My Stealth Box v2

[uzerneims]

Little update fellas -
Two weeks into flowering!

First flowers forming


Full view from top:




Some problems, dunno , burnt or what - other wise i don't panic , because 98% of leaves are ok.


Here is full box:


Somehow i tend to rotate the plant. If i manage good, i could fit in to this box more.. but better would be just to use bigger tent ;D

 

[MerryJizzRain]

Nice set up! Especially like the rails you put in for moving the lights, an upgrade I will copy when my current plant is out of the box. Have you considered using Y-splitters for your light sockets. With CFLs especially the more you cluster the lights the bigger & denser your buds. Cheers!

 

[uzerneims]

Nice set up! Especially like the rails you put in for moving the lights, an upgrade I will copy when my current plant is out of the box. Have you considered using Y-splitters for your light sockets. With CFLs especially the more you cluster the lights the bigger & denser your buds. Cheers!

Thanks man!
Yeah, light moving is essential part - go for it, maybe take some time and think about some magnets or smth...
Nah, man y-splitters use a lot of space, easiest is to put more E27 sockets inside or just use some regulators like these -

 

[MerryJizzRain]

I've opted for fixed power bars, socket/plug-in convertors, and move my plant up and down on a pile of books as necessary Usually the pot fills the hole in the bottom of the box, I just moved my plant into the flowering room, so it's just a little show sprout in there for the pics. If I didn't use Y-Splitters I would probably have a dark spot in the centre of my light field, but I do like the look of those regulators. To each box there own I suppose. Happy harvests

 

[uzerneims]

Thanks!
In my situation i think, that many cfls will be infront of HPS

 

[uzerneims]

Small update here:

Added extra CFL's, so totaly i have 200W of power:
• 70W HPS = ~6000 lumens
• 2x 20W - 4000k CFL's = 40W = ~2000lm
• 4x 23w - 2700k CFL's = 89W - ~1660 x 4 = 6640 lumens
12-15k lumens in this box.





Some of the buds, like those who are away from lightsource are burnt. Mostly everything is ok, just this budsite got me on questions.

 

[uzerneims]

Sup! Here is some small update:

Looks how big that plant is:

Damn, just 2gal hempy in that small space, everything is so crowded, haha, it is starting hard to manage lights, just few centimeters left. It is third week flowering, so i hope streching stopped.


Close up of bud!


Box:



Aaah... She is growing so nice, aah... Today did last LST, and bent one top a side she was tallest one, haha...

 

[fishdeth]

Freakin NICE !!!
I almost used that screen mesh for my scrog, but opted for the string tied to screws.
This way if you wanted to move a cola that had popped up through the screen, it would be easier to spread the lines and move to the next hole over, etc with minimal disturbance to the plant and less risk of breakage.
Lookin sweet man !!!

 

[primedevine]

Lookin good user!

 

[primedevine]

Should be a good yield.

 

[primedevine]

Does that 70 watt hps get very hot in the cab....what are your temps like in there with all those lights?

 

[uzerneims]

Thanks a lot @primedevine - i am hoping for good yield too, i want atleast 30/40g (1oz), that would be awesome!
Not really man, really those cfl's give more warmth than that 70w hps. Even reflector ain't hot, besides when i had 600w HPS, the hood was so fricckin hot, that you could toast a egg there, haha....

Dunno about temps, don't have a termometer haha... It is normal, i have good airflow, when fan is off i can really feel the warmth, but yeah... Maybe little hotter than it should be.

How do you all think- does those CFL's are messing with HPS PAR, maybe better it is to remove those cfls?

 

[fishdeth]

Thanks a lot @primedevine Dunno about temps, don't have a termometer haha... It is normal, i have good airflow, when fan is off i can really feel the warmth, but yeah... Maybe little hotter than it should be.

How do you all think- does those CFL's are messing with HPS PAR, maybe better it is to remove those cfls?

I am not sure how much heat the CFL's make collectively, but if it is close to your HPS… then it's a no brainer… ditch the CFL and put in another 70W HPS…?
Oh, and… get a thermometer !

 

[uzerneims]

I think i should remake that fixture, so cfl's are parallel with hps, mounted on reflector, so just reflector with bulbs.
I will remove my 4000k bulbs, and it will be like:


Yellow = HPS in middle, Blue = 2700k bulbs, Purple = were 4000k bulbs, so middle is open, and only side light... Only 2700k

 

[primedevine]

I'd use all 6500k or 5000k with that hps.

 

[uzerneims]

I'd use all 6500k or 5000k with that hps.

Ofcourse mixed spectrum is always better

 

[primedevine]

Ofcourse mixed spectrum is always better

True....but you're already getting a lot of red spectrum from the hps and using 6500k & 5000k would balance it out with blue and white.

 

[primedevine]

Whatever you're doin so far seems to be workin pretty good!

 

[uzerneims]

What should i do with those burned tops? They dont have hair on them ;D

 

[Abiqua]

the power of vegging....preach it