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One week update: Pictured is my Buddha Tahoe O.G. when I transplanted it one week ago and now. She seems to like her new home. Treated the reservoir with Em1 and Mammoth P topped off with rainwater since transplant, I will be adding Gro-Kashi today and foliar feeding with FPJ (Fermented Plant...

For now I am not planning to use any SST or ACT. Plan to top dress, foliar feed with the FPJ, maintain the SIP reservoir with Em1, Gro-Kashi and Mammoth P. Will see how that works.

The cover helps maintain the aneorobic environment that you are trying to mimic, the forest floor.

Yes, those are FlexFire 6500K strips, about 16 feet.

Here is a link that explains the process and about the final product.

Fermented Plant Juice for bloom using banana, papaya and squash. http://theunconventionalfarmer.com/recipes/bloom-fertilizer/ I am currently using the growth recipe on my vegetables and fruit trees with great results, I plan on using it on my next grow which I just started. I have wild flower...

I am starting this thread to share the ideas that I have shamelessly stolen and to learn more from all of you. There are far to many people to thank personally for getting me to this point so thanks to everyone! I have been growing indoors using my own organic soil mix, fabric pots, ACT and SST...

Thanks, I just heard from Uncle Jim's Worm Farm. They say that they are mites and to treat it with diatomaceous earth. Also about the moisture etc. I don't want to take a chance on spreading them to my special ladies. Thanks again for your replies.

I removed the lid from my worm factory yesterday and saw millions of what looked like fleas or mites or aphids. I've attached a magnified picture. Anyone identify them and any suggestions on what I should do?

Heat Sink Calculation Help I have posted this in its own thread, but I wanted to post it here also for more coverage. I have pulled the heat sinks and drivers from a MarsII 900 to use in my next DIY project but I am struggling with the math. My plan is to cut the sinks into pieces that will...

I have pulled the heat sinks and drivers from a MarsII 900 to use in my next DIY project but I am struggling with the math. My plan is to cut the sinks into pieces that will support 1 CXB3590 per piece to achieve my desired spread. I will be active cooling. If my measurements are correct the...

Very interesting reading, I will definitely look deeper into it.

Thanks all for freely sharing your hard earned knowledge. I am still taking baby steps but my learning curve is steep and all of you have helped make my life easier.

First, thanks to all who have unknowingly contributed to my first DIY LED build. This is also my first grow. I turned on my new lights 2 weeks ago and my girls are so happy! I replaced my t5 VHO lights with 15 CXB3590 3500K, powered by 3 HLG-185H-C1400B drivers covering a 4 x 5 area. I am...

Thanks PurpleBuz and Alesh I felt better when I saw the output volts and amps. I was starting to suspect my KillaWatt, it is new. I tested it on a source that I new was pulling 30 watts and it read 28. Then tested it on my t5 VHOs which are rated 385 and it read 405. The middle range could be...