MisterMan32
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I'm currently putting together a dual Rubbermaid DWC grow.
Each Rubbermaid is 107l, so fairly large. They are 16.5" tall, 18" deep, and 28 1/2"
wide it is quite a bit longer than tall. I would really like to do a scrog grow, simply to
maximize the amount of horizontal space used.
At this point I have already built a DIY carbon filter of my own design. It is basically
a can filter. Next time I'm at Home Depot I'm going to pick up some 4" straight
ducting and convert it into an inline filter. This will give me a few more inches of
room to play with inside the grow chamber itself.
I have a 150 CFM 120mm fan that will be the main pulling force in the passive
intake system. There are three 2 1/8" intakes
I will be growing two plants at a time, each in it's own 3 gallon bucket. My growing
medium is coco coir.
The nutrients will be the beginner friendly 2-step General Hydroponics FloraNova
Grow & Bloom. For supplements, I have currently have a Vitamin B booster (which
I plan on returning, and purchasing Superthrive instead), and I want to experiment
with food-grade blackstrap molasses ($5.99 from Bulk Barn, I BBQ with it .
For lights I have 4 2500k 26w CFL bulbs along with 3 6500k 23w CFLs. I am thinking
about buying a 150w HPS, or even a 250w. That will wait till the next grow, but by then
there is a good chance I will have converted a dresser into a perpetual grow.
Speaking of perpetual, I also have an old PC case that I will be lining with black on white
poly to serve as a cloner.
Anyways, I've put together an album (@ http://imgur.com/a/HjrRy ). Check out the pics!
I will have more coming shortly, my cell phone is dead at the moment. As of right
now, one half of the box has been retaped, it is much cleaner now. The 3 fans will be
beside the passive air intakes, directing air into the lower foliage of the plants once
they are trained into the screen.
I'm not sure what breed the first two will be, I will be getting two clones. After that, my
first seed grow will be AK-48 and Lemon Skunk.
For my DWC setup, I purchased an Elite 802, along with a 10g 'AirPod' from Pet Land
which I'm not sure whether I should return or not. I was thinking of using it for my
cloner. I just bought plain round air stones, I think I will buy a bigger one.
Edit:
I just realized I forgot to talk about my main issue: having a good space for working
with the plant while training it to the scrog. To try and solve this issue, I've thought
about cutting most of two sides off, then attaching them again to be hinged. After that
I would attach a flap. This would be nice, as I could open up an entire side of the container.
I'm just worried that making these extra cuts might let a lot more air in to the box. To
account for this I made one less intake hole then I should of. Will this be feasible?
I should have results by tomorrow.
Each Rubbermaid is 107l, so fairly large. They are 16.5" tall, 18" deep, and 28 1/2"
wide it is quite a bit longer than tall. I would really like to do a scrog grow, simply to
maximize the amount of horizontal space used.
At this point I have already built a DIY carbon filter of my own design. It is basically
a can filter. Next time I'm at Home Depot I'm going to pick up some 4" straight
ducting and convert it into an inline filter. This will give me a few more inches of
room to play with inside the grow chamber itself.
I have a 150 CFM 120mm fan that will be the main pulling force in the passive
intake system. There are three 2 1/8" intakes
I will be growing two plants at a time, each in it's own 3 gallon bucket. My growing
medium is coco coir.
The nutrients will be the beginner friendly 2-step General Hydroponics FloraNova
Grow & Bloom. For supplements, I have currently have a Vitamin B booster (which
I plan on returning, and purchasing Superthrive instead), and I want to experiment
with food-grade blackstrap molasses ($5.99 from Bulk Barn, I BBQ with it .
For lights I have 4 2500k 26w CFL bulbs along with 3 6500k 23w CFLs. I am thinking
about buying a 150w HPS, or even a 250w. That will wait till the next grow, but by then
there is a good chance I will have converted a dresser into a perpetual grow.
Speaking of perpetual, I also have an old PC case that I will be lining with black on white
poly to serve as a cloner.
Anyways, I've put together an album (@ http://imgur.com/a/HjrRy ). Check out the pics!
I will have more coming shortly, my cell phone is dead at the moment. As of right
now, one half of the box has been retaped, it is much cleaner now. The 3 fans will be
beside the passive air intakes, directing air into the lower foliage of the plants once
they are trained into the screen.
I'm not sure what breed the first two will be, I will be getting two clones. After that, my
first seed grow will be AK-48 and Lemon Skunk.
For my DWC setup, I purchased an Elite 802, along with a 10g 'AirPod' from Pet Land
which I'm not sure whether I should return or not. I was thinking of using it for my
cloner. I just bought plain round air stones, I think I will buy a bigger one.
Edit:
I just realized I forgot to talk about my main issue: having a good space for working
with the plant while training it to the scrog. To try and solve this issue, I've thought
about cutting most of two sides off, then attaching them again to be hinged. After that
I would attach a flap. This would be nice, as I could open up an entire side of the container.
I'm just worried that making these extra cuts might let a lot more air in to the box. To
account for this I made one less intake hole then I should of. Will this be feasible?
I should have results by tomorrow.