A few questions about my first grow...

BlackMagic66 said:

Sup IC, currently in the process of building and outfitting my first indoor grow room, and I had a few minor things I wanted to try to clear up if anyone wouldn't mind lending a hand...



1- Will using Bacteriostat in my humidifier harm benificial leaf microbes from my foliar compost feeding? (My humidifier is in a psudo-lung-room, and the tent intake is pulled via ducting from this room.)
I can't answer this question

2- How low can I turn my fan when trying to increase the temp and humidity in the tent and still not suffocate the girls? My exhaust is overkill right now, but does lowering the fan voltage to 60v actually cut the CFM in half?
You can get a fan speed controller that will adjust the exhaust fans extraction rate. You would need a transformer to cut the voltage or you can use resistor style speed controller. I recommend the speed controller, they're cheap.


3- Is 6 5-gal pots with 3.5 gal fabric inserts going to be big enough for an amended organic soil run? Much of my gear and nutes were donated, and I have a bottom feed recirculating smartpot system that was given to me, but for the first few runs I am just going to use soil, but was worried about the bucket size.

(For the first run I am going to use 60% roots-O original soil 20% perlite 20% coco)
There are folks here that are skilled enough to pull a harvest from beer cups and yogurt cups (the little ones). You can use whatever size container you like.

4- When I sanitize the tent/buckets/rez/pumps/tube etc for the first time, is bleach still OK to use, or is sourcing 30% peroxide really a necessity?
Bleach will work fine

5- Someone game me a bottle of something called Humbolt Honey ES. Should I use this instead of molasses when brewing my compost teas, or should I add it to my feedings after I have feed with a compost tea?
It's just another carbohydrate product used for feeding the microlife in the soil and your teas. Use it as you see fit. When it's gone don't bother replacing it. Molasses works just fine if not better and costs far less/oz.

Well, hopefully that isn't to much for now.. thanks in advance for anyone that answers. Also, where is a good place to journal my grows at?

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2- How low can I turn my fan when trying to increase the temp and humidity in the tent and still not suffocate the girls? My exhaust is overkill right now, but does lowering the fan voltage to 60v actually cut the CFM in half?
[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] You can get a fan speed controller that will adjust the exhaust fans extraction rate. You would need a transformer to cut the voltage or you can use resistor style speed controller. I recommend the speed controller, they're cheap.[/FONT]

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5- Someone game me a bottle of something called Humbolt Honey ES. Should I use this instead of molasses when brewing my compost teas, or should I add it to my feedings after I have feed with a compost tea?
It's just another carbohydrate product used for feeding the microlife in the soil and your teas. Use it as you see fit. When it's gone don't bother replacing it. Molasses works just fine if not better and costs far less/oz[/FONT]

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Terpmouth said:

R u gonna run RO water or tap? I recommend using drip and feed system if u want to make things easy.

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U should get air intake fan at top of tent to create negative pressure to keep new air coming in and also regulate temperature.

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Also I recommend og bio war root pack and foliar pack to ward off many pests, bacteria, and fungi. Also spray the foliar right before lights off do not leave light on misted plant can burn it.

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How do u plan on training the plants? Topping once and using LST and a bit of lollippoing is good in most cases. Some strains are more stressed when topped but others dont care; some need to be topped to make a bushy plant that will yield, others grow naturally bushy

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BlackMagic66 said:

Right now I have each fan connected to a Variac, so true voltage adjustment is no problem. I guess my main issue is, in my attempt to adjust temp/humidity via fan speed, at what point do I lower the circulation so low that it hinders the removal of O2 and replenishment of enough CO2.







Thanks for the info. I just used Organic Unsulfured Blackstrap in my compost tea when I tested it out.... my houseplants loved it, so seems fine. I will probably just use the ES when watering to feed whats already in soil.

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Terpmouth said:

R u gonna run RO water or tap? I recommend using drip and feed system if u want to make things easy. U should get air intake fan at top of tent to create negative pressure to keep new air coming in and also regulate temperature. Also I recommend og bio war root pack and foliar pack to ward off many pests, bacteria, and fungi. Also spray the foliar right before lights off do not leave light on misted plant can burn it. How do u plan on training the plants? Topping once and using LST and a bit of lollippoing is good in most cases. Some strains are more stressed when topped but others dont care; some need to be topped to make a bushy plant that will yield, others grow naturally bushy.

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Sunshineinabag said:

How come drip is superior to just hand watering?

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