First grow. Need nutrient, vent, and setup help

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burn.after.rollin

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I'm making a grow closet that's 7ft. Tall, 2.5ft long, and 1.5 ft wide. I plan on using 2 5 gal. DWC with a 150 watt HPS light. I'm not sure what to do about ventalation or what nutrients to use. I'll post a pic of a sketch I came up with. Any input??
 
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burnbig420

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burn.after.rollin said:
I'm making a grow closet that's 7ft. Tall, 2.5ft long, and 1.5 ft wide. I plan on using 2 5 gal. DWC with a 150 watt HPS light. I'm not sure what to do about ventalation or what nutrients to use. I'll post a pic of a sketch I came up with. Any input??
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ventalation is definantly not something to scimp on and neither is nutrients.

For That small of a space you could buy a small inline fan etc. or if you cant find one of those you can even go to home depot and buy a 120 cfm exaust fan for like 15 bucks.(but if you have the money i would def. get a small inline fan.) which ever rout you go just make sure that the exaust fan can pull all air out of room in 5 minutes.
You also need to have a way to bring in fresh air, whether you want to set up somthing to suck fresh air in, or simply open the door for a couple hours everyday its you choice.

And get an ocsilating fan to set in your room(for good air movement arould your plants).

As far a nutes go i always recomend botanicare products to new growers, for the fact that they are simple to use and work great...The three botanicare products i would make 1st on my list are:
Pro blend gro(veg. stage)
pro blend bloom(flower stage)
liquid karma(micronutrient)

Also whenever starting ferts, start at 1/2 recomended dose per gallon and after a couple of feedings go from there.


i hope this helps, and tell me some more about what your plans are and i will help you as much as possible. i.e. what do you plan to cover your walls with, how long plan to veg. etc.

good luck
 
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burn.after.rollin

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thanks ill check those fans out. im getting greenhouse seed co. pack G. it comes with AMS, Church, Train Wreck, White widow, and White Rhino. im covering the inside with mylar. i wanna use scrog but not really sure what to do. i was thinking veg. 5 weeks flower 6-7? im not sure..
 
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woahmyomy

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burn.after.rollin said:
How's 4 CPU fans sound for ventalation? 2 at the bottom for intake and 2 On top for exhaust.
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I could be wroung, so dont bash me ppl.
But you might be better creating "negative" air pressure by leaving small open intake holes at the bottom and moving all fans to the top. This ofcourse assuming it is a tighly sealed tent.
 
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burnbig420

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burn.after.rollin said:
How's 4 CPU fans sound for ventalation? 2 at the bottom for intake and 2 On top for exhaust.
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that would work however you must let the fans on top suck all air out. then turn them off and let fans at bottom pull fresh air in. you do that so your fresh air sits in you room for a bit of time.

timers would be great for this cause
 
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burnbig420

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burn.after.rollin said:
thanks ill check those fans out. im getting greenhouse seed co. pack G. it comes with AMS, Church, Train Wreck, White widow, and White Rhino. im covering the inside with mylar. i wanna use scrog but not really sure what to do. i was thinking veg. 5 weeks flower 6-7? im not sure..
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those are all great strains, i highly recommend them all...as far as veg and flower go thats up to you depending on what size you want your plants in the end..but remember once you flip your lights to 12/12 your plants can double and sometimes even triple in size, so you dont want them to get too big during veg....as far as the flowering period the seed company should tell you recommended time for flowering.

but even more important you need to get a good magnifying glass and you can tell exactly when to harvest as the trichomes will turn milky white, or amber and when about 50% have turned its time to harvest.
 
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burn.after.rollin

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I'm still not sure abot the nutrients. I was looking at a bc grow and bloom starter kit?
I'm going with the 2 fans on top And 2 on bottom but I don't kno know to do the wiring... Any tips?
 
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burnbig420

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burn.after.rollin said:
I'm still not sure abot the nutrients. I was looking at a bc grow and bloom starter kit?
I'm going with the 2 fans on top And 2 on bottom but I don't kno know to do the wiring... Any tips?
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im no electrition sorry. but they make plently of small exaust/ intake fans simular to what you want that simply plug into to wall socket
 
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burnbig420

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burn.after.rollin said:
where can i get one??
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i would suggest getting four small 4 in duct fans 2 for top and 2 for bottom as you said...these are small, cheap, quiet and effective for your size space and really you would only proly need one at top and one at bottom.

Heres a link,,,,
http://htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=46434

These plug in to a wall outlet. And if your wondering even though its a duct fan(used for speeding up air flow through long ducts), u can simply put one of these at bottom of room(for fresh air) and one at top(exaust fan)
 
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burn.after.rollin

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burnbig420 said:
i would suggest getting four small 4 in duct fans 2 for top and 2 for bottom as you said...these are small, cheap, quiet and effective for your size space and really you would only proly need one at top and one at bottom.

Heres a link,,,,
http://htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=46434

These plug in to a wall outlet. And if your wondering even though its a duct fan(used for speeding up air flow through long ducts), u can simply put one of these at bottom of room(for fresh air) and one at top(exaust fan)
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would one ontop for exhaust with intake holes at the bottom work?
 
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