First time grower, full of doubts - Also sort of a growth journal

[Builder0101]

Hi guys. I'm going to have to start reducing the RH, since the girls started their 3th week on the soil. I have a "big" dehumidifier on the room where the tent (80cmsx80cmsx180cms) is, but my SO thinks it consumes a lot of energy and i'm not sure how effective it is. So i was wondering if anyone has an idea of the ideal dehumidifier to put inside the tent. I did some research and i believe that this one or this one may be adequate choices. If anyone has experience with this issue please chime in and let me know. Tommorrow i'll be back home and i'll post some more pics.
Thanks.

There may be one in between sizes but it will run longer and end up using the same amount of energy. If you think about it is is probably a pretty consistent equation. Energy =....

 

[Django_TO]

I have the 2nd one (exact same unit). Absolutely useless in my 4x4 tent. The only thing those are good for is if you want to remove humidity from the glove box of your car. The one that uses energy is the only kind that can effect the environment. your plants/soil etc give iff far more humidity than that unit can remove. Use the powerful one IMO. Set it to the RH you want and sleep soundly.

Damn. If i understood correctly the second one is the Pro-Breeze. I thought this one would be good, it has great reviews on Amazon (Spain). The one that OttoCBD bought is not available on "my" Amazon, and with transport and taxes the price more than doubles. The one i have now does not allow to "choose" the RH, it just extract water until i turn it off. Thanks

 

[Builder0101]

Damn. If i understood correctly the second one is the Pro-Breeze. I thought this one would be good, it has great reviews on Amazon (Spain). The one that OttoCBD bought is not available on "my" Amazon, and with transport and taxes the price more than doubles. The one i have now does not allow to "choose" the RH, it just extract water until i turn it off. Thanks

Ya. A big unit though has a large reservoir. I am lucky in flower my environment with lights on is perfect. I just set a timer for dehu on while lights off. Only have to empty res once a week or so.
Lucky growers homea are on a slab foundation or they have a basement and can run a drain line from the dehu so that it never shuts off due to being full

 

[Django_TO]

Ya. A big unit though has a large reservoir. I am lucky in flower my environment with lights on is perfect. I just set a timer for dehu on while lights off. Only have to empty res once a week or so.
Lucky growers homea are on a slab foundation or they have a basement and can run a drain line from the dehu so that it never shuts off due to being full

My problem is that i can reduce the RH by opening windows, but that decreases the temperature. So i thought i could solve that with a small dehumidifier, since the tent isn´t very big. Now i have no idea what to do. I may try using salt or something like that. If a small one doesn´t work i rather not spend any money. Thanks for the advice, you might have saved me 50€, more or less.

 

[Builder0101]

I hate to be a downer. Salt or some others dissectent (not sure on that spelling)
Will not pull enough moisture. plus it gets saturated and you'd end up spending money on that. You have a good dehu. Use it. It will not cost nearly as much as buying on the free market or God forbid a dispensary.

 

[Django_TO]

Just look at my beautifull girls. Hi guys. I followed Builder0101 advice and used my old dehumidifier to control RH. It's outside the tent near one of the air holes.
Do you think i should start LST? And if i do it, should i use a bit of B-52 (Advanced Nutrients) to protect the girls from stress?
Thanks

 

[OttoCBD]

Since the 'LS' in LST stands for low stress, I wouldn't bother with the B-52. If you have some on hand, your plants will probably benefit from it but I wouldn't go out of my way to get some.

 

[Django_TO]

Since the 'LS' in LST stands for low stress, I wouldn't bother with the B-52. If you have some on hand, your plants will probably benefit from it but I wouldn't go out of my way to get some.

I already have a bottle of B-52. It should not hurt.

 

[Django_TO]

Hi guys. I still can´t get the RH below 50%. And during the night (not for the girls, the "real" night), even with lights on the RH has risen to 70%. Does anyone have this RH problem, and if so how have you delt with it. I think that for now i should get by, but at pre flower, and flowering i really have to get a solution. I think that my dehumidifier is too big to put inside the tent, it would be right on top of the girls. Thanks

 

[OttoCBD]

Can you increase the out take of your exhaust?