And All Things New....

[Bree1978]

BREE! That new setup is PIMP-a-licious! imp: I'm so glad to see that you got that stuff set up. I'm jealous of your 800w dual spectrum. That is going to make a big difference. That is a nice wide hood as well! Awesome. I see good things in your future.

So, few questions...

1. That is a standup fan on the left there, right? For circulation?

Yes that is a stand up fan for circulation. It also is an ionizer. Only bad thing about it is you have to clean it pretty often.

2. You say your hood is ventilated, but not air-cooled? What do you mean by that? From what I remember...and if you did it the way we talked about doing it, you have your fan in the ceiling sucking air thru the hood right? Therefore, ventilated...and air-cooled, right? Sorry, maybe I'm missing something. Do you mean that it's not air-cooled because you don't have an intake on it...or what?

Yes, I do not believe you can call it aircooled unless you are pulling in cool air from some other source (meaning not the same room). Am I incorrect in this assumption?

3. Where is your fan? In the celing? How do you have it hooked up? I see you have your carbon filter in the back behind the light, right? So, your fan is hooked up to that? And if so, then how is your lamp vented? Different fan?

Again yes...lol I didn't post a great pic to show it I guess. Here are two. [attachment=o130390] [attachment=o130391]The vortex is in the attic, in a box.

4. Oh...last one. You say that you built a box to muffle the sound. How did you build that? The egg-carton idea? Or some other way? I'm VERY curious about that one and would like to know how well it is working.

Actually I was going to use the egg carton thing...but eating all those eggs made me quite sick, ha ha. No, I used an off brand of a product called The Great Stuff. It is a foam spray sealant, I'm sure you are familiar. It really worked 'great'! The only sound I really have is the air rushing through the ducting. I highly suggest to anyone to control the speed of your fan as well (obviously not with a dimmer switch like I did). This REALLY cuts down on noise. With the door closed you can't hear anything unless the house is DEAD silent...which happens once in a blue moon around here...... Unfortunately, I was half crocked when I built the box (don't worry I had help!!!! ha ha ha) so I didn't take any pics...sorry. If I have to maintenance it I'll be sure to take some snapshots....although I refuse to take pics in the attic....that's another story.

Sorry for all the complex questions, but I'm anxious to get well acquainted with your growroom, so that I can follow along more easily. Again, congrats on your new room. Sharp!

Thank you very much, I love the questions!

The Fog :rastasmoke:

Iâ??d actually like to know a lot of things about duel spectrum.
I know itâ??s the best.
Butâ?¦. Is it better to have 400W HPS + 400W MH than one 800W hps?

I don't know, it's highly debated. I believe Scarlet Sky is correct, it will mainly just give you denser buds...with maybe more trichs...but that is highly debatable too. I would say for yield, the 800w HPS would be best from what I have read.

What is the best ratio? 50% hps, 50% MH?

I've read that a 2(red)to 1 (blue)ratio is best. I do not have any growing books....that would help here I'm sure.

My attempt at mixed spectrum is putting a flowering plant in my veg chamber for a few hours once and a while.

I personally wouldn't do that. It sounds kinda stressing (I'd imagine your chambers have different enviromental factors..yes?). I would put a few cfls in the blue spectrum in your flower chamber instead.

i've used dual spec, seems to produce more compact buds. i havent' noted a difference in yeild, and my experimentation is down and out; not growing anymore...

IA, SS. I haven't told you I'm sorry to hear of your predicament. How is that going? Is there an end in sight?

So do you guys know what wrong with this tall lanky thing?[attachment=o130392] Awfully droopy...does it need a repot, more circulation (I could remove my ballast from the room and add a small intake hole in doing that), or less dense soil? Let me know. The others look like they are going that way too....[attachment=o130393]


Happy Growin and Tokin :jointsmile: Bree

[Bree1978]

Wow Breeness! Your new setup is awesome! I'm looking forward to this!

Thank you very much! Your log makes me drool everytime I pop in over there!



So howdoya feel about tall and lanky....needing to be repotted methinks.

:jointsmile: Bree

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

If I had to guess, I'd say repotting too. It looks overwatered. Is drainage a problem?

[Bree1978]

Hmm, I put rocks (steralized from the driveway) in the bottom but the soil I used is terrible and I hate it. It gets really hard like clay soil when it's dry. Probably compacting like a mofo everytime I water... That has to be it...

Thank you thank you. Are you still using the hyponex for your seedlings? If not, what? I need something fluffier. I'm going to Lowe's probably tomorrow...what shall I pick up to repot them in?

:jointsmile: Bree

[divestoned]

any chance of gettin better soil for when you transplant?? good soil is crucial(IMO).

[divestoned]

oh duh you said that....stuff w/perlite an vermiculite an such is fluffiest.

Dive:stoned:

[Bree1978]

Yah, obviously the stuff I used is utter junk....I'm still wondering what would be the best stuff to get at a local non hydro store. I have the perlite and vermiculite...I even added it to that soil, tells you how crummy it really is...sigh.

:jointsmile: Bree

[divestoned]

I have done wonderful stuff w/miracle grow..........all of the mom's and seedlings in my log were "miracle grow and tap water!" you can read whats in a soil on the bag...guano,worm castings,peat moss, these are good word's.

[Bree1978]

Nah, I've had trouble with peat moss. I can use miracle grow for the later stages, but for the seedlings and small plants I tend to get ph probs....I even use distilled or r/o water my tap is so bad (well)

:jointsmile: Bree

come to think of it, they're big enough for a professional mix.....

But I'll def. use something else next time...rest of that bag goes into the garden!!

[Markass]

all looks good bree..:thumbsup: