PC Case grow - Stealth + Perpetual + LST

i have about 2 inches of peatmoss/topsoil (chemical/nutrient free) on the bottom of the tank. under the tank there is a heat pad stuck to the glass. i spray around the tank real good twice a day and overfill the water dish about every 3 days so that it soaks the peatmoss/soil. here is a pic of a heat pad on the side of the tank the one under the tank is bigger. i only use the one on the side if it gets really cold.

Nice kit.
One of those for the dark period and I think we have lift off
Watch this space.

HEY HEY,

Lookin gud mate... glad too hear you have another girl aswell.

Im soo jealous of this grow at the moment... cant wait to get bk from holiday and start mine up.

When I first saw this post I had it in my head that I would only be able to use autoflowering in my pcgrow. Now ou have showed me that this is rubbish I have been n had another look around the seedbanks. After a long read thru, I have finaly decided on mazar and maple leaf indica. Both are mostly indica and are said to be quite controllable when it comes to height so fingers crossed I will get some lovely big girls from them.

Oh and just a quick one... (may already have been answered... what soil mix do you use for your grow???

Keep the pics comin bud,...

Best Wishes,

v12xjs said:

Wow. Didn't realise there was quite so much interest in this thing.

Hey SeANi0
Thanks for the comments. I've not tried any Ice Cream yet so I appreciate the smoke report too.
There's a thread by BTK3ill in the cfl forum and he has a similar setup to yours by the sounds of things. Your case is a bit taller than mine so you can be a bit less savage than I am with your girls. I reckon 100w plus is what you need even in such a small space so you tick that box too.
I'm convinced now that flowering is improved by a bit of 6500K light so my tip for you is to use one along with 3 2700K bulbs during flowering. Good luck with the grow and feel free to ask me anything if you think I can help.

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Thanks so much for the reply bout my grow ... just read it.

I will hve to look into the 6500k light, prices and if I can install into the case... but looking at urs.. this surely seems to be helping the colou of those leaves.. well something your doin is anyway.

Im off to find that thread in the CFL FORUM that you mentioned... Tahnks again

SeANi0

SeANi0 said:

HEY HEY,

Lookin gud mate... glad too hear you have another girl aswell.

Im soo jealous of this grow at the moment... cant wait to get bk from holiday and start mine up.

When I first saw this post I had it in my head that I would only be able to use autoflowering in my pcgrow. Now ou have showed me that this is rubbish I have been n had another look around the seedbanks. After a long read thru, I have finaly decided on mazar and maple leaf indica. Both are mostly indica and are said to be quite controllable when it comes to height so fingers crossed I will get some lovely big girls from them.

Oh and just a quick one... (may already have been answered... what soil mix do you use for your grow???

Keep the pics comin bud,...

Best Wishes,

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mazar and maple leaf indica are both really good strains...

Hey.. totally inspirational! I just finished my pc case and waiting on first seeds. I nabbed 2 primarily indica seed packs and goin' mom / clones in it and I have to finish my old server tower for flowering. I'm wondering what you've got going for temps and humidity, generally. With no plants / misting and a few lightholes yet to cover, I've got 80 degrees and 20%. I had 4 27's @ 5500K designated for the 24/7 case, but lost one 27 .. temps came down from 85 to 80. Not sure whether or not to replace it yet.

Also, google single board linux. They have full arm-based linux motherboards the size of a stick of gum, even, available for cheap. Some even w/ linux pre-installed. You could fit it on the bottom of your case by the feet and wire up the monitor / usb ports where they'd normally go!

Cheers!

Hey again SeANi0
I looked at your choice of seeds and they both look superb. I have grown many auto's thinking that was my only choice whilst drooling over some of the other strains available. That was what got me started on this path in the first place. Mazar-i-Sharif was one of the obvious choices for my first experiments but for some reason I never got round to trying it. The Mazar sounds equally well suited. I never heard of Maple Leaf before but it looks ideal for the case and the description makes my mouth water
The 6500K light is the only change from previous grows so that's responsible for keeping the shaders green. It's earned it's place in my grow for sure now.
Think I've posted my soil mix already but it's canna pro soil mix with about a third vermiculite and about 10% horticultural sand. I don't measure things exactly though. Perlite isn't available locally which is the only reason I don't have any in there.

I'm probably going to have to cut down on the pics a bit or the mods on here are gonna ban me for sure
I don't know what the allowance is but I'd like to make sure I get the full grow and chop up to serve as a reference for those just starting out in a pc, so I'll cut back on the daily updates now. Probably 1 every couple of days. Same as before though, if anyone wants to see something specific then just ask and that will be the next pic.
Can't wait to see your Maple Leaf. No chance you can cancel the holiday and get started today?

Greets ElephantRider

Good to hear you found some inspiration. Sorry there's nothing on clones here but those CH9 seeds I've started up are only £3 each for Jack Herrer genes, so it seems cheaper to start a new seed than to run a whole box for a mom & babies. I start a seed every 3 weeks so a 2nd case with a mom would need to be under £1 a week to run in order to compete. I'm having a hell of a time trying to get a job at the moment so these things need to be considered. This was what lead me to try auto's under 12/12 and that got me into trying non auto strains, so I guess unemployment is good for the creative thinking it brought about. Can't think of any other advantages though
I think a good sog setup in a 2nd box would reap big rewards however so I'm keen to see what you do.

My environment has just changed with the new fan and humidity has gone up from high 30's to around 45% with the lights on, and 72% during the dark period. Temps are high 70's and low 80's. I never mist in there due to the electrics. Sometimes I take all the girls for a shower with me but privacy is not good where I am so this isn't often.

Your temps are ok just now, but I think you're right to hang fire on replacing the bulb. The summer is coming and temps will rise considerably for everyone, so you should try to address any heat issues now while it's cool enough to make mistakes without losing crops. My view is a lack of light will reduce harvests but too much heat will destroy the whole crop so it's a lesser of 2 evils.
Taking temps of the environment inside and outside is important. My rig runs about 10F above ambient when ambient is 70F, but a 2F rise in ambient means a 5F rise inside. Try to plot this change and consider changing the environment your case is in as well as what is going on inside. Having lots of free space around the exhaust helps a lot in this regard.

Really appreciate the tip on the hardware and OS. I love the whole community thing going on with Linux but there's another contender I'd love to have a crack with, have you come across ReactOS? It still isn't quite ready but the concept is amazing and it's an open source project too. The windows interface would allow the use of stuff like a webcam, usb microscope for trichome observations and fan / temp control without having to develop drivers and software, so it may be an easier option for me at least.

Good luck with everything and link me when you start posting your results.

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Truly great thread rep+.... and I thought I was tight on space! But seriously you have my respect for that, it really just goes to show what can be achieved in a very small space with skill and care + genetics. I'm a CFL grower myself so I always enjoy a good CFL thread.

Hi Pheonix58. Really appreciate the kind comments and the rep.
I'm always looking to learn from others so I'll be checking out your grow in a bit.

Got some pics from last night for you guys. Granita is now looking good from every angle so it's hard to pick out which shots to show. She's still pumping out white flowers like mad at the top of each cola so there's still more to come
Also got a shot of Pandora's first flower. For those less skilled in spotting the telltale signs, there's a single white hair just below the centre of the gold ring on the left side. There should be 2 hairs but I am a bit rough with my girls in the early weeks so that will be why one seems to be missing.

Very nice looking girl , I might try a PC grow once I get some experince under my belt I'll deff keep watching

hey man, looking amazing its been a while since i checked in but the babys doing really good keep up the good work mn, im still waiting on my seeds how tall is your pc case?

Hi TwistedBladez & thanks for the rep. Hopefully this journal will give you most of the info you need if you fancy a crack at a pc grow. Good luck if you do.

Hey there BudBuster3000. Good to see you again and sorry to hear you still have no beans. Get on the blower and give them some stick!
Dimensions of the case are 20(H)x18(L)x8(W).

v12xjs said:

Hi TwistedBladez & thanks for the rep. Hopefully this journal will give you most of the info you need if you fancy a crack at a pc grow. Good luck if you do.

Hey there BudBuster3000. Good to see you again and sorry to hear you still have no beans. Get on the blower and give them some stick!
Dimensions of the case are 20(H)x18(L)x8(W).

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Looking good buddy got 'high' hopes for the smoke report

Hey SketzoH
Wondered where you were. Update your page!

Turned out you were right all along with the 8 colas on Granita. There is a 9th but it's a bit drowned out by the tops around it. I hoped it would make make it but maybe it was wishful thinking

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Hey SketzoH
Wondered where you were. Update your page!

Turned out you were right all along with the 8 colas on Granita. There is a 9th but it's a bit drowned out by the tops around it. I hoped it would make make it but maybe it was wishful thinking

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ahh dude sorry if i jinxed ya! anyways looks like you got a nice bit of decent smoke coming from her! id be a very proud daddy

those colas are getting FAT v12xjs

v12xjs said:

Hi TwistedBladez & thanks for the rep. Hopefully this journal will give you most of the info you need if you fancy a crack at a pc grow. Good luck if you do.

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Your welcome for the rep , this is good info thanks

Thanks for all the positve comments you guys.

Granita will be on plain water from now on, but I still expect a little more fattening in the next 2 weeks. The scope shows a few amber trichs already but there's still plenty of clear ones so it still isn't worth cutting down the smaller 9th cola. Not just yet anyway.
I'm still amazed at how little yellowing there is at such an advanced stage. I wish I could have also tried this strain without the additional light to give me a comparison. I will be looking in on the place I got the seed from later today and that grow has only 2700K so it should give me some idea of the difference the blue light makes. I'll post up on that later.
I usually go straight from grow to harvest and cure but this time I'm going to give Granita 48 hours darkness before chopping. I've read that this ensures all the goodies are in the buds and not the stalks. Anyone got any input on doing this?