I was out at our biggest retailer and they had none, to lazy to go out of my way. I was curious how well this will work, it only cost me $5. I seem to remember the aquarium stuff costing a bit more. Other than taking some extra space it seems to be working. It will be interesting to see what it could do exausting it out the room.
I think the main problem you will run into is replacing the charcoal because it gets used up faster than activated carbon. I was gonna make mine out of either diy activated carbon, or if I can't get the materials for that, a few boxes of dryer sheets and a bunch of powder charcoal. Hoping it will work but I'm not sure how well
I had that thought, but then I also thought I have a lot more material being used. I will try the activated carbon once this one gives out. I just could not find any word about someone using it and if it would work so I had to try to settle my mind about it. I am wondering if there is a cheaper source of activated carbon. I used to work in a brewery and every year we replaced the carbon in our carbon filters used for our water. No idea where it came from, mind you that was twenty years ago.
I think your best bet for cheap activated carbon is probably buying a large amount on line at once. Then you'll have enough to last you as long as you need. Updated DIY grow light also gonna be complete soon (hopefully tomorrow). I'm soldering a few 3000k led bulbs together and removing the diffusers. I tried to solder the wire to the metal "screw in" part, but it wouldn't stick so I just ripped then apart and I'm wiring them together directly. Probably going to use a small piece of wood to keep bulbs in place. I measured one light on my phone with a lux app (the lighting in my room was dim at the time of testing, and it read 0 lux, so the app isn't super accurate) but i went outside on a partially cloudy day, and it read something like 28000. I just tested one 9w led without the diffuser and got like 38000 (from only a few inches away.) Could anyone tell me a better way to measure ppfd other than guessing along with an online lux to ppfd converter? I don't have money to spend on an expensive meter, Because if I did, I'd just spend the money on a good premade light.
I think that's if you grow outdoors. The rule of thumb is your plant will either double or tripple in size once you flower. So make sure you only take 1/3 of your height before you flip to 12/12. If it's a sativa, it will get taller than indicas
Would love a picture and dimensions for your PC box. I have a decent sized case but I still think it's too small for the yield I want
Could jump right in, I started later in the game myself. And it is not like we are keeping score, just having some fun. The water in nice, why wait for tomorrow, the more the merrier.
I was planning on it! Once I get this grow done, I'm gonna revise my setup and try to do it under my bed. That's only about 20 inches of height. And I just had to restart my grow so Im late too lol. I just started this because I love micro grows and I wanted to do my own and document it. The more people who join, the more mistakes are made and the more we as a community can learn from each other
A buddy had got his driver-cob combination and we mounted it on a heatsink and fired it up. I may have to jump ship on the light bulb after my plant gets bigger and when mine arrives. A heck of a lot of light for a small size and cost.
Only one person on here decided to act childish. I politely asked to remove the comment and they flipped for some Reason. If there's any chance you would still be interested, I would love to see how you can do with a super budget/micro grow .even if you make your own thread, I'll be sure to watch it and join you for the ride
What lights are you using? Plant looks great
