice grow for me. It is going to be a learning experience for me. Maybe I will order some seeds later, but for now I am happy.

I think that's the best way to look at these Micro Grows, imho. You get to enjoy the experience of watching Cannabis grow, and understand all its needs, etc without the pressure of worrying about how much you're going to yield. It seems like it would be a lot more fun with that outlook Then, when you have the space, all that stuff you learned will pay off. Your setup looks really clean so far, very nice.