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[Slipon]

agree, continue to do what your doing, but I also agree, its fun to play around and make small tweaks and see the outcome

maybe just try to top one plant and maybe LST another and let the rest do there thing and see what happen, can always stack the smaller/lower plants on sumthing, my fist indoor grow I FIM one and LST the other, tried most technics, and I like the LST and scrog more then Top or FIM, less stress and you keep the main cola, just help its side grow catch up to the artificial light

all a matter of temperament and likes, do what works for you and what makes it fun and give results, the good thing about growers/smokers like us, we got time and room to play around, no need to grow hugh amounts for commercial intensions (I turned off 2 bulb`s in my T5HO fixture and cut the Veg time to 16/8 since its plenty to grow mature plants in 8-10 week)

 

[prosperian]

Well, I went ahead and move my light ballast to the attic to see if it would help with room temps. We will see. I like how much cleaner it looks up there!

While I was making changes I went ahead and enlarged my intake hole to see if maybe I have some restrictions there too. Then I bought a monster floor fan to push more air through the room. Oh, and I adjusted the fixture at a 30 degree angle to reduce my noise by about 25%. Stealth can be a pain in the ass sometimes! But when it works, that makes me happy.

 

[Slipon]

busy little bee you been, look tight

 

[hbbum]

Well, I went ahead and move my light ballast to the attic to see if it would help with room temps. We will see. I like how much cleaner it looks up there!

Because it was such a mess before

Looks great, be interested in seeing if it helps much with temps

 

[prosperian]

Thanks bro. Rather work on my room than smoke. What the hell is wrong with me!

 

[trueg115]

Looks like how ill be setting mine up soon enough in my new house we move into in August. I plan on setting everything up more efficiently like you are now doing. And I as well will be on my second grow by then. Good to see how everything is coming together once again.

 

[lykarckstar420]

Nice set up G!!!! I remember you because of all the added in text....

Rep bump

 

[lykarckstar420]

Sorry bro, RIU says i need to spread my loving around more ....

 

[prosperian]

New addition to my grow closet...a side cabinet for seedlings and vegging. Always wanted to do this, so I got busy. Now can I go smoke?

The veg cabinet is built into the grow closet ventilation. Temperature in the cabinet is a nice 78 degrees with the lights on. Good location for LED in the future.

I can throw some Y-adapters on the fixture if I need more watts and add additional cooling.

Doors closed and locked. Stealth baby.

 

[GandalfdaGreen]

That looks great Pros. You really do take space usage to a whole new level.

 

[trueg115]

That veg light setup looks great. perfect for a few LED cree bulbs

 

[prosperian]

It looks like what you are doing is working and I wouldn't start to top and spread them out if you need to work upwards. How you ever looked into a vertical grow before? I think that may be your best bet my friend. I don't know though considering your successes I think I would just keep doing what you are doing. Hard to argue with success no matter how it's achieved. Peace out.

I was eyeballing my room today and thinking about a vertical layout. Be a good challenge for me if I ever get bored with this setup. As you can see, I don't mind making changes. I was hoping all the adjustments I made today would have a bigger impact on my closet temps, but I'm still hovering around 83-84 degrees.

That light just puts out too much heat for a small space. It's fine in the winter when the intake is 4-5 degree lower, but 73 is as cool as I'm willing to run the house this summer. I know the plants will be alright when they get a little bigger and can take the heat, but it will bug me until either I fix it or replace the fixture.

Thanks for the comments and advice.

busy little bee you been, look tight. maybe just try to top one plant and maybe LST another and let the rest do there thing and see what happen, can always stack the smaller/lower plants on sumthing

Yeah, I've been buzzing around all day. Guess being laid up in bed for a couple days sick has me going overtime on projects today! I'm usually pretty good about making a decision and executing, but I've had hard time with trimming. Wait and see I guess.

That looks great Pros. You really do take space usage to a whole new level.

Thanks. My seedling growth is stunted and it has to be the higher temps in the grow closet and the HID. With this cabinet I can keep the temps cooler for the seedlings and get them back into gear.

Your seedlings are looking really big under that new fixture. Don't know what starting to present itself on your leaves, but I'm curious to see what you find out.

Nice set up G!!!! I remember you because of all the added in text.... Rep bump Sorry bro, RIU says i need to spread my loving around more ....

Appreciate man. Yeah, I'm familiar with photoshop! Glad you came back for round two.

Looks like how ill be setting mine up soon enough in my new house we move into in August. I plan on setting everything up more efficiently like you are now doing. And I as well will be on my second grow by then. Good to see how everything is coming together once again.

You're cutting it close with a crop in the tent! You like living on the edge don't you. Guess you can always haul them over. They're just plants. Skunky and sticky, but still just plants that can survive a move. Just don't harvest them before they are ready, you have worked too hard!

That veg light setup looks great. perfect for a few LED cree bulbs

You're reading my mind on LED. Slip was showing me the Area51 fixture the other day. I've dropped the seed to my smoking buddy that I need an equipment upgrade soon. She was all smiles about getting me whatever I needed. Now that's a smoking buddy.


Alright guys, hope I responded to everyone, if I didn't... sorry catch ya next time. I think I've earned a smoke. Later!

 

[trueg115]

Your right about living on the edge. It feels like im always about to tip over. Ive got 2 months so I figure they should long be ready by then...now that ive fixed all the problems.

What I meant though was for you to think about switching out those cfls in your clone/seedling/veg light for some of these, or something of the sort. LED will allow better penetration and uptake which them allows you to use them longer on each plant.

http://www.amazon.com/G7-Power-G7A21930-Lumen-9-watt/dp/B0064AE2K4/ref=sr_1_4?s=lamps-light&ie=UTF8&qid=1370142565&sr=1-4&keywords=led

 

[Slipon]

yep there is also them small 9W or 12W Cree bulb`s



also come with E14 and E27 fittings, could help the temperatures

but are you sure your seedlings is stunted, sumtimes they can take a wile to take off (btw how is your RH ?)

Ooh yea and I know the feeling, cant sit still after a few days in bed/sick

 

[mycomaster]

I used to get laid up in the hospital for a week or two and then just run myself to death trying to catch back up with everything. It's hard to do nothing for a week or so and think of a ton of stuff you need to get done and can't. When you finally can you end up killing yourself trying to get it all done. Peace out and take it easy bro.

 

[prosperian]

They have had two 1/4 strength feedings off my Roots Grow feed chart. About 1/2 tsp. per gal does. H2O is at 6.0ph soil 7.25ph..higher than I would like.

 

[Slipon]

awww, dont look good

to hot soil or to hot wether ? or maybe over watered ?

 

[mycomaster]

Good grief I can't believe how yellow they have got. I had an auto do the tri-reme thing to me as well, is that one your auto? It turned out to be a heavier feeder and grew really dense with a third more bud on every node, really tight! I thought it would be all messed up but turned out pretty nice, wish I could have cloned her, but you just can't with autos, another reason they kinda suck. Don't get me wrong they're nice to throw in your veg room, they suck to try to get them for meds though. I'm not sure what's going on there, all I can think is maybe the soil is really hot or maybe a def. Just seems really early to have a def, you know. I know your heat is a little high, but I don't know if it would do that. Seems quite a few people are having some problems with seedlings lately. Good luck with that. Peace out.

 

[prosperian]

I found the problem. The cups were holding water at the bottom 1/2 inch, rest of the cup was dry. Drain holes were plugging up and the roots were already wrapping around and drowning in the over wet material at the bottom.

Easy fix, transplanted to the 1 gal Geopots this morning. Roots were nice and long but I'm sure they would have rotted if left that way. We should be cooking again. My room temps are under control. 76 degrees with a 75 intake running the cfl fixture. Happy happy.

 

[mycomaster]

Easy problem to get, and easy solution as well. Good catch! I'm sure after the Xplant they will pick right up, they looked healthy besides the dis-coloration. Good to hear you got the temps down, I'm sure they will reward you for it. Glad to hear you're feeling better as well and getting your chores done. Keep it up. Peace out.