My STEALTH rubbermaid 150w HPS + T5 grow

[gromulan]

So I decided to try my hand at a rubbermaid grow. This is my third grow... all have been in small spaces.
Right now I have 6 clones in foxfarm ocean soil (2 gal pots).
I have had these clones for a month and a half...
Vegging under 150w HPS. temps are stable at around 88 degrees F. I have 2 4" fans for exhaust and a couple of passive intakes at the bottom.
Growth has been slow so far..I have just started to LST them. Once flowering starts I am going to add in the 24" 4 bulb T5 fixture I have for side lighting.
Let me know what you think!

gromulan Reviewed by gromulan on 04-22-2010. My STEALTH rubbermaid 150w HPS + T5 grow So I decided to try my hand at a rubbermaid grow. This is my third grow... all have been in small spaces. Right now I have 6 clones in foxfarm ocean soil (2 gal pots). I have had these clones for a month and a half... Vegging under 150w HPS. temps are stable at around 88 degrees F. I have 2 4" fans for exhaust and a couple of passive intakes at the bottom. Growth has been slow so far..I have just started to LST them. Once flowering starts I am going to add in the 24" 4 bulb T5 fixture I Rating: 5

[gromulan]

current pics

[drudown11]

temps are running a bit high. 88 degrees is getting to the point where growth will start slowling drastically.

In the second group of pics it looks like one of clones got scorched. How close is the light?

[ForgetClassC]

Yeah, back that light off, its gotta be gettin warm in there, I'd like to see how you have your light mounted, seems a little, OPEN to the box, try and find a glass tube like thing to see if you can cool-tube it.

-C

[gromulan]

temps are running a bit high. 88 degrees is getting to the point where growth will start slowling drastically.

In the second group of pics it looks like one of clones got scorched. How close is the light?

the light is about 12" from the canopy. Was thinking of making a homemade cool tube, or just using a glass shield to help with the heat. That clone actually had a bad spider mite infestation that I have been fighting. Those little bastards are hard to kill. Going to switch the light back to my t5 until I get something resembling a cooltube made.
Thank you for the comments

[lray21]

dude I like the setup. I have a 150w hps that Im Im gonna set up for two plants in a similar setup. keep me updated!

[gromulan]

I switched back to the T5. Temps are stable at 80 degrees during the day. Growth is really starting to take off now. I am continuing to the LST.. which is making them rather bushy and nice and short.

[gromulan]

latest pics..

[gromulan]

dude I like the setup. I have a 150w hps that Im Im gonna set up for two plants in a similar setup. keep me updated!

right on. thanks man. Are you going to use storage bins for your setup? I think its fairly easy to make them stealthy (if thats a concern). I'll keep updating this thread throughout the grow.

[lray21]

yeah bro i am. I had seen some setups with the rubbermaids, but they mirrored each other. I like yours way more. I'm gonna do autoflowering strain so the height shouldnt be an issue. Im going to use one hps 150w for two plants. as soon as I get my seeds in Im gonna start. I'll keep you posted. good luck with your grow bro!:rastasmoke: