2x2 Grow - Mars Hydro TSW2000 - Home Made DWC

CptTripps said:

FYI: I have my TSW2000 at 100%, but up really high. I found those potentiometers a PITA to mess with, so I'm mostly just adjusting height right now. I got a LUX meter, and can dial it in with height. The amount of heat won't really change based off of the % you have the light at.

Great sproutlings. You're really on your way now. This is the fun part....the next 4 weeks. Every day, it'll appear to double in size. The trick is keeping your head out of the tent.

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I would love being able to keep the lights at 100% but i dont have anymore height space for it !! What is the height between your TSW2000 and the plants ?

I think the % wont affect the temps in a larger growing space but trust me they do a bit in my 2x2 tent. Ive noticed a slight decrease in temp since i lowered the power to "25", i can now touch the boards and the reflector without feeling a single difference !

Cant wait to get all the stuff i ordered to complete the bucket though .. ive been getting impatient

Eliehabib said:

What is the height between your TSW2000 and the plants ?

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I have mine at three different heights. The one on the far right is for the seedling/early veg part, then the middle is about 24" above the plants, and then all the way to the left is at 18" over the late flower girls. Sine taking this pic, I've actually replaced one of the TSW2000s with a TSW3000. Boy, did my temps spike when I did that! I was running at about 82-83 in the tent and after putting the TSW3000 in, I'm sitting at about 92 all day. That's why I added some CO2 bags to help combat it. I'm also looking at a passive AC system for cooling them now. (discussing it in my grow journal and setup page.)

CptTripps said:

I have mine at three different heights. The one on the far right is for the seedling/early veg part, then the middle is about 24" above the plants, and then all the way to the left is at 18" over the late flower girls. Sine taking this pic, I've actually replaced one of the TSW2000s with a TSW3000. Boy, did my temps spike when I did that! I was running at about 82-83 in the tent and after putting the TSW3000 in, I'm sitting at about 92 all day. That's why I added some CO2 bags to help combat it. I'm also looking at a passive AC system for cooling them now. (discussing it in my grow journal and setup page.)

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Very nice setup !

Isn't the humidifier affecting your flowering plants ? Since the humidity is increasing in the whole tent and not just affecting the vegging plants.

The TSW3000 must be a beast ! i wish i could go back to having my grow room ! I had a lot of comfortable space to work with ... Im really restricted in that 2x2 tent

Things seem to be going well now ! Im really excited to see what the TSW2000 will bring ! I once did a DWC using an old mars hydro 300W panel which was consuming 160W and pulled around 175grs with it BUT JUST because i was doing hydro ! and it was my first DWC too ! So you could say i pulled 1gr/watt at the time using that cheap old 300w model.

If everything goes well i should pull around 200+grams on this one plant , im only afraid of getting restricted by space , hence why ill be scrogging. Will see how things go

Update :
Seedling at day 9 since germination in rockwool
Doubling in size every day
Roots starting to poke out of the rockwool
Feeding only PH'd water at 5.6 when rockwool gets a little dry

Will start adding some GHE Root booster to the solution on my next watering

Forgot to mention in my earlier posts , this is a Super Critical feminized seed from GHS , 30% Sativa , 70% Indica !

Eliehabib said:

Isn't the humidifier affecting your flowering plants ? Since the humidity is increasing in the whole tent and not just affecting the vegging plants.

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Actually, the whole tent hovers at around 55%, so it's not outside of normal for the flowering plants too. Just a little something extra. It's on a pretty low setting. The fan keeps most of the moisture on the seedling side, by design. (I'm at about 45% on the flower half, and 55-60% on the seedling half.) It's a balancing act, for sure.

Eliehabib said:

The TSW3000 must be a beast ! i wish i could go back to having my grow room ! I had a lot of comfortable space to work with ... Im really restricted in that 2x2 tent

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I'm not going to lie. It IS nice. I've got everything in that room exactly how I want it. The TSW3000 raised the temp in the tent by 10-deg....it is a beast. Although, the light it kicks out is impressive, so it's worth it.

CptTripps said:

Actually, the whole tent hovers at around 55%, so it's not outside of normal for the flowering plants too. Just a little something extra. It's on a pretty low setting.

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You're on the safe side then as long as it doesnt get too high !

I just ordered a 3L humidifier since humidity's very low where i love (25-30%)

Update :
Seedling at day 11 since germination in Rockwool

Everything going smooth so far, absolutely not rushing to put the seedling in the DWC bucket YET ! Still waiting for a couple things to arrive (Shipping is taking forever with the whole virus situation going on) ...

Going to let the seedling grow more roots in its current environment till everything is perfect and ready to go !

I added 3ml/L of Root Booster from GHE (TA) to the solution im using to spray and water the cube (Slightly)

Pictures from today :

CptTripps said:

I think the TSW2000 is a great light. I've got 3 of them in my 4X8. You're going to want to dial the light back a little bit. I had one in my 3X3 and it was burning the plant a bit when I had it at 100%. Start at the lower setting until you hit flower, and then you can turn it back up to full power.

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How did the TSW2000 Do on flowering?

I flowered using the tsw2000 in a 2x2x4.

1 bubblegum plant in there.

Hdhkf said:

I flowered using the tsw2000 in a 2x2x4.

1 bubblegum plant in there.

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Nice grow mate..

@Eliehabib got an update? Just "waking up" is my favorite time of the grow. I don't have pics, I got stoned, forgot to snap any, but I have another bloody skunk that just popped and I'm testing one of s1's I made from caramelicious, they're both autos.