My Grow Room
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Warlock1369
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Ok let's see if I can remember all the questions in 1 post without looking back. I doubt it. So just ask what I miss.
Don't know who said it better to push the air. The truth. You want the coolest air running thru your hoods. And by pushing you are running cool air thru a hot fan and forcing air thru you ducts. That also rises the temp of the air. And it's harder on the fan. But I do see the reasoning behind it. Positive air won't pull the smell in. Yes pulling it will suck smell threw and hole. And all hoods leek even the tubes. How to fix that is use good HVAC tape( heavy aluminum) and tape every corner and metel to glass. This will prevent you from opening the hoods to change the bulbs but if you use duct clamps it easy to remove one end and clean and swap bulbs. But the biggest problem sucking the smell is the ducting itself. And that is a upgrade I'm going to do soon. Where ever you can use the hard duct(all steel non flexing) tape all seams of the tee's and 90's. And where you need the flex use the black lined and insalated duct. It's a lot more money but the cheep stuff has a ton of pin holes and the movement makes them worse.
Now for the co2. I like the bottle. Reason is it dosnt produce heat like the gen. But the draw back is if you only have 1bottle it will run out when everywhere is closed. So it's better to have 2 or more if you can swing it. And if your sealed useing co2 a dehumidifier is a must. And a split AC will help keep the co2 in the room also the smell. I'm not to that point yet. Still use a window AC. I don't really worry about the smell to much. But in time I want to stop it.
I would love to have orca. But the price is out of my range right now. But yes seal everything. Caulk every seam befor you but the first layer. Then you can put the orca on. Make sure it is well bonded to the walls.
And I don't use any controller. It's all timers even the co2. Took along time to get them dialed in but it's good now.
Think that's it.
Don't know who said it better to push the air. The truth. You want the coolest air running thru your hoods. And by pushing you are running cool air thru a hot fan and forcing air thru you ducts. That also rises the temp of the air. And it's harder on the fan. But I do see the reasoning behind it. Positive air won't pull the smell in. Yes pulling it will suck smell threw and hole. And all hoods leek even the tubes. How to fix that is use good HVAC tape( heavy aluminum) and tape every corner and metel to glass. This will prevent you from opening the hoods to change the bulbs but if you use duct clamps it easy to remove one end and clean and swap bulbs. But the biggest problem sucking the smell is the ducting itself. And that is a upgrade I'm going to do soon. Where ever you can use the hard duct(all steel non flexing) tape all seams of the tee's and 90's. And where you need the flex use the black lined and insalated duct. It's a lot more money but the cheep stuff has a ton of pin holes and the movement makes them worse.
Now for the co2. I like the bottle. Reason is it dosnt produce heat like the gen. But the draw back is if you only have 1bottle it will run out when everywhere is closed. So it's better to have 2 or more if you can swing it. And if your sealed useing co2 a dehumidifier is a must. And a split AC will help keep the co2 in the room also the smell. I'm not to that point yet. Still use a window AC. I don't really worry about the smell to much. But in time I want to stop it.
I would love to have orca. But the price is out of my range right now. But yes seal everything. Caulk every seam befor you but the first layer. Then you can put the orca on. Make sure it is well bonded to the walls.
And I don't use any controller. It's all timers even the co2. Took along time to get them dialed in but it's good now.
Think that's it.
UnderCoverAgentOrange
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so warlock to run co2 i dont need a controller? i was under the impression i needed the tank a regulator and a controller? this impression was given to me by the hydro store owner so not sure if $ is the reason
You don't NEED one but it's ideal to have one for sure. If you're going totally sealed, meaning no intake or exhaust except in the closed circuit of air cooled lights and using A/C, you can use just about any Co2 controller. If you were going to run intake and exhaust for the room with a Co2 tank, you're best off with a controller that has fuzzy logic. I just think that you're possibly wasting a fair amount of Co2 with out going completely sealed or at least in fuzzy logic mode.
Warlock1369
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No there isn't a real need for the monitor. But it is best to have one. I ether waste co2 or run it light. My aim wasnt to stay at 1500ppm yet. Just to keep it above 800. So I use the co2 calculator and found the best I could. And used the co2 test kit. So when time is just about to turn off I'm around 2200ppm. But 15 min later I'm at 800. This is working well for me but I will be getting one in the futur. A bottle lasts me 8 days. But if I had a monitor I could get 9-10. So right now it's cheeper for me to run with this then getting even a ppm-4.
Warlock1369
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Sealed is the best way for co2. But that comes with a price to. A dehumidifier is needed. Also a AC. I'm working on changing my AC around. Getting it in the flower room where it will work the best. And after that I can take my scrubbing fan that dumps out of the room when temps get high. And switch that just to move air from flower to veg and use a passive intake going from veg to flower. This will get me fully sealed. I just had some minor issues and needed a quick fix and without cash that was what I came up with. As soon as my kids go home I can start the work. Don't need my teens knowing what is in my office. It's going to be a slow process but hope to have it all done in the next 2 weeks. Next weekend I can't be here. After 3weeks it's time to go check on the outdoor. But I need to get the next batch of vegging lady's in the room. I have 3 sets already veging. So if I don't get it going now the last set will have almost 20 weeks of veg. That's alittle to much for my room. But I will deal with that as it comes. Thanks for all the praze. I've worked hard getting this far and still got a long way to go.
GorillaMan
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Wow, that looks friction clean and solid. Keep us posted on the progress!!
North40Farmer
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Looks good man what strain are you running? Also what's your nute lineup?
North40Farmer
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Hey how is that turbo cloner working for you? I've been looking for a cloner.
Happycat72
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I totally dig it. Nice clean garden. Hydro is fun but expensive. I have been teaching patients to grow their own meds and setting up micro and closet grows for patients for years. People need to know they don't need the million dollar high tech toys to grow top shelf meds, just advice and a little knowledge. I have been providing meds for the same handful of patients for free for a while and only am flowering 4 to 6 plants at any given time, not including my outdoor girls, but still manage to pull on average of a pound and a half every 8 weeks roughly 8 to 12 ozs every 4 weeks. Not to shabby considering My flowering area is 5ft wide and 2.5 ft deep and 8 ft tall. and am only running a 400 watt hps. I took down 2 Dairy Queens 2 weeks ago and after hanging for 7 days yielded just under 10.5 ounces dried.
Zig No Zag
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I am a first time grower. I don't indulge, but I am attempting to grow for my spouse, who is a patient. I'm a tight wad and dont want to spend the gas and money to drive 90 miles to the pharmacy all the time. Anyway, I have 6 girls under a 4X4 florescent grow light. What can I expect as far as yield goes?
Warlock1369
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Sorry everyone. I been busy with my kids and haven't checked this thread. I will try and answer all questions by Monday.
S1ingblade
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looks really nice and I am sure were all learning something from the time you take to get your posts and vids, thanks.
Warlock1369
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Sorry guys I had a bad 2 weeks. Today is realy the first time I've been online.
My base nutes are Heavy 16. But use many others. Here is a pic of my feeding schedule
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I love my turbokloner. But if you don't clean and sterilize it every time you roll have problems.
Thanks for the comments. And happy growing.
Florals don't yield alot but if it's just for your spouse you will be fine. Maybe 4-8 oz.
I'm here to help and love growing so that's why I post here.
My base nutes are Heavy 16. But use many others. Here is a pic of my feeding schedule
I love my turbokloner. But if you don't clean and sterilize it every time you roll have problems.
Thanks for the comments. And happy growing.
Florals don't yield alot but if it's just for your spouse you will be fine. Maybe 4-8 oz.
I'm here to help and love growing so that's why I post here.
SOMEBEECH
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Wow very nice Warlock,Thanks for sharing and posting i know its alot of trouble.I like you love to grow,Find it very interesting.I need to get serious and get my Grow going again,been real sick and just getting back to growing again.How many yrs. did it take you too get these kinda results?Self taught or did someone teach you,lol dont have to answer just curious.Seems like alot to learn to achieve what you do! Subbed
Warlock1369
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I've been growing off and on for 20 years. I learned from my parents. They where growing late 60's. Going hydro has been the last 5 years. Mom is now watching my outdoor plants. They where atacted by elk last week so she pulled them from the grownd and put the in pots. Saved 5 out of 15.