First time stealth DIY build and grow.

Budda189

Budda189

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OK so long story short. After many years and lots and lots of reading and watching others, I finally have the opportunity to start my own personal grow! Ive decided to start off small just to test the waters. Ok here's set up.

BOX: L33in x W17in X D17in. I modified an old dresser/nightstand I had home that my wife wanted me to "get rid of" lol.

SEEEDS/SOIL. 2 bag seeds I've collected. Just picked two out of 7 good looking seeds. Soil is Miracle grow for seedlings.

LIGHTS: Right now I have 3 23w=100w equivalent cfl.

FANS: I have two 120mm fans hooked up to old phone chargers. One for intake the other extraction. Also there's a small 4in fan inside blowing on plants.

TEMPS: Lights on max Temps are about 85f and lights off they have been getting a little cold at 73-74f since its middle of winter where I am.

BASICS: Im on.or about day 3/4 both have sprouted and showing first set of leaves. The first day i have them 24 hours of light but now ive started them on 12/12 to keep them smaller. Again this is just for personal use and experience. Pics will help explain things a little better. I know I skipped a few important things lol. Please if anyone is interested ask questions and I love learning new things so don't hesitate to point me in the right direction!
 

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Budda189

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Any thoughts on deformed leaves? It's growing much faster than the other one and its only a few days ahead. Could be just be the strain. I have no idea which seeds came which batch so it's all a gamble lol
 
KrazyG

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Budda189 said:
Any thoughts on deformed leaves? It's growing much faster than the other one and its only a few days ahead. Could be just be the strain. I have no idea which seeds came which batch so it's all a gamble lol
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Let them grow out buddy!
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I guess no one cares about stealth or cfl anymore lmao
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I love stealth, CFL grows weed but led gives better results
 

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KrazyG said:
Let them grow out buddy!

I love stealth, CFL grows weed but led gives better results
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I def plan on letting them grow. It's actually been doing well! I'll post pics of them after watering in am.

And I'm actually learing about led now. Heard they are pretty good. Do you have any suggestions on size for my space. I have no idea about them lol.
 
KrazyG

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Budda189 said:
I def plan on letting them grow. It's actually been doing well! I'll post pics of them after watering in am.

And I'm actually learing about led now. Heard they are pretty good. Do you have any suggestions on size for my space. I have no idea about them lol.
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For lighting in your space I personally would recommend screw in leds with diffusers removed. They generate a lot less heat than CFL and you won't get airy buds.
You may need to rethink your extraction especially when you hit flower, I ran pc fans with carbon filters for a while but in flower I struggled with temps and smell.
 
Budda189

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KrazyG said:
For lighting in your space I personally would recommend screw in leds with diffusers removed. They generate a lot less heat than CFL and you won't get airy buds.
You may need to rethink your extraction especially when you hit flower, I ran pc fans with carbon filters for a while but in flower I struggled with temps and smell.
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Going to sort this out today. And smell for me is no issue. Its legal for me so no need for filter at this point.
 
KrazyG

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Budda189 said:
Going to sort this out today. And smell for me is no issue. Its legal for me so no need for filter at this point.
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You should be fine on the extraction if you don't need filtration, the filters restrict some airflow.
Good luck buddy! Happy growing!
 
Budda189

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KrazyG said:
Let them grow out buddy!

I love stealth, CFL grows weed but led gives better results
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What do you think about this one for my small space or something similar.

Specifications:
LED Power: 50 Watts

Input : AC100-240V

LED QTY: 250PCS SMD2835

Spectrum: UV: 390-395nm, IR: 730-735nm, Red: 660-665nm, Red: 620-630nm, Blue: 450-460nm, White: 6500K.

Dimension: Φ13.0x1.2 inches

Beam Angle: Round 60°

N.W.: 1.7 lbs

G.W.: 2.1 lbs

Material: ABS with coating

Lifespan: 50000 hours
 

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KrazyG

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Budda189 said:
What do you think about this one for my small space or something similar.

Specifications:
LED Power: 50 Watts

Input : AC100-240V

LED QTY: 250PCS SMD2835

Spectrum: UV: 390-395nm, IR: 730-735nm, Red: 660-665nm, Red: 620-630nm, Blue: 450-460nm, White: 6500K.

Dimension: Φ13.0x1.2 inches

Beam Angle: Round 60°

N.W.: 1.7 lbs

G.W.: 2.1 lbs

Material: ABS with coating

Lifespan: 50000 hours
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I would stay away from lights like that.
Honestly I tried a burple light and it was crap, I got better results with CFL and even better with the screw ins.
I don't know if you could get a quantum board or strip setup for your space, but that would be a better way to go if you can.
 
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KrazyG said:
I would stay away from lights like that.
Honestly I tried a burple light and it was crap, I got better results with CFL and even better with the screw ins.
I don't know if you could get a quantum board or strip setup for your space, but that would be a better way to go if you can.
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Thanks for the heads up! This is why I asked before anything! OK so something more like this?
 

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KrazyG said:
For lighting in your space I personally would recommend screw in leds with diffusers removed.
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You talking about normal daylight bulbs you can buy at the hardware store? All I seem to be able to find near me are 5000K and 2700K at 1500 lumens. WIsh I could find some 6000+K
 
KrazyG

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ElDuderCabre said:
You talking about normal daylight bulbs you can buy at the hardware store? All I seem to be able to find near me are 5000K and 2700K at 1500 lumens. WIsh I could find some 6000+K
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Yeah but I use GU10 bulbs @2700k for flower, 5000k is good for veg.
 
Budda189

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KrazyG said:
I was thinking more like this but I don't know the dimensions.
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I looked into quantum boards and they're a lil to expensive for my taste lol. Would two of the 50w screw in work? Do they fit into regular light sockets? Or some sort of special socket?
 
KrazyG

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Budda189 said:
I looked into quantum boards and they're a lil to expensive for my taste lol. Would two of the 50w screw in work? Do they fit into regular light sockets? Or some sort of special socket?
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If these are your only choices on budget than I would say the panel light, you may find it generates more heat than light.
 
KrazyG

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You will want around 100w of actual draw on the screw in leds, not equivalent. Using multiple bulbs will give you better coverage.
 
KrazyG

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Budda189 said:
So the two 50w instead of the 1 100w?
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The bulbs I use are labelled as 15w led, equivalent to 50w incandescent. But when I tested the wattage, the bulb is only consuming 5.5w. So I used the 5.5w as the figure to work from.

You may find the 100w is really a 15-20w bulb and the 50w less. So I would say minimum of 5 bulbs if that's the case.
 
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