First time scrogger

hey sonny, HMR there

Sonnyâ??s okâ?¦..I like â??young fellaâ?� too, either one works. Todayâ??s gonna be a good day.

you run any tests yet to see what temperture the AIR comes out after dat thar pretty manifold

No testsâ?¦.the compressor is over 100â?? away, with 75â?? being underground. Didnâ??t in my wildest dreams imagine that it would be warmer than a local pump.

Still waiting for you to comment on my aero/fog LED setup. Chk it out in hydro section, plus my album of it's build.

Iâ??ll try to fit that in todayâ?¦â?¦Pops. (lemme know if you prefer â??old timerâ?�)

I haven't seen anything like that regulator / distribution block setup since the wife automated her mini-bar!

(6) one for each bucket, (4) for the pre-veg tray, (2) for the controller. Hell, even Iâ??m impressed.

Iâ??m beginning to suspect a little collusion here. Weeze brought me back just so you three would have somebody to beat up a little. Just so that you knowâ?¦.I come from a very thick skinned environment. When you fuck up in this part of the world, you hear about it immediately and unmercifully.
Thereâ??s an old saying in golfâ?¦..â?�every shot makes somebody happyâ?�.

Hermie, just gotta say how much I enjoyed your remake of Shakes avatarâ?¦.heâ??d be a fool not to use that!

Om, I absolutely love the frankenfogger. It occurs to me that you enjoy the building and innovation process as much as I do. I see so many participants here that miss â??putting it all togetherâ?� is so much fun. The fact that I started here in April and got closed out here by the summer heat has been a bonus for me. Iâ??ve enjoyed the process immensely and feel greatful for the time to put together a system that I hope to enjoy using as much as Iâ??ve enjoyed building.
The space that you have to work in has got to be the envy of all.

Iâ??ll include thisâ?¦â?¦just so that the â??beat up on Horsemanâ?� committee doesnâ??t find itself lacking ammunition.

The controller belowâ?¦.on wheels

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The reservoir aboveâ?¦.on slides

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Connecting the two

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Thereâ?¦.that ought to useful.

â??Hit me with your best shotâ?�.
Rocksâ?¦.out.

Nice work Sonny! :thumbsup: How's that for beatin ya up?

I enjoy new technology, whether lights, or grow systems. Some things I buy off the shelf other things I buy and modify and somethings you just gotta do from scratch. Right now I'm headed towards fog land. The real bitch is I built fogfognugen over a year ago, and we are only getting around to putting it (well 1/2 of it) into service now. It's been driving me crazy. (very short trip)
:D

The bad news is that of the 6 indica bagseed that I took to discoveryâ?¦.
5 male
1 Female

The good news is that another grower graciously gave me 5 cuttings from what he called SS Silver Haze X Skunk. The bad is that Iâ??m running a couple weeks behind (I can easily live with that) The good news is that with the Sativa influence Iâ??ll end up with something much more to my liking.

Those that have followed along have seen my lighting. A 250W Hid flanked by (2) 90W ufoâ??s

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Over 6 buckets DWC, bubblers, controller/pump etc.

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As I sit today Iâ??m cloning (5) indica bagseed and (5) of the SS. Not enough of either for the 6 buckets. 4 of each (saving one of each back for mothers). So a mixed grow it is. As I sit today I imagine that Iâ??ll go with (4) of the SS and (2) of the bagseed.

What Iâ??m trying to get a handle on is which strains might be best to place under which lighting. The two outside buckets on either side being much more influenced by the LEDâ??s and the center buckets taking more influence from the HPS.

Most of you know that Iâ??m a newb and have never grown a thing. So I have no picture in my mind as to what I might end up with. The original plan was to Scrog.

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That part Iâ??ll abandon if it appears to further complicate the issue. (Maybe it improves itâ?¦.I donâ??t know) Any help with a placement strategy would be appreciatedâ?¦.I really donâ??t have a clue.

Garcias,
Horsemanrocks
akaâ?¦Sonnyboy
akaâ?¦Kid

"Any help with a placement strategy would be appreciated"

I'll give it a shot.:jointsmile:

Since moving the plants it not an easy option, it would seem wise to build "flexibility" into the light placement.

Unless the following stab at advice actually has some merit.

Indica will generally be squatter and have broader leaves, (better at gathering light, but also obstructive.
It will also finish first, generally.
So, I'd put in on the outside just to make the scrog easier.

Aloha ya ol' cow poker.:D

Weeze

Luv your setup man although this thread has my head spinnin'...You hydro guys are truly demented,lol!!!Can those LED's be lowered to be used as side sups at times???

That was quickâ?¦..you work fastâ?¦..although not â??at homeâ?� Iâ??m sure.

Since moving the plants it not an easy option, it would seem wise to build "flexibility" into the light placement.

Thanks for the advice, but with (2) fans, (3) lights, hood exhaust, and control cables��just a little more than I have energy for at this time.

That placement accomplishes two things. If I go with (4) SS and (2) bagseed I can compare the SS with the hid influence to the SS with the led influence. And the led influenced sativa to the indica.

Iâ??m unconcerned at this point about everything finishing togetherâ?¦..on one level Iâ??m getting a little anxious to â??get on with itâ?�. It appears that the cooler nights will allow finally moving forward. (My target was mid Octoberâ?¦.only a little behind that now)

My harvest strategy is â??all over the placeâ?�. Some earlier, some later. Now with all the lighting differences, strain differences, harvest differencesâ?¦â?¦I may not be able to report for a considerable period of timeâ?¦â?¦.itâ??s clear that Iâ??d better take a lot of notes. (I donâ??t even do lolâ??s).

Work has fallen off to an all time lowâ?¦.so I managed to give a client a little more than he could afford in exchange for a 6100btu window mount A/C. I donâ??t even begin to imagine that it would be sufficient to carry me through the heat of the summer, it might extend a marginal beginning in say May. Youâ??ve followed my efforts to eliminate heatâ?¦â?¦well, just one more tool in the arsenal.

Thanks Weeze, you and oldmac validate that â??friendsâ?� thing consistently.


Horsemanrocks
akaâ?¦Sonnyboy
akaâ?¦Kid

Thanks, DTR


Can those LED's be lowered to be used as side sups at times???

Oh yeah, theyâ??re on yo-yoâ??s. The original intent was to widen the footprint of the hid in the center, to expand the coverage over a rectangular flower chamber. I am getting excited about eventually comparing â??hid budâ?� to â??led budâ?� with the other variables unchanged. One day Iâ??ll actually be able to submit an â??opinionâ?� on the difference.

Horsemanrocks
akaâ?¦Sonnyboy
akaâ?¦Kid

"Thanks Weeze, you and oldmac validate that â??friendsâ?� thing consistently."

No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a "kid".
El oh el!

Aloha Youngsta'
Keoni.

No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a "kid".

Ok, youâ??ve got a few years on themâ?¦..but I still wouldnâ??t rule out a future in the NBA. I hear it really pays wellâ?¦..and what the hell, youâ??ve got the time.

El oh el!

Back atchyaâ??

Kidrock.