Hydrosaurus
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Howdy grow lovers!
I am growing my 3th year now. I have had two balcony grows at my parents house, now I live by myself so I have the option to grow indoors!
My first HYDRO grow, phewww! I’m very excited about it, but also a little scared. I want to share my story with you because I would like your opinions about my methods! So if you have any questions or advice about my grow please ask them so I can explain what I’m doing.
The plants are currently on a 12/12 lightning schedule, because they have been in my closet for over a month now. From here on I will keep this thread updated.
I hope you enjoy reading my growing stories. Here is some information about my current grow.
Strain and grow style
Dutch Passion seeds: Mekong High, Feminized
2 plants
Hydroponics
SCROG
Grow space
70 x 72 x 200cm recessed closet (±150 cm grow height). Painted the walls white for light reflection, I’ve read it reflects 70% light.
An upper recessed closet with all electricity and vent exit. Size of 150 x 70 x 35cm. It has two doors which can be opened to prevent dampish air to build up in this room which also contains the electricity.
Here is a picture of the coset from the outside. Yellow = light. Grey = hood and pipes. Red = electricity. Purple = aquabubble. Black = fans / filter. Dark blue = intake holes and airflow. Light blue = reservoir. Green = plants.
And a picture of the upper closets.
Reservoirs
2x (70 x 35cm) 70L transparent storage boxes. Painted with two layers of black and brown to prevent algae growth. A small mistake to paint them dark (light absorption will occur) but I think a full SCROG net will catch most light.
2 net pots are resting in holes inside the box covers. They contain clay pellets, the plants are standing in it.
TetraTec APS300 aquarium pump.
1,5m of air hose
2x big air stone (one for each res), they are long and thin so they can cover the entire middle line of each res.
Light
250W HPS
A/C Hood – reflective
Ventilation
2x Scythe "ULTRA KAZE" 120 x 38 mm 3000rpm 45.90dBA 133.60 CFM DV12V 0.60A Case Fans
3m of vent pipe
Activated DIY carbon filter
I’ve got a 25 cm wide vent pipe. Attached to the A/C Hood, guided through a hole in the closet ceiling. In the upper closet the two fans are attached to each other with a small piece of pipe (5 cm) in between pointing in the same direction.
In the first few weeks this was my vent system. When the plants started to get more fragrance I’ve added the activated carbon filter. This was sooner needed than expected, 3th closet week or 5th lifetime week.
For intake I drilled holes in the walls of the closet, on the other side of the walls are other closets which stay open at all times.
SCROG net
I had been looking for a suitable SCROG net for a while when a fellow grower told me he taught he had seen some sort of gauze with the construction garbage. So I went to check it out and it was perfect. It fills the entire closet space. It’s firm metal so I can keep using it. And it has a nice box size (±1 inch).
Stealth efforts
The last thing I want to do is cause “trouble” for any neighbors or my roommate…
Activated carbon filter at the end of my vent system.
Air strips to prevent the closet to look like heaven’s door. Intense light were coming from the edges of the door.
I looked for fans with high fan speed and low dBA.
Egg boxes attached to the upper closet doors with polyurethane foam to reduce the vent sound.
Nutrients / addivites bought
CANNA VEGA
CANNA FLORES
CANNABOOST
PH –
Meters
PH papers & analog thermometer
Things I should probably have which I don’t: EC/PPM meter, digital PH meter, digital thermometer, humidity meter.
Some of my inspiration (Thank you!)
Everything you need to know about the SCROG method by Joe Budden
A Library of Links by messn'n'gommin', It has usefull links and images
ICMAG’s OFFICIAL ~DIY~ LINK-O-RAMA by pontiac
Carbon filter inspiration: grasscity Small carbon filter DIY by mels
My past growing experiences which are two balcony grows, one with LST: both Top 44 nirvana strain.
A lot of different forums and threads
I am growing my 3th year now. I have had two balcony grows at my parents house, now I live by myself so I have the option to grow indoors!
My first HYDRO grow, phewww! I’m very excited about it, but also a little scared. I want to share my story with you because I would like your opinions about my methods! So if you have any questions or advice about my grow please ask them so I can explain what I’m doing.
The plants are currently on a 12/12 lightning schedule, because they have been in my closet for over a month now. From here on I will keep this thread updated.
I hope you enjoy reading my growing stories. Here is some information about my current grow.
Strain and grow style
Dutch Passion seeds: Mekong High, Feminized
2 plants
Hydroponics
SCROG
Grow space
70 x 72 x 200cm recessed closet (±150 cm grow height). Painted the walls white for light reflection, I’ve read it reflects 70% light.
An upper recessed closet with all electricity and vent exit. Size of 150 x 70 x 35cm. It has two doors which can be opened to prevent dampish air to build up in this room which also contains the electricity.
Here is a picture of the coset from the outside. Yellow = light. Grey = hood and pipes. Red = electricity. Purple = aquabubble. Black = fans / filter. Dark blue = intake holes and airflow. Light blue = reservoir. Green = plants.
And a picture of the upper closets.
Reservoirs
2x (70 x 35cm) 70L transparent storage boxes. Painted with two layers of black and brown to prevent algae growth. A small mistake to paint them dark (light absorption will occur) but I think a full SCROG net will catch most light.
2 net pots are resting in holes inside the box covers. They contain clay pellets, the plants are standing in it.
TetraTec APS300 aquarium pump.
1,5m of air hose
2x big air stone (one for each res), they are long and thin so they can cover the entire middle line of each res.
Light
250W HPS
A/C Hood – reflective
Ventilation
2x Scythe "ULTRA KAZE" 120 x 38 mm 3000rpm 45.90dBA 133.60 CFM DV12V 0.60A Case Fans
3m of vent pipe
Activated DIY carbon filter
I’ve got a 25 cm wide vent pipe. Attached to the A/C Hood, guided through a hole in the closet ceiling. In the upper closet the two fans are attached to each other with a small piece of pipe (5 cm) in between pointing in the same direction.
In the first few weeks this was my vent system. When the plants started to get more fragrance I’ve added the activated carbon filter. This was sooner needed than expected, 3th closet week or 5th lifetime week.
For intake I drilled holes in the walls of the closet, on the other side of the walls are other closets which stay open at all times.
SCROG net
I had been looking for a suitable SCROG net for a while when a fellow grower told me he taught he had seen some sort of gauze with the construction garbage. So I went to check it out and it was perfect. It fills the entire closet space. It’s firm metal so I can keep using it. And it has a nice box size (±1 inch).
Stealth efforts
The last thing I want to do is cause “trouble” for any neighbors or my roommate…
Activated carbon filter at the end of my vent system.
Air strips to prevent the closet to look like heaven’s door. Intense light were coming from the edges of the door.
I looked for fans with high fan speed and low dBA.
Egg boxes attached to the upper closet doors with polyurethane foam to reduce the vent sound.
Nutrients / addivites bought
CANNA VEGA
CANNA FLORES
CANNABOOST
PH –
Meters
PH papers & analog thermometer
Things I should probably have which I don’t: EC/PPM meter, digital PH meter, digital thermometer, humidity meter.
Some of my inspiration (Thank you!)
Everything you need to know about the SCROG method by Joe Budden
A Library of Links by messn'n'gommin', It has usefull links and images
ICMAG’s OFFICIAL ~DIY~ LINK-O-RAMA by pontiac
Carbon filter inspiration: grasscity Small carbon filter DIY by mels
My past growing experiences which are two balcony grows, one with LST: both Top 44 nirvana strain.
A lot of different forums and threads