Some Crawlspace Action

[420F4i]

I scored a white tarp today thats very thick and durable. My plan is to cut it to a size that will allow me to run it 6" up the wall on all 4 sides. So basically 1 foot longer and 1 foot wider than the box.

I monitored the temp today and the highest it got was 82 degrees. The outside temp was 80 degrees at that point, during the hottest part of the day. We're not going to be seeing too many more 80+ days this year, so Im not going to be installing any fancy air conditioning setup... yet. This crawlspace is attached to a room with a powerful exhaust fan (my smoking room) that vents directly out the roof, nowhere near my neighbors windows. My plan is to run a 5" box fan and dryer hose. I will suck the air out of the chamber and vent it directly into the path of the big roof fan. Also might put another 5" fan just sitting inside the box to circulate air.

[420F4i]

oh- you ride? I've got a ninja but a CBR600 f4i is my DREAM bike. mmm.... wiht the yellow and black paint job...

I have 2 of them, both beat up stunt bikes :thumbsup:

[stinkyattic]

Stunt bikes eh? So are you the one responsible for hammering on them? Very nice, high five.

That white plastic sheeting was exactly what you needed, now tack down slider rails and get a tray.

[420F4i]

Nothing picture worthy today.

I got a bag of pro-mix bx, some perlite, and a ph test kit. My tap water is reading about 8.0 so I need to do something about that.

I started germinating some seeds yesterday too.

[whatsthatsmell]

i have found that if you are strapped for cash or you dont want to spend the money on the commercial pH lower and raiser, you can use vinegar or baking soda depending on which you need to do, for your case you can lower it with the vinegar (white vinegar).

[420F4i]

I bought some ph down for ponds, and got it down to the high 6's

My current ph tester is the kind where you take a 5ml water sample and put 5 drops of the stuff in. Im going to spring for a nice meter soon.

[420F4i]

All 4 of my seeds germ'd today, so I planted them in plastic cups. So I guess this would officially be day 1. :thumbsup:

I have 2 of my 6 bulbs lit right now, when I start seeing leaves I'll power up the other 4.

Here are a couple pics

[420F4i]

Day 3

3 of the 4 in cups have poked their heads out. I also have another that i just stuck the seed in a jiffy pellet, withotu germinating it first. Its alive too :thumbsup: I have all 6 bulbs lit now, and tomorrow im going to get the plants within a couple inches of the lights

[miley]

Looking good man. Whats the cubic footage of your space and what lighting are you using?

[420F4i]

Looking good man. Whats the cubic footage of your space and what lighting are you using?

2'x4' and I can hang the lights anywhere from 8" to about 2 feet high. I have 3 shop lights, each with a pair of 4 foot T8's at 32 watts each. 192 watts total.

And my last seedling just poked through, within the last hour.