Gmo's Aero tent and Soil tent

gmo · Apr 27, 2021

3'x3' Aero tent had 3x Mars Hydro ts1000s, 4" fan and filter and 6L humidifier. Currently growing ILGM Auto genetics. 2x auto fem gelato and 1x auto fem Zkittlez. I did have a blip last week with a very high EC that has been corrected. Plants seen to be responding ok and bouncing back. These 3 are on day 11.

2'x2' Soil tent with 1x Mars Hydro ts1000, 4" fan and filter and 4L humidifier. Currently using Fox Farms Happy Frog in 3g fabric pots. ILGM genetics auto fem wedding cake. 1 broke ground 2 days ago and the other appears that it'll break ground in the next day or so.

Will post future updates in my grow diary.

bibi40 · Apr 27, 2021

Very nice and clean set up mate !!!

:good:

Mars Hydro Led · Apr 28, 2021

Welcome, GMO. In 3x3 tent, 3xTS1000 might be a little overkill if you turn on the full power. Also, there might be heat issue in summer and light bleach for your babies.
I would like to suggest you to use 2xTS1000 in that tent. Only a kindly suggestion. Correct me if i am wrong.

Thanks for choosing our light and tent. :angelshug:

gmo · Apr 28, 2021

Mars Hydro Led said:
Welcome, GMO. In 3x3 tent, 3xTS1000 might be a little overkill if you turn on the full power. Also, there might be heat issue in summer and light bleach for your babies.
I would like to suggest you to use 2xTS1000 in that tent. Only a kindly suggestion. Correct me if i am wrong.

Thanks for choosing our light and tent.

Thanks Mars Hydro Led . I was shooting for 50w per sqft and this setup achieves that. Heat is not an issue. I have a 6500btu air conditioner piped directly in to the grow tent. So far they seem to be enjoying the extra lumens. Lights currently at 80%. This is the morning of day 12.

gmo · Apr 29, 2021

Aero tent day 13. pH 5.8. lights @ 80%. Moved the net pots to their final locations.

gmo · Apr 29, 2021

Let's call this day 1 for the soil tent. Both Wedding Cake seeds have broken ground. Temp sits at ~70f with light adjusted to 60%. Humidity is much easier to control in this tent, and easily maintains 65%.

Mars Hydro Led · Apr 30, 2021

gmo said:
Thanks Mars Hydro Led . I was shooting for 50w per sqft and this setup achieves that. Heat is not an issue. I have a 6500btu air conditioner piped directly in to the grow tent. So far they seem to be enjoying the extra lumens. Lights currently at 80%. This is the morning of day 12.

If so, that would be better for them. :tiphat:

gmo · Apr 30, 2021

Day 14 in the aero tent. I started some LST last night. They'll continue to get this treatment until it's time to drop the SCROG on them.

gmo · May 3, 2021

Day 17 in the aero tent. Starting to see side branching. LST seems to be working just fine. Temp this morning was 79f, RH 42%, reservoir temp 70f. I'm still trying to dial in the portable room A/C as the weather warms up here, it's swinging the grow tent temperature a little as far as low 60s during lights off and high 70s during lights on. Another issue I'm running in to is clogged prefilters on both carbon filters, they're filling up with calcium deposits from hard water running through the humidifiers. I bought some capsules that sit in the humidifier reservoir that claimed they would take care of this issue, but I haven't seen a difference. I'm going to get a Brita filter for the grow room dedicated to water for the humidifiers and I think that should take care of it.

Day 5 in the soil tent. Everything going as predicted. Still not too much to see here, but they all start somewhere

gmo · May 4, 2021

Day 18 Aero tent. A little more LSTing and opening things up a little bit. Temp, humidity and reservoir temp in check. Noticing some nice internodal branching beginning. Day 6 Soil tent. Lights moved to 100% brightness @ 18" from tops of plants. Light watering, no nutrients at pH 6.4

Mars Hydro Led · May 5, 2021

Everything looks good.

gmo · May 5, 2021

Day 19 Aero tent. Reservoir change day. Fed at 1000ppm according to the GH feeding chart. Also added CalMag @ 4mL/G. pH 5.3 to allow swing the first few days. Figured out that the temperature sensor for the grow room air conditioner is built in to the remote and actually read the instructions. Now that I understand how it works I think managing temperature with less swings is going to be way easier. Gimme a day or so and I'll follow up.
Day 7 Soil tent. Everything as it should be at this point. Temp 75f, humidity hangs at approx. 60%.

gmo · May 6, 2021

Day 20 Aero tent. Readjusted reservoir pH to 5.4 after expected drift from changing out the reservoir yesterday. Still trying to figure out this portable A/C. I think I need an RF extender because the remote won't communicate with the unit from inside the tent and the thermometer is located in the remote. Still experiencing temperature swings from the mid 60s during lights off to a high of 82f with lights on. Really need to get that under control asap. Will pick up an RF extender kit today to hopefully resolve the issue. Res temp has also spiked to 73f which is concerning. Bottles are in the freezer and I'll drop one on the reservoir as soon as it's frozen to bring the temp down. Everything still looking good. Really bushy plants with lots of side branching. I think LST is going well, but if anyone could confirm I'd appreciate feedback.

Day 8 Soil tent. Temps are perfect at 75f lights on and 68f lights off. rH holds at a steady 60%. This tent is so easily managed and carefree at this point.

gmo · May 7, 2021

Day 21 Aero tent. I got the A/C figures out. I bought an RF repeater and it didn't work so I'll be returning it. Instead, I sat down with the instruction manual again and figured out how to schedule times on it. It'll run the entire time the lights are on and then 30 minutes in to the dark cycle and turn back on 30 minutes before the light cycle. I was pleased to wake up to the tent sitting at a very acceptable 76f this morning. Reservoir temperature has also been resolved with ice bottles, res temp was 66.9f this morning. I'll do my best to maintain it @ 64-67f. Lights at ~85%.

Day 9 Soil Tent. The easiest to manage indoor grow I've ever done. Temp maintains itself, humidity stays in check, and lights have been at 100% for days now with no issues.

gmo · May 8, 2021

Can anyone confirm that LST is looking ok? LST is new territory, and so is SCROGing. I was reading up on when to add a net with autoflowers, and I believe iIm At that point now. They're really stubby plants, more than in used to. Day 21 in aeroponics.
Side note:
I've found that almost everything, technology wise, has changed nowadays. When I was growing, in what seems like a previous life, I was using an aircooled 600w HPS, in a wooden framed, mylar lined grow closet. The struggle to keep that thing cool was awful. I was harvesting about .5gpw in soil at that time, growing unsexed, photoperiod strains. Memory lane and what not.

The new tech is amazing. It's almost like a whole new hobby!

Mars Hydro Led · May 8, 2021

I suppose there is nothing wrong for the LST. They will stretch out soon. :dance013:

gmo · May 9, 2021

Day 23 Aero tent. I can confidently say that the portable AC unit has been figured out. The timer mode works how I need it to, except it requires resetting every 24 hours. This isn't an issue now, but may be next weekend while I'm out of town Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I've gotta think of a way to make it work while I'm gone.
Everything is looking very healthy and I'm seeing rapid onset of new growth over the past 48 hours. Some of that may be attributed to the cooling of the reservoir, which now sits at a very acceptable 64f. 1 bottle of ice every 12hrs for maintenance seems to be the trick.
pH 5.8, rH 45%, temp 68f, res temp 63.8f this morning. Lights at 95%

Day 11 soil tent. Cruising along. Not much to report. Temp 72f, rH 50%, lights at 100%. They got a plain watering last night. I will start feeding CalMag next watering.

gmo · May 10, 2021

Day 24 Aero Tent. 70f, RH 50%, pH 5.8, reservoir temp 63.8f. Net dropped this morning.

Day 12 Soil Tent. 72f, RH 60%.

gmo · May 11, 2021

As of today, all 3 (2 Gelatos and 1 Zkittlez) in the aero tent have sexed. A little anticlimactic seeing as they are femmed seeds, but nonetheless, I have 3 females showing preflowers. Day 25.

gmo · May 11, 2021

This morning in my grow room got me thinking.... I started growing weed at age 22. 14 years ago I started reading everything I could related to growing cannabis. At the time, I was a broke, retail worker. I saved money to buy my first lights, soil, pots, seeds. It was never easy, but it became a priority for me. It was therapeutic in a time where my life was a spiraling mess of drinking and partying way too hard. I was a gardner from a very young age. A hobby passed on to me from my grandfather. I was entering pumpkins, tomatoes, sunflowers, radishes, peppers, peaches, apricots, etc. In to the State Fair since I was 4 years old. I stopped growing weed about 5 1/2 years ago when my wife and I got married and were living in an apartment. It just wasn't feasible at the time. My love for gardening didn't fade. I had an indoor hydroponic garden filled with veggies and greens that we thoroughly enjoyed. In January we moved in to our first house and suddenly the itch to grow cannabis was back. I placed an order of seeds and eagerly set up all my equipment. At that point in time I thought I was just setting up for "another illegal grow". Little did I know that my state was soon to legalize recreational cannabis and home cultivation. As I write this out, I am still technically an Illegal grower. This will be the last illegal grow that I ever do. I'm proud to have taken the chance and broken the law back then and am proud to get this one last grow in before the laws change. You see, growing cannabis has made my life better. It's the way I can relax after a long day, the way I can focus on one thing that I love doing, the thing I can celebrate as I accomplish. I credit illegal marijuana growing to turning my life in the right direction. So, here I am, day 25 in to my current garden. Cheers to all of you illegal farmers.