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New Grower First Journal: This is how we grow Moonijuana
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TimeTraveler
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Okay, MOSTLY finished the box today.
Tower is completely emptied out; using airplane cutters and a drill ALL the odd bits of metal and such have been cut and removed, leaving an emtpy, hollow case.
Mylar was taped to cardboard panels cut to fit, and slid into place; they'll be easy to remove (and both side walls of this tower come off, so I just attached the mylar straight onto them). The power supply has been rewired; a split extension cord at the bottom will allow me to run the power strip on a light timer, while the separate plug will have constant power to a temp controller linked to a ceramic heat emitter (it's fairly warm inside right now, so I'm not worried).
It still needs some more polishing, obviously. The light timer needs to be set up, as does the heat emitter and temp controller. I'll need a charger so I can wire the fans up, and then set up a carbon filter over them. The bottom will need some kind of simple drip-tray to catch run-off, since the power supply for this particular case is on the bottom. I also need to build the airpot and find a good spot for the can of ona gel, and in general straighten up, tie down, and "neatify" the whole setup, but this is pretty much it. There's two intake fans and one outtake fan, so airflow and temperature shouldn't be an issue. It's VERY bright will all the mylar, more than I expected from those three grow lights.
I'm considering wrapping the cords and wires in Mylar or covering them with a sheet of it once they're taped/tied down. Anyway, it's fairly light proof; there's a couple spots I'll need to trim up, and the fans need some kind of light-proofing as they're the major leaks. Outwardly, though, it looks like a perfectly ordinary computer case (the rear has visible cardboad, but it's flush with a wall because the outlet is behind it, so nobody sees that).
Tower is completely emptied out; using airplane cutters and a drill ALL the odd bits of metal and such have been cut and removed, leaving an emtpy, hollow case.
Mylar was taped to cardboard panels cut to fit, and slid into place; they'll be easy to remove (and both side walls of this tower come off, so I just attached the mylar straight onto them). The power supply has been rewired; a split extension cord at the bottom will allow me to run the power strip on a light timer, while the separate plug will have constant power to a temp controller linked to a ceramic heat emitter (it's fairly warm inside right now, so I'm not worried).
It still needs some more polishing, obviously. The light timer needs to be set up, as does the heat emitter and temp controller. I'll need a charger so I can wire the fans up, and then set up a carbon filter over them. The bottom will need some kind of simple drip-tray to catch run-off, since the power supply for this particular case is on the bottom. I also need to build the airpot and find a good spot for the can of ona gel, and in general straighten up, tie down, and "neatify" the whole setup, but this is pretty much it. There's two intake fans and one outtake fan, so airflow and temperature shouldn't be an issue. It's VERY bright will all the mylar, more than I expected from those three grow lights.
I'm considering wrapping the cords and wires in Mylar or covering them with a sheet of it once they're taped/tied down. Anyway, it's fairly light proof; there's a couple spots I'll need to trim up, and the fans need some kind of light-proofing as they're the major leaks. Outwardly, though, it looks like a perfectly ordinary computer case (the rear has visible cardboad, but it's flush with a wall because the outlet is behind it, so nobody sees that).
TimeTraveler
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Weekend update, everyone! The sprouts are looking nice, with the beginnings of the next set of true leaves slowly working their way to life.
Just a quick peek at them for now (sour crack on the right, fantasmo express on the left):
Soil is jiffy seedling mix cut with fox farm soil and some perlite; great white myco was dusted around the bottom of the hole when the root riot cubes were added, and a biological inoculant was added last watering. I don't want to nute burn them, so I'm still debating when to add fertilizer to the plants, but they seem to be thriving for now.
Just a quick peek at them for now (sour crack on the right, fantasmo express on the left):
Soil is jiffy seedling mix cut with fox farm soil and some perlite; great white myco was dusted around the bottom of the hole when the root riot cubes were added, and a biological inoculant was added last watering. I don't want to nute burn them, so I'm still debating when to add fertilizer to the plants, but they seem to be thriving for now.
Wienerwoods
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Interesting grow you have going here! I used those (10W?) Chinese LED bulbs on my first indoor grow as well (1 plant 12/12 from seed, 4 bulbs) and pulled 8.4g of dry manicured bud. In my opinion it's better to remove the plastic lenses so the beams are distributed more evenly.
TimeTraveler
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Interesting grow you have going here! I used those (10W?) Chinese LED bulbs on my first indoor grow as well (1 plant 12/12 from seed, 4 bulbs) and pulled 8.4g of dry manicured bud. In my opinion it's better to remove the plastic lenses so the beams are distributed more evenly.
Thanks for the tip! I really need to get a decent yield out of these; home growing is now my only source of bud, so I would rather have a lot more than 8g per plant to last me 2 months.
I'm planning to germ the next round of seeds during the end of flushing, sprout and being them during drying, and by the time this harvest is in cure the new wave will be in soil. Even stacking up like that, with perfect timing, I'll still be a good two months between finished cure and next harvest dried and ready to cure, so I'm nervous about my yields. Obviously it'll be MUCH better than the ditch weed I used to smoke, but even assuming I smoke 1/4 as much as before, I'd still need about an ounce to last two months (and that's fairly light smoking on hopefully MUCH strong bud).
Wienerwoods
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I doubt these LEDs you have will yield more than ~15 grams no matter how well you do. You may wanna add some more light. I bought a 100W Blackstar UFO. It's conveniently sized (175mm diameter) and draws 65W so I'm hopeful I can yield anywhere between 30-60 grams with relative ease. They do sell a 50W model, too, which should be enough for an ounce if you know your thing.
I'm not sure if you're already familiar but the thing with LED lights is they are always rated higher than their actual output. If you're using three 10W bulbs they are probably only giving you 13-17W. They veg okay to a certain point but at about two weeks your plants will start to slow down because it's just not enough. That's what happened to me first with the bulbs and also during my current 30W grow.
You can just slap a few CFLs in there for now if you want. Just get more light ASAP and you'll get your ounce! :Sharing One:
TimeTraveler
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Thanks for the heads up! I'll be ordering one of those immediately, and get it worked into my box ASAP.
TimeTraveler
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So excited, you guys! The plants are looking good (is there anything as exciting as seeing new, green leaves sprouting and the itty bitty ones expanding and getting bigger and more saw-toothed on the edges!?), and the Fantasmo Express is really showing her lead with four sprouts above the secondary leaves AND two itty-bitty ones above that! I'm very excited; it looks like a baby version of some of the F.E. grows I've seen around here, so while it's probably TOO early to judge I'm feeling more confident about this whole operation.
On to the girls! Fantasmo Express is on the left, Sour Crack is on the right:
The new BlackStar LED is on its way, and as an added benefit I may be able to tweak the stealth box a bit better. I've got some cool plans for filtration, just need to make a few modifications...
I'll keep you posted and put up pics when I can. I might even do a separate post in the DIY thread outlining how I made the box in more detail in case anyone needs to know.
On to the girls! Fantasmo Express is on the left, Sour Crack is on the right:
The new BlackStar LED is on its way, and as an added benefit I may be able to tweak the stealth box a bit better. I've got some cool plans for filtration, just need to make a few modifications...
I'll keep you posted and put up pics when I can. I might even do a separate post in the DIY thread outlining how I made the box in more detail in case anyone needs to know.
TimeTraveler
User of Advanced Lunar Technology
New BlackStar is in the case, and DAMN it's bright! It makes some noise, due to its fan, but it's not bad. Once the case is shut and light sealed, I don't really hear anything.
I do need some help with my PC fans to finish the box. Here's the link to the DIY thread I made for it:
https://www.autoflower.org/f28/need-help-wiring-fan-dc-adapter-41680.html#post802139
Any help would be appreciated; I really don't want to waste a good pair of 120mm fans.
I do need some help with my PC fans to finish the box. Here's the link to the DIY thread I made for it:
https://www.autoflower.org/f28/need-help-wiring-fan-dc-adapter-41680.html#post802139
Any help would be appreciated; I really don't want to waste a good pair of 120mm fans.
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