Hello all, I am new to this forum and to the art of DWC growing so take it easy on me with my first grow. I would appreciate any informative feedback or advice you can give me but if you are going to criticize please kick rocks. I've read many of the DWC threads on this forum which helped me ALOT so I took what I thought I would need to help get me started so here it is, Blunt's first DWC grow! Also, please feel free to subscribe! Thanks and I look forward to the next few months.
Just a heads up but I don't have a fancy tent, exhaust fans, carbon filters or any of that stuff. I own my house and have to make due with what I have, the only pain in the ass I will have is I have to use a dehumidifier when Flowering when the lights are off and putting up with the smell..even though I look forward to that!
I just got through week 1, I am watering the top of the rockwool twice a day and I started the light about 3' above the plant and within the last week crept down to a little under 2'.
*NEWBIES* The main thing I've come to learn as of yet when setting up a CLOSET grow for DWC (almost 5X5) is it has to be a controlled environment, I had serious heat problems when I was testing out what I had and I tried to fix it a few different ways (Evap Cooler, Fans, leaving door cracked, ect..) and I also came across a couple of threads of people running into the same problem. If you're a rookie like me, don't rush it and do what you have to do to make it work, stay away from the short cuts and don't do cheap fixes because I had to learn the hard way! Oh yeah..have PATIENTS too.
DETAILS:
18/6 light schedule
400 Watt MH/HPS light.
RT: 75-78 degrees light on with humidity ranging 44-51%. 71-74 degrees light off with humidity at roughly 63%
Water temp: 66-72 degrees (using an ice pack twice a day to keep temps cool)
Water PH: 5.8
Nutes: GH Fluroduo
PH Meter and a PPM Meter that also reads the water temp
4" air stone
2 Gallon cooler to start, transfer to 5 gallon if needed.
Hydro seed, unsure on strain and PRAYING for a female.
Here are some pics!
Week 1
Not a great cell phone picture of the closet and it makes it look like the light is really high above the plant but it's just to give you guys an idea of what I'm working with. I have a few fans set up but they didn't fit in the picture.



The answer to my heat problems! A 5000 BTU Portable Air conditioner/dehumidifier I purchased on Ebay. I was lucky with the fact on the opposite side of the closet's wall there is an AC closet with 2 exhaust pipes that vent outside through my roof. I just vent into it and boom..no more temperature problems.

HAPPY GROWING!!!
Just a heads up but I don't have a fancy tent, exhaust fans, carbon filters or any of that stuff. I own my house and have to make due with what I have, the only pain in the ass I will have is I have to use a dehumidifier when Flowering when the lights are off and putting up with the smell..even though I look forward to that!

*NEWBIES* The main thing I've come to learn as of yet when setting up a CLOSET grow for DWC (almost 5X5) is it has to be a controlled environment, I had serious heat problems when I was testing out what I had and I tried to fix it a few different ways (Evap Cooler, Fans, leaving door cracked, ect..) and I also came across a couple of threads of people running into the same problem. If you're a rookie like me, don't rush it and do what you have to do to make it work, stay away from the short cuts and don't do cheap fixes because I had to learn the hard way! Oh yeah..have PATIENTS too.
DETAILS:
18/6 light schedule
400 Watt MH/HPS light.
RT: 75-78 degrees light on with humidity ranging 44-51%. 71-74 degrees light off with humidity at roughly 63%
Water temp: 66-72 degrees (using an ice pack twice a day to keep temps cool)
Water PH: 5.8
Nutes: GH Fluroduo
PH Meter and a PPM Meter that also reads the water temp
4" air stone
2 Gallon cooler to start, transfer to 5 gallon if needed.
Hydro seed, unsure on strain and PRAYING for a female.
Here are some pics!
Week 1
Not a great cell phone picture of the closet and it makes it look like the light is really high above the plant but it's just to give you guys an idea of what I'm working with. I have a few fans set up but they didn't fit in the picture.



The answer to my heat problems! A 5000 BTU Portable Air conditioner/dehumidifier I purchased on Ebay. I was lucky with the fact on the opposite side of the closet's wall there is an AC closet with 2 exhaust pipes that vent outside through my roof. I just vent into it and boom..no more temperature problems.

HAPPY GROWING!!!
