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  1. ns420

    Sealed Room and Airflow questions. High Co2 consumption.

    Hello all. I recently designed a sealed grow area with co2 enrichment. I used a 20lb canister of co2 with a regulator connected to a Titan co2 monitor / controller set to 1500ppm. I have 24 plants total, 20 in early flower 4 in veg. In just over a week the tank was empty. The rooms are sealed...
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    Adding CO2, need advice about Monitors / Controllers!

    Hello, I am converting a previously unsealed grow to a sealed grow and adding Co2. I need some advice on what combination of Co2 controllers and monitors I should get. I am looking for the most inexpensive combo that will do the trick. I don't need super accuracy, just something reliable...
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    Adding CO2, need advice about Monitors / Controllers!

    Hello, I am converting a previously unsealed grow to a sealed grow and adding Co2. I need some advice on what combination of Co2 controllers and monitors I should get. I am looking for the most inexpensive combo that will do the trick. I don't need super accuracy, just something reliable and...
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    Is it worth it to seal my grow and add co2?

    Hi! I have some questions I could really use some input on... 1.) Is it worth it to seal my setup and add co2? I am heavily leaning this way. 2.) Do I need any additional equipment other than a co2 tank, regulator, and co2 controller? 3.) How does the ventilation work in a sealed setup? Do I...
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    Is it worth it to seal my grow and add co2?

    Hi! I have some questions I could really use some input on... 1.) Is it worth it to seal my setup and add co2? I am heavily leaning this way. 2.) Do I need any additional equipment other than a co2 tank, regulator, and co2 controller? 3.) How does the ventilation work in a sealed setup? Do I...
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    How to automate vent opening & closing based on room temperature? Need help!

    I have a dilemma .. I am using a 16x20 outbuilding to house a small grow, split into separate vegging and flowering rooms. I live in Michigan so the temps vary wildly between winter (sub zero) to summer (100+). I'd like to find a way to vent my cooltubes into my growing area during the cold...
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    Need suggestions on how to monitor & remotely control my lights, heat, and AC.

    As the title of my post suggest I am looking for advice on devices I can use to help automate and monitor my grow room heat, AC, and lights, remotely in my outbuilding that I have converted into a 16'x16' grow room seperated into seperate veg and flower rooms. The building with my grow room...
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    Can light from radiant space heater cause hermies?

    I was considering putting a radiant space heater in my flower room to help keep the night time temps from dipping too low on cold winter nights.. however I was curious would the heating element heating up and turning red cause hermies? Here's the heater I have and was thinking about using in...
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    DWC vs Hempy Bucket

    I am looking for some opinions on which is superior yield wise between Hempy Buckets and DWC, or is the difference negligible? I run hempies now and get good results (2-4oz per plant, vegged to 18-24" in 2.5gallon buckets), but have heard that DWC can produce 2x the yield, does anyone know...
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    DWC vs Hempy Bucket

    I am looking for some opinions on which is superior yield wise between Hempy Buckets and DWC, or is the difference negligible? I run hempies now and get good results (2-4oz per plant, vegged to 18-24" in 2.5gallon buckets), but have heard that DWC can produce 2x the yield, does anyone know if...
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    Bubble Tote (DWC) Vs Hempy Bucket

    I was curious if anyone has tried running a side by side comparison of Hempy Buckets vs Bubble Totes or had any experience with both, and if so what are your opinions? I have been considering trying out the totes, but not sure I can see any advantage aside from not having to hand water every...
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    Having serious odor problems! Need cheapest way to seal up room in basement!

    I have a 100 year old house, and have my medical grow in my basement. Even with a can 66 filter, 424cfm inline fan, venting into the chimney it still reeks inside and outside of my house.... The room I am using is 12'x6'x6' and I am running a can 66 filter and 424cfm 6" inline fan. I have...
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    Is it possible to setup automated watering for a hempy bucket (passive hydro) system?

    I was curious if anyone has a known working auto-watering setup using passive hydro aka hempy buckets, and if anyone could give me any advice on the simplest way to do this? Thanks!
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    Adding Cal-Mag to hempy bucket feeding?

    Hello, I have some Alaskan Ice clones in Hempy Buckets, approximately 2 weeks in veg showing magnesium deficiency on some of the older leaves. The clones are showing decent growth, and the newer leaves are not showing deficiencies. I decided to add Cal-Mag to my normal feeding, which...
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    Hempy Bucket and Fox Farms nutrients - how much and how often should I feed?

    I am starting my first hempy bucket grow. I will be growing both from seeds and from clones. I have the 3 part Fox Farms Nutrients (Grow Big, Big Bloom, and Tiger Bloom), and confused on how much and how often I should feed? I have read people saying you need to follow the hydro...
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    Taking clones to do first hempy bucket grow, should I plant them in rockwool?

    I am taking clones in the next day or so from my White WIdow mother, which will be going into my first few hempy buckets. Would there be any problem with planting them into rockwool, then planting the rockwool into perlite once they develop roots? I also considered making a mini "hempy cup"...
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    600 Watt HPS vs 400w MH for veg? Very slow growth, need advice!

    I have been using a 400 Watt HPS Ballast with a 400 Watt Growbright MH conversion bulb (blue spectrum), rated at around 45,000 lumens (supposedly). I also have a 600 Watt HPS ballast with a 88,000 lumen Eye Hortilux Super HPS bulb (red spectrum). I was curious as to which I should use for...
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    Ideas on how to rercilate co2 from my house to my cannabis plants?

    I was curious... I have a brand new forced air furance, with HEPA filtration, and the fan on the unit is normally always on the ON position (I have allergy problems, and we have two dogs, keeping the fan on helps filter the air more frequently). The room where I grow is the only room that...
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    Looking For Ideas On How To Regulate The Temps In My Grow Room.

    I am having a big issue in my grow room... My temps are all over the place, and I am not sure what to do. I am using a 424 CFM inline exhaust fan to create ample circulation. I am pulling intake from the adjacent room which is heated during the winter and air cooled (central air) during the...
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    Need help... trying to get up and running, when should I clone & flower? First grow

    Hello, I have been trying to figure out the best plan of attack... this is my first grow... I have a total of 9 plants, one White Widow (Fem) is about 6 weeks old from seed (12" tall), the rest are all 2 weeks old from seed (3-4" tall). The additional plants (2 weeks old) are White Widow...
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