Goldy Locks - Now it is too cold at night. :( - Tech minded peoplez help

[mainegrown]

right now i am heating my house with a set of 600w lights all night the flower is on and the veg is on all day.. cooled w 2 6" inlines to rest of house.. i kinda live in the midle of nowhere so the house kinda reeks but its k...and its too cold outside for people to smell shit.

[LAmike]

Alternating your lights for you 18/6 room and your 12/12 room is great thinking. Definitely an angle to consider before going overboard on heating, can just work out a little inline fan between the rooms with a light blocking procedure. If I will pay to make heat, my lights are at least also serving another purpose.

That is just good thinking.. Gotta give this thought now.

[Motdot]

Alternating your lights for you 18/6 room and your 12/12 room is great thinking. Definitely an angle to consider before going overboard on heating, can just work out a little inline fan between the rooms with a light blocking procedure. If I will pay to make heat, my lights are at least also serving another purpose.

That is just good thinking.. Gotta give this thought now.

I think I'm gonna do the same. If I have to pay the power bill, I may as well use the light and the heat simultaneously.

I'm still gearing up, so I haven't decided on location just yet, but how cold (F*) can it get down to without hurting the babies? It'll get down to 56* at times....thanks everyone :thumbsup:

[senorx12562]

My flower room has gotten down to 60, with no apparent ill effects.

[LAmike]

I finally got my MH bulb and I am vegging great. I have a box fan in the window with an a/c filter to block the light. I have the inline fan for the HPS bulb but it isn't needed for the MH bulb at night. I am like 12" on the ligh and the soil is perfectly 70F. Lights out during the day which is about perfect temps. It isn't as scientific as I want to be but for my first grow things are starting to turn around. I need one more timer for the light fan, for now it is by hand. After the grow I will rebuild with A/C, intake through the board and box the grow room up to a certain size. Might go one more light. I don't want extra but I want to ride the harvests for my meds.

I have 3 I *could* flower right now I am so stoked. Just going to let them veg. Now watch them 3 to be males, that is why I will bring the three more almost ready ones up too. The stragglers my gut tells me are the females and the three ones shooting up I bet are males. Not to curse myself.

[senorx12562]

It is true that males tend to grow taller faster and have somewhat less foliage than females.

[mainegrown]

really the males are taller with LESS foliage?? i have a couple monsters that i just started to flower.. and by monster i mean 8 inches vs. 4-6 that the rest are.. i also just had to turn on the heat in the house earlier this week as it is now VERY cold up here but i routed all of my hot air from growing to the bedrooms on the far end of the trailer thru the heat ducting.. i have found that it seems to work but the house has a distinct pot smell he he eh.. but also "free" heat. i already paid for it once and i get a byproduct for free-ish

[Motdot]

Hey thanks, good to know the babies won't be shivering if it gets into the 50's. I'm new at the indoor concept.

After all, I did outdoor grows that endured the 40's, so hopefully my luck stays with me.

:thumbsup:

[senorx12562]

really the males are taller with LESS foliage?? i have a couple monsters that i just started to flower.. and by monster i mean 8 inches vs. 4-6 that the rest are.. i also just had to turn on the heat in the house earlier this week as it is now VERY cold up here but i routed all of my hot air from growing to the bedrooms on the far end of the trailer thru the heat ducting.. i have found that it seems to work but the house has a distinct pot smell he he eh.. but also "free" heat. i already paid for it once and i get a byproduct for free-ish

Yes, females tend to have more leaves during veg than males. Varies a lot by strain and conditions though. Don't investigate the cost of your heating-by-HID. Very depressing, although you're right, you already paid for it.