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I found an old server in a PC warehouse so me and Dwight Schroot set out into making it into a PC Grower for a lil' hobby.
The case is equipped with 2X24w CFL's (100w equiv). The case came with a power supply which took up too much room so with a little help of a grinder we were able to remove the power supply's faceplate, re-mount the cooling fan then soldered a power strip onto where the power supply used to be(incoming electrical wires left dangling after cutting open the the power supply, so its running on AC power still). Computer fans were used with a universal AC to DC adapter (which acts as a dimmer switch for our fans).
We chose Deep water culture because of its reduced harvesting time and because a plant that grows in a bubbling bucket can be quite fascinating! My walmart made bucket consists just some plastic containers that stacked well and using a soldering iron and all my patience I poked holes out of the bottom of a tupperware container to make a basket. A quiet running air pump pumps air to a 4" airator in the bottom of our pot. Our pot is filled with distilled water only (for first time we didnt want to have to bother with ph) and we mix in General Hydroponics Flora series nutrients.
The lights will be running 24/7 until about 3 weeks into the plants vegetative stage, then we added 2 seedlings into the mix which we will flower from the day they sprout.
Heres a quick pic of our PC Grower and a horrible pic of the Nutes courtesy of Dwight Schroot
The case is equipped with 2X24w CFL's (100w equiv). The case came with a power supply which took up too much room so with a little help of a grinder we were able to remove the power supply's faceplate, re-mount the cooling fan then soldered a power strip onto where the power supply used to be(incoming electrical wires left dangling after cutting open the the power supply, so its running on AC power still). Computer fans were used with a universal AC to DC adapter (which acts as a dimmer switch for our fans).
We chose Deep water culture because of its reduced harvesting time and because a plant that grows in a bubbling bucket can be quite fascinating! My walmart made bucket consists just some plastic containers that stacked well and using a soldering iron and all my patience I poked holes out of the bottom of a tupperware container to make a basket. A quiet running air pump pumps air to a 4" airator in the bottom of our pot. Our pot is filled with distilled water only (for first time we didnt want to have to bother with ph) and we mix in General Hydroponics Flora series nutrients.
The lights will be running 24/7 until about 3 weeks into the plants vegetative stage, then we added 2 seedlings into the mix which we will flower from the day they sprout.
Heres a quick pic of our PC Grower and a horrible pic of the Nutes courtesy of Dwight Schroot
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