It's A Fuct World

Originally Posted by pdillo

ha, heading into winter! those qwazy southern hemisphere seasons…

That's not the only qwazy thing about the southern hemisphere. Stargazing northern hemi natives will immediately notice that the moon appears rotated about 60 degrees (depending upon your original northerly latitude & southerly latitude perspectives) counterclockwise. The moon (and sun, for that matter) traverses an arc across the northern sky, effectively from right to left, as opposed to the left to right apparent motion as viewed from the northern hemisphere. And it gets weirder when looking at constellations visible from both hemispheres...

So, back on topic. Very happy so far with the STG Hail 1" cubes.

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Unlike rockwool, STG cubes are safe to handle without gloves. STG does not escape pot drain holes & make a mess in trays & tanks like Fytocell. You can keep Fytocell from escaping pots by putting a thin layer of rockwool floc in the bottom of the pots, but this alters the drainage & water holding characters of Fytocell. STG does not hold as much water as Fytocell, so it can be flooded 2x (or more when plants have gotten large) per lights-on cycle. I have yet to run plants through an entire flowering cycle in the stuff yet, but so far, it looks really promising.

Don't know how much the stuff costs, but even if it's a bit more expensive than Fytocell, it'd be worth it for the ease of handling & cleanliness factors alone.

STG is very pricey. I think it would cost at least twice as much if not three times as much as the fytocell.

Originally Posted by Al B. Fuct

That's not the only qwazy thing about the southern hemisphere. Stargazing northern hemi natives will immediately notice that the moon appears rotated about 60 degrees (depending upon your original northerly latitude & southerly latitude perspectives) counterclockwise. The moon (and sun, for that matter) traverses an arc across the northern sky, effectively from right to left, as opposed to the left to right apparent motion as viewed from the northern hemisphere. And it gets weirder when looking at constellations visible from both hemispheres...

So, back on topic. Very happy so far with the STG Hail 1" cubes.

stgcubes.jpg

Unlike rockwool, STG cubes are safe to handle without gloves. STG does not escape pot drain holes & make a mess in trays & tanks like Fytocell. You can keep Fytocell from escaping pots by putting a thin layer of rockwool floc in the bottom of the pots, but this alters the drainage & water holding characters of Fytocell. STG does not hold as much water as Fytocell, so it can be flooded 2x (or more when plants have gotten large) per lights-on cycle. I have yet to run plants through an entire flowering cycle in the stuff yet, but so far, it looks really promising.

Don't know how much the stuff costs, but even if it's a bit more expensive than Fytocell, it'd be worth it for the ease of handling & cleanliness factors alone.

Originally Posted by bigwood111

STG is very pricey. I think it would cost at least twice as much if not three times as much as the fytocell.

I get Fytocell for about $55/100L. After sampling some prices online, I think STG will come in about $75/100L, but we'll see.

Originally Posted by Al B. Fuct

That's not the only qwazy thing about the southern hemisphere. Stargazing northern hemi natives will immediately notice that the moon appears rotated about 60 degrees (depending upon your original northerly latitude & southerly latitude perspectives) counterclockwise. The moon (and sun, for that matter) traverses an arc across the northern sky, effectively from right to left, as opposed to the left to right apparent motion as viewed from the northern hemisphere. And it gets weirder when looking at constellations visible from both hemispheres...

Being in the US I have never given much thought about this, but it makes perfect sense. It would seem odd seeing the sun going from "right to left".
Cheers.

Yep, got some pricing on STG... about what I'd guessed. Loose fill version is about 30% cheaper than cubes. Loose fill STG is somewhat less expensive per L than Fytocell. Would like to get a bag of that to try out.

how high do I put a 400W hps above newly rooted clones?

P.S the light is in, timer programed for 12/12 I just need to throw some clones under the light now, as soon as I get some feedback...
Also still doing a dryrun tonight to check temps....Don't have an extractor for the room yet, but I ductaped a small fan to the intake of my cooltube and rand the outlet into the ceiling.
Ducting on one isde is hot on the other it is cold, so I think its kinda working somewhat. The glass tube still gets quite hot, maybe 60 or 70C by the thumb-test, maybe hotter even.

Will buy another controler shortly, that runs a fan and a heater to keep temp and humidity in a 5 degree range. But its another $40. I have for the sake of my sanity stoped doing sums as I buy shit for the op.

Originally Posted by ANC

how high do I put a 400W hps above newly rooted clones?

About 400-500mm.

Originally Posted by ANC

P.S the light is in, timer programed for 12/12 I just need to throw some clones under the light now, as soon as I get some feedback...
Also still doing a dryrun tonight to check temps....Don't have an extractor for the room yet, but I ductaped a small fan to the intake of my cooltube and rand the outlet into the ceiling.
Ducting on one isde is hot on the other it is cold, so I think its kinda working somewhat. The glass tube still gets quite hot, maybe 60 or 70C by the thumb-test, maybe hotter even.

If a cooltube or duct gets warm to the touch, you need more fan power or fewer restrictions in the airflow path.

Will buy another controler shortly, that runs a fan and a heater to keep temp and humidity in a 5 degree range. But its another $40. I have for the sake of my sanity stoped doing sums as I buy shit for the op.

You need at least a thermostat to control the intake & exhaust fans. If you're running a dehumidifier, it can run on a timer to coincide with lights-off hours, when humidity tends to spike. During lights-on, the heat from lights will trigger the thermostat; frequent ventilation should keep humidity in check.

Yes, starting up a new op is exxy, but if you buy the right stuff, you'll buy it once & use the op for years- and you most certainly will recover your investment.