1800 watts Sealed and CO2 Enriched."A Teachers Learning Process"

MEANGREEN69

MEANGREEN69

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Shrubs First said:
I topped every single one this time at around week 2. I didn't do it again because the
cut I made seemed to create perfect bushes and I don't want to mess with em. These
are some of the most perfectly postured and profiled plants I've grown.
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nice..now for the magic to start.
 
Shrubs First

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Bigger pots have helped a lot. Much more stable root environment and accelerated growth
is easily seen. I am still holding off on flowering though. Haven't had the chance to refill
my CO2. I'm startin to keep my eyes on Monday for the cycle change.
 
medimaker

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Great thread Shrubs.
Our setups are very similar. I have a sealed room with 2 x 1000w HPS running on a 220V dedicated circuit. Dedicated AC and Co2 identical to yours. Love that simple co2 system. Same can fan too.
Although, I went 1 step further and added vented 6" cool tubes. I completely sealed the line that runs into the sealed room, into the lights and out of the room. Then I added a y splitter to my basement laundry dryer vent. Before the y vent I placed a 6" vortex that sucks air through the whole length of ducting, about 30 feet. I know thats crazy long but it helps make my 14k BTU ac run very little. To smell proof the cool tube ducting in the room so it cant suck smell into the line and then escape when it hits back pressure at the "Y", I used a whole roll of cling wrap to cover and recover and recover all the ducting in the room. All around the lights and cool tubes I used metal ducting tape, and I taped the shit out of it. No smell escapes into that line, hot air simply exhausts out my dryer vent into the backyard.

The other end of the ducting line starts at the open end of my 600w MH cool tube in the small veg room. So my little 6" vortex sucks cool basement air through an open end of a cool tube, then through the flower room wall, loop through 2 more cool tubes and out the other side of the room. Then goes under my stairs and into the vortex itself, then the Y and outside. That air suction in the veg room cool tube is enough to remove and clone odours, except for the stinkiest of plants. But so far the rest of my house is smell free.

Anyway, the reason for my small book in your thread :)
I'm debating on not using my cool tube track for the next few cycles, and letting the dedicated ac do all the work.

I'm licensed but I don't like the flex ducting running through my basement and a vortex in my laundry room. Looks getto :lol: Plus this setup creates back pressure at the Y splitter which cant be good for the vortex itself nor my dryer.

I'll see what the electricity bill has to say about it. However my AC exhausts in the basement so that hot air might offset my heating bill this winter......cold up here in Canada eh:sad:

PS. I switched to 5gal buckets and never looked back.

Awesome grow!!
 
Shrubs First

Shrubs First

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medimaker said:
Great thread Shrubs.
Our setups are very similar. I have a sealed room with 2 x 1000w HPS running on a 220V dedicated circuit. Dedicated AC and Co2 identical to yours. Love that simple co2 system. Same can fan too.
Although, I went 1 step further and added vented 6" cool tubes. I completely sealed the line that runs into the sealed room, into the lights and out of the room. Then I added a y splitter to my basement laundry dryer vent. Before the y vent I placed a 6" vortex that sucks air through the whole length of ducting, about 30 feet. I know thats crazy long but it helps make my 14k BTU ac run very little. To smell proof the cool tube ducting in the room so it cant suck smell into the line and then escape when it hits back pressure at the "Y", I used a whole roll of cling wrap to cover and recover and recover all the ducting in the room. All around the lights and cool tubes I used metal ducting tape, and I taped the shit out of it. No smell escapes into that line, hot air simply exhausts out my dryer vent into the backyard.

The other end of the ducting line starts at the open end of my 600w MH cool tube in the small veg room. So my little 6" vortex sucks cool basement air through an open end of a cool tube, then through the flower room wall, loop through 2 more cool tubes and out the other side of the room. Then goes under my stairs and into the vortex itself, then the Y and outside. That air suction in the veg room cool tube is enough to remove and clone odours, except for the stinkiest of plants. But so far the rest of my house is smell free.

Anyway, the reason for my small book in your thread :)
I'm debating on not using my cool tube track for the next few cycles, and letting the dedicated ac do all the work.

I'm licensed but I don't like the flex ducting running through my basement and a vortex in my laundry room. Looks getto :lol: Plus this setup creates back pressure at the Y splitter which cant be good for the vortex itself nor my dryer.

I'll see what the electricity bill has to say about it. However my AC exhausts in the basement so that hot air might offset my heating bill this winter......cold up here in Canada eh:sad:

PS. I switched to 5gal buckets and never looked back.

Awesome grow!!
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Very nice. What kind of AC do you run? Mini-split? If yes, a 14,000 BTU should be able to easily handle
the load. My 12,000BTU is handling 3x 600 Watts and could definitely handle one more. Although my AC
unit is a 20 SEER rating. It is 96% energy efficient, I received a tax credit for the purchase. If you're using
a different type of AC such as a window unit or ducted hose like single or dual you are only around 50-60%
energy efficient, and the ducted lights will help you keep the costs low. My monthly energy has been around 150
as of late.

xivex said:
Can't wait to see what happens in the next 8 weeks!! :)
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Yea, they'll be blowin up, couple days in and they are really showing me some growth already.
 
xivex

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Shrubs First said:
Very nice. What kind of AC do you run? Mini-split? If yes, a 14,000 BTU should be able to easily handle
the load. My 12,000BTU is handling 3x 600 Watts and could definitely handle one more. Although my AC
unit is a 20 SEER rating. It is 96% energy efficient, I received a tax credit for the purchase. If you're using
a different type of AC such as a window unit or ducted hose like single or dual you are only around 50-60%
energy efficient, and the ducted lights will help you keep the costs low. My monthly energy has been around 150
as of late.
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I've got a Mitsubishi 9000Btu heat pump (AC and heat) rated at 20 SEER. Brand new as of last spring from Mitsubishi directly..with all the Platinum Enzyme and smell filter crap add-ons on it! :)

Keeps all 5 of my 400watt lights cool and the room just comfy! :) They are great units...
 
medimaker

medimaker

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Shrubs First said:
Very nice. What kind of AC do you run? Mini-split? If yes, a 14,000 BTU should be able to easily handle
the load. My 12,000BTU is handling 3x 600 Watts and could definitely handle one more. Although my AC
unit is a 20 SEER rating. It is 96% energy efficient, I received a tax credit for the purchase. If you're using
a different type of AC such as a window unit or ducted hose like single or dual you are only around 50-60%
energy efficient, and the ducted lights will help you keep the costs low. My monthly energy has been around 150
as of late.
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I have a dual hose style. My next house will be fitted with a mini split, for now this monster dual hose does the job. I'm new to sealed room growing, but the results are very impressive when everything is dialed in. I think I'm better to keep the cool tube system running.

I have some bubba kush, ak-47's and tangerine dreams under 600wMH. Nothing in flower at the moment as I'm topping half my ak's and half the dreams. The remaining of each strain remains unmolested in a head to head to see how it likes to be grown, to top or not to top. I'll try to figure out which pheno to keep and take one clone of it. The rest all go into flower.
 
Grow'N'Smoke

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If I had to put that my plants had serious issues I would probably follow it up with a face like this one :sad: or this one :wall:. But I guess if you have a whole warehouse full of bud without issues then it's not too bad.

-GNS
 
Shrubs First

Shrubs First

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Ha for sure. I am definitely feeling that way. But yea, Idk, I'm kinda over it.

Here are some pics. Sorry for delay.



AOG#3


AOG#3 on left. Bruce Banner #5 on right.


Bruce Banner #5


Same order


 
Shrubs First

Shrubs First

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Soon as the drip system is in at the warehouse this will improve a lot. Either that or I have to stop wasting electricity and put my equipment in storage...
 
rastadred22

rastadred22

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despite the few visual problems they look good man some look pretty healthy too! u have a good number in there so im sure those def. arent goin to have u lose out on yeild...what do u think it is?
 
Shrubs First

Shrubs First

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rastadred22 said:
despite the few visual problems they look good man some look pretty healthy too! u have a good number in there so im sure those def. arent goin to have u lose out on yeild...what do u think it is?
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I appreciate the encouragement. That definitely helps.

1. I haven't been getting the run-off I'm accustomed to at my homegrow.

2. Not frequent enough watering. With everyday work at the warehouse, coming home to fertilize even
more is very discouraging.

Because of both of these factors, I'm having some plant moisture stress and TDS issues.

It's tougher than I thought it would be taking care of both gardens.
 
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