DirtHawkers first indoor aero/nft "stinkbud design" medical grow

[DIRTHAWKER]

I first built the clone and veg unit.

Then i picked up some clones.

Redgrape
AK47
Cheese
Tangerine kush

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

Then i built the flower room.
I moved the clones into the veg unit, and took some cuttings from them.

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

I built the flower system and put the first batch in.

3 weeks later i moved the 2nd unit in.

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

That brings us to todays pic.
The 3rd flower system will go in this weekend.

 

[Picasso345]

Looking good. Subscribed.

Those are 600Ws in flower right?

 

[potpimp]

Wow DH, those girls are looking super! Keep up the great grow man.

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

thanks guys!! yea those are 600s, im picking up the 3rd one today,,and the 4th in a couple more weeks... the co2 will be after that.

 

[dutchmastermike]

Looks really good, you must have your hands full with all those plants. How much did you spend on your op already?

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

Up to now ive spent probably close to $2000 and im not done yet.

 

[BigBud66]

wow Dirthawker, Stinkbud is going to be a proud papa when he see's this. The plants look awesome. i can tell you were paying attention in his botany and grow design classes. Just wanted to check it out to see if the pupil could do it. keep it up grasshopper.lol I cant wait till i move after the first so i can get started as well. I will be following up with you as well. *rep for youy bro.

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

Thanks bigbud... stink makes things real easy.

I do have a problem that i hope somebody could help me out with. My night temps in the room are way too low..55deg f. and this is during the day ( i run my lights at night). The day cycle is a bit low too, staying around 65-67f.

It changes with the current weather im having in my area.

cold outside,, i get whats described above.

hot outside i get the exact opposite.


Ive tried a few different things, like running the exhaust 24/7, then running the exhaust on a timer once an hour etc..the temps dont change much... beacuse the outside air is so cool,,or warm.

I was thinking of purchasing a propane catalyic heater, ya know the kind that screws right to the top of the propane tank. But is that safe?

 

[Earl]

Got a chiller yet ?

Might pay of better than more light,
although,... I always like more light.

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

Thanks for chiming in EARL, chiller? sounds like a cooling device? i do plan on getting an AC unit when summer comes,,but for now i think i need to bring in some heat,, i am adding more light soon, so that will help out the day cycle but the night cycles are cold.

 

[StinkBud]

Wouldnt running a propane heater during the night cycle create light?

Looking nice as usual dirt!

Those temps are fine without C02. I mean fuck, just look at your plants! They are going off big time!

When you add more lights your temps will rise.

You might want to look into using a propane C02 generator instead of running tanks. Propane is cheaper in the long run plus it's easier to get. More stealth also, no one thinks twice about a propane tank but why would you be hauling around C02 tanks?

Only drawback is heat. They have a vent hose so you can get rid of the heat but in your case you could use the heat to your advantage.

I'm stoked you started this journal. I was just going to ask you to post some more pics, no shit!

I'll keep checking back, keep up the good work bro!

 

[untitled1]

You might want to look into using a propane C02 generator instead of running tanks. Propane is cheaper in the long run plus it's easier to get. More stealth also, no one thinks twice about a propane tank but why would you be hauling around C02 tanks?

Kegerator's use CO2, so you can use that as an excuse. I don't know how much CO2 is needed for growing (I use 5lbs. per year on my kegerator) but if you go through a lot you could buy from a different company each time. There's a bunch of places that fill tanks (gas companies, welding shops, fire extinguisher service companies, paintball fields)

 

[stofmonster]

Awesome pics hope mine turn out half as good
subscribed

 

[DragonPhoenix]

Go go go Dirthawker! Things are looking great - I was thinking about starting a journal as well. Unfortunately some of the seeds I started which were my largest plants - over 2 feet before flowering - ended up showing that they were dudes when I put them into flower. I've had to eliminate 2 of my largest plants due to this

This makes me a sad parent however some of my nice fem seeds are now in flower including Dutch Passion Strawberry Cough and Skywalker and my Barney's Farm Sweet Tooth. I also have some Delta 9 Labs Fruit of the Gods in the flowering unit. I'm pretty excited about some of the other strains I germinated a couple days ago including BCBD The Black, BCBC The Purps, Greenhouse Seeds Trainwreck, Big Budda Cheese, and Barney's Farm Red Diesel.

I can't wait to see how this journal progresses!

DP

 

[Scooter93105]

Nice! Thanks for sharing - keep up the good work.

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

Thanks for the comments.

I changed the flower reservoir last night, im glad i used a threaded connection between the sprayer pipes and the pump.
I would recomend it if you havent already. After the pump sucked out most of the used water there was still a couple inches of water at the bottom, so i unscrewed it and dumped it and did a quick cleaning. It worked great. it may not matter but couldnt hurt.

I also duck taped the netpots to the fence post some were tilted..it seems to work also. So far i havent had to support any plants yet but i will as soon as they start putting on some weight.
I just got my electric bill,,, holy crap!!! it went up 110% and i still have 2 lights to put in etc... well needless to say im not gonna be using my electric house heater any longer,, im chopping some wood baby!!!!

 

[potpimp]

I just got my electric bill,,, holy crap!!! it went up 110% and i still have 2 lights to put in etc...

Yep, I know just what you mean - but not this year for me. My lights won't use $10 worth of electricity this month. These LED's are da sheet bro! You gotta getcha sommadeeze.