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Hey guys,
This is not my first grow but it is my first DWC stealth grow lol so I figured why not post my little experiment on here. I just got the little sprouts put in and everything is up and running. I have a few pics of the cabinet but I'll be posting more as soon as things start moving along. Any advice, opinions or tips are welcome! Thanks for checking it out.Attachment 295763Attachment 295764
Alright, day one has come and gone and my little ones are already seeming to enjoy their new home. Attachment 295785Attachment 295786
Day two, still going strong. I have two more I haven't planted because of space but they are still growing straight up out of the rock wool...any ideas of what I should do with them? Was thinking of building one of those PC stealth boxes...just for something to do this weekend haha. Attachment 295799
Now that the sprouts are a little stronger I've switched out the lighting. It was running a bit hot in the stealth cab but since the light switch I'm at 72 degrees with about 42 humidity and I'm already seeing some of the root structure reach down to the water. Gonna let them hang out til the weekend and switch up the nutes a bit. Sorry for no pics today...phone-less for awhile but as soon as I get a new one I'll post more pictures of the changes. Thanks guys! Happy Halloween.
Well it's been about a week and all is looking fairly well in the stealth cab. I'm thinking about getting another light or two in there at some point this weekend and also replacing water and nutrients. Bit of purple on the underside of one seedling, any suggestions? I've heard a few different reasons for this happening but I'm honestly not super worried about it at this point. Any who, here's a picture for y'all and happy Halloween! Attachment 295916
cool cab
did you build all that your self DIY
Yeah man, I've built a couple in the past too. But this one I really put a lot of time and effort into. Thinking about making another one that is a bit bigger for flowering (since my tent is just so big and bulky and such an eye sore) lol. Thanks for the compliment! happy growing!
The little ones are growing up so fast:S2: going shopping tomorrow to pick up the last of the things I WANT, not need....but we all know how that goes :PAttachment 295967Attachment 295968 Has anyone used the 20w LED bulbs from Walmart? just wanting to experiment with them but not if it's just a waste of time lol. Let me know what y'all think. thanks!
I picked up some 40 watt 2600 lumens 2700k yesterday to replace my 23 watt bulbs. They are made by Sylvania and got them at the home improvement store. Around $16 each. Your beans looking great. Later
Okay thanks for the response! I was actually just looking at something similar but was waiting for some feedback on here before I spend damn near 20 bucks on a light bulb. I need some Y-brackets as well so I'll probably end up getting them at the general store tomorrow. Can't wait to see some pictures of your little ones man! Later.
are you talking about 40w cfl bulbs ---- 42w-->> 8 bucks each at home depot 2800 lumen 27000k
just picked up 2 last week
I was talking about LED growdemon, not sure if I'm gonna stick with my cfl bulbs quite yet. Do you like LEDs? or have you ever used them? I want as many opinions as I can get lol
I have no idea how well the individual light bulbs work but I happen to work at wally world so I might check it outQuote:
Originally Posted by jsengbusch88
They are no where near yours. I think they get enough N when I first started because of the pH being high or because I didn't wash the Hydroton pebbles with pH right water,I'll leave them on until they fall off and they will be a constant reminder to CHECK YOUR H20!!! Dark cycle right now. will shoot some pics after 5 for ya'll to critique and analyze. Later
So I dug out the camera and behold...it takes better pictures than my crappy cell phone lol. So I figured I would put up a few shots I took for y'all. Attachment 295997Attachment 295998Attachment 295999Attachment 296000
Wow....that is sneaky, I like it! That is very well done, who would even guess? Those are some healthy looking little ladies too, they clearly like the conditions.
Hmmm....might have to try the clay pellets on my next clones.
I can tell you one thing about my quad spectrum LED grow light though it doesn't create enough heat! My house heater doesn't kick on till it hits 65F. Also reflective material is a definite must when it comes to LED growing, just some things to consider if you do decide to switch. If you have any other questions I'll be glad to answer them.
Thanks for the feedback guys, I'm thinking I'll stick to the CFLs for now. Just put in two more bulbs last night actually. All is well in the cab while outside the house it's been snowing all day! lol
hehehe..
ive been researching LED grow lighting for the past few months, and all the information is so convoluted.
I have yet to see anything grown worth of dropping hard cash, on expensive toys.
skip LED.
checkout sungodlights
for LED's i would say unless its designed for growing weed! a typical LED light is no diffferent than any other current light on the market.
designed for growing weed:
Blackstar LED
Blackstar Chrome
California Lightworks
BUDmaster
Blackdog
lowend models barely covers a 2x2 for 400$ smackers, so a 2700k LED, is no different than a 2700k cfl
LED lighting is all about the spectrums of light that are not visable to the human eye. which the plants use. not just RED & BLUE
Yeah, one of my old co-workers was using LED and ended bringing me some pictures....I still don't know what he was doing wrong but the plants under the LED just looked plain funky..(like they weren't getting enough light or something:p) lol. I just so happen to have pictures of my crop which I was using HPS at the time and I guess those photos were enough to convince him to switch. Sold him two ballasts, and some bulbs later that week lol. For now in such a small space the cfls are working pretty much perfect so I'm not going to mess with nothin! lol anywho, here's some pics for y'all and happy growing!
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Look at those little ladies go! Very nice. I used a few CFL's for a few day's while I was ironing out my ventilation issues and they worked great. The mother responded well with new shoot's
in just those three day's.
I went back to my 4 foot 4 bulb T5HO when my clones rooted, just because I needed more room and didn't want to buy more of the CFL's when I had the T5.
Looks like the CFL's are doing you right and I wouldn't hesitate to use them again because they really seem to work.
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Yeeaaahhhh buddy, these gals are thriving pretty well at this point. Friday is clean up day and normal strength nutes! I've been running half so far, which really makes a huge difference at this stage. I'm excited to see what these ladies are really capable of the next few weeks.
Are you going to flower with the CFL's?
I might if I haven't built a bigger cab for flowering. I don't really want to use the CFL's though because I have my HPS, just playing the waiting game for now. I'm still determined to make a PC stealth box, probably just for clones or sell it to someone around town lol
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Two weeks old.....Tomorrow is the nutrient switch, gonna clean up the cab and spoil these little gals.
Happy Growing Y'all.:thumbsup:
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Quick little update before the football game starts. Happy Growing Y'all:thumbsup:
Switched them to full strength Fox Farm Grow Big Hydroponic solution, which I have never used before. So far so good though!
Looking good! Happy little ladies. :thumbsup:
Your ladies are looking fine these days. What are your roots looking like? I was so surprised yesterday. I had changed the res on Friday and added the 2nd weeks nutes and no white roots. Pulled the net pot yesterday and dang three white roots about 6 inches long. The right side has not done as well, but on the left side I did spy one root coming out. Need to make sure the level in the res stays at a good level. Toke on big dog :stoned:
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The one with lots of roots is starting to get some really dark blue stems, is this because of the nutrient change, airflow, temp? any suggestions? I've been pushing the fan leaves down once a day to stress them slightly, that's why they look droopy. Otherwise they are usually stretching up toward the light.
Should I be concerned yet? lol
Well the bigger one is taking a turn for the worse, very blue and droopy. The littler gals leaves bounced back up as usual, but I fear its only a matter of time before she follows her big sisters behavior lol I haven't given up though! I just flushed them out switched them back to the other nutes they were doing so well with...so I'm hoping they will bounce back within the next few hours. Any advice is surely welcome at this point
Happy Growing Y'all:thumbsup:
Damn bro....hope it bounces back!
I'm new, but I have done a BUNCH of reading and lurking. I just wonder if people go overboard with all the 'nutes and coddling of these plants. The original mother of mine was basically left on it's own besides water and flourished to flower.
My clones and Mother now only get water and are doing great. While this is only my first real grow, it's pretty obvious everything is very healthy.
Hmmmm......When I take my next four clones on the 26th I will do an experiment. Once rooted I will use 'nutes on two of them, and none on the other two and see how it shakes out in the Veg stage.
Then when I flower them I will do the same with Flowering Nutes on the two that got Veg 'nutes.
If nothing else it will be interesting.
Nice man, that will be interesting.
The girls bounced back and are doing fine, suffered a little bit of nutrient burn. I've never used that FoxFarm Hydro nutrient before and it always seems like trial and error with FoxFarm nutes anyway.
They should be fine for another few weeks then I may try the other nutes again. This stealth cab is my experiment as well so I'm not too concerned about the outcome. Just want to maintain a decent grow start to finish.
I had read alot about the FF nutes and a lot of the others. I decided to use Advanced Nutrients because of the calculator on their website to help with measurements and I found a great deal on eBay for everything I needed except for VooDoo Juice. I picked up some of that local, so I was set on that end. Yes it is a little more pricey but those small bottles will last me a long time. I would put a link in here for the website, but I don't know if it is allowed. I also found a website for troubleshooting your plant problems. Toke on Big Dog:stoned:
Advanced Nutes Calculator
New Advanced Nutrients Calculator, pH Calculations, Soil Nutrient Calculators
Plant Troubleshooting
Cannabis Plant and Pest Problem Solver - Pictorial
Hey man, lots of good info! Thanks for the feedback. I realized later that I had read the directions wrong on the FF Hydro....gave them about double what they needed and wheeew glad I caught it in time because they were going quick! Just got home tonight and checked them and WOW they are taking off again. Just goes to show that even the slightest mistakes can wipe out your crop...checking them frequently has saved my ass more than once lol
Happy Growing Y'all!:thumbsup:
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DAY 19 Veg
Happy Growing Ya'll :thumbsup:
<3 the cab! everything very clean/healthy for such a small space and it's waaaayyyy fuckin James Bond +1 rep!
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Used a different setting on the camera....GAHHHH, they are starting to smell so good. Look like a weirdo after I LST the bigger one because I'm sitting there smelling my fingers lol
Happy Growing Y'all:thumbsup:
Dang they snapped back pretty fast. Looking goooood
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Happy Growing Y'all! :thumbsup:
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Tomorrow these babies will be ONE MONTH!
I was too excited to wait lol