Robot's room upgrade

RockinRobot · Apr 27, 2018

James Howlett said:
Nice perpetual setup man. Nice yield too for 600's.

What height are your lights at? Looks like you could lower them a bit for more dense buds, especially if they're air-cooled. I'd say no more than 12" from the tops.

Either way keep rockin'

Ceiling height is just under 8' but with the rope light hangars the Max height for the lights is about 7'.

They are usually about 18" from the canopy. Any closer and I don't get coverage on the outside. Cheap hoods by best I could afford. Planning to slowly switch out to 630w CMH as I can afford to replace.

Buds are tight and hard , especially for a heavy sativa leaning plant.

Only issue I have with the room now is humidity. With 2 lights it's perfect but when all 3 are running I'm having a hard time keeping humidity above 40%. Never thought I would need a humidifier in Florida.

James Howlett · Apr 28, 2018

Ah, I see you need the extra coverage.

I've seen and heard good things about the 630 CMH. Seems like a good choice for your space.

40% is a bit low. Are you're lights ducted in a closed loop? Or are you pulling air from inside the room and venting it out?

RockinRobot · Apr 28, 2018

James Howlett said:
Ah, I see you need the extra coverage.

I've seen and heard good things about the 630 CMH. Seems like a good choice for your space.

40% is a bit low. Are you're lights ducted in a closed loop? Or are you pulling air from inside the room and venting it out?

The lights are currently ducted but not outside just recirculating though the carbon filter, so all the heat is being removed by the AC.. Room is sealed running CO2. Hence the low humidity. If I wasn't running CO2 I would be fine. I'm currently in the process of removing the glass from the reflectors as each bay empties. Should give better light without the glass. Just a pain to remove them with a crop underneath. I already removed it from the Bay I just harvested so that bay already has better light.

James Howlett · Apr 28, 2018

I've never heard of CO2 reducing RH before. Sealed rooms typically have higher RH levels since there's no air exchange. I think pulling your room air through the hoods may be drying out the air.

If your AC can handle it, open hoods is the way to go.

I don't see any wall fans in your pics. Maybe on the opposite wall?

RockinRobot · Apr 28, 2018

James Howlett said:
I've never heard of CO2 reducing RH before. Sealed rooms typically have higher RH levels since there's no air exchange. I think pulling your room air through the hoods may be drying out the air.

If your AC can handle it, open hoods is the way to go.

I don't see any wall fans in your pics. Maybe on the opposite wall?

Yes there is a fan on the opposite wall.

Not the CO2 per se. It's the closed room. RH goes through the roof at lights off and I have a dehumidifier for that. However my AC is barely able to keep up with the heat when all 3 lights are on full power. This means the AC runs constantly and ends up drying out the air.

I could really use an 18000 BTU AC but don't have the money nor do I have any room in my electrical panel for a 240v line.

I'm already opening the hoods as each bay empties but the heat will still be the same just the plants will get better light without the glass.

James Howlett · Apr 28, 2018

Gotcha..

If you ducted the lights on a closed line, it would take most of the stress off your AC and RH should stabilize. You'll lose some light to the glass but you can run them closer to the canopy. Just a thought.

Is your AC 1 ton?

RockinRobot · Apr 28, 2018

James Howlett said:
Gotcha..

If you ducted the lights on a closed line, it would take most of the stress off your AC and RH should stabilize. You'll lose some light to the glass but you can run them closer to the canopy. Just a thought.

Is your AC 1 ton?

Yes I have a 12K BTU mini split now.

I had thought about it but for stealth purposes I prefer not to exhaust the hot air. I don't always have all 3 bays running so it's not that big of an issue. With 2 lights RH stays at 55-60%. Plus the CMH will not be ducted so would be short term fix at best.

Badfishy1 · Apr 28, 2018

Try tandem breakers if you think you don’t have room in panel. Unless panel is full of tandems already... if so carry on

RockinRobot · Apr 29, 2018

Badfishy1 said:
Try tandem breakers if you think you don’t have room in panel. Unless panel is full of tandems already... if so carry on

Panel is just plain full. Sucks only having 100 amp service.

Badfishy1 · Apr 29, 2018

RockinRobot said:
Panel is just plain full. Sucks only having 100 amp service.

Run into this problem in south south Florida all the time. Anybody installing less than 200A service should be shot... ok maybe bit extreme but it has become a huge problem. Especially with the new tankless water heaters... plumbers love to sell them to customers. But puts electricians in bad position. Homeowner calls to have repowered then have to explain how they are running a 15kw AC then have a 50A range then have to add (2) 40A 220v circuits but only have 100A...

RockinRobot · May 10, 2018

Time for another update.

The Super Silver Haze is really bulked up. Had to tie everything up the buds are so heavy. These are at 64 days.

RockinRobot · May 10, 2018

The Amnesia X Triangle Trip at 28 days is looking nice.

And another batch of Super Silver Haze at 15 days.

James Howlett · May 10, 2018

Looking nice Robot.

How long you gonna take the SSH?

RockinRobot · May 10, 2018

James Howlett said:
Looking nice Robot.

How long you gonna take the SSH?

To be honest I'm not sure yet. This is my first full run of the SSH. I ran one plant mixed in with my Amnesia X Triangle Trip but it had deficiency issues so can't go by that plant.

I normally run the Amnesia X Triangle Trip for 70 days. I also prefer to harvest before too many Amber trichomes as I prefer a racier buzz to couch lock. That being said I have the SSH flushing but I may let them go an extra week or two. Trichomes are almost all cloudy but almost no amber yet. They aren't fading much either, still very green.

Palindrome · May 11, 2018

Used to grow SSH, picking a mom from a large group of seedlings.
Most them finished in 70-75 days

Palindrome · May 11, 2018

Found a few harvest pics, from the mom I kept.

Grown 12/12 from clones, in true aeroponic SOG and under 1K lights

Id love me some SSH again :biggrin:

RockinRobot · May 11, 2018

Palindrome said:
Found a few harvest pics, from the mom I kept.

Grown 12/12 from clones, in true aeroponic SOG and under 1K lights

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Id love me some SSH again

Those are very nice, especially for 12/12 from seed. I really like the buzz from the SSH. Hits the head immediately but then spreads down the body like a wave. This pheno is slightly indica leaning with great body buzz. Great for pain. Use it in salve and tincture.

Palindrome · May 11, 2018

They where run from clones, not directly from seed.

Just rooted clones in RW cubes under fluro tubes, then straight into 12/12 in a 650 plant aeroponic SOG setup.

RockinRobot · May 17, 2018

Room is looking a bit like a jungle at the moment. All 3 bays in full flower.

Right is Super Silver Haze at 23 days, left is Amnesia X Triangle Trip at 36 days.

Super Silver Haze at 71 days.

RockinRobot · May 22, 2018

Well just finished the tally on the first harvest of Super Silver Haze. Ended up with 14.7 zips dry from 3 plants vegged 60 days from actual cutting date.

This was one of the buds during trim.

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