Greetings Everyone!
So I'm a bit new here, I've been a surfer of this place for a couple years now, and have attempted a few grows before but unforeseen circumstances ruined them. So here I am with my first grow diary now that I have started my first "well-rigged" setup. I would appreciate any advice/opinions as well. My purchases were based off many hours of reading here at these forums, for example the Super Sun 2 I chose due to the thread which tested their reflectivity by Pico.
Seeds I will be working with:
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Plain old regular bag seed
Arjan’s Strawberry Haze
Satori
ICE
Mazar-I-Sharif freebies
I list them in that order for one reason, that I will start with regular seeds (while actively mixing in some of the others) in order to get a good grip of growing on the spot.
Current Equipment List:
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GrowLab 145 - 4'9" x 4'9" x 6'7"
600 Watt HPS Super Sun 2 Air Cooled Grow Light System(For flowering)
600 Watt Digital Lumatek Ballast
600 HPS Hortilux Bulb - 85,000 lumens
HTGSupply 2’ X 2’ T5 Lamp With Hood PL-55 Tek Lamp(For Vegging)
Ventilation/Etc:
Vortex 8" Inline Duct Fan at 600 cfm
10” Phat Filter from Humboldt at 650 cfm(Now called dragon filters?)
Two Holmes HACP9 Oscillating Clip Fans
Holmes Blizzard Jr. Fan (for floor or such)
CAP Variable Speed Fan Control
Two 8”inch Heavy Duty Noise Reduction Duct Clamps
8” inch insulated ducting (from vortex to reflector hood)
6” inch insulated ducting (from reflector hood to outside of tent)
GrowBright Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Hygrometer and Wireless Sensor
Soil/Containers/Nutes/Etc:
Fox Farm Ocean Forest Soil - chose this after reading how it's already PH balanced
Fox Farm Light Warrior Soil - for the seedlings and such after reading the Ocean Forest is too strong
Fox Farm Big N' Chunky Perlite - 2 cubic feet (I'm basing on a 2/3 soil to perlite mix?)
Fox Farm Three Pack of Nutrients - Big Bud, Grow Big, Tiger Bloom
Ten 1 Gallon Grow Bags
Ten 3 Gallon Plastic Nursery Pots
Twenty 5 Gallon Grow Bags
Liquid Karma
MaxiCrop Liquid Seaweed
Earth Juice Catalyst
Olivia’s Cloning Solution
Fiskars Micro-Tip Pruning Shears - LOVE these!
Mastech Digital 4-Range 200,000 Lux Luxmeter
RapiTest Soil Moisture Tester
RapiTest Soil PH Meter
Killa-A-Watt EZ Electric Reader w/ cost feature
Nutrient Syringe
Measuring Glasses
Dual Outlet Digital Timer with Battery Backup
Mondi Mist N' Spray Bottle
Grow Yo-Yo Light Hanging System
7" Tall Humidity Dome with vents
Seeding Tray for Humidity Dome
Items Still Needed:
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1. Possible more fans?
2. More liquid karma? (If I should feed this consistently throughout growth?)
3. Need to mount the fan controller, etc on a board on the wall? Picked up a piece of MDF.
4. Etc?
Some of my questions:
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1) I have my ventilation setup that it’s pulling through the carbon filter, and then pushing through the air cooled hood of the light, then out the tent. Is this okay? I hope so…took forever to setup,heh.
2) Can I just use the air from within the room the Grow Lab is in? As of now we close off the heat to that room, and it is entirely empty other than its green occupants in their tent. Would this suffice as my "fresh air"? I was thinking I would open the windows from the top, or if necessary put in those double fan window fixtures, or just go up and out the ceiling for fresh air. I would like to avoid purchasing another fan; I’ve already spent a boatload on this project! Eek
3) Watering frequency. I have fox farms online soil feed guide as to how much fertilizer to use, but should I just base my watering frequency off the meters? Or what?
Anything else I need? Advice? Suggestions?
**I'm pretty positive I left out things I need to pick up or have, but I'm just very tired and hanging with my friend, herb ** Please point out anything that seems to be missing please!
I will keep this updated, just very pressed for time. We have our first son due any day now, just moved into our new home, work, etc, you all know how it goes. I have included some pictures of the room before and after my adventure in setting up the Grow Lab last night. Took me 25 minutes to assemble everything, and putting the tent/cover on took an additional 40 minutes, once I figured out which way was which ha.
I will be updating this thread regularly and as often as I can. I would appreciate ideas, suggestions, or criticism even! heh. I'll be on again tomorrow to post more, time to light one up and head to bed!
Thanks guys. Peace.
So I'm a bit new here, I've been a surfer of this place for a couple years now, and have attempted a few grows before but unforeseen circumstances ruined them. So here I am with my first grow diary now that I have started my first "well-rigged" setup. I would appreciate any advice/opinions as well. My purchases were based off many hours of reading here at these forums, for example the Super Sun 2 I chose due to the thread which tested their reflectivity by Pico.
Seeds I will be working with:
-----------------------------------------
Plain old regular bag seed
Arjan’s Strawberry Haze
Satori
ICE
Mazar-I-Sharif freebies
I list them in that order for one reason, that I will start with regular seeds (while actively mixing in some of the others) in order to get a good grip of growing on the spot.
Current Equipment List:
----------------------------------
GrowLab 145 - 4'9" x 4'9" x 6'7"
600 Watt HPS Super Sun 2 Air Cooled Grow Light System(For flowering)
600 Watt Digital Lumatek Ballast
600 HPS Hortilux Bulb - 85,000 lumens
HTGSupply 2’ X 2’ T5 Lamp With Hood PL-55 Tek Lamp(For Vegging)
Ventilation/Etc:
Vortex 8" Inline Duct Fan at 600 cfm
10” Phat Filter from Humboldt at 650 cfm(Now called dragon filters?)
Two Holmes HACP9 Oscillating Clip Fans
Holmes Blizzard Jr. Fan (for floor or such)
CAP Variable Speed Fan Control
Two 8”inch Heavy Duty Noise Reduction Duct Clamps
8” inch insulated ducting (from vortex to reflector hood)
6” inch insulated ducting (from reflector hood to outside of tent)
GrowBright Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Hygrometer and Wireless Sensor
Soil/Containers/Nutes/Etc:
Fox Farm Ocean Forest Soil - chose this after reading how it's already PH balanced
Fox Farm Light Warrior Soil - for the seedlings and such after reading the Ocean Forest is too strong
Fox Farm Big N' Chunky Perlite - 2 cubic feet (I'm basing on a 2/3 soil to perlite mix?)
Fox Farm Three Pack of Nutrients - Big Bud, Grow Big, Tiger Bloom
Ten 1 Gallon Grow Bags
Ten 3 Gallon Plastic Nursery Pots
Twenty 5 Gallon Grow Bags
Liquid Karma
MaxiCrop Liquid Seaweed
Earth Juice Catalyst
Olivia’s Cloning Solution
Fiskars Micro-Tip Pruning Shears - LOVE these!
Mastech Digital 4-Range 200,000 Lux Luxmeter
RapiTest Soil Moisture Tester
RapiTest Soil PH Meter
Killa-A-Watt EZ Electric Reader w/ cost feature
Nutrient Syringe
Measuring Glasses
Dual Outlet Digital Timer with Battery Backup
Mondi Mist N' Spray Bottle
Grow Yo-Yo Light Hanging System
7" Tall Humidity Dome with vents
Seeding Tray for Humidity Dome
Items Still Needed:
---------------------------
1. Possible more fans?
2. More liquid karma? (If I should feed this consistently throughout growth?)
3. Need to mount the fan controller, etc on a board on the wall? Picked up a piece of MDF.
4. Etc?
Some of my questions:
------------------------------------
1) I have my ventilation setup that it’s pulling through the carbon filter, and then pushing through the air cooled hood of the light, then out the tent. Is this okay? I hope so…took forever to setup,heh.
2) Can I just use the air from within the room the Grow Lab is in? As of now we close off the heat to that room, and it is entirely empty other than its green occupants in their tent. Would this suffice as my "fresh air"? I was thinking I would open the windows from the top, or if necessary put in those double fan window fixtures, or just go up and out the ceiling for fresh air. I would like to avoid purchasing another fan; I’ve already spent a boatload on this project! Eek
3) Watering frequency. I have fox farms online soil feed guide as to how much fertilizer to use, but should I just base my watering frequency off the meters? Or what?
Anything else I need? Advice? Suggestions?
**I'm pretty positive I left out things I need to pick up or have, but I'm just very tired and hanging with my friend, herb ** Please point out anything that seems to be missing please!
I will keep this updated, just very pressed for time. We have our first son due any day now, just moved into our new home, work, etc, you all know how it goes. I have included some pictures of the room before and after my adventure in setting up the Grow Lab last night. Took me 25 minutes to assemble everything, and putting the tent/cover on took an additional 40 minutes, once I figured out which way was which ha.
I will be updating this thread regularly and as often as I can. I would appreciate ideas, suggestions, or criticism even! heh. I'll be on again tomorrow to post more, time to light one up and head to bed!
Thanks guys. Peace.