1st grow, all flos, small space, a lot of learning...

[whisky]

yea kindof.. about 4 for each plant is enough and less lights are ok also if you position and reflect them good, which you have covered. you should be ok with 10-12 lights there I wouldnt add more. I dont know what fan you have but get a desk fan and put it next to the pots and have it pointing upward and run it at low, itll just shoot off all the heat upwards where the vent can get it out.

you might want to make a hole somewhere in the bottom of that cab so new air can come in.. and the fan will push it up and around.

great job, what seed breed are you getting?

good luck!

whisky Reviewed by whisky on 10-25-2007. 1st grow, all flos, small space, a lot of learning... Hello All... New member to the site, though I have been reading on here for a while now... Im about to start my first grow, and figured I would start a grow log to share my experience, obtain some help if needed etc etc... Well I have my grow spaced all picked out.. Its a cabinet that I am now longer using... it is 5'H x 28"W x 15"L which should give me total sqft of 2.91... I have a idea of what lights im going to use and how to make them... I plan on using 18 26w 6500k compact Rating: 5

[systrex]

Right now I have 12 lights but im setup to run 16(walmart was out) so I guess ill just keep what I have for right now and see how that works...

for the exhaust I have a 250cfm inline fan and for the intake I planned on building a base for the cab then running another 250 inline fan for the intake which will come up from under the plants.... which should also leave me enough space to put a oscillating fan in there.. I also planned on cutting 1/2" 3/4" holes between the lights to allow for hot air to escape easier...

Im getting some AK47 x C99 Joey Weed Seeds

[killerweed420]

I would take a look at the carbon filter thread and build one to keep the stink down a little.
Thats going to be a nice grow.

[systrex]

Killerweed420: Yeah I have been looking into building one... read a couple threads already.. even though smell is not a huge concern of mine it still is one... My idea is to just replace the 90 degree bend with the carbon filter.. I just need to make sure its not to long so my cab doors can still close... and for the intake i got some "vent filters" which should help keep dust, mold spores, cat dander(have a couple cats)... so it cant hurt to have "cleaner" air entering the cab...

[systrex]

I finally got my intake mounted and setup... though I am having some major heat issues..

with 12 lights, doors closed etc i get temps around 96-99..... added a little desk fan in there to help move some more air.. still about 93-95..

not really sure what to do... I tried drilling some holes in my light fixture to help move air but that didnt help....

I think my main problems are my ambient temps(the room alone is 76-80), the light fixture being to wide and not allowing enough air to travel to the top of the cabinet, and not enough air circulation in the cab...

So as far as the ambient temps there is not to much I can do about that since the rest of the house is usually 67-68 and even with the ac running it just never seems to cool this room enough, replace the light fixture with something a little less wide (should be able to cut out about 6-7" of depth from it) hopefully that helps air circulation, and get a bigger fan inside of the cab... if all of that does not help then I am out of ideas....(still trying to keep this a low key grow but its getting louder and louder lol)

[systrex]

Well the seeds have arrived... and are in the process of germinating(paper towel method).. I had got some starter seed soil but ended up not liking it so today after work ill be picking up some Fox Farm Light Warrior Agro-Ponic Grow Medium and in the meantime changing my light fixture, getting another fan, and hopefully keeping those temps at least in the low 80's

Will keep you all updated..

[systrex]

3 out of 6 seeds are showing a taproot. 2 are cracked open and should show soon, and 1 has not shown me anything yet... So I will be planting those 3 tonight and hopefully the other 3 tomorrow(granted that they germinate)

On a side note... I tried to go out and get a water ph test kit and a soil test kit... was unable to find a test kit for soil and the only water test kits I could find only had a range of 6-7.6 which im pretty sure is not good enough..... not really sure where else to look... I guess ill have to get something online...

[CannabisCarl2134]

Flicks? Can't just or give Constructive Criticism without them.... Check a local hydro shop, lowes, Home Depot; and just ask where they think one could be found. Take pics of you set-up, lighting, soil, etc..

[systrex]

Planted the other 3 seeds today.. got a 6 out of 6 germination.. not bad.. the first 3 still have not broken soil....Pics to come later today

[systrex]

Sorry for the lack of updates just not a lot has been going on....

Lets see...

Planted 3 germinated seeds on the 30th and 3 more on the 31st...

Today is the 1st, 2 have finally broken soil.... besides that nothing else has really happened...

Here are some pics

Plant 1 that broke soil...
(Plant 2 is just a lil smaller so no point in posting a pic of that)



The setup


The setup 2



Also I have been able to contain the temps a lil better..
Added another fan inside the cab, another fan in the room where the cab is, and moved everything away from the cab to hopefully create better airflow.. I have been reading around 78-84

P.S. I want to get a hps light for flowering but I also wanted to keep this an all flo grow so idk... I dont think to many people would say no to having an hps light if i could, right?