Hello grow community, this is my first grow and one of my first posts. What I have is a closet set up 2 X 5’ and at least 7’ high. For lighting I have a digital ballast switchable from 360w, 400W and 600W, air cooled glass reflector, 4” vortex ducting fan and a 4” carbon scrubber. Since this is my first time growing I am growing in dirt, I figure I will move up to hydro after a few successful grows. I picked up a strain called atomic northern lights and started six out of my ten seed with the paper towel method, I had a 100% success rate with them all cracking and sprouting and all but only four actually sprouted. I’m not really keeping track of days but I think I’m about 3ish weeks in now and 3 of the plants are looking great except one looks kind of deformed and not growing properly. Not too sure what to do with it so I’ll just leave it and see what happens. So I have had them under a 18” floro, I’m using good quality soil from the grow store, I’ve been using tap water but letting sit out for a day or two before using. I’m going with organic nutes.. I’ll post pics tell me what you think of my set up and the deformed plant, and do you think my plants are ready to turn on the 400W HID? I would love to hear what improvement people can suggest for my grow space, I want it to be the perfect grow environment for my plants but have to deal with little space and I have a bit of heat problem when I turn on my 400 watt MH. Thanks for reading, stay high
Hey where are you venting the heat too? In pic 8 the 2nd to last one where does that go? I like the hanging white plastic, what exactly is that?? I would like to use something similar in my grow room setup, esp since mine is in a closet a few feet from my bed. I want to be able to sleep at night with the small mini sun in my room haha. I have a 400 watt as well but only have a Hortilux hps lamp. I will be growing autos all autos prob lowryder #2 and or blue himalaya diesel. I'm going to weatherstrip around edge of door to light seal it's pretty light tight as is. Good luck on the grow
looks good mate, but one suggestion; you may need a larger fan and scrubber (6'' or 8'' pushing over 300-400 CFM), especially if you switch to 600W for flowering. I would recommend staying with your 400w this cycle, and learn what your doing first. nothing is the same as good experience. You can definitely turn on the HID (I had mine going over sprouts) just don't put it too close yet. I'd recommend between 1.5-3 feet depending on how they respond to it.
When you say a little bit of a heat problem what temp does it get up to in there? What is the temperature of the room its in, like how much does the 400 watt raise the temp I'm basically asking?
Hey where are you venting the heat too? In pic 8 the 2nd to last one where does that go? I like the hanging white plastic, what exactly is that?? I would like to use something similar in my grow room setup, esp since mine is in a closet a few feet from my bed. I want to be able to sleep at night with the small mini sun in my room haha. I have a 400 watt as well but only have a Hortilux hps lamp. I will be growing autos all autos prob lowryder #2 and or blue himalaya diesel. I'm going to weatherstrip around edge of door to light seal it's pretty light tight as is. Good luck on the grow
The hot air goes from there to behind the wardrobe closet then under my bed to the window where I have a stealth vent set up, ya I sleep in my grow room, it works out good I don't mind the fan noise I had to light proof it a little bit more cuz the girlfriend was bitchin... The white plastic I got from the grow store he called it poly...
looks good mate, but one suggestion; you may need a larger fan and scrubber (6'' or 8'' pushing over 300-400 CFM), especially if you switch to 600W for flowering. I would recommend staying with your 400w this cycle, and learn what your doing first. nothing is the same as good experience. You can definitely turn on the HID (I had mine going over sprouts) just don't put it too close yet. I'd recommend between 1.5-3 feet depending on how they respond to it.
Thanks for the tips my friend, and you are right if I turn on the 600 watt light it will get way to hot, I'll stick to my 400.. Plus rep for you
the white plastic is panda film also know as poly because its made from poly its two sheets of three mil plastic heat bound together so one side is black (good for keeping light in and out) and the inside is white so that you get nice reflection as well. It's quite durable and easy to clean
When you say a little bit of a heat problem what temp does it get up to in there? What is the temperature of the room its in, like how much does the 400 watt raise the temp I'm basically asking?
At first I had bad heat problems with the 400 watt MH on I was getting up to 32\90 then I installed the little black intake fan now it's still gettin up to 28/82 I would like to have it just a bit cooler... The room it's in is just room temp around 24/75
the white plastic is panda film also know as poly because its made from poly its two sheets of three mil plastic heat bound together so one side is black (good for keeping light in and out) and the inside is white so that you get nice reflection as well. It's quite durable and easy to clean
panda film.. Makes sence it's black and white like a panda, thanks for your input plus rep for you
Your temps are about the same as mine I programmed my A/C in the room to come on when the lights do so when they are on A/C running keeping temps outside space around 72-73F then when lights off A/C is set to turn off or turn up the temp to ~75-76F
Lights on in my tent are 80F at floor and 85F at the tops and off is around 75F
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