Madrox
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Well this is my first grow. I have spent the last two months researching what to do and what not to do. Also I live in an apartment on the second floor of three floors.
Strain: White Widow
2/3 Soil: Basic zero nutrient
1/3 Compost
Nutrient pellets For the mother plants
Nutrient choice for clones and flowering stage Hesi starter kit
This is Day Two for the seeds under the lights. The plants to the left are tomatoes (For practice)
My veg room is kind of junky but it will work until I can build something similar to my flowering room.
This is my unfinished flowering room. I figure I have some time until its going to be needed.
Its dimensions are: 6 feet high, 5 feet long, 3 feet wide.
Here is my growing space. Its dimensions are 4 feet long and 3 feet wide and 6 feet high. Obviously the Mylar isnt on the walls yet because using a flash camera + Mylar = bad idea.
For ventilation, I have decided to build a carbon coal filter. The exit is in the picture highlighted by the red box. Behind that part of the box happens to by a window YAY.
So I hear apartment growing is risky. The things I need to point out are I have two inspections per year and thats for fire alarms ONLY. I can tell them I replaced the batteries and they wont need to come. My flowering period will start when the temperature outside is so cold everyones windows will be closed and I live on a windy street.
What I need help with is the power and lighting part of growing.
What I had planned on was having 14 40 watt fluorescents 7 cool white 7 warm white. That would produce 45500 lumens. With a cfl 150 watt running at 42 watts putting out 2700 lumens that goes up to 48200 lumens in the flowering room.
Using the tool energy guide
Flowering room - 14 Fl +1 CFL = $214 per year. 17.83 per month @ 12 hours per day
Veg room - 4 FL = $86 per year. $7.16 per month @ 18 hours a day.
Total cost per year $300, per month $26 (a lot of rounding up)
With all my fans it will be around $34 a month (again a lot of rounding up)
#1 - Would that be a noticeable spike? Would the electric company ask questions?
#2 Will the yield be decent with fluorescents?
#3 Whats the safest power cycle to have? (Please select one from the chart)
I guess thats all for now. Thank you for reading and for your input.
Strain: White Widow
2/3 Soil: Basic zero nutrient
1/3 Compost
Nutrient pellets For the mother plants
Nutrient choice for clones and flowering stage Hesi starter kit
This is Day Two for the seeds under the lights. The plants to the left are tomatoes (For practice)
My veg room is kind of junky but it will work until I can build something similar to my flowering room.
This is my unfinished flowering room. I figure I have some time until its going to be needed.
Its dimensions are: 6 feet high, 5 feet long, 3 feet wide.
Here is my growing space. Its dimensions are 4 feet long and 3 feet wide and 6 feet high. Obviously the Mylar isnt on the walls yet because using a flash camera + Mylar = bad idea.
For ventilation, I have decided to build a carbon coal filter. The exit is in the picture highlighted by the red box. Behind that part of the box happens to by a window YAY.
So I hear apartment growing is risky. The things I need to point out are I have two inspections per year and thats for fire alarms ONLY. I can tell them I replaced the batteries and they wont need to come. My flowering period will start when the temperature outside is so cold everyones windows will be closed and I live on a windy street.
What I need help with is the power and lighting part of growing.
What I had planned on was having 14 40 watt fluorescents 7 cool white 7 warm white. That would produce 45500 lumens. With a cfl 150 watt running at 42 watts putting out 2700 lumens that goes up to 48200 lumens in the flowering room.
Using the tool energy guide
Flowering room - 14 Fl +1 CFL = $214 per year. 17.83 per month @ 12 hours per day
Veg room - 4 FL = $86 per year. $7.16 per month @ 18 hours a day.
Total cost per year $300, per month $26 (a lot of rounding up)
With all my fans it will be around $34 a month (again a lot of rounding up)
#1 - Would that be a noticeable spike? Would the electric company ask questions?
#2 Will the yield be decent with fluorescents?
#3 Whats the safest power cycle to have? (Please select one from the chart)
I guess thats all for now. Thank you for reading and for your input.