semi-stealth cfl closet grow ak+nl (with pics!)

suspect54

Active Member
hi everyone, havent been on riu in a while, but ive gotten going on adventure number three, 2 ak47 and 2 nl, in a small closet, under 10x23w cfls of mixed spectrum. i also have a 70w hps and basically unlimited amounts of more cfls(as many as space and heat allow..). im hesitant to fire up the 70w because of all the heat it produces, im not sure if these little ones really need that extra light yet. they are currently 18 days from the first seed crack, and doing fairly well i believe. they are in hyponex soil and havent recieved anything but tap water to date. heat is a definite issue in this little grow, and while i have a circulating fan and a small intake coming in i dont believe its enough. i need to find cheappp sources of ventilation, not to mention im gonna have to put up for a new carbon filter pretty soon, once they start stinkinnnnn.:mrgreen:

anyhow, people all want to just see pics in topics of course, so here we go.

AK number one:

i know the twisting and curling of the leaves is a problem, i cant figure out what it is. maybe a heat stress thing? its been happining since it sprouted, its not anything new. also the yellowing on veins and tips, maybe my water is too alkaline or something?
heres a closeup:


NL number two:

the early starter, its been my healthiest plant, although not the biggest. also has that same yellowing on the leaves, although no twisting..

AK number two:

smaller, perky little thing huh?

theres a fourth, another NL, but its really small, and theres something about it..im getting this gut feeling its gonna turn out male. so no picture.

Also, a really bad shot of the digs, its old and the lights are completely different now, you cant even see all of them anyway:



and finally, for shits and giggles, a few of my last crop, pulled from the same setup(plus a 200w envirolite, which i will hopefully account for this time with something similar)




my apologies for the long post. thank you all for reading. its time for one of these ->bongsmilie
 

suspect54

Active Member
i actually rearranged everything last night, moving all the plants closer together so they can all get more benefit from each light. i also upped the ventilation and fired up the hps. theres not even any excess heat in there anymore. turns out my old fan was barely pushing anything. i also got some common sense and realized that having the intake fan above the (hot)lights, then running through a hose wrapped around the (hot)lights..is not the most efficient way to pump in cold air.. so i moved it to the floor. a three foot difference made about a 20 degree temperature drop.
 

louis1robinson

Active Member
looks like its just me and you for now mate , post some picz. good that you changed ur ventillation system and the lights around
im planning on doing a grow like urs without the hps tho
where u from?
if ur grow turns out well ill copy it
il keep on this grow and giv repp+ keep updatedd :joint::blsmoke:
gd grow mate :mrgreen:
 
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