Need Second Opinion:

Now with the stand in place, the tops of the plants are 25" from the glass. Will be keeping a close eye on them to make sure they don't bleach. If I have to cut down the legs, it won't be too hard to take out and cut. I'm sure the plants are going to thank me!!! And what I like best about having the extra space underneath is that since outdoor temps are going to start rising I can now do something to try to keep them down in the cab...... Thinking about filling empty gallon bottles with tap water and freezing. Then place them into the cab each night.......

First pic is of second day of FL.

Second pic is today and hopefully I don't have to shorten the legs.

Third pic - Man look at those trichs, definitely the traits of Snow Cap

Fourth pic - Other plant

Both have gumball size buds on them at the moment......

CanGroIt::::::

And Now Another Prob!!!!

The lights been on for three hours now and the temp is steady at 90.2 degrees. This is waaaay hotter than I expected. When the plants were down at the bottom the temp was at 80.4 degrees. I think that I might have to take six inches off the legs of the stand. I'm hoping that by doing this, with a combination of frozen gallons, the temp will drop to at least 85.

Any ideas Rusty??? The intake is fresh from outside air. I cannot vent the exhaust to outside without making it ever so apparent that it is a grow cab. I'm lucky to even be able to get the intake.....

(I can't wait to move!!!!)

Try reading the Dealing With Heat Issues thread in my signature. :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Rusty Trichome

Try reading the Dealing With Heat Issues thread in my signature. :thumbsup:

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Read it! Awesome thread...... Did the "back of hand at tops" and no prob. Doesn't feel like 90. Got 1 gal frozen so far. Will put it in the cab tonight to see if it makes a difference. Will add more as they become available. I know that outside temps are just starting to rise and I really don't want to deal with heat issues. I really wanted to have a rotation going but if I can't keep the temp down, I'm just going to flower all but one and keep it as a mother til I move......

I LOVE THIS HOBBY!!!!! I hope I can do this for a living some day......

Forgot to update about the tap water. After being in the bucket for a day or so, the chlorine smell and taste is gone, cool. However the ppm's were still above 300. Like Rusty said, I should try it on one and see how it goes.

As for my heat issue, it's all psychological at this point. These were the factors that I didn't take into account when I thought I had a temp prob - Outdoor temp: turns out we had a spike in temperature these last couple of days. This week temps should be back down to low 70's upper 60's. And the temp in the cab didn't really get any hotter, I just moved the plants and sensor closer to the light. By doing this it should have been obvious that the temp gauge was going to read a higher temp. To help combat the stagnant air on the outside of the cab, I am using a 12" oscillating fan. I tried the frozen gal jugs but now I feel like a dumbass for even thinking that it would make more than a 1 degree difference. Yeah, it didn't. So after reading Rusty Trichomes "Dealing With Heat Issues" thread, I know everything is going to be allllllll right!!!!!!

Thanks for your help Rusty, really appreciate it!!!!

CanGroIt::::::

Good luck with 'em, and keep us posted... :thumbsup: