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Oct-07-2008, 04:58
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First CFL Grow (Help Appreciated) Pics Included
Well after reading for months, I decided that the CFL Method would probally be the easier and Cheapest way to go. My Setup as is Follow
4 - 26w CFLs
1 - 62w CFL
180w @ 12000- 12500 Lumens
1:1 Ration or Cool to Warm
I have Most of the lighting no more than 8 inches away from the New Plant.
The seed is just from a Good sack that i purchased from a good man. Nothing like WHITE widow or anything crazy but good High high Mid Bud.
Its in a Gun Case(L=3ft W=2ft H= 6ft) with glass sliding doors and it has no roof in It. Might i also mention its in a closet where the doors need to be closed.(Parental Issues.)
It is on a 24/7 Light Schedule. I water 1 8oz glass bottles water about every 2- 3 days. The soil is sumthing my mom had on the Garden Spost to feed plants for 3 months. I will post the exact print tomarrow. Just was wondering about water , If i have enough Lighting for my Grow, and How bad will the Smell be. I am Currently Growing 1 Plant. Praying for Female. This is day 5 from sprout.
Any Tips Or Suggestions on Lighting water or nutrients or Anything Please feel Free To Suggest.Also should i increse the Lights to get a bigger yield and do CFL have to power to produce a nice Yield.
I am going to Grow in all stages with The CFL lights due to the fact 400w HPS Lamp is $100. =Thx Swisha
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Oct-07-2008, 23:11
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Picked up another 62w CFL bringing the total Watts to almost 250 with Around 16K Lumens. On a Single Plant. Do you guys think that this is be sufficent?
Will post pics soon.
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Oct-08-2008, 04:33
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Here are sum Update for today. The leaves look abit droppy. I have not had sufficent air ventalation in there.90 Degreez F . Will update More
Thx for Any Help
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Oct-08-2008, 11:21
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just from looking, your square footage looks pretty small. 5000+ lumens/ sq. foot is in the optimal growth range, so i'd say you're set. make sure you vent that and get temps down, as seedlings i've killed seedlings at 85 degrees.
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Oct-09-2008, 18:29
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yo, stay of the nutrients, for like 4 weeks yo
yea lol,
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Oct-09-2008, 18:29
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I put a ceiling in on the cab used sum wire to hang a board with a strip. I got those adapters that use a light socket on 1 side and a plugin on the other. I have been trying to do sumthign about ventilation hopefully ill figure sumthing out..
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Oct-09-2008, 18:40
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Heres another update with sum pics. i let it get sum nice ass sunshine today seemed to have perked up the leaves . They were dropping because of heat im guessing. still no vent =\
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Oct-10-2008, 21:53
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I believe if you would have gotten a 250w HPS you would be getting a better lumen/watt ratio but then you would have a temperature problem to deal with
but don't quote me on that I haven't done the math 
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Oct-10-2008, 21:58
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Hopefully ill have HPS by the time i bud. But doubt it. Really going the cheap way. Have only spent 10 dollars so far on this grow. I know my yield will suck if i just use warm cfls for budding. But sum bud for free is better than paying for it. I just got 2 PC fans hooked up to 9v DC chargers. I doubt this will be enough, Maybe i can do 2 intake 2 exhaust should be ok. My grow space is small. She looks ok just on occasion sum droopy leaves, but seems to go away then re appear
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Oct-10-2008, 22:28
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Heres a few pics for the Day
Few pics of my bitch
and the fans i hooked up (Guessing i need more)
thx guys
-swisha
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Oct-10-2008, 22:43
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I was told that drooping of the leaves tends to be because of overwatering
If you said you experience drooping and then back to no-drooping and back again
you probably are doing it right 
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Oct-11-2008, 14:01
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yo rev seems to happen when i put her in my hot ass cab. in the morning i put her out for sum sunshine and she perks right back up. im workin on the ventilation today ill post sum pics so u guys can see in detail the inside of my full grow space.
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Oct-11-2008, 16:44
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Half way decent Setup. But any opinions appreciated.
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Oct-11-2008, 16:53
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looking like you're getting things going. always improve what you can. are those fans all exhausting out, or do you have some doing intake? if one is blowing out and one blowing in, switch the intake to exhaust. just make sure all your fans for air EXCHANGE are exhausting. pick up a small (4-6") fan for RECIRCULATING the air. you want negative pressure in there.
as a side note, check this pic for an idea of what my CFL fixtures look like. Total cost for EVERYTHING was about $40.00
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Oct-11-2008, 17:18
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gG ~Nice im deff gonna try that lightining situation. as for my fans the 2together are blowing fresh air in an that fan on the top is blowing out of the box. Should i make them all exhaust or what. i only have 3 fans for right now i am planning on makin 2 intake and 2 exhaust at the top. think this will be good?
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Oct-11-2008, 17:27
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well basically, i'd said no fans for intake. you want as much suction as you can get. with fans blowing in AND out, you create positive pressure. you want negative pressure. if i were you, i'd switch all fans to exhaust on top. if you can and that cabinet is yours (or no one cares about it), i'd cover the holes from the 2 doing intake now, and create a passive intake (no fan, just a hole) at the lowest possible point in the box. cold air sinks and all. you should already be seeing temps drop but that should really help. if i can ever help you with instructions and a parts list for that light setup i use, just ask!
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Oct-11-2008, 17:38
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ok the cab is my g/f's so i can only fuck the cealing and that 1 saide where the 2 fans are. Ok so im gonna leave those two holes there then cut 2 more holes on the top and use all exhaust. so would be 3 fans venting out of the top of the cab. Now should i put the 4-6' fan in the cab or on top of it blowing all the exhausted air out of the closet.
thx for the helps
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Also u think it would benifit if i just switched the two fans on the side to exhaust or should they really be on the cealing?
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Oct-11-2008, 18:33
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it would be best for them to be on top but the side might work ok. the 4-6" fan is just to have some gentle breeze blowing across the plants. this will help circulate the co2 evenly and a gentle breeze will make the main stem and side shoots stronger and able to support heavier buds.  you only need enough of a breeze inside for the leaves to barely flutter.
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Oct-11-2008, 18:51
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Aite thanks for the advice. Im gonna try to get this done quick. Might i remind you i am doing all this with parents home and they still have no clue wtf i am doing. So i hope to keep this stealthyness going =D
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Oct-11-2008, 18:53
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well good luck. if the stink gets too bad, i'd just up and tell them and hope for the best. they'd find the stinky things anyway.
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Oct-11-2008, 19:29
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Yeh once they see the plant almost to bud they might as well let it bud instead of throwing it away. They smoke and the economy is fucked up plus we are broke with no weed like we used to. ill just use the excuse.. i was trying to save us money :-D, and look i even used energy saving bulbs!
yo thx for all yo helps grahms
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Oct-11-2008, 21:16
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Here is a few Update pics of the plants Growth =D
Looks good as far as i can tell. Except for that dark stem. Anyone know why the stem is almost a purple color? or is the regular
-swisha
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Oct-11-2008, 22:08
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That's a sweet setup GG. Do you use any side lighting or does all your light come from above? What wattage are you using?
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Swish- not a problem. wish i knew this site when i was starting up. but i count my blessing. got my ebb/flow hydro system for free from my brother-in-law, clones from a friend and the lighting was cheap. as far as those side shoots go, i wouldn't w | |
