First Grow

[morebuds4me]

Hey, I've been soaking up information to start my own grow. I kinda got ahead of myself and just jumped into it. I started with 4 plants but only one has sprouted from the RW. I think that has to do with how they were put in the rw.

I've got a 4'x4'x8' room painted flat white
I made a DWC setup out of some tote things and some net pots
I only have a bath exhaust fan in my room for ventalation
My light is a 250w HPS that I got from gutting a street light
Dyna-Gro Neuts

I have one of those wireless outdoor weather monitors so I can keep track of the temp and humid. Temp stays around 75F-80F and the humidity stays around 25%.

Any advice that could help my grow would be greatly appreciated.

Trey

morebuds4me Reviewed by morebuds4me on 03-24-2005. First Grow Hey, I've been soaking up information to start my own grow. I kinda got ahead of myself and just jumped into it. I started with 4 plants but only one has sprouted from the RW. I think that has to do with how they were put in the rw. I've got a 4'x4'x8' room painted flat white I made a DWC setup out of some tote things and some net pots I only have a bath exhaust fan in my room for ventalation My light is a 250w HPS that I got from gutting a street light Dyna-Gro Neuts I have one of Rating: 5

[lordsoth666]

Did you light-proof the tote? If not you should. Algae will grow if light gets to the nutes, algae will kill your plants.

http://www.overgrow.com/article.php?articleid=2 <--- read this if you have not already

good luck

L0rdsOth

[morebuds4me]

Yeah, Thats one of the things I didnt think about before jumping into it. The totes really thick and the lid locks on all way round, Is my humidity too low? and what types of ph testers do you all use? I want a decent digital one, but im curious to see what everyone else uses.

[Zandor]

You do need to raise the humidity to above 70%. There is some silver insulation wrap for water heaters. It works great to wrap your tub with it helps to keep heat & light out. Build a carbon scrubber to place at the top of your room so when you change the air it handles the odor. Did you enclose the light in an air-cooled hood with a glass bottom? Are you drawing the hot air out from your light to keep the temperatures down? Just a few things I can think of for now.

[Zandor]

As for testers I use the Hanna 4 in 1 model. It cost a little more then some of the others but worth every penny. You need the full range of calibration solutions and if anyone tells you different (they are wrong) This is a scientific internment and should be treated like one. I calibrate mine once a month at least and it has lasted me for 3 years with no problems. There are others cheaper but you get what you pay for.

[morebuds4me]

My exhaust is vented up thru the roof via an old flue pipe!!! Im thinking of cutting a hole in the room for a filter and vent to supply fresh air in. Also even a larger exhaust fan. So I should get a definatley get a small humidifier, or is there some cost effective way to do it? My light is just mounted on an adjustable cable used for office florusent lights and it is kept high so the plants dont see too much heat. I'll try to get some pics on here sooner or later. Im looking on spending around 120 for a decent ph + tds tester, if anyone knows of one please let me know. I dont know too much about them but from what I have found from surfing around hanna is a good brand. But I'm open for suggestions. Thanks for all the input.

[morebuds4me]

First of the many pics

[Sensi Super Skunk]

First of the many pics

Nice looking setup. Did you buy the hydroponic system or did you construct it yourself?

[morebuds4me]

I bought the kit from ebay, then put it together. Seems to work ok. The only place i see air could possibly get in is throught the net cups. Im probally gonna put some white circles over the cups to cover the RW.

[kuri]

how many gallons is the Dwc setup?