First time growing in 10 years, tell me what you think of my setup

dirtbikerida63 · May 2, 2012

how much did the whole set up cost you?

berkman858 · May 2, 2012

dirtbikerida63 said:
how much did the whole set up cost you?

Ouch, why do you have to ask such painful questions?? I am in for about 3 grand right now but 1 or 2 harvests should repay that.

wheels619 · May 2, 2012

ouch. lol. thats a pretty penny. i wanna see if co2 works. might be running a 4x8 with it in the next few months for flower only. the veg tent is on its own. lol. just gotta get an ac and dehumidifier first. berkman has me beat sofar. lol. but i will catch up. hmm thats a lot of billfold.

BlowinPurpp · May 2, 2012

This set up is serious dude, good luck!

berkman858 · May 2, 2012

wheels619 said:
ouch. lol. thats a pretty penny. i wanna see if co2 works. might be running a 4x8 with it in the next few months for flower only. the veg tent is on its own. lol. just gotta get an ac and dehumidifier first. berkman has me beat sofar. lol. but i will catch up. hmm thats a lot of billfold.

Remember, I only win if I get some dank, aromatic bud. I will not accept victory any other way.

JK, but I just checked my plants and the leaves are getting very sticky and frosty. What a difference a day makes! I really think it's the CO2 that's causing this explosive growth and frostiness.

billcollector99 · May 2, 2012

Or the undercerrent system. lol

berkman858 · May 2, 2012

billcollector99 said:
Or the undercerrent system. lol

Or the 1000 watt HPS... or ALL OF IT combined!!!! I am a mad scientist!

billcollector99 · May 2, 2012

How do you measure the PPM of the CO2 you are delivering to your plants, or PPM of Co2 inside your tent?

berkman858 · May 2, 2012

billcollector99 said:
How do you measure the PPM of the CO2 you are delivering to your plants, or PPM of Co2 inside your tent?

Sentinel CHHC-4 environmental controller - link is here. I also have a Titan Controls CO2 Regulator that I can set to different flow rates. I set the Sentinel to 1800 PPM and it knows when it's daytime and keeps the CO2 at 1800 until the temp gets too high and then it turns off the CO2 and turns on the ventilation fans. Vice versa when the temp drops. This is all configurable and can be changed so that the CO2 stays on when the cooling outlet is activated, which is good for grow rooms with A/C instead of fans to cool. My CO2 tank has been going strong for almost 2 weeks so far, but I think it's almost done.

Another thing, I am using less energy overall even with additional fans and etc. The environmental controller reduces power consumption by only activating the devices when necessary.

berkman858 · May 2, 2012

Some pictures to prove I am not hallucinating:

berkman858 · May 3, 2012

I was correct when I stated last night that my CO2 tank was almost done, it was completely done when I woke up this morning. No problem, a quick trip to San Diego Hydro and $14 and the problem was resolved. I am very happy that the tank lasted 12 days and only cost $14 to refill. CO2 is way expensive to get set up, but is cheap to maintain. I highly recommend it to anyone who has the means.

berkman858 · May 6, 2012

This is the start of week 5 of flower. I am very pleased with their progress so far.

UPDATED PICS:

berkman858 · May 6, 2012

Comparison pictures of my grow so far:

hattowndank · May 6, 2012

looking excellent berkman! you have a couple monster buds in the back on that tent it looks like :eyesmoke:

and so many white hairs i cant wait to see those buds explode, keep up the good work

berkman858 · May 6, 2012

hattowndank said:
looking excellent berkman! you have a couple monster buds in the back on that tent it looks like and so many white hairs i cant wait to see those buds explode, keep up the good work

Thanks hattondank! There are more bud sites and bigger buds than I could have ever hoped for at this stage of the grow. I am amazed every time I open the tent.

hattowndank · May 6, 2012

haha i know the feeling and it will only continue to get better from here

berkman858 · May 6, 2012

I think these are better pictures for comparison.

berkman858 · May 6, 2012

Here is a handy PH chart to show nutrient uptake at different PH levels. I know there are other charts out there but this one is nice and neat and if you don't know by now; that's how I like things. :roll:

Sims da smoker (Qboro) · May 7, 2012

Damn bro... I missed a lot, there has been a lot if progress I see.. And it girls are looking nice!! Now that everything is coming together, u still think u could reach it expected yield?? What was it 3-4 oz per plant right??

berkman858 · May 7, 2012

Sims da smoker (Qboro) said:
Damn bro... I missed a lot, there has been a lot if progress I see.. And it girls are looking nice!! Now that everything is coming together, u still think u could reach it expected yield?? What was it 3-4 oz per plant right??

I really don't want to jinx myself but that sounds about right. If I get at least 2 ounces per plant I will be really happy. I will be happy with some quality high grade smoke. At this point they are getting pretty frosty so I am hopeful.

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