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[letdown shifty]

@joey green I'm only months into my first grow, so I'm far from a professional or in the position to give my personal advice. I'm striving towards getting a co2 tank/regulator with an environmental controller. My opinion was until I could afford that next step, some co2 is better than nothing. Hence why I made a 5 gallon bucket with 3 gallon sugar water & yeast. But really if you just have good room circulation, and spend enough time with your ladies. That could be enough.

1 Picture is of my 6 vegging plants that are just about ready to move to flowering. The last are of my 1 last lady flowering she stands 2'5" & and for my first lady that was non-Auto & survived the problems I encountered while learning what I was doing. I think she looks amazing. My guess is she has 4-5 weeks left to flower. I've also got 5 cuttings in cloner 3 - Barney farm Critical Kush & 2 - Reserva Privada Tangie (which 2 have started rooting). Those are the 2 strains I've decided to stick with for now. But would like to get my hands on some Grape Ape seeds.
-Shifty

 

[cardozo]

You guys aren't going to believe where I'm working now. I have a new job as general manager at a very unique kind of store. I'm sure you all know how recreational cannabis stores are going to be legal in Oregon this October 1st, right? Guess who's general manager of one of the best shops in Oregon? That's right! StinkBud is in da hizzouse!

We have everything you could imagine. Let's see... how about OG Kush, Girl Scout Cookies, Amnesia Haze, Peaches n' Cream, Vanilla Kush, Kushberry, 3-Kings, Wedding Cake, Ogre Kush, Querkle, Jilly Bean, SSPOG, 09 Cookies, ATF Alaskan Thunder Fuck, Sour Diesel, Blue Cheese and my new favorite, Durban Poison. We also have a shitload of shatter, flake/honeycomb and edibles. We have these cool little Gummy Bears that are 75mg. each. You can bite off his head for 15mg, arms are like 10mg. etc... I brought home some taffy bars I'm going to try this weekend. Have you guys seen the little pre-filled oil cartridges? They fit on a pen and are really convenient. You can bust out a hit anywhere and look like every other hipster out there.

If you've never been to Oregon, now is the time...

Stink:

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[WeedFreak78]

got a few technical questions I was hoping for some help with. my room is 8W x 10L x 10H I will have 9 plants under 2 x 600w. I'm trying to figure out the fan cfm and filter required for my space, an online source had some math and it came out that I need 1,064 cfm to clean the air in my room but I just feel thats a bit much, however I have never used a fan filter so don't really know... any recommendations for an appropriate size and maybe a link for good quality one at a fair price would be much appreciated.
my other question is if the 396 gph pump will be sufficient for my system with 4 rails. 3 of them are 4FT and one is 5FT. or do I need to bump up the gph a bit?
lastly, Shifty thank you for your input on my previous question, I was curious about the DIY Co2, can you really get enough ppm to aid in flowering using one of these setups?

How is your system set up if you only have 9 plants in that much rail? 3, 4ft rails should hold 12 decent sized plants, assuming 12" spacing, I'm putting 6 in each 4 ft rail, 8" on center.

You want to do a full air exchange every 3-5 minutes..so 8x10x10=800cu/ft divided by 3minutes=266cfm. Get a 6", 400cfm and a fan controller and run it at 75%, leaves room for a little extra venting. You could go to an 8", 600ish cfm fan and keep it at 50%. Match the filter to the fan ratings.
Pump size will depend on how many spray heads you are using..figure 25-30gph per spray head. Stinkbud's plans call for 14 spray heads..14spray head x 30gph=420gph total..so a 396gph pump is just under 30gph per head.

 

[WeedFreak78]

@joey green I'm only months into my first grow, so I'm far from a professional or in the position to give my personal advice. I'm striving towards getting a co2 tank/regulator with an environmental controller. My opinion was until I could afford that next step, some co2 is better than nothing. Hence why I made a 5 gallon bucket with 3 gallon sugar water & yeast. But really if you just have good room circulation, and spend enough time with your ladies. That could be enough.

1 Picture is of my 6 vegging plants that are just about ready to move to flowering. The last are of my 1 last lady flowering she stands 2'5" & and for my first lady that was non-Auto & survived the problems I encountered while learning what I was doing. I think she looks amazing. My guess is she has 4-5 weeks left to flower. I've also got 5 cuttings in cloner 3 - Barney farm Critical Kush & 2 - Reserva Privada Tangie (which 2 have started rooting). Those are the 2 strains I've decided to stick with for now. But would like to get my hands on some Grape Ape seeds.
-Shifty

lookin good..that flower plant is looking frosty already! Gonna see her start to bulk up in the next couple weeks..looks like your gonna end up with a nice main cola the way the buds are stacking in on the top.

I just finished some Barney farms Vanilla Kush, waiting on the dry and cure, but I'm not all that impressed with it. It bulked up alright and has tight,tight nugs but IDK..I think it's the smell that turns me off a little..I can't place it..hashy/oily with a weird funk to it.

 

[letdown shifty]

@WeedFreak78 Thanks for the kind words. I was quite impressed with the resilience of that Pineapple Kush by Royal Queen Seeds, she just never quit through all my fuck-ups & my learning. Sadly, she isn't a strain I'm carrying on further other than her single clone that is getting ready to move to flower. Although her smell is very pleasant, It smells just like her name.
-Shifty

 

[joey green]

How is your system set up if you only have 9 plants in that much rail? 3, 4ft rails should hold 12 decent sized plants, assuming 12" spacing, I'm putting 6 in each 4 ft rail, 8" on center.

You want to do a full air exchange every 3-5 minutes..so 8x10x10=800cu/ft divided by 3minutes=266cfm. Get a 6", 400cfm and a fan controller and run it at 75%, leaves room for a little extra venting. You could go to an 8", 600ish cfm fan and keep it at 50%. Match the filter to the fan ratings.
Pump size will depend on how many spray heads you are using..figure 25-30gph per spray head. Stinkbud's plans call for 14 spray heads..14spray head x 30gph=420gph total..so a 396gph pump is just under 30gph per head.

my choice of design is different but I think it will work best for what I'm hoping to accomplish. I have my plants sites 20" with 2 plants in the 4' rails and 3 plants in the 5' rail. I also have the holes staggered in each rail to give more room. Im hoping to get a QP per plant to meet my goals. I only have one SB system, no perpetual cycle so my plants will veg for the 9 weeks or so of flower, I'm thinking they will get big and need room, plus I'm going to scrog them. I was feeling like maybe I could add more plant sites since I did put enough sprayers just in case.... I haven't started anything yet, just got a few plants in dirt waiting to be cloned.

thank you for the info on the fan and pump, much appreciated.

 

[joey green]

would I be ok to run one flower unit, and one veg unit on the same timer? I already have an NFT 1e so if I don't need to spend the bucks on the Apollo 3 that would be great.

 

[letdown shifty]

@joey green I run 3 400gph pumps off 1 apollo 3 timer works just fine.
-Shifty

 

[joey green]

great thanks!

 

[letdown shifty]

Some up close and personal shots with my Pineapple kush. She is turning colors, and flowering all over. Please feel free to give feedback. I want to know if I'm getting the hang of growing, or if I'm grossly overlooking something.
-Shifty

 

[StinkBud]

Some up close and personal shots with my Pineapple kush. She is turning colors, and flowering all over. Please feel free to give feedback. I want to know if I'm getting the hang of growing, or if I'm grossly overlooking something.
-Shifty

Your plants look great bro! Those buds look super dank! I bet they end up tasting even better. Keep doing exactly what you're doing.

If you want more bud next time then all you need to do is add more light and let them veg longer. Veg time is critical for the big harvests. You can always train the fuck outta your plants. I top my plants at the start then super-crop them until every square inch of the rack is filled. I try to keep the canopy about 6" thick by lolloping and training.

Light is the most important thing for massive yields. There is no substitute for a 1000W HPS. CO2 only comes into play if you're already maxed out on light.

Keep up the great work bro!!

 

[letdown shifty]

@StinkBud thanks for the kind words. Training, lollipopping, super-cropping, topping, are all areas in which I have lots of learning to do. As of now I'll end up with 1 or 2 plants that are growing like crazy, and I'm unsure just what the plants can handle. So my light gets all fucked up, and light moves farther from the slower moving plants. Like I said, lots of learning to do, and just getting experience under my belt so that I can feel comfortable.

I'll tell you what though, a flowering plant that smells incredible is wonderful when It comes thru the vents from the basement. Also, when you pull up the drive and you can smell it coming out the exhaust vent. Makes you just wanna appreciate the moment of ecstasy.
-Shifty

 

[WeedFreak78]

@WeedFreak78 Thanks for the kind words. I was quite impressed with the resilience of that Pineapple Kush by Royal Queen Seeds, she just never quit through all my fuck-ups & my learning. Sadly, she isn't a strain I'm carrying on further other than her single clone that is getting ready to move to flower. Although her smell is very pleasant, It smells just like her name.
-Shifty

I got to try some of my Vanilla kush the other day after a 5 day dry. Holy potent crap! My buddy who is a fairly heavy smoker bowed out after half a bowl and i was sitting there thinking i was pretty f'ing high..which i hadn't been in awhile. Surprised the crap out of me...i was gonna scrap it..might have to go for round 2 now, it blew my blueberry away by far.

 

[Path of Light]

Thank you for all ur info & instructions & patience you have shown rep to you.
My question I have is your EZ-Clone sprayers are they the 360 degree misters or 180? thanks in advance

 

[letdown shifty]

@Path of Light the sprayers are 360°. Good luck with your project.
-Shifty

 

[Path of Light]

@Path of Light the sprayers are 360°. Good luck with your project.
-Shifty

Thank you was wondering.Btw do you know what his res temps are for his cloner? Mine has been 70-80 F.Have read that res temps 80-85F is good for cloning since I use water only & shouldn't have any issues with funk.What ur take?Thanks for the response.
Also where is the option to like a post?

 

[letdown shifty]

@Path of Light you should be just fine with your cloning res temps running 70-80. I can't speak with much experience, seeing as my growing career is all of 3 months. Best advice I can give you is, build your systems So they work for the style of grow you are going for & and be prepared to go with the flow and make changes on the fly. Don't get too worked up with the downs, cause the highs are oh so High. Good luck & share your experiences the good/bad.
-Shifty

 

[Path of Light]

@Path of Light you should be just fine with your cloning res temps running 70-80. I can't speak with much experience, seeing as my growing career is all of 3 months. Best advice I can give you is, build your systems So they work for the style of grow you are going for & and be prepared to go with the flow and make changes on the fly. Don't get too worked up with the downs, cause the highs are oh so High. Good luck & share your experiences the good/bad.
-Shifty

Thanks again for the fast reply. Do you know how to like a post?I havent been able to find the like button.Thanks again.

 

[letdown shifty]

Thanks again for the fast reply. Do you know how to like a post?I havent been able to find the like button.Thanks again.

You'll gain access to the like button soon. Just participate like you've been doing.
-Shifty

 

[Path of Light]

Im in the process of building stinks Aero/Nft setup & was wondering what the total footprint of the frame is width wise bcuz I would like to add an additional post & modify the frame accordingly.What is the height of the 18gal reservoir.I will substitute a 27 gal instead.Thanks