Dual Areoponic Cabinet, Ceramic Metal Halide
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Oh, when I tried it I did have seperate fans for light and temp.
My deal is the room the cab is in gets hot. Without the light on and venting from underneath the cab stays about 7° cooler then the room but when the light goes on, well thats when temps rise. Ya know, it was summer when I tried it now that I think about it. So, I am thinking I would need an ac unit too do it and I am not sure the cost would justify the results.
Will do but I think we are both stuck with the stuff that dont stick.My weatherstripping keeps pushing back too. Let me know if you find a way to keep it from doing that.
Today I cleaned out the tub. Buncha roots man. Good thing is I let the roots grow down the drain last time and it wasnt enough to clog the 1 1/4 drain. I took it apart and pulled them out. That means I can go ahead and use the corner holes for plants. I took the reflector down and painted the inside flat white.
Just in case the girls get too tall this time around, I can remove the aluminum sheets and get a couple more inches in height.
Just in case the girls get too tall this time around, I can remove the aluminum sheets and get a couple more inches in height.
Well I got to thinking about my floro grow.
Temps been cool low 70s or so. PPMs been around 600.
They are putting on weight. These are most all Purple Kush.
Now this is all I got for the 400w cab.
Why waste all that wattage on these clones so I moved my plants from floro to the 400w cab.
This will give me time to work on the small cab.
I pulled out the plumbing and set the flowerboxes in the tub. Let it drain from there.
Temps been cool low 70s or so. PPMs been around 600.
They are putting on weight. These are most all Purple Kush.
Now this is all I got for the 400w cab.
Why waste all that wattage on these clones so I moved my plants from floro to the 400w cab.
This will give me time to work on the small cab.
I pulled out the plumbing and set the flowerboxes in the tub. Let it drain from there.
Oh they are just lovin it!
They all got out there bikinis and are basking in the light. Now I hope they dont mind putting on a lil weight.
I got 4oz under the floros before, Im guessing the extra lumnes will bring about 6 ozs.
I measured the lumnes or footcandles with a meter I got off ebay. At about 9 inches directly under the bulb I got about 1700 lumnes. The good part is when I move the meter to the side of the cab before It was about 1000, now its 1400. So the reflective walls are working. I guess it keeps bouncing the light around. Although it seems low Im happy with it.
They all got out there bikinis and are basking in the light. Now I hope they dont mind putting on a lil weight.
I got 4oz under the floros before, Im guessing the extra lumnes will bring about 6 ozs.
I measured the lumnes or footcandles with a meter I got off ebay. At about 9 inches directly under the bulb I got about 1700 lumnes. The good part is when I move the meter to the side of the cab before It was about 1000, now its 1400. So the reflective walls are working. I guess it keeps bouncing the light around. Although it seems low Im happy with it.
DoeEyed
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Wow, an extra 400 lumens just from the reflective stuff eh? Pretty impressive! I wouldn't say that's low at all, I mean it's not like an extra light or something, it's light you would have lost!
I'm sure the ladies won't mind plumping up for ya - just tell 'em they'll look extra sexy with that extra somethin! lol
I'm sure the ladies won't mind plumping up for ya - just tell 'em they'll look extra sexy with that extra somethin! lol
The name on the thing is Sper Scientific
I just went on ebay and searched light meter. Its a few years old Im sure, some were real expensive. I got this for about $30
Wasnt sure what I was getting but once I got it I figured it out. Maxes out at 2000k but it still works for what I needed.
I still dont know what the out put thingy is. Heres some pics,
Came with the case and uses one 9 volt battery.
Im working on the floro cab today. Went and got a tub for it, plumbed the drain and made the pvc frame for the sprayers. I picked the green lid instead of the white one thinking less light would go through it. Once I put it on the whole tub lit up green. Looks cool. Too bad I have to cover it.
I just went on ebay and searched light meter. Its a few years old Im sure, some were real expensive. I got this for about $30
Wasnt sure what I was getting but once I got it I figured it out. Maxes out at 2000k but it still works for what I needed.
I still dont know what the out put thingy is. Heres some pics,
Came with the case and uses one 9 volt battery.
Im working on the floro cab today. Went and got a tub for it, plumbed the drain and made the pvc frame for the sprayers. I picked the green lid instead of the white one thinking less light would go through it. Once I put it on the whole tub lit up green. Looks cool. Too bad I have to cover it.
Lookin good man... Hey, I was wondering how you apply the neem. I took my plants out into the garage and sprayed them but then I thought about how I would do it if it were hydro and I couldn't move them. Do you just lift the lights up and spray right inside the cabinet? I'll be looking to try SCROGing at some point which would put me in a similar position.
Yea its not easy to treat them in a screen, then in a cab its ever harder so do what ever you can to avoid it. I got a small spray bottle that fits in tight spots but yea, I Mix the neem and soap with water and shoot them when the lights are on. I never had a plant burn from spray. Cover the medium or it will get into the res. I cover it with a towel.
Spidermites are the worst. ya gotta get under the leaf. Well, I hit them and turn on some extra fans. Then again the next day with water. Cant forget that or you can clog the stomna under the leaf.
If you spray when the lights are off then it lasts longer, do that like if you were feeding.
Spidermites are the worst. ya gotta get under the leaf. Well, I hit them and turn on some extra fans. Then again the next day with water. Cant forget that or you can clog the stomna under the leaf.
If you spray when the lights are off then it lasts longer, do that like if you were feeding.
OK, on with the build.
This time I got some flat black and spray painted the tub.
next I turned the lid over and set the grid on it, lined up the pots and marked where to drill.
I painted the top white, by the way I used two coats.
I ran the fill line up the 1 1/4 drain pipe to the res.
Then slipped a 1 1/2 pvc pipe over it so it makes it silent.
I cut the fill line a little short by accident but when I attached it to the pump it held the weight of the pump. so now it is suspended and I get zero vibration noise.
OK, I got my new genetics today. Dam it was fast. I ordered them monday and got them airmail today.
These guys give you freebies, I still have the Mazar from my last order. This time I got this safari mix. dont know what it is yet.
I am going to pop the blueberry and the white rhino for my next grow. I figure by the time the purple kush is finished these will be ready. I will flower the White rhino in the larger cab and leave the Blueberry to flower under floros.
So I gotta get a hempy screen setup going on the bottom shelf for the green crack thats veggin now. I ordered another T5 light for it and I will use the leds too.
This time I got some flat black and spray painted the tub.
next I turned the lid over and set the grid on it, lined up the pots and marked where to drill.
I painted the top white, by the way I used two coats.
I ran the fill line up the 1 1/4 drain pipe to the res.
Then slipped a 1 1/2 pvc pipe over it so it makes it silent.
I cut the fill line a little short by accident but when I attached it to the pump it held the weight of the pump. so now it is suspended and I get zero vibration noise.
OK, I got my new genetics today. Dam it was fast. I ordered them monday and got them airmail today.
These guys give you freebies, I still have the Mazar from my last order. This time I got this safari mix. dont know what it is yet.
I am going to pop the blueberry and the white rhino for my next grow. I figure by the time the purple kush is finished these will be ready. I will flower the White rhino in the larger cab and leave the Blueberry to flower under floros.
So I gotta get a hempy screen setup going on the bottom shelf for the green crack thats veggin now. I ordered another T5 light for it and I will use the leds too.
Yea you got it.
I havent noticed much clogging with the cheap ones, those are the 360's
Blue with red tips, 10 in a pack at a hardware store for like $3
But then I keep my soup kinda lean not much to clog them.
The trick is not to glue the pvc, that way you can twist all the side jets at once if you need more or less water.
I havent noticed much clogging with the cheap ones, those are the 360's
Blue with red tips, 10 in a pack at a hardware store for like $3
But then I keep my soup kinda lean not much to clog them.
The trick is not to glue the pvc, that way you can twist all the side jets at once if you need more or less water.
Integra21
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Looks like they are off to a good start. Good choice on the genetics too. Some new and old favorites. The freebee mazars are supposed to be some pretty stong couchlock shit. Still havent gotten a chance to flower mine yet, but that will change soon enough. Looking to have a nice strain rotation like you now that I got 2 setus rolling.btw the cab is looking sharper than ever. Also if you havent read it before, I have seen several places that blueberry needs to be topped to reach its yield potential.
Yup thats where I got them. Home Depot.
Thanks man, I just dropped them (BB and WR) in water today to see what sinks. A couple dropped right away. No I hadn't read that BB needs to be topped but you ought to know my style by now. I top everything. lol
Yea man I am, Right after these girls are done flowering.
