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Hello people, new to this thread, Ive been watching for a month or so now, and good people here.
Im going to document my first indoor grow that I have full intentions of harvesting. The other times Ive tried to grow things were not in my favor. Horribly ghetto cabinets, poor outdoor locations, things of that nature.
Now nothing is in my way. Ive got the net to guide me, alot better setup, an easy strain to grow, and above all else the net to guide me
Heres the setup
4.5sqft cabinet with ~3.75ft of vertical grow space. Thats factoring in the light and the height of the containers. Cabinet has a ghetto mylar job. Im missing a couple spots, but it cover the cabinet pretty good.
A 265 CFM squirrel cage blower exhausting the room. Blows out a window directly to the outside. Air comes into the cabinet though 3 2" passive vents. I have thought about adding another, and more than likely will. What do you people think about that?
250w MH for vegging, anda 150w HPS to add during flowering. Daytime temps are as follows: ~80F in the room, ~90F outside, ~80F inside with the door cracked. When I get my ventilation completely sorted out, I shouldn't run hotter than 85F with the door closed. Right now it runs ~88F with the door closed, but I have issues that will be adressed this week.
Nite time temps are perfect, with both lights on at night and the cabinet closed it gets up to 85F.
The ballast are located outside the cabinet near the window. I have a fan blowing on them. Surprisingly, the 250w MH ballast runs cooler than the 150w HPS ballast. I really think the plants are going to love the mixed spectrum for flowering. I hope that extra 150w of HPS makes a difference. People are getting some pretty nice yeilds with 400w in the same size area (about the same as a c13) so im hoping that by my 3rd grow I can get well over a HP (8 ounces)
Humidity is VERY low, which worries my, but once all the seeds break the surface and start growing it will be alot more humid. Still, right now the humidity inside the cabinet is 25%. I want this number to get up to at least 40%, at the very least. Since Ive never actually monitored the humidity and temp like this, I dont' really know what to expect. Anyway, Im confidant that I will get everything sorted out and dialed in in the first couple weeks of vegging, and as long as everything during flowering goes smoothly I think things will work out.
The plants are 5 top 44 from nirvana, soaked in water for 24 hours, 4/5 popped in that time, ironically the one seed that didnt' pop while soaking broke the surface first. Im going to be keeping my eye on that one. After soaking I planted the seeds in foxfarm soil.
Ill post some pics whe the babies get a little bigger. Right now they are VERY small. A cm tall maybe. When they start to actually look like plants Ill take pics of the whole setup. I must warn you in advance, its not the cleanest setup, but its better than anything Ive had to work with in the past, and I know this cabinet is going to pull through for me. Even if I can't get the heat sorted out, 250w alone is good for over 50w/sqft. More than enough.
Thats all I have for now, Ill have pics when the seedlings get a little bigger. If you have any questions or advice, LMK, like I said, first serious grow, and Im trying to do it right. Ive read alot, but Im learning new things everyday, so if anyone sees me making a mistake, say something before I kill my crop please
peace
G o G
Im going to document my first indoor grow that I have full intentions of harvesting. The other times Ive tried to grow things were not in my favor. Horribly ghetto cabinets, poor outdoor locations, things of that nature.
Now nothing is in my way. Ive got the net to guide me, alot better setup, an easy strain to grow, and above all else the net to guide me
Heres the setup
4.5sqft cabinet with ~3.75ft of vertical grow space. Thats factoring in the light and the height of the containers. Cabinet has a ghetto mylar job. Im missing a couple spots, but it cover the cabinet pretty good.
A 265 CFM squirrel cage blower exhausting the room. Blows out a window directly to the outside. Air comes into the cabinet though 3 2" passive vents. I have thought about adding another, and more than likely will. What do you people think about that?
250w MH for vegging, anda 150w HPS to add during flowering. Daytime temps are as follows: ~80F in the room, ~90F outside, ~80F inside with the door cracked. When I get my ventilation completely sorted out, I shouldn't run hotter than 85F with the door closed. Right now it runs ~88F with the door closed, but I have issues that will be adressed this week.
Nite time temps are perfect, with both lights on at night and the cabinet closed it gets up to 85F.
The ballast are located outside the cabinet near the window. I have a fan blowing on them. Surprisingly, the 250w MH ballast runs cooler than the 150w HPS ballast. I really think the plants are going to love the mixed spectrum for flowering. I hope that extra 150w of HPS makes a difference. People are getting some pretty nice yeilds with 400w in the same size area (about the same as a c13) so im hoping that by my 3rd grow I can get well over a HP (8 ounces)
Humidity is VERY low, which worries my, but once all the seeds break the surface and start growing it will be alot more humid. Still, right now the humidity inside the cabinet is 25%. I want this number to get up to at least 40%, at the very least. Since Ive never actually monitored the humidity and temp like this, I dont' really know what to expect. Anyway, Im confidant that I will get everything sorted out and dialed in in the first couple weeks of vegging, and as long as everything during flowering goes smoothly I think things will work out.
The plants are 5 top 44 from nirvana, soaked in water for 24 hours, 4/5 popped in that time, ironically the one seed that didnt' pop while soaking broke the surface first. Im going to be keeping my eye on that one. After soaking I planted the seeds in foxfarm soil.
Ill post some pics whe the babies get a little bigger. Right now they are VERY small. A cm tall maybe. When they start to actually look like plants Ill take pics of the whole setup. I must warn you in advance, its not the cleanest setup, but its better than anything Ive had to work with in the past, and I know this cabinet is going to pull through for me. Even if I can't get the heat sorted out, 250w alone is good for over 50w/sqft. More than enough.
Thats all I have for now, Ill have pics when the seedlings get a little bigger. If you have any questions or advice, LMK, like I said, first serious grow, and Im trying to do it right. Ive read alot, but Im learning new things everyday, so if anyone sees me making a mistake, say something before I kill my crop please
peace
G o G
