McTokers' 3rd Grow ~ Hempy Buckets

[McToker]

Thanks. Not sure on the liters. It's two 15 quart containers. One for the tub and one for the dome.

[tokr2153]

good to see that everything's well ill b popping in from time to time whats the origins of that WH

[McToker]

I believe it is Purple Kush x Purple Rhino. I still get a bit confused by all the cross breeding business but the results sure look impressive. For more details check out Killa's log at http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...ah-purple.html .

[McToker]

Ooops!!!

Accidently dropped WH #3 during its move to the bucket. It bent right where the stem meets the soil. Went ahead and put it in the bucket with a stake to prop it up.

Now, the only one awaiting a bucket is the AK.

No nutes yet, just R/O water with CalMag added.

[McToker]

Even though we were only running a few bulbs in Frankenlight, heat was becoming an issue. So, we pulled Frankenlight out and put in some flouros. It's just 2 four-foot shop lights with Cool White 40 watt bulbs.

Yes, we have an A/C unit on the way but we're trying to get heat issues to a minimum before we add the HPS light in the flowering tent.

The experimenting continues. Guess I'm going to have to search for a "Mad Scientist" emoticon.

P.S. That WH that I dropped seems to be doing real well. In fact, it's the best looking of the WH's. Must be the hardy Kush genes in its background.:thumbsup:

[McToker]

With only the 4 foot flouros running, temps have stabilized staying about 77-78 during the day and dropping to 74 at night. All 6 sprouts are in their buckets now and all the wood spacers are gone.

The WH I dropped is doing well and standing on its own for the second day. The support stick was removed today.

Second pick is the WH I dropped.

Third pic is one of the BA's. Both of them are doing well.

[McToker]

The portable A/C unit showed up today. We were expecting "a little bit" of negative pressure as the unit vents hot air to the outdoors. It's more than "a little bit" of negative pressure. With the unit turned on it is quite difficult to get the door open. But, we had anticipated this and had a plan. The plan is to cut a 6 inch round hole through the far wall and silicone in a piece of PVC pipe. On the outside, we'll cap off the vent with an aftermarket automotive air cleaner/filter. It will be protected from the weather as that wall is inside our shop.

If this portable A/C unit doesn't work out for the "room" we'll move on to Plan B. Plan B is to put in a wall mounted A/C unit and utilize the portable unit in the kitchen during the summer as it is always a hot spot on summer afternoons.

So, the experiment continues.

Before you ask, yes, there is a Plan C. Plan C is to air condition the entire shop (600 square feet) then have passive intakes on the "room" and and run an active exhaust. Fortunately, the entire shop is insulated very well.

[LOC NAR on probation]

In case Horsemanrocks tunes in, here are the pics that I couldn't post in the other thread. Still trying to convert this 220 outlet to 2 110 outlets.

Every things looking good. Didn't know if you got the electric fixed.

You can split the 220 but what you have there is two hot wires and a ground. Your missing a neutral wire. Yes a neutral is the same as ground. That being said, one hot wire to each plug and split the ground to go to each plug. I would hook the ground to the neutral and ground on each plug..

To make it easier wire nut some 12/2 to the 10/2 wire in the box. If you use a double rec. Then you can split it top and bottom by just braking off the tabs on the sides to seperate them.

Hope it helps Been an electrian for over 20 years.

[cronicmonster]

Every things looking good. Didn't know if you got the electric fixed.

You can split the 220 but what you have there is two hot wires and a ground. Your missing a neutral wire. Yes a neutral is the same as ground. That being said, one hot wire to each plug and split the ground to go to each plug. I would hook the ground to the neutral and ground on each plug..

To make it easier wire nut some 12/2 to the 10/2 wire in the box. If you use a double rec. Then you can split it top and bottom by just braking off the tabs on the sides to seperate them.

Hope it helps Been an electrian for over 20 years.

This kind of responce is what makes this site so cool! Right on LOC-NAR !!!

[McToker]

LOC NAR ~ I really appreciate your advice but I gotta tell you I'm still a bit spooked about doing it myself. At the moment I have enough power in the room as we haven't needed to power up the flowering tent, yet. I've added up the total amps that each device uses and we're within the limit but it will be close. After all I've read I think I'll be more comfortable if I just bring in an electrician, like yourself. Fortunately, the outlet is just outside the "room" so security is not an issue.

Thanks,

McT