Di Freal
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Alright guys so I refurbished my old pc grow box, but I ended up giving that one to my buddy who has some seeds he needs to grow out. I then decided that I would still be interested in a pc grow over a full sized cab (just for logistical reasons). So I found this old (ancient) computer case which I gutted:
After building my last one with a new computer case this one was actually much better to work with, the metal was substantial and didnt bend every time I touched it. Also the slide over case will help to get this thing light proof eventually.
So what I did was made a custom fixture for about $15 that makes 4 cfls just barely fit in this case (as far as I have seen the most wattage in a computer case has been 70 watts which is either 3 CFLs or I have seen a 70 watt HID in a cooltube for a double tall pc case).
The bulbs are
2 x 23 watt 5500k
1 x 25 watt 2700k
1 x 23 watt 2700k
total of 94 watts!
I made a custom soil mixture which is 2 parts perlite, 2 parts vermi soil, and 1 part generic organic potting soil (essentially fine mulch)
I used this blend because these plants are clones and I didnt want to burn them by placing them into 100% vermi soil, I intend to get these plants into flowering within 10 days and I will supplement with nutrients as needed (The Earth Juice Line).
The Trainwreck is on the left and MK ultra on the right, got these rooted clones from a friend. Never grown either of these but im especially excited because MK ultra is 50% OG kush (Dankalicious) and trainwreck is one of my favorite smokes as well as fast to harvest!!! super stoked.
Im going to keep em on 24 hours for 3 days to help adjust to their new homes, then my plan is to get em on 18/6 for 4-7 days. Basically I want to have them topped and give them 1 or 2 days of 18/6 then flip to 12/12 to just get this show on the road.
Last time I grew OG Kush in a pc box which was a tiny bit smaller with 69 watts and vegged it out for like 30 days, the plant ended up burning itself during flowering even with daily training cause it grew so fast. So Im going to avoid that problem this time by limiting the veg to only what is necessary to get the clones healthy for flowering.
Some other general improvements I have made to this PC box compared to my other 2 iterations are internally contained power plug for increased stealth, as well as more exhaust to be able to get the plants closer to the lights previously had the same fan on 9v now on 12v.
As for lighting improvements I have increased my total lighting from 69 watts to 94 watts as well as putting 90% reflective mylar on the ceiling just above the lights in order to act as a reflector.
This is the height the plants will sit at for 1 or 2 more days, at which point I am going to make my best effort to keep the lights about 1-1.5" away from the plant for the rest of the grow.
Thats all for now, more updates to come!
After building my last one with a new computer case this one was actually much better to work with, the metal was substantial and didnt bend every time I touched it. Also the slide over case will help to get this thing light proof eventually.
So what I did was made a custom fixture for about $15 that makes 4 cfls just barely fit in this case (as far as I have seen the most wattage in a computer case has been 70 watts which is either 3 CFLs or I have seen a 70 watt HID in a cooltube for a double tall pc case).
The bulbs are
2 x 23 watt 5500k
1 x 25 watt 2700k
1 x 23 watt 2700k
total of 94 watts!
I made a custom soil mixture which is 2 parts perlite, 2 parts vermi soil, and 1 part generic organic potting soil (essentially fine mulch)
I used this blend because these plants are clones and I didnt want to burn them by placing them into 100% vermi soil, I intend to get these plants into flowering within 10 days and I will supplement with nutrients as needed (The Earth Juice Line).
The Trainwreck is on the left and MK ultra on the right, got these rooted clones from a friend. Never grown either of these but im especially excited because MK ultra is 50% OG kush (Dankalicious) and trainwreck is one of my favorite smokes as well as fast to harvest!!! super stoked.
Im going to keep em on 24 hours for 3 days to help adjust to their new homes, then my plan is to get em on 18/6 for 4-7 days. Basically I want to have them topped and give them 1 or 2 days of 18/6 then flip to 12/12 to just get this show on the road.
Last time I grew OG Kush in a pc box which was a tiny bit smaller with 69 watts and vegged it out for like 30 days, the plant ended up burning itself during flowering even with daily training cause it grew so fast. So Im going to avoid that problem this time by limiting the veg to only what is necessary to get the clones healthy for flowering.
Some other general improvements I have made to this PC box compared to my other 2 iterations are internally contained power plug for increased stealth, as well as more exhaust to be able to get the plants closer to the lights previously had the same fan on 9v now on 12v.
As for lighting improvements I have increased my total lighting from 69 watts to 94 watts as well as putting 90% reflective mylar on the ceiling just above the lights in order to act as a reflector.
This is the height the plants will sit at for 1 or 2 more days, at which point I am going to make my best effort to keep the lights about 1-1.5" away from the plant for the rest of the grow.
Thats all for now, more updates to come!
