Hello to all!
Im numbering all my questions so shoot me what you got and help a brother out in this time of need..
strain = ak-47
dirt = miracle grow, moisture control
Equip available:
LighthouseHydro BlackStar 135W
Equip currently used:
Bathroom fan (exaust type) top+light fixture(17w 6500k)
2x 23w CFL 6500K
2x 14w T5 6500k
2x 12v PC fans
This is my very 1st grow, im new to the "art" so bare with me here, Im just tired to pay for what i consume and it was about time to get a productive hobby... i believe to have all the very basic stuff covered BUT I DO APRECIATE ANY FORM OF INPUT! If i can squeeze 1.5oz of this baby im a happy man
After some research I built my own custom made setup on plywood, 2"x4" and mylar, the unit is 44"H x 22"W x 15"D
Im in a very small 1 bedroom apartment, and I had to build this way.. thats why the choice of bucket, fans, light etc (very stealth, noise, odor...)
1. The tip of leafs turning yellow: Is this a problem/common ? should I chop them as I see ? several spots on the plant is starting to concern me..
2. Uneven grow: my bud told me if the roots are not straight down this happens and it can be bad, Im pretty sure the roots are not 100% going down but I am concern if this will affect me in the new future
3. NOOB transplant left the plant way too high: I can fill up the bucket with more dirt but Im not really sure if its necessary at this point(?)
4. I FuCking drop the blackstar light on the plant: I believe that caused one of the top canopy leaf on the pics to grow weird (not really sure), should I chop it out ? let it be ?? what you do when this shit happens?
5. The UFO light DOES GENERATE HEAT IN CLOSED AREAS, TOO MUCH OVERALL HEAT: I was on the wrong belief that LED does not produce heat, they do of course and thats why they have 3 fans on top! could not keep the setup closed (would go up to 90F easy..)so I had to swallow my pride and go to plan B: CFLs, as a matter of fact I just swap the whole setup to CFL and tonight it will be its first night.. pics follow. Anyone can tell me if 2x23w (6500k 1450Lumens) CFL + 2x14w T5 (side ~1300lumens each)+ another 6.5k 17w (top) will do for 1 plant veg and then flower ? I will be switching the 3 CFLs to 2700K once its time to flower.
6. Flowering, dirt nutrients: anyone knows a easy quick mix i can buy for my setup? home depot/lowes kind of deal? i dont need top of the line and im WAY over the budget already..
7. SCROG: I just heard about it very recently, would it be do-able on this setup? could a noob like me could do it ? if not any words on prunning or super-croping? Im trying to maximize my 1 plant deal to its best, but i have no idea on what to do with plants, shit i dont even think i ever planted anything before
+info:
everything covered on mylar, 2 buckets: top perfurated to allow extra water to sink and bot has 1" to store all extra water. The white perfurated pipe goes to the very bot of everything and I add a little bit of water to it everytime i water because i intentionally left 1 small piece of the root touching the base bucket so its always "touching the water and receiving nutrients" (?)
Have in mind that the original setup was supose to be on the UFO LED + T5 on the side from clone to bud, the PC fans(2) are not very powerfull, they just provide a light breeze and air circulation(cant feel much after 8" away), im pointing them directly on the plant as the CFL setup now is sitting on 85F
the setup gets hot when closed, I cant leave it open anymore because I cant have any odor. I had perfectly sitting at 79F with the BlackStar (pic) and no door but either I get kicked out of the condo, or my cat will chew and eat the shit of my plant (he is a pot-head as well..), so i closed about 3 hrs ago and on the CFL sits at a constant 85F
the nutrients i got with my buddy that is growing the AKs on a hydro setup (hydro nutrients), he told me it should be fine to do all veg with what i have (~2 gal) and then water till flower (because the dirt will keep the nutrients). I saw a lof of issues with over feeding, so Im mixing his stuff all on 50/50 with filtered water, let me know your toughts on that
power consumption:
old setup: 185W total (2xT5 + 2xPC fans + bathroom FAN + blackstar
current: 115W total (same but the 3CFLs instead of the LED BLACKSTAR)
ANY ANSWERS/SUGESTIONS/IMPROVEMENTS/RANTS WILL BE MUCH APRECIATED, i brought this baby on a 6hr trip and i've been doing my best to keep it up! I got no weed ATM (spent all $ on the setup) so forgive my anxiety.. Im hoping to get some good advices here
peace
Im numbering all my questions so shoot me what you got and help a brother out in this time of need..
strain = ak-47
dirt = miracle grow, moisture control
Equip available:
LighthouseHydro BlackStar 135W
Equip currently used:
Bathroom fan (exaust type) top+light fixture(17w 6500k)
2x 23w CFL 6500K
2x 14w T5 6500k
2x 12v PC fans
This is my very 1st grow, im new to the "art" so bare with me here, Im just tired to pay for what i consume and it was about time to get a productive hobby... i believe to have all the very basic stuff covered BUT I DO APRECIATE ANY FORM OF INPUT! If i can squeeze 1.5oz of this baby im a happy man
After some research I built my own custom made setup on plywood, 2"x4" and mylar, the unit is 44"H x 22"W x 15"D
Im in a very small 1 bedroom apartment, and I had to build this way.. thats why the choice of bucket, fans, light etc (very stealth, noise, odor...)
1. The tip of leafs turning yellow: Is this a problem/common ? should I chop them as I see ? several spots on the plant is starting to concern me..
2. Uneven grow: my bud told me if the roots are not straight down this happens and it can be bad, Im pretty sure the roots are not 100% going down but I am concern if this will affect me in the new future
3. NOOB transplant left the plant way too high: I can fill up the bucket with more dirt but Im not really sure if its necessary at this point(?)
4. I FuCking drop the blackstar light on the plant: I believe that caused one of the top canopy leaf on the pics to grow weird (not really sure), should I chop it out ? let it be ?? what you do when this shit happens?
5. The UFO light DOES GENERATE HEAT IN CLOSED AREAS, TOO MUCH OVERALL HEAT: I was on the wrong belief that LED does not produce heat, they do of course and thats why they have 3 fans on top! could not keep the setup closed (would go up to 90F easy..)so I had to swallow my pride and go to plan B: CFLs, as a matter of fact I just swap the whole setup to CFL and tonight it will be its first night.. pics follow. Anyone can tell me if 2x23w (6500k 1450Lumens) CFL + 2x14w T5 (side ~1300lumens each)+ another 6.5k 17w (top) will do for 1 plant veg and then flower ? I will be switching the 3 CFLs to 2700K once its time to flower.
6. Flowering, dirt nutrients: anyone knows a easy quick mix i can buy for my setup? home depot/lowes kind of deal? i dont need top of the line and im WAY over the budget already..
7. SCROG: I just heard about it very recently, would it be do-able on this setup? could a noob like me could do it ? if not any words on prunning or super-croping? Im trying to maximize my 1 plant deal to its best, but i have no idea on what to do with plants, shit i dont even think i ever planted anything before
+info:
everything covered on mylar, 2 buckets: top perfurated to allow extra water to sink and bot has 1" to store all extra water. The white perfurated pipe goes to the very bot of everything and I add a little bit of water to it everytime i water because i intentionally left 1 small piece of the root touching the base bucket so its always "touching the water and receiving nutrients" (?)
Have in mind that the original setup was supose to be on the UFO LED + T5 on the side from clone to bud, the PC fans(2) are not very powerfull, they just provide a light breeze and air circulation(cant feel much after 8" away), im pointing them directly on the plant as the CFL setup now is sitting on 85F
the setup gets hot when closed, I cant leave it open anymore because I cant have any odor. I had perfectly sitting at 79F with the BlackStar (pic) and no door but either I get kicked out of the condo, or my cat will chew and eat the shit of my plant (he is a pot-head as well..), so i closed about 3 hrs ago and on the CFL sits at a constant 85F
the nutrients i got with my buddy that is growing the AKs on a hydro setup (hydro nutrients), he told me it should be fine to do all veg with what i have (~2 gal) and then water till flower (because the dirt will keep the nutrients). I saw a lof of issues with over feeding, so Im mixing his stuff all on 50/50 with filtered water, let me know your toughts on that
power consumption:
old setup: 185W total (2xT5 + 2xPC fans + bathroom FAN + blackstar
current: 115W total (same but the 3CFLs instead of the LED BLACKSTAR)
ANY ANSWERS/SUGESTIONS/IMPROVEMENTS/RANTS WILL BE MUCH APRECIATED, i brought this baby on a 6hr trip and i've been doing my best to keep it up! I got no weed ATM (spent all $ on the setup) so forgive my anxiety.. Im hoping to get some good advices here
peace