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HEADY BLUNTS -- 400w vert micro cab - 22.5" tall -- organic soil w/ blumats!
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yea you can spot a couple burned leaves where they grew into the light. that happened a while ago tho and at this point they seem to all have settled nicely with the closest buds maintaining a small distance of at least 3" from the cooltube.
also i've got at least 4-6" left behind each container to move it a little further from the light if i need to.
last round i used parabolic (curved) screen to SCROG everything, but this time around i just felt like seeing how it goes with a bit of training and otherwise left to grow wild.
also if i put a screen in front of the doors i couldn't access anything!
the one thing i'm considering is possibly getting a new bulb even though this one hasn't burned out yet. i've used it for 1 flower and 2 veg cycles. any opinions on that?
also i've got at least 4-6" left behind each container to move it a little further from the light if i need to.
last round i used parabolic (curved) screen to SCROG everything, but this time around i just felt like seeing how it goes with a bit of training and otherwise left to grow wild.
also if i put a screen in front of the doors i couldn't access anything!
the one thing i'm considering is possibly getting a new bulb even though this one hasn't burned out yet. i've used it for 1 flower and 2 veg cycles. any opinions on that?
Your bulb should be okay for at least a year...
If your plan runs long enough, you can get a light meter to measure drops in candlepower for kinda cheap ($35?) (or a quantum meter for $200+)... and you'll have quantitative info on the light being produced by your bulbs.
If your plan runs long enough, you can get a light meter to measure drops in candlepower for kinda cheap ($35?) (or a quantum meter for $200+)... and you'll have quantitative info on the light being produced by your bulbs.
okay then no new bulb! "woohoo!" goes my wallet!
bud shot from last night. today marks 5 weeks in flower.
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guest 77721
mmmm I can smell them from here!
haha right? actually my filter is starting to struggle with the stank.
i did a sweet redesign i'm excited to build. it puts the filter inside the cab and has the fan pulling rather than pushing (more efficient i've been told). between that and removing the 90* bend i think i'm gonna get a significant improvement in my cab's running temperature.
plus it should be more stealth.
i did a sweet redesign i'm excited to build. it puts the filter inside the cab and has the fan pulling rather than pushing (more efficient i've been told). between that and removing the 90* bend i think i'm gonna get a significant improvement in my cab's running temperature.
plus it should be more stealth.
It's a good design...
Pulling vs. pushing is a pretty complex dynamic, with lots of factors. If you want more air to moved from one place to another (and the 'other' place's volume is relatively unrestricted), pulling will generally move the most air. If you have a purpose in moving air--i.e. removing heat, scrubbing--turbulence and air to surface contact time start to be relevant, and there become circumstances when pushing is more effective then pulling.
Specifically, there is a hood company that recommends pushing air to remove the most heat. I should probably have a link attached to such a claim... or a degree in fluid mechanics... but I have nothing to offer.
(Pulling through a carbon filter allows easy access to the dust prefilter... pushing can create a challenging dynamic in where and how to place the prefilter.)
Pulling vs. pushing is a pretty complex dynamic, with lots of factors. If you want more air to moved from one place to another (and the 'other' place's volume is relatively unrestricted), pulling will generally move the most air. If you have a purpose in moving air--i.e. removing heat, scrubbing--turbulence and air to surface contact time start to be relevant, and there become circumstances when pushing is more effective then pulling.
Specifically, there is a hood company that recommends pushing air to remove the most heat. I should probably have a link attached to such a claim... or a degree in fluid mechanics... but I have nothing to offer.
(Pulling through a carbon filter allows easy access to the dust prefilter... pushing can create a challenging dynamic in where and how to place the prefilter.)
i installed a small 6" blowing across the floor around the bottom of the cool tube and it reduced my canopy temps by 5-10 degrees! woohoo!
Braddah Smokes
Member
Awesome thread my man, can't wait to see what you pull out of there!
so i had a few days of crazy heat here and it was badly timed with my laziness in which i had stopped my lavender FPE regimen.
DUMB.
had a little mite buffet on two of my lowest branches (the ones in the front of the cab strapped to the floor).
so since then i've gotten in two neem applications and three lavender (over about a week and a half). seems to have halted them, but these branches had the little bodies all over them so i cleared them out for peace of mind.
i won't be strapping things to the floor or gettin lazy on my pest control anymore.
DUMB.
had a little mite buffet on two of my lowest branches (the ones in the front of the cab strapped to the floor).
so since then i've gotten in two neem applications and three lavender (over about a week and a half). seems to have halted them, but these branches had the little bodies all over them so i cleared them out for peace of mind.
i won't be strapping things to the floor or gettin lazy on my pest control anymore.
did a little midday photo shoot 
5.5 weeks today
5.5 weeks today 
tomorrow will be 6 weeks!
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guest 77721
They look great. Your space is sure filled up.
Have you been trimming off any fan leaves to get some air and light into the jungle?
Have you been trimming off any fan leaves to get some air and light into the jungle?
thanks!
no i haven't really been defoliating this round. last time i did a lot of training and pruning, so i wanted to try a wild run for comparison. i'll get some larf but i've got bubble bags for the trim
plus i love the jungle-ness of it
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guest 77721
This grow, I selectively pruned off fans that were blocking light to other buds or interfering with the next plant. It made a big difference in bud growth. I'm going to prune on the next grow for sure.
6 weeks and post #60
alright red, you called me out. i did some much needed grooming, removing unused leaves from the back/bottom of the plant.
also my blue dream got a couple scorched nugs cause it grew into the light sometime today and spent some hours touching the glass on my cooltube. oops
so i figured it was about time to use those last 4" of space i had. gave em all a little shove back (away from the lamp).
i love my closet!
alright red, you called me out. i did some much needed grooming, removing unused leaves from the back/bottom of the plant.
also my blue dream got a couple scorched nugs cause it grew into the light sometime today and spent some hours touching the glass on my cooltube. oops
so i figured it was about time to use those last 4" of space i had. gave em all a little shove back (away from the lamp).
i love my closet!
