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MrCopyZ's PC Grow

MrCopyZ

MrCopyZ

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I got a pc grow with about 92w CFL and a Emerald Triangle Grapefruit Krush.
Its day 11 (2 days in germ 9 days above ground) things are looking nice. I will post pictures later.
I added ferts with my 6.5 Ph'd water today. Superthrive and John's Recipe Lady Bug Brand.

So we will see. I know your usually not supposed to fert for the first 2 weeks and I am only on day 9. Hopefully all will be well.

I am hoping to get atleast a quarter out of this. I will be doing LST and maybe some higher stress techniques. Im not sure yet.
 
MrCopyZ

MrCopyZ

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Their is a little visual refrence.
 
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trem0lo

Very nice man. Might be a little young to fert but it will probably handle very small doses. What's the apparatus to the left of the plant?
 
MrCopyZ

MrCopyZ

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Thats my 120mm intake. The way the pc is designed I lost alot of room to it, originally their was a huge heatsink where my plant is, and that was the cooling fan for it...
 
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BisMann

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Why do you use the CFL most to the left? Can't be much light coming from it, which would reach the plant, maybe some indirect light, but is it worth the extra watts?
I would take it out of the PC, and use it for changing out the others as they loose intensity or break.
 
MrCopyZ

MrCopyZ

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BisMann said:
Why do you use the CFL most to the left? Can't be much light coming from it, which would reach the plant, maybe some indirect light, but is it worth the extra watts?
I would take it out of the PC, and use it for changing out the others as they loose intensity or break.
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The watt's don't bother me. Maybe the heat... But right now heat is stable. So I figure it couldn't hurt...
 
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Dr 4 four

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I would have to agree with BisMann about taking out the 2 warm white lights. I would put them back in when the plant begins to be trained in that direction. It's not just the extra watt's but the heat as you mentioned that would make it worth the effort to unscrew them. The heat maybe stable, but it could have the chance of slowing growth. What are the temps running right now anyways?

Another possible saving would be the intensity and possible higher initial lumens that new lights put out. And possibly extend the life of the day light cfls by having lower temps.
 
grouchy

grouchy

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Take the screen and two by four out and just let the plants grow up against the glass. If it's to hot for them against the glass, lower the glass or remove a bulb.
 
MrCopyZ

MrCopyZ

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The heat shield itself is made of acrylic and is 90F and the plant is about 78-79F.
Picture from couple days ago.
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Some pictures from today.
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I have been alternating the plant between under the screen and over the screen. Constantly moving the leaves to show node regions. The idea is to use the screen as an initial LST platform and then later free the plant from it completely with another screen placed where I can train my buds to the light.
 
MrCopyZ

MrCopyZ

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Date Stage Water Fertilizer Comments
26-Apr Germination Y Ph 6.5 No Start Germination Evening Time
28-Apr Germination Y Ph 6.5 No Tap Root Shown 1/2" + Transplant to Pot 1/2" deep.
29-Apr Seedling N No Cotyledon broke surface and first leaves visible! Very small though. No seed shell when reached surface. Grew 3/4" out of soil. 4pm
30-Apr Seedling N No 7 am Still looks the same as yesterday. Didn't see much verticle growth in the evening but some leaf growth.
1-May Seedling N No 6:30 am Almost touching the chickenwire. Almost doubled leaf size last night.In the evening started LST around chicken wire.
2-May Seedling Y Ph 6.5 No 6:30 am Leaves are above chicken wire. Second set of leaves is beginning to show. Watered at 5:49. Leaves first leaves were atleast an inch long each.
3-May Seedling N No Looking good getting bigger. Not much change. Temps were in the 90s outside today.
4-May Seedling N No Second set of leaves are 3/4 and 1 inch respectively. Looking good. Ambient Room Temps : High 91 Low 72.
5-May Seedling N No Plant has grown a lot. Leaves probably doubled in size last night. The second set of tips on leaves is forming. Plant was raised to 1" below shield. Shield temps 97-98F Ambient temps. 84-85f Plant Temps Temps 87F-88F
6-May Seedling N No Nothing done.
7-May Vegetative Y Ph 6.5 Y. 3ml SuperThrive and 15ml John's Recipe A lot of growth has happened. Watered and fert today. Things are looking lovely.
8-May Vegetative N No Good growth happening been working it around underneath chicken wire to get light to stems.
9-May Vegetative N No Good Growth. Let free of chiken wire today.
10-May Vegetative N No 6:30 AM Pushed all large leaves away from node regions. 5:30 PM Leaf Buds are forming at node regions. Plant is looking very nice. Still saw moisture on bottom side of container but maybe need water in a day or 2.
11-May Vegetative N No Nothing done.
12-May Vegetative Y Ph 7.0 Y. 3 ml SuperThrive and 15 ml John's Recipe 6:19 AM Water and Feed. Removed from under screen and tied down over the top to expose stem as much as possible. Things are looking really good. Temps 90F Shield. 78F Plant.
13-May Vegetative N No Not much change in the morning. Bent plant back in other direction.


I have been keeping a more detailed log in Excel. I will post sections ever week or 2 to keep everyone up to date on what Im doing here.
 
MrCopyZ

MrCopyZ

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I removed the 2100k bulb but left the 3 6500k so now we are gonna be running 69w a 6500k see if I notice any temp differences over the next couple days.
A little picture update for you guys from just a minute ago.
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MrCopyZ

MrCopyZ

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Well I tried to hook up a peltier cooling system.
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Couldn't get any real cooling. Probably gonna have to get a better heatsink for both sides...
But it was like 15 bucks on ebay so why not. Things pretty cool on its own.
 
MrCopyZ

MrCopyZ

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Yesterday. Lsting...
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Did some more LST today. Getting bushy on that chicken wire...
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I'm wondering if I should top now or wait. I want to be able to get a clone off of the topping I take. I have never taken a clone before.
 
DamnUglyDogE

DamnUglyDogE

Learning the rules well,so as to break them effect
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Great build bro. Looking to be a sick micro scrog. +rep thankz fer sharing...
 
DamnUglyDogE

DamnUglyDogE

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MrCopyZ said:
Yesterday. Lsting...
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Did some more LST today. Getting bushy on that chicken wire...
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I'm wondering if I should top now or wait. I want to be able to get a clone off of the topping I take. I have never taken a clone before.
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If your looking to take a clone off her.
Let one branch grow over the net and once it is long enough.
then take your clone.
Yep-- smoke hard-grow easy...
 
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