2.25 sq ft cardboard cab

[Buffalo Soldier]

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shots from today........I have so many shoots I think I'm gonna transplant very soon..don't wanna run into problems......I'll try to hit HD today and pick up a screen and 4 of those 68 watters........I'll hold the screen in place with zip ties.

still have to hit the walls with another coat of flat white........re LST'ing is going to be a pain in the ass.......I need some inspiration first:stoned:

this next bucket is 3 gal.....unsure yet if I should finish in my 5 gal....??

My goal is to pull 2oz from this plant.......big roots big buds:thumbsup:


peace:rastasmoke:

[Buffalo Soldier]

Sorry could not find the other info from the 'Mag' but here is something that will help also. This is if you go the security light way tho. The 150 fixture from a garden shop is not as complicated as you just move the ballast and that to another case and extend the cord properly.. IF you are not familiar with electricity i do not recommend you to try it tho as sometimes a charge is stored in the unit.


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~BudG~:rastasmoke::rastasmoke:

Great article Killer!.I'm thinking of trying a 70 watt HPS in this cab, we'll see how the temps do....I'll have to tinker a bit if I shoot for a 150watter..I think it's very similar in price for the 70 and 150 HPS.......I'll probably wind up building a cab.....I love the tents but they are a bit pricey..I'd rather put the money into a HID HPS


thanks again for the info....


Buffalo:rastasmoke:

[bigtopsfinn]

I think that's ready for the screen, and flowering soon too

What size container is it in now?

[Buffalo Soldier]

8" pot........going to a 3 gallon..........should I go with the 5 gallon instead...........thanks for the input Finn

[bigtopsfinn]

Damn, not really familiar with the 8", but unless you are flowering tomorrow, I'd probably go with the 3 gal. It'll last you a few weeks, then transplant into the 5 gal a week or two into flower. It'll help avoid the problem with leeching out buffers and ph drop mid to late flower. The buffers are good for maybe about 6-8 weeks.

I'd get that screen going soon. You'll notice that the sooner you can get the branches growing up into and then along the screen horizontally, the more growth shoots and bud sites you will have. I even tied a few branches so that their lower middle nodes were tied up against the screen, and the new shoots at all the nodes above it were on level with the screen and directly under the light.

I also tuck the fan leaves underneath the new shoots and out of the way every day to two.

It won't look very pretty at first, but in a couple months it'll be a sea of buds :rastasmoke:

[Buffalo Soldier]

thanks man.....I'll get on it ASAP......:thumbsup:

[Buffalo Soldier]

Transplanted to 3 gal and did a bit of LST....just trying to even out the canopy ....I also went to 15650 lumens by adding 3 5000k 27w cfls......much much brighter..I have to get another y connector for the fixture to add another bulb....My cord socket is a 300 watt max so i am safely under.....I try not to use more than 80% of the max and never 90%.

so I'll keep hitting the Lst while she recovers.........the plant wants to just burst with buds but I want to get it under the screen ASAP and transplant to the 5 gallon at some point after...can't wait to see what the extra light does for her, it's more of a complete spectrum.

still have to hit the walls with paint.

buffalo:stoned:

[Buffalo Soldier]

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[redtails]

Wow she's looking great! I've tried the 70w security light, remote ballast, and it's pretty darn hot even with the ballast outside of the box!

[KillerBudG]

Hey, Your plant seems to becoming along fine.:hippy: Looks like it will be a great scrog going on here in a couple weeks.


As far as the light goes, I still have my 150w ballast still in the hood. It is in a 2X2X3 the temps with no actual fan sucking air out(breather hole in box also) is in between 76-82 F.. I have a fan in the cab blowing directly at the hood/bulb an its now cool to the touch. You can touch right under the hood where the ballast is and its maybe warm at most.:thumbsup: Before the fan it would burn at the touch tho. So I imagine how much more cooler it will be when I take the ballast out.


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~BudG~:rastasmoke::rastasmoke:

Buffalo cool light fixture, now if you could only get some bulbs around the plant from the side, Would help with you yield. Well will check back in a couple day later man, Keep it green. :smokebong: