260Watts of True CFL lighting with DIY 10 bulb reflector! Lots of pics and plants

Plantsrfun said:

Thanks man! I am about to post up some pics I just took a few moments ago... Made some new additions to the family as well as added in a pic of a sweet ass oscilating fan that actually fits perfect and works well. You seem to have some experience on the board here... can I transfer this whole posting into a journal like you have in your sig? I have decided I want to keep an online journal for others input.

By the way... congrats on that first grow of yours! those buds look fantastic. What was the dry weight total? What wattage of cfls did you use?

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go here https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/ read the stickys before posting your thread maybe link this grow to your journal and vise versa or if you want to copy and repost your previous posts you could do that

and thanks its actually my third grow first dwc hydroponic though and my first on roll it up but always more to learn and alot of it is right here on RIU

I have used ona gel for smell its a jar of like jelly crud you open and like extracts the smell out of the air and masks also with sorta clean linen smell just set it in the room your grow box is in not in the grow box its self I imagine if it was in the box it could make the weed smell funny not sure on that. It totally worked for me on the last grow which was in a closet just kept the jar in the room couldn't smell any thing unless you were in the closet itself.

sorry forgot to answer one. the cfl watts on my last grow were two 105 watt one 125 watt and three 26 watt

DarthD3vl said:

sorry forgot to answer one. the cfl watts on my last grow were two 105 watt one 125 watt and three 26 watt

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your box is about the same size as my current build, with a cfl wattage approx the same. what was the yeild?

also ona gel wasnt to expencive was it?? how long does one tub last??

aaaahh i ment darthdvls wattage n ur dimentions!

ona gel is like 15 -30 bucks depends on size of jar my grow box is roughly 2.5 by 2.5 by 4.5 feet, but my last dwc grow was in a closet four times that size

sorry about all the post's Plantsrfun not trying to hijack your thread or anything, let me know if you start that journal

yo man i gotta know where you got your mini fans i need one for my grow box

DarthD3vl said:

ona gel is like 15 -30 bucks depends on size of jar my grow box is roughly 2.5 by 2.5 by 4.5 feet, but my last dwc grow was in a closet four times that size

sorry about all the post's Plantsrfun not trying to hijack your thread or anything, let me know if you start that journal

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Not a problem man... everyone is here to help everyone out and I actually was curious about the same question he had lol. I'm going to get on that journal here shortly. I topped the biggest plant yesterday, so not much growth will be expected for a little while. Also, the seedling stage is not the most exciting lol so I'm going to continue taking pictures in the mean time then post those on the journal to catch everyone up to current. These seedlings are really taking off fast in this Ocean Forrest soil.

kottonmouthsolja said:

yo man i gotta know where you got your mini fans i need one for my grow box

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You asking about my fan? If so mine is a Lasko Oscillating Desk Fan purchased from Wal-Mart for $20. Aside from the oscillating, it also has 3 speed options which seem to be perfect.

herbavor said:

aaaahh i ment darthdvls wattage n ur dimentions!

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the dimensions of my grow area (not my entire dresser) are 27'' high 36'' wide 18'' deep.

Plantsrfun said:

the dimensions of my grow area (not my entire dresser) are 27'' high 36'' wide 18'' deep.

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its new or have you had a yeild in that area with the 260w??
soz for spamming up your shit btw..

ocean forest. nice
gotta get me some of that real soon..

looks badboy, gotta love a set up like that. Subscribed

Plantsrfun said:

Not a problem man... everyone is here to help everyone out and I actually was curious about the same question he had lol. I'm going to get on that journal here shortly. I topped the biggest plant yesterday, so not much growth will be expected for a little while. Also, the seedling stage is not the most exciting lol so I'm going to continue taking pictures in the mean time then post those on the journal to catch everyone up to current. These seedlings are really taking off fast in this Ocean Forrest soil.

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fa sho keep me updated man

So just to update everyone here what's been going on, I decided to pickup a 400W MH on Monday this week. After seeing how nice and rapid my plants would grow in the sunlight through my bedroom window, I wanted to get some more power on these babies to kick up grow speed. Let me just start by saying DAMM DOES MH vs. CFL make a huge difference. My first approach to this grow was to stay stealth (where cfls were my only option) but, after realizing I didn't need to stay stealthy I went with the MH. Here are some updated pics that show a dated timeline to see how much it grows daily! Let me know what you think!

Nice! 6789

wow going to be some nice colas from those tops

looking good matey

sweet bra that plant exploded

How many days do you think you'll be saving on a 12/12 grow vs a normal grow? Just curious, thinking of starting another grow cab for the winter season and 12/12 might be a good way for me to go. I love the reflector btw might use some of your design ideas

Walmarts 24inch Leds are a great price and are growing my plants very well. I just put a 3rd one in. You need sunglasses when looking in my tent.