Turning a shoddy shed into a groovy ganja growroom

[bad dragon bzzz]

awesum shed,sockets in the roof and all i like it.plagron batmix,is that not heavy in bat poo that could maybe burn a young auto ?

 

[Bud Wiser UK]

awesum shed,sockets in the roof and all i like it.plagron batmix,is that not heavy in bat poo that could maybe burn a young auto ?

Yep. So I bought some Plagron Lightmix for the young 'uns.
200 litres of the Batmix, 50 litres of the Lightmix.
Should keep me going for a while..!

 

[bad dragon bzzz]

i been using biobizz light mix £13 50L just found plagron light mix £11 50L they meant to be very similar,so its plagron next round for me 50L will last me a year.
keep er lit

 

[Bud Wiser UK]

I've had an idea. Why not buy some really powerful Chinese burnt-out-in-3-months LEDs?
Cheap as chips (Chinese chips!) good for one grow only, but enough to test the growroom?
And raise some cash.

Then get jiggy with the Fluence Bioengineering beauties this summer.

I love it when a plan comes together.

Edit: I was a bit drunk last night when I came up with this idea! Oops.

 

[Bud Wiser UK]

Ok peeps, I finally jumped in on the lights.

First, I didn't realise that 'Roleadro' was 'Galaxy Hydro' ... I've read good things about the brand, not the best on the market by a long chalk, but good enough for a beginner like me.
Second, they're inexpensive.
Third, they're on offer at the moment on Amazon.

So I just bought 3 units ... 2 x 300w dimmable full spectrum LEDs and 1 x 400w COB full spectrum LED.
I'm going to put the COB in the middle, and angle the 2 x 300w jobs either side.
They only need to last me 2 or 3 grows, then I'll start looking to upgrade ... using the 2 x 300w dimmables in the vegging chamber instead of the T5 unit.

All three only cost me £270 including delivery.
Not a huge investment if it all goes tits-up..!

I can finally stop obsessing about bloody lights now .....

 

[Bud Wiser UK]

Ok chaps and chapesses ... we're finally ready to start kicking some ganja ass. Hopefully.

I've built my lighting 'rig' ... I re-used an old car roof-rack and some of it's components, found it lying by the road one day, couldn't sell it (he he) so kept it in case I needed it for something one day.
That day arrived today.

You're gonna like this ....

I changed the crappy hanging cables that came with the units and went out and bought some decent chain, which enables me to angle the lights as shown.
I can also move the two 300w outer lights further out along the bar, extending my coverage if needed.
I do love having options.

I opted for using chain for several reasons.
First, I had a shit load of heavy-duty chain just begging to be used. (That's the galvanised stuff hanging the whole rig).
Second, I like 'simple'.
Third, I didn't want to lose about a foot of height by using pulleys and ropes, and I always trip over ropes..! The cost was another consideration, my wallet's nearly empty now.
And finally, the rig's not so heavy that I can't raise or lower it several links at a time, first one side then the other ... the chains will almost reach the floor and also allow me to hoist the rig right up close to the ceiling.
Kerching. More options..!

Finally decided where to put my 6" extraction fan ... it was the only place left..!

Of course, the hose clips I bought are too small..! Advertised as 3" to 6" ... they barely touch ends at 6" ... so thank you, you misleading retail fuckwits.
More appropriate ones are now on their way as I'm typing ...
I have a backdraught flap thing to fit before it all goes out of the wall.

Vegging chamber's all nice and snug, I'm sure the RH will soon be up with the addition of some water in there ...

I tried putting the tubular heater underneath the bench to warm it up, but the wood's too thick and therefore rendered the heater about as useful as installing a chocolate ash tray in a motorbike sidecar..!
I think here's going to be much more effective .. we'll see in the morning when I check the max/min temps.

Well, it's the 1st of December, and it feels like a good day to pop some beanz.
Here's a few I procured from my Super Skunk grow this summer ... fancy some Super Skunk x Blueberry Cheese anyone? ...

Yeah yeah, I know I said I was gonna throw them. (I just couldn't..!)
Yeah yeah, I know they're 'photos' and not 'autos'.
Yeah yeah, I know they're probably gonna turn 'hermie' on me ...
But fuck it, I've got a lot of them and @912GreenSkell has given me the confidence to cross that bridge as and when ... I was thinking about his encouraging words "you're gonna smash this" as I was struggling to fit the fucking 6" extractor fan that was making my arms ache and me swear a lot..! How did we ever manage before they invented posi-drive screw heads? Those flat-heads are totally obsolete these days aren't they? And my dad had enough of them to build a battleship .. which I inherited. I tried to get rid as many of them as I could on this build, but they're too frustrating to screw (cue sexist joke, but I won't go there ...)!

Right, I'm off to pop some beanz .....

 

[Bud Wiser UK]

Oops, forgot to mention the air-intake ...

When I bought the fans, I read some reviews that they were noisy and 'rattled'.
I followed the crowd and ignored these minor complaints .. until I fitted the first one using the method I had in mind, by suspending the fan using rubber 'dampeners' or springs to absorb the vibration noise. It rattled like crazy, noisy as fuck. But when I gripped it with my hand the noise went away. I figured out that the reviews complaining about 'rattling' were growers who'd installed one of these in a growtent..! As soon as I fixed it rigidly to the woodwork, the thing's whisper-quiet, the rattle obviously caused by the centrifugal 'wobble'. Some rubber feet have made it even quieter than my computer CPU fan .. and that's fucking quiet..!

Thought it was worth mentioning ...

 

[Yeatster]

What a great thread! I am ready for some blueberry cheese!

Peace

 

[Wile e Peyote]

Ok chaps and chapesses ... we're finally ready to start kicking some ganja ass. Hopefully.

I've built my lighting 'rig' ... I re-used an old car roof-rack and some of it's components, found it lying by the road one day, couldn't sell it (he he) so kept it in case I needed it for something one day.
That day arrived today.

You're gonna like this ....

View attachment 666164

I changed the crappy hanging cables that came with the units and went out and bought some decent chain, which enables me to angle the lights as shown.
I can also move the two 300w outer lights further out along the bar, extending my coverage if needed.
I do love having options.

View attachment 666168

I opted for using chain for several reasons.
First, I had a shit load of heavy-duty chain just begging to be used. (That's the galvanised stuff hanging the whole rig).
Second, I like 'simple'.
Third, I didn't want to lose about a foot of height by using pulleys and ropes, and I always trip over ropes..! The cost was another consideration, my wallet's nearly empty now.
And finally, the rig's not so heavy that I can't raise or lower it several links at a time, first one side then the other ... the chains will almost reach the floor and also allow me to hoist the rig right up close to the ceiling.
Kerching. More options..!

Finally decided where to put my 6" extraction fan ... it was the only place left..!

View attachment 666173

Of course, the hose clips I bought are too small..! Advertised as 3" to 6" ... they barely touch ends at 6" ... so thank you, you misleading retail fuckwits.
More appropriate ones are now on their way as I'm typing ...
I have a backdraught flap thing to fit before it all goes out of the wall.

Vegging chamber's all nice and snug, I'm sure the RH will soon be up with the addition of some water in there ...

View attachment 666179

I tried putting the tubular heater underneath the bench to warm it up, but the wood's too thick and therefore rendered the heater about as useful as installing a chocolate ash tray in a motorbike sidecar..!
I think here's going to be much more effective .. we'll see in the morning when I check the max/min temps.

Well, it's the 1st of December, and it feels like a good day to pop some beanz.
Here's a few I procured from my Super Skunk grow this summer ... fancy some Super Skunk x Blueberry Cheese anyone? ...

View attachment 666196

Yeah yeah, I know I said I was gonna throw them. (I just couldn't..!)
Yeah yeah, I know they're 'photos' and not 'autos'.
Yeah yeah, I know they're probably gonna turn 'hermie' on me ...
But fuck it, I've got a lot of them and @912GreenSkell has given me the confidence to cross that bridge as and when ... I was thinking about his encouraging words "you're gonna smash this" as I was struggling to fit the fucking 6" extractor fan that was making my arms ache and me swear a lot..! How did we ever manage before they invented posi-drive screw heads? Those flat-heads are totally obsolete these days aren't they? And my dad had enough of them to build a battleship .. which I inherited. I tried to get rid as many of them as I could on this build, but they're too frustrating to screw (cue sexist joke, but I won't go there ...)!

Right, I'm off to pop some beanz .....

Looking good dude have you thought about a reptile heat mat in your vegging chamber keeping the roots nice and snugly [emoji106]

I toke therfore I am so naaa

 

[Bud Wiser UK]

Looking good dude have you thought about a reptile heat mat in your vegging chamber keeping the roots nice and snugly [emoji106]

I toke therfore I am so naaa

Yeah man ... that's why I thought about fitting the tube heater UNDER the bench, to warm those precious soil-burrowers, but it didn't work.
Plan B .. like you said .. get a heat mat. Any recommendations? ...