My FIRST grow GO HYDRO (PICTURES)

motif

motif

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im having major heat issues, reaching 100F if i close the doors. need to figure out some sort of duct system to install an airduct going from my AC directly into my box...soon to come

im gonna cut a hole out of the middle and drop it down lower because im afraid there wont be enough room to flower for 5 or 6 weeks.

p.s. Does it matter how far away this light is? i know whats too close, but how far is too far? im pretty damn close right now, any closer might cause damage to the tops, so thats why im gonna cut a hole out to drop it down next to the air pump and shit. Opinions are greatly appreciated as long as they are constructive!
 
chucktownskunk

chucktownskunk

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got any recent pics? 3inches from light to plant ! put your hand under the light if it feels warm to you then raise it just a touch
 
motif

motif

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dude chuck your a fucking spammer bro, get the fuck outta my thread. yes i have recent pics, there on the last page (taken last night FOOL) and you give me retarded info that i ALREADY KNOW. GTFO NUB

found out temps during night....
water = 65 F
air = 70 F

(this is what they were as soon as i opened the door this morning to turn the light on)
 
chucktownskunk

chucktownskunk

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is it cold where you live motif if so put a fan at the window and run duct to the fan from your grow room and blow the cold air threw the duct
 
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xrayspecs

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hey motif, love the grow.

i almost laughed though when i saw that big ass light in there after you said you were going to get a couple little cfls. here's some sensible advice, ditch the halogen beast and replace it with those 2700k cfls you said you were getting. heat issues and no vent with that thing is asking for trouble. besides, halogen isnt that great, not a patch on hps, and you will get good results with cfls, just make sure you keep them close, like 2 inches from the plant.
 
motif

motif

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im gonna try and get a 400w HPS, for the meantime im stuck with the beast Lol

For my next grow i think im gonna get a panda tent and make my cabinet the veg/clone chamber (using T5 + CFLs) and next to it my flower tent...dunno just coming of with a lot of crazy ideas that i cant fund at the moment hah UGH!! i hate the feeling of lacking sufficient funds :rawr:
 
motif

motif

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chucktownskunk said:
im in the process of building a dwc 6 pot holder and a clone machine out of the rubbermaid containers
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cool, do you have a journal or a thread?

UPDATE, 3 days into flowering, about 90% positive they are female:joint::bigjoint:

dont have a camera (using phone cam) but my gf told me she has one so ill be able to show some better close ups later on, but in the meantime here they are....

1st week flowering (3 days in)

just gave them their 2nd feeding, same mix no increase in nutes.

the roots are kinda brownish torwards the bottom of the cup because i think the plant got burned a bit under the halogen

OH YEAH, i took OUT the halogen and added two flower bulbs to my T5, (2) 3500K and (2) 3000k.

i also took OUT the fan in the top right and placed it in the droors below the grow and added a 50 cfm fan (shown in pictures)

also took a couple clones last night and mixed a solution of root66, thrive alive b-1 red and a dab of rootech cloning gel into a pill bottle.

cabinet is now much cleaner looking, no more clusterfuck, and no more heat probs, however the ventilation is not really improved, (no intake or exhaust, just a 50 cfm fan by the plants, and a hole in the top left)

thoughts and opinions greatly appreciated guys!:leaf: this is my first grow btw, wadya guys think???
 

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motif

motif

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no there isnt another hole, and the exhaust hole is pretty large.

temps never get hotter than 80 F but the water sometime creeps up to 73F
 
chucktownskunk

chucktownskunk

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i dont know how to put one in and my plants are almost finished!!! i will post a thread on my next grow round and get the know how to do it
 
motif

motif

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what lights are you using for veg and flowering? what kinda nutes? what day flowering are you? what kind of system you got? what are your temps?? how long you been growing?
 
motif

motif

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UPDATE

this morning one of the split cola branches on the smaller plant, was bent halfway like a right angle and was VERY weak. the crease had damaged it really bad so i decided to clip it and well see if it roots while im trying to clone it. however the banch was practically hollowed out.... is this normal? why would it be hollow??

....so i flushed the system, gave it weak nutes, and did some re-arranging in my box to get a fan blowing on them so i can strengthen the stems. they seemed to like the change, well see how they look tomorrow morning.

Also the taller plant grows into the light (overnight) everyday, just keep raising the lights! p.s. how long does the flowering stretching phase last???
 
chucktownskunk

chucktownskunk

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light for clones vaeg and flowerining in order t5 4 bulb 400 mh and a 1k hps 3x3 flood table with a tri meter and flora nova series with a carb blast of botanicare sweet
 
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