idontsmoke
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Hello ICMAG,
Introduction
Long time ago i had an idea to grow some nugz in my home. First few attempts failed miserably do to lack of knowlage, money and stealth problems.
Not long after last one failed i stoped smoking because "street weed" was not good at all - usualy pressed, too dry, smell like petrol etc.
It has bean 4 years since then and i wake up one day thinking "Im gonna start growing agan".
So i look over my bookmarks and see lots of stuff i remember reading on www.overgrow.com, and, to my surprise, none of them work.
Turns out, overgrow was shut down by the police or smt. like that. After bit of googling i found myself here.
The Setup
My goal is to make as much as i can from stuff i have lying around or the stuff i can get for free.
This will make most of the stuff look very crude and ugly.
Enough yapping, lets get to it.
Here's the fridge (junkyard salvage) after initial setup with light on...
... and version 2.0 with lights off.
Internal dimensions of the fridge are 40cm x 40cm x 70cm (16" x 16" x 28") so that gives about 1.3sqft if im not mistaking.
Ventilation
Intakes are 3 x 8cm passive with PC case dust filters on them to prevent nasty stuff from geting in.
Exaust is 12cm Antec Tri-Cool case fan. This ventilation setup is keeping temps around 28C (83F) and staying totaly silent.
After adding light trap to exaust fan the temps went over 100F so for now it's without light trap.
Im planing on using this baby i found on local junkyard in kitchen exaust hood.
This thing moves ALOT of air and stays relatively silent. With a little tinkering i made voltage regulator from old vacuum cleaner (another junkyard salvage)
On my TODO list concerning ventilation is:
1. Get some dryer hose and test fit the whole thing.
2. Make carbon scrubber (plenty of DIY links around here)
Lighting
Light used is Philips SON-T 150W HPS bulb with custom made magnetic ballast.
Ballast sits in PC power supply case and is cooled with original 12cm fan that came with te PSU.
Light is partialy separated from rest of the fridge with 14"x14" peace of tempered glass (salvage from old oven) which leaves 1" gap on all four sides
All electronics will be housed in "The Hump" copyright KolorBlind in the back of the fridge:
(The odd looking red and black stuff in the back are my attempt of light trap made of cardboard and black trash bags)
TODO list for Lighting:
1. Get extension cord in there and wire the ballast to timer
The Plan - input needed.
In the fridge pics above you probably noticed ScrOG screen.
At the moment im debating between perpetual SOG and ScrOG.
I would rather go with perpetual SOG (need to make mom/clone cab) for maximum yeld, simpler maintenance and constant stream of nugz
The problem with SOG is The Hump which is takin room for 3-4 plants.
I see two ways around that:
1. Put the plants on The Hump and LST them to fit
2. Use The Hump for clones that are entering flowering, and as soon as i harvest 3-4 plants (every two weeks), place them lower with there older sisters.
The other option is ScrOG. I would use one, maybe two plants in there.
The problem with ScrOG is keeping even canopy, watering in limited space, trimming, gettig plant(s) out of fridge for potential flushing etc.
It also requires knowlage of the strain you are growing (how much screen to fill before flipping to 12/12, how much will they strech in flowering) which i dont have being a newb i am.
From my newb point of view SOG looks more newb friendly and leaves more room for fuckups. What do you pplz think? SOG or ScrOG?
Currenty im waiting for seeds to arrive from Nirvana and few other seed banks. Nirvana screwed up my first order so it's been whole month since i ordered seeds.
Hope to see those soon... what's the point of having where when u don't have what?
Latter ppl
Hello ICMAG,
Introduction
Long time ago i had an idea to grow some nugz in my home. First few attempts failed miserably do to lack of knowlage, money and stealth problems.
Not long after last one failed i stoped smoking because "street weed" was not good at all - usualy pressed, too dry, smell like petrol etc.
It has bean 4 years since then and i wake up one day thinking "Im gonna start growing agan".
So i look over my bookmarks and see lots of stuff i remember reading on www.overgrow.com, and, to my surprise, none of them work.
Turns out, overgrow was shut down by the police or smt. like that. After bit of googling i found myself here.
The Setup
My goal is to make as much as i can from stuff i have lying around or the stuff i can get for free.
This will make most of the stuff look very crude and ugly.
Enough yapping, lets get to it.
Here's the fridge (junkyard salvage) after initial setup with light on...
... and version 2.0 with lights off.
Internal dimensions of the fridge are 40cm x 40cm x 70cm (16" x 16" x 28") so that gives about 1.3sqft if im not mistaking.
Ventilation
Intakes are 3 x 8cm passive with PC case dust filters on them to prevent nasty stuff from geting in.
Exaust is 12cm Antec Tri-Cool case fan. This ventilation setup is keeping temps around 28C (83F) and staying totaly silent.
After adding light trap to exaust fan the temps went over 100F so for now it's without light trap.
Im planing on using this baby i found on local junkyard in kitchen exaust hood.
This thing moves ALOT of air and stays relatively silent. With a little tinkering i made voltage regulator from old vacuum cleaner (another junkyard salvage)
On my TODO list concerning ventilation is:
1. Get some dryer hose and test fit the whole thing.
2. Make carbon scrubber (plenty of DIY links around here)
Lighting
Light used is Philips SON-T 150W HPS bulb with custom made magnetic ballast.
Ballast sits in PC power supply case and is cooled with original 12cm fan that came with te PSU.
Light is partialy separated from rest of the fridge with 14"x14" peace of tempered glass (salvage from old oven) which leaves 1" gap on all four sides
All electronics will be housed in "The Hump" copyright KolorBlind in the back of the fridge:
(The odd looking red and black stuff in the back are my attempt of light trap made of cardboard and black trash bags)
TODO list for Lighting:
1. Get extension cord in there and wire the ballast to timer
The Plan - input needed.
In the fridge pics above you probably noticed ScrOG screen.
At the moment im debating between perpetual SOG and ScrOG.
I would rather go with perpetual SOG (need to make mom/clone cab) for maximum yeld, simpler maintenance and constant stream of nugz
The problem with SOG is The Hump which is takin room for 3-4 plants.
I see two ways around that:
1. Put the plants on The Hump and LST them to fit
2. Use The Hump for clones that are entering flowering, and as soon as i harvest 3-4 plants (every two weeks), place them lower with there older sisters.
The other option is ScrOG. I would use one, maybe two plants in there.
The problem with ScrOG is keeping even canopy, watering in limited space, trimming, gettig plant(s) out of fridge for potential flushing etc.
It also requires knowlage of the strain you are growing (how much screen to fill before flipping to 12/12, how much will they strech in flowering) which i dont have being a newb i am.
From my newb point of view SOG looks more newb friendly and leaves more room for fuckups. What do you pplz think? SOG or ScrOG?
Currenty im waiting for seeds to arrive from Nirvana and few other seed banks. Nirvana screwed up my first order so it's been whole month since i ordered seeds.
Hope to see those soon... what's the point of having where when u don't have what?
Latter ppl
oh well, im of to the 
