My grow room is a work in progress, the veg area is 33" w X 36"d X 68" h, the flower area is 79"w X 36d X 68"h. I have 2 2ft T20 fluoros in my veg and a 400W HPS cool tube in the flower. I'm using the ebb and flow method. The flower area is on 19/24 for the plants and I have the veg area on 24/7 for some seedlings. I began by germinating the AKs in a coffee cup but only 4 sprouted this way, I then used the much better paper towel method and got four more AKs in the veg chamber on the way. For nutes I'm using foxfarm grow big, PH is 6. I also have 2 clones from a flowering female that's growing outdoors. A friend gave me some bagseed that were small seeds but I germinated 8 of them and they popped right away. I'm trying to find out what strain it is, if I do I'll create some seeds to experiment later. If u go to my profile the pics have more detailed explanations. I've had start up difficulties such as foliar fed when shouldn't have, over fed with 4 feed cycles, now I'm feeding twice a day for 20 mins. And I also had the lights too close. I've been moving the lights up a couple of inches a day until the tips are ok. Please feel free to comment or make suggestions. The plants in the tub have been there for 2 weeks, tomorrow I'll be changing the nutes and possibly getting the next tub ready.
My grow room is a work in progress, the veg area is 33" w X 36"d X 68" h, the flower area is 79"w X 36d X 68"h. I have 2 2ft T20 fluoros in my veg and a 400W HPS cool tube in the flower. I'm using the ebb and flow method. The flower area is on 19/24 for the plants and I have the veg area on 24/7 for some seedlings. I began by germinating the AKs in a coffee cup but only 4 sprouted this way, I then used the much better paper towel method and got four more AKs in the veg chamber on the way. For nutes I'm using foxfarm grow big, PH is 6. I also have 2 clones from a flowering female that's growing outdoors. A friend gave me some bagseed that were small seeds but I germinated 8 of them and they popped right away. I'm trying to find out what strain it is, if I do I'll create some seeds to experiment later. If u go to my profile the pics have more detailed explanations. I've had start up difficulties such as foliar fed when shouldn't have, over fed with 4 feed cycles, now I'm feeding twice a day for 20 mins. And I also had the lights too close. I've been moving the lights up a couple of inches a day until the tips are ok. Please feel free to comment or make suggestions. The plants in the tub have been there for 2 weeks, tomorrow I'll be changing the nutes and possibly getting the next tub ready.
looks good bro. you say 19/24 for flower... you should be doing 12 on 12 off.
Today I changed the nutes in the rez and added a level indicator and a couple of 1/4 inch fittings, one for the air and the other for a drain line I added to the outer edge of the tub cause the level in the tub was staying at about a 1/4 in. I'm about to get the next tub ready for the 4 AKs and 8 bagseed that are in the bubbleponic set up.
1- the first pic is a second gen AK mother of the 2 clones in the tub.
2- level indicator
3- the 3 AKs growing an inch a day and filling out nicely
4- the 2 clones 3rd gen, the one on the left was cloned with out scraping the stem, the right one had the stem scraped, both developed roots in 9 days but rightie had more. These 2 clones are going to be the mother plants for a while.
This morning when I looked in on the honeys the room was stanking( I have a Uvonair 3000 that I will have to put on a timer), the smell is not bad yet. Today I installed the new tub for expansion and cut the existing tub to 5 1/2 in. so I can get more light to the bottoms, I also cut 3 in. off the legs of the shelves so I could gain some headroom. I went to the depot and bought a green cfl bulb in case I want to pay a visit while they sleep. I also ordered a couple of 105 watt CFLs that will be for the 2 mother plants. The temps down here have been increasing so I'm gonna have to get some cooling in the room soon. A friend gave me a dehumidifier that wasn't working well so I cleaned the evaporator coil on it and it's working like a charm, those things don't come with a filter and they should. This unit sucks the air through the evaporator and then discharges it through the condenser and out a side vent which is ok to dehumidify but not to cool down the room. I don't know how many btus it is but if its at least 5k I'll mount the condenser in the exhaust of my cool tube.
Pics
1- The ladies I hope basking in the fluoros while I work in the room
2- the larger clone which I trimmed all the old growth from
3- the smaller clone also trimmed
4- The new tub installed and ready to go
This morning when I looked in on the honeys the room was stanking( I have a Uvonair 3000 that I will have to put on a timer), the smell is not bad yet. Today I installed the new tub for expansion and cut the existing tub to 5 1/2 in. so I can get more light to the bottoms, I also cut 3 in. off the legs of the shelves so I could gain some headroom. I went to the depot and bought a green cfl bulb in case I want to pay a visit while they sleep. I also ordered a couple of 105 watt CFLs that will be for the 2 mother plants. The temps down here have been increasing so I'm gonna have to get some cooling in the room soon. A friend gave me a dehumidifier that wasn't working well so I cleaned the evaporator coil on it and it's working like a charm, those things don't come with a filter and they should. This unit sucks the air through the evaporator and then discharges it through the condenser and out a side vent which is ok to dehumidify but not to cool down the room. I don't know how many btus it is but if its at least 5k I'll mount the condenser in the exhaust of my cool tube.
Pics
1- The ladies I hope basking in the fluoros while I work in the room
2- the larger clone which I trimmed all the old growth from
3- the smaller clone also trimmed
4- The new tub installed and ready to go
Well today could have been catastrophic, got home from work and found the leaves drooping, I discovered the pump timer hadn't fed the presumed ladies this morning. I folear watered them a bit and they perked up. I drilled out the security screws of the timer and discovered that the socket where the pump plugs into had a ton of solder but those chinks failed to solder the neutral connection, I resoldered the connection tested the timer and fed the babies. I also stopped and bought a 12" oscillating fan to replace the microwave fan I had been using. I'm considering taking a clone from each plant and putting the 3 larger plants to flower but my veg area is not ready, I wish I had the room to make a third grow area but for now it's out of the question. I need to get a couple of 5 gallon bubbleponic setups for the 2 clones and acquire a bigger air pump. I'll post pics tomorrow..............
Well today could have been catastrophic, got home from work and found the leaves drooping, I discovered the pump timer hadn't fed the presumed ladies this morning. I folear watered them a bit and they perked up. I drilled out the security screws of the timer and discovered that the socket where the pump plugs into had a ton of solder but those chinks failed to solder the neutral connection, I resoldered the connection tested the timer and fed the babies. I also stopped and bought a 12" oscillating fan to replace the microwave fan I had been using. I'm considering taking a clone from each plant and putting the 3 larger plants to flower but my veg area is not ready, I wish I had the room to make a third grow area but for now it's out of the question. I need to get a couple of 5 gallon bubbleponic setups for the 2 clones and acquire a bigger air pump. I'll post pics tomorrow..............
that's a bummer man. hope it's working properly now. can't wait to see more pics.
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Originally Posted by dikncider
My grow room is a work in progress, the veg area is 33" w X 36"d X 68" h, the flower area is 79"w X 36d X 68"h. I have 2 2ft T20 fluoros in my veg and a 400W HPS cool tube in the flower. I'm using the ebb and flow method. The flower area is on 19/24 for the plants and I have the veg area on 24/7 for some seedlings. I began by germinating the AKs in a coffee cup but only 4 sprouted this way, I then used the much better paper towel method and got four more AKs in the veg chamber on the way. For nutes I'm using foxfarm grow big, PH is 6. I also have 2 clones from a flowering female that's growing outdoors. A friend gave me some bagseed that were small seeds but I germinated 8 of them and they popped right away. I'm trying to find out what strain it is, if I do I'll create some seeds to experiment later. If u go to my profile the pics have more detailed explanations. I've had start up difficulties such as foliar fed when shouldn't have, over fed with 4 feed cycles, now I'm feeding twice a day for 20 mins. And I also had the lights too close. I've been moving the lights up a couple of inches a day until the tips are ok. Please feel free to comment or make suggestions. The plants in the tub have been there for 2 weeks, tomorrow I'll be changing the nutes and possibly getting the next tub ready.
. i'll be watching.
day 28- 3/2/09
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