1BMM's CAVE....

[Dezracer]

I have a cheapo 'Easy Vape' and a dope ass handheld that id Swiss made or something. It's made from wood mostly with some nice metal pieces on it. The easy vape is much easier to use and not burn the weed bu the handhel is just badass. I'll steal a pic from google and post it.

 

[Dezracer]

Her's the video that sold me on it actually:
[video=youtube;3cJsIdi-lXM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cJsIdi-lXM[/video]

 

[DST]

cool video.....

 

[Heads Up]

Interesting dez. Is that it? The final product he is holding in his hand? Do you use a flame to vape with that...thingy and finally, how much and where? It's certainly made with love.

 

[1badmasonman]

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LOL sorry 1bmm I posted some pics in your thread thinking it was the 600!? whoops\

Glad to hear about the roots man. Is it possible for you to fill the main res with 2L bottles of ice and recirculate it or something? There's gotta be a way to fix the heat issue.... just thinking out loud

No worries old buddy. The way i have the system set up it would be very difficult to cool. Im basically running multiple DWC buckets and only using the main reservoir as a mixing site for the nutrients. From there it gets pumped into the DWC buckets. I was originally going for a scrog.. Still may. Ive got a few plans in the works on a better version of what im trying to do with this grow. Gotta finish this one first though lol.

Have you used the Zone yet? That stuff should keep your problem at bay, 74 isn't over
the top but it is right where things can start to get bad.

If you've tried zone with no results, give the beneficials a try, people are having GREAT
success with them and it's relatively cheap. If I didn't have my chillers I would definitely
be looking into this solution in conjunction with a cooler setup.

https://www.rollitup.org/dwc-bubbleponics/361430-how-breed-your-own-beneficial.html

I wouldn't give up on hydro just yet, it's definitely rewarding once you can get things down.

Here's some DWC bud porn for inspiration

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That is inspiring bud porn thanks Disposition. I have added the Zone just this morning., Waiting to see how they do now. Will report soon.

cool video.....

I agree that was pretty cool Dez. That guy takes pride in those pipes vapes i mean haha. Wonder how much one goes for. I like the handmade gadgetry of it.

 

[Dezracer]

Interesting dez. Is that it? The final product he is holding in his hand? Do you use a flame to vape with that...thingy and finally, how much and where? It's certainly made with love.

That's it. Yes you use a flame and I got mine from Vape.com but I don't see them on their site anymore. I'll see if I can find one somewhere to let you know what they cost. I don't remember what I paid for mine. It still works just as the day I got it too.

 

[DST]

Hey Badman, just doing the rounds while waiting for some pics to upload. Hope you and your family have a great Xmas, and a very Merry New Year, or Hogmanay as we call it.

Peace, DST

 

[1badmasonman]

Hey Thanks Bru. Hope you have a Merry Christmas aswell.

 

[1badmasonman]

Well guys im happy to report that after dumping my nute batch and mixing anew with all Dutch Masters the hydro plants are super fucking happy. WOW what a diffrence in just 24 hours the root zone is exploding with new growth again. Im just tickled pink haha. The plants have started growing again thank god.

Ive been in the know about DM nutes im just a cheap ass and i was trying to make the JC nutes work but i just dont think theyll work to great in a hydro application. Something in them JC nutes kills off new root growth. It has been most noticeable with the hydro headbands which havent hardly grown an inch until yesterdays nute change.

And I just have to say special THANKYOU!!! to Headsup for being such a cool friend. Without that zone you sent me my plants might not have made it until my order arrives. Dumbasses at the hydro source fuct up my order so now its a week behind and with the holidays here it wont likely be here soon.

I had two 1 liter jugs of DM gold flower A & B which is what ive used in the new nute batch for now. Waiting patiently for the grow nutes to get here, but all is well again. Sheesh i feel like i say that every other day or so haha.


I have a plan to build a better hydro setup after i finish this grow. Ive got a swimming pool thats about 4 x 7 that im going to use in place of the buckets. I thought about doing this before i started this grow and i should have lol. Id be able to cool the fluids with ease that way. and recirculate the whole mix. Im deciding on how im going to design the whole thing yet.

I think im going to frame the pool in so its enclosed in a box so to speak. Then on the top where the plants will sit im either going to use rockwool cubes or stick with the net pots. A few months to plan yet

Anywhows hope you all have a safe holiday.

Merry Christmas!!!!!

1BMM

 

[disposition84]

Wait, so you're going to turn your whole pool into a grow room? That sounds crazy!

I've seen one guy who used the water from his pool to create a loop of cool water
flowing through his water cooled lights and it looked to work really well! You could
look into using your pool as a reservoir for a wort chiller that you could put into your
current system, and add a pump to the back buckets of your system to create a
recirculating system so everything stays nice and mixed up and cool as well. Hell, if
you were using the pool as a chiller, you could probably get away with watercooling
your lights if you wanted to as well to kill of the biggest source of heat.

I wish I had a pool

 

[Heads Up]

You are so very welcome, it's my pleasure. That zone would have just sat here, I couldn't use it. A giant pool scrog, can you imagine the yield?

 

[theloadeddragon]

16' diameter circular pool with one plant in it outdoors yielded 10 lb.'s

Shoot for those kinds of results bro!

 

[Heads Up]

Dragon, would you happen to have any pics? I would love to catch a look of that monster.

 

[1badmasonman]

lol its not an in ground pool The pool is a small childrens pool that is about 10 inches deep. 7 ft long 4 ft wide. The idea is the same a growing hydro in a tote. The pool is basically a huge tote where all the roots will be bathed in nutrients and air. A much better method me thinks than what im doing now. Still got a nice chuckle there haha. Turn a swimming pool into a grow room hahaha.

TLD that sounds like one beastly plant holy shit man. 10 ps off one plant thats amazing!!!.



My new gear arrived late yesterday so i now have DM grow A & B more zone and more flower A & B. I also got my 6" vortex fan which im using to cool my lights. Just gotta get it all put back together again.

Peace and Merry Christmas all. 1BMM

 

[theloadeddragon]

Awesome bro! Merry Christmas....

and no, sorry I don't have pics of that plant. He did put some up on the internet somewhere though.... see if I can find it. Was a crazy grow thats for sure....

 

[1badmasonman]

Yeah i can imagine that TLD haha.

 

[1badmasonman]

Some how i found time today of all days to get some work done in the cave. I got in my new 6" vortex fan and of course the Dutchmaster nutes. Plants are doing much much better now. A lil bit of zone goes along ways man im loving it. Im seeing gobbs of new roots shooting out and the old roots are growing the tiny little feeder tips again. God IM HAPPY!!!

I took some pics today so here we go...


Man loving this new fan. I can touch the cooltube with no discomfort yeah baby. Had to punch out a new hole in the wall though i found out my flexi ducting that i built into the ceiling when i built this room was basically chopped in half. Probably why my other fan burned up as there was no escape for the building heat accept right back where it blew out from. Anyways problem solved with ease and still incognito from the outside which is key.


My other fan and filter. I dont know why the fuck i didnt just rig this one up haha. I guess i like how well it scrubs the air and mixes up the air in the room at the same time. lil humidifier keeping things nice and green.




Filling out nicely Various strains in here Dog Kush, Timewarp, Headband, Blue Widow, Timewarp X Romulan, Grape Ape.


A shot from the front. Those 2 plants next to the humidifier are my Timewarp Studs. 2 diffrent phenos emerging here on the male side. I have 2 females so far aswell with quite drastic phenos. What i mean by that is the stretchyness vs the compact and tight nodes. I seem to have a male and female of both phenos sos going to play around with that and come up with a nice compact version for indoor sog and a nice big tree for the outdoor season.


Timewarp males


Heres the Dog Kush mother and her offspring. Ive topped her a few times for clones and shes going into flower after a few final cuttings to keep. Dogs are some tough ass plants boy. The hydro girls have taking all my experimenting with non hydro nutes and bounced back!!!.


Man the hydro girls are loving the new nutrients thank god. These roots are growing like mad now

Thats it for now peeps. Going to veg a bit longer before going 12/12 1BMM

 

[DST]

Hey buddy, looking tidy now. I like the fan hook up on the roof. Well I didn't do any work yesterday, but I did finish the build on my fan box, and I am not very happy with the noise level reduction to be honest....ach man, it doesn't seem to have done much, but at least I have the monstrosity out of the cabinet now....whats the noise levels like on your vortex? can you hear it when you are outside the cave?

Peace bru, and hopefully you can chill today in the knowledge of massive root growth!!!

Peace, DST

 

[1badmasonman]

Thanks D bru. Sorry your box isnt cutting the mustard. I can tell you these vortex fans are very quiet and precision balanced so they dont sit and vibrate. Im going to have to say that the 8" is a bit loud on full blast, the 6" not as noticeable. One thing i did do when i built this room was insulate the walls so when i seal up the room i can just barely here all the equipment running.

Before i put down the hardwood flooring upstairs i could here it humming all the time. I think my old fan was alot of that though as it was a cheapo and not balanced even though i had it rubber mounted the lil bastard would still rattle the walls lol. those days are gone hehe.

Getting ready for round 3 family christmas. Ughhhh cant wait till its all over with really. peace and happy Sunday 1BMM

 

[Heads Up]

I have two different six inch fans, one from htg supply and the other a vortex, no comparison, the vortex is much quieter. Oddly enough when I turned my fan for my lights around to suck cold air from my attic and blow it through my lights, the fan got a lot quieter. That is the fan from htg, like you I use my vortex on my filter which is sitting on my floor just like yours.