400 watt Mh/Hps: Grow on a Budget: A Beginner's Reference

lol JB me and Dac seen those same cabs at lowes last time we were there, and was like that would be perfect! just remove the shelves! lol and i like the grow you got setup now

and damnit you forgot the mylar!

DLC420 said:

lol JB me and Dac seen those same cabs at lowes last time we were there, and was like that would be perfect! just remove the shelves! lol and i like the grow you got setup now

and damnit you forgot the mylar!

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yeah, if you look at the smaller cab pic, you can see i put the rubbermaid tote in there to see if it would fit...and it does, perfectly...
I have to get a couple more things and I think i'll be good...for now anyways...

I need: thermometer/hygrometer

mylar

water thermometer...think my res is too warm

too warm..not good at all and still a slightly big shopping list

Yo JB I have that same cab the tall one from the second pic They had it on sale at lowes for like $50 about 2 months ago they are nice and durable. And I think you want your res temp to be around room temp "I THINK" check out some of Rosemans threads here is a link all the info you could want https://www.rollitup.org/dwc-bubbleponics/234626-rosemans-diy-bubbleponics-tutorial.html

thanks guys...yeah, 70-75* is ideal res temp...just got back from wally world...bought a water thermometer and indoor digi thermometer/hydrometer

they didnt have the emergency blankets tho...so i'll have to shop around...

bought white spray paint to paint the res lid to reflect the heat from the light...

jonboy30 said:

thanks guys...yeah, 70-75* is ideal res temp...just got back from wally world...bought a water thermometer and indoor digi thermometer/hydrometer

they didnt have the emergency blankets tho...so i'll have to shop around...

bought white spray paint to paint the res lid to reflect the heat from the light...

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I would never let your rez get over 70°F
65-68°F is ideal. Keep up the nice work

crap, cant believe they didnt have the blankets JB! me and Dac were talking to some guy who worked for wallyworld the other day, and he was telling us they get 2 trucks in a night to restock, so id check back in a few days and they should get some

tom__420 said:

I would never let your rez get over 70°F
65-68°F is ideal. Keep up the nice work

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Thanks tom...so my next question would be...how do i control the temp of my res if too hot?

DLC420 said:

crap, cant believe they didnt have the blankets JB! me and Dac were talking to some guy who worked for wallyworld the other day, and he was telling us they get 2 trucks in a night to restock, so id check back in a few days and they should get some

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thanks man...will do....where is DaC btw?

im not too sure, he should be at home but im not sure lol havnt heard from him

jonboy30 said:

Thanks tom...so my next question would be...how do i control the temp of my res if too hot?

thanks man...will do....where is DaC btw?

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cover the rez in a reflective material such as mylar or aluminum tape. That will help keep temps down more than anything else. Another small thing you can do is move your air pump to an area that is cooler than the grow room. That way instead of pumping in hot air it is pumping in cooler air to the roots

tom__420 said:

cover the rez in a reflective material such as mylar or aluminum tape. That will help keep temps down more than anything else. Another small thing you can do is move your air pump to an area that is cooler than the grow room. That way instead of pumping in hot air it is pumping in cooler air to the roots

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cool man, thanks! I much appreciate your advice and knowledge +rep Tom!

o btw before I forget...my res temp is 72* and my ambient room temps are 73* on and 68* off with humidity at 58%

is this ok?

Yeah that's fine
Your rez temps seem really high though compared to the ambient temps

really?...huh...shrugs...hmmmm...still drawing a blank : l

here's a better look at my bubbleponic system...without the camera phone...

the unknown strain is starting to really fill out...it sprouted on September 8th making it just under a month old...hopefully its a girl...but we'll see...I topped it again after the pics were taken, i'll have to post pics with it topped tomorrow after it rejuvinates a lil' bit...

the big bud female sprout seems to be content so far...just wish she didnt stretch that much...that happened only because i was using my 150 watt Hps to germ her...

I took a close up shot of my own "JB Bliss" female clone...she's starting to push some new growth finally...i cant exactly remember how long ago i started rooting her...I'd say about 10-14 days...i'll have to go back and look...9 days today to be exact...

I also included a pic of my unknown sex JB Bliss from 9 days ago to just now to show comparison in growth...bubbles are def the way to go!!

great pics JB! they're looking great and yeah hope they're females! gonna be an angry person if they aint!

DLC420 said:

great pics JB! they're looking great and yeah hope they're females! gonna be an angry person if they aint!

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I kno they're all females cept' the big one...i will kno in a week or 2 about the big one...

I also just bought a germination station (heating pad and green house) and Hydrofarm's Jumpstart fluorescent tubes + light hanger. My mendo purps seeds should be arriving in the mail shortly and I wanna germ/sprout those seeds for some nice purps in the near future!

damnn nice nice JB!

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damnn nice nice JB!

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Tell DaC i'm looking for him...get his azz online...

lol alright i will, hes at work right now i think till close, or soemthing which is at like 9 not really sure though