Monkee's Grow - Stealth, From Seed 12/12, CFL

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MonkeeMan

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Im my trails heats already becoming an issue... the AC thing hasn't been used yet because i need a new hook (ill get pictures of it when i get that)

but im hitting 95-100 which sucks, its not going to stop me from growing but i dont see any real way of keeping the heat down

also ive been lazy light proofing it, so note for anyone trying this, light proof, then mylar lol
 
uberpea

uberpea

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Try it out anyway, it might germ. The heat issue might be a problem man.. I'll try and think of something.
Could you maybe duct your AC unit to your grow without making it obvious?

Duece.
 
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MonkeeMan

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well i dont have to worry about super stealth i dont live in a place i have to hide it, its mainly just for when people come over that its hidden

yeah ill figure something out but even with the temp ac i doubt ill get it below 90, should be interesting
 
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MonkeeMan

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Just checked and non of the seeds have started to germinate, How long does it usually take? This is my first time growing on my own without my buddies (who all use clones)

Hoping they start to pop soon so i can throw them in the cab
 
cannaboy

cannaboy

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it takes anywhere from 24 hours to a week...but i doubt it'll take that long....but sometimes they take thier time
 
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MonkeeMan

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i gave them a closer look and 3 are split, and its looking like that 'broken' one is working... which puts me into a rough position of not enough pots haha
 
uberpea

uberpea

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3 split, thats pretty good. It generally takes 1-3 days to germ seeds. Some are just picky haha

Duece.
 
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MonkeeMan

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any good suggestions on how to cool down the temp

its about 100 consitantly... im thinking of getting an inline fan for the outake but im afriad it will be to noisy and the it willpush to much air through the carbon fliter so it wouldn't work
 
jackonthebox

jackonthebox

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MonkeeMan said:
i gave them a closer look and 3 are split, and its looking like that 'broken' one is working... which puts me into a rough position of not enough pots haha
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at least its not because of not enough room!

and on the heat issue.. have you checked the temperature with the frozen bottles yet?
 
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MonkeeMan

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DAY 1

My first 2 plants are in the cab for now and temperature seems to be a concern as of right now... the plants can be a bit closer to the light but ill spend some time tonight fixing it up

Day: 1
Lights: 18/6 (6 cfl, 100 watts equ)
Strain: Plant 1 - White Widow; Plant 2 - LR2
Temperature: 95-105
Humidity: 20%
Watered: 1 cup for each plant
Nutraints: none
Inside Smell: none
Outside Smell: none
Other: Testing to see how well water bottles work to cool down the cab. Also working on ways to prop up the plants closer to the lights.

 
cannaboy

cannaboy

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man i wish i could help,but i dont know what to do:confused:...please somebody help him...i dont wanna see those girls have a heat stroke when they pop above the soil
 
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MonkeeMan

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This week ill make my way to the hardware store to figure something out, i got some huge jugs to freeze which may cool the temp

all and all a learning experience
 
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wango dango

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In the picture it looks like the space around your intake fans is open. try sealing it using more duct tape or somthing, and you should get a much more efficient flow of air into your container. i had a similar problem with my rubbermaid box, but a little duct tape brought my temp down from 91 to 83 degrees.
 
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MonkeeMan

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wango dango said:
In the picture it looks like the space around your intake fans is open. try sealing it using more duct tape or somthing, and you should get a much more efficient flow of air into your container. i had a similar problem with my rubbermaid box, but a little duct tape brought my temp down from 91 to 83 degrees.
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thats not the intake fan thats the side fan which blows the plants... it will be moved cause its less effective then i thought as well

im going to have to open it up to the intake at the bottom i think :)

Koabear said:
im curios to see this bad boy work consider me subscribed till the end
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thanks man as well, lemme know what ya think all the way through
 
jackonthebox

jackonthebox

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I'm confused as to where your intake and output fans are. intake should be near the bottem while the output should be near the top. because of the fact that hot air rises so to get heat out, put out of the top
 
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MonkeeMan

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jackonthebox said:
I'm confused as to where your intake and output fans are. intake should be near the bottem while the output should be near the top. because of the fact that hot air rises so to get heat out, put out of the top
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no they are

i have a passive intake at the bottom of the box, a fan on the side blowing across the flowers and a fan pushing air out the back with a carbon fliter
 
uberpea

uberpea

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I keep thinking about your AC idea... I mean if you have a separate airconditioning chamber with large amounts of frozen water and a sloww fan putting that air into your input at the bottom, it could work right?
I think it could work

Duece.
 
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