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

wheels619 said:
would be nice but that shit is way out of my price range. lol. glad u got it setup.
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It's sort of out of my price range too but I am betting on a fast and lucrative ROI (return on investment) so it should pay for itself in no time. I am basically starving myself to pay for my girls because the situation will be reversed soon and I will be repayed tenfold. IF...... I don't fuck it up. 8)
 
UPDATED PICS - INSIDE GROW TENT 2.0:

You asked for them, here they are, pics of my girls and the newly remodeled interior spaciousness of a proper grow tent with CO2 being deployed. I am finally happy with my tent, it took a lot of money and time but here it is folks, my pride and joy!

Another thing, I had to set my light at a set height because of the insulated ducting. It makes my fans whisper quiet but is not all that bendable. Oh well, 1000 watts will penetrate like I do, if you know what I mean!!

P.S. - Look at all them bud sites!!!!
 

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thanks for the update berk, the setup is looking incredible and so r the girls that tents getting pretty packed :bigjoint: cant wait to see the fat buds keep it up
 
berkman858 said:
UPDATE - GROW TENT 2.0:

Here are some pics of the outside of my grow tent. I will take and post pics of the inside later on when I won't be waking the girls up. They need their beauty sleep.
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da,mn dude nice fuckin setup. props. and rep.

nevermind the rep system on this site sucks balls and wont let me rep u again for some reason.
 
wheels619 said:
da,mn dude nice fuckin setup. props. and rep.

nevermind the rep system on this site sucks balls and wont let me rep u again for some reason.
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Thanks bro, no worries on the rep. I appreciate the props though! It is nice to finally have a respectable grow going. I don't feel bad at all about the money that I spent because I look at it as an investment. That helps me part with some of my Jew Gold.
 
I just thought I would share a good comparison of where I started and where I am now, it made me smile:
 

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berkman858 said:
Thanks bro, no worries on the rep. I appreciate the props though! It is nice to finally have a respectable grow going. I don't feel bad at all about the money that I spent because I look at it as an investment. That helps me part with some of my Jew Gold.
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yeah dude i know the feeling. bought a new 4x4 tent had to give the old tent back to a buddy, 1000 digital ballast, 400 digital ballast, 400 mh bulb, 1000 hps bulb, 8 inch hydrofarm fan, fan controller, new air cooled hood for the 4x4 just cuz my old one was kinda ancient and i told my buddy id hook him up with it when i got a new one and a couple other odds and ends and it all cost a little more than just ur co2 rig. lol. i want to set up a 4x8 for flower with 2 1000hps in it and i want to use my 4x4 for veg with the 400. gotta buy a 4x8 tent now and another xxl hood and im in business, so co2 may have to wait a little while. how much r the tank refills and how long do they last? it will return ur jew gold in a few months hopefully with a little hard work. lol. the 1000 stuff is for the 6x4 i already flower in. it just needed updated equipment. stuff it had in it was getting kinda old and the warranty dates were approaching and the bulb has had a few goes at it already too so it was time. lol.

also have u figured out how ur gonna dry and cure ur buds yet?
 
sorry had to use my phone cuz my camara is dead and cant find the charger. couple pics of the 4x6. everything is at 4 weeks. only about 4 to go minus the skywalker. its still got about 5 weeks. skywalker, plp, sour og, cougar kush and a red kush. :)
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wheels619 said:
yeah dude i know the feeling. bought a new 4x4 tent had to give the old tent back to a buddy, 1000 digital ballast, 400 digital ballast, 400 mh bulb, 1000 hps bulb, 8 inch hydrofarm fan, fan controller, new air cooled hood for the 4x4 just cuz my old one was kinda ancient and i told my buddy id hook him up with it when i got a new one and a couple other odds and ends and it all cost a little more than just ur co2 rig. lol. i want to set up a 4x8 for flower with 2 1000hps in it and i want to use my 4x4 for veg with the 400. gotta buy a 4x8 tent now and another xxl hood and im in business, so co2 may have to wait a little while. how much r the tank refills and how long do they last? it will return ur jew gold in a few months hopefully with a little hard work. lol. the 1000 stuff is for the 6x4 i already flower in. it just needed updated equipment. stuff it had in it was getting kinda old and the warranty dates were approaching and the bulb has had a few goes at it already too so it was time. lol.

also have u figured out how ur gonna dry and cure ur buds yet?
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Sounds like you are ok with spending your money on wise investments, too. The tank refills are $20 minus my discount which is usally around 20%. I don't know how long a tank lasts yet because I am still on my first one. I will post the results after a few tanks because I am sure there will be some slight differences when the plants get bigger and use more CO2.

I plan on using drying racks like these http://warehousegrower.amazonwebstore.com/Hang-Time-Drying-Rack-Medium/M/B005BTKIHK.htm to dry, and big glass jars to cure.
 
wheels619 said:
sorry had to use my phone cuz my camara is dead and cant find the charger. couple pics of the 4x6. everything is at 4 weeks. only about 4 to go minus the skywalker. its still got about 5 weeks. skywalker, plp, sour og, cougar kush and a red kush. :)
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Looking good bro. You have a lot of circulation fans, I think I need another one. The plants are getting too big for just one fan!
 
yeah man ive learned circulation circulation circulation. lol. had a bad run a while ago from not having enough. mold and pm snuck up and tainted most of my plants. was able to get most of them under control but had to toss a couple big-uns cuz of it. it was a sad day in the wheels household. lol.
 
wheels619 said:
yeah man ive learned circulation circulation circulation. lol. had a bad run a while ago from not having enough. mold and pm snuck up and tainted most of my plants. was able to get most of them under control but had to toss a couple big-uns cuz of it. it was a sad day in the wheels household. lol.
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Damn that sucks. I ordered a dehumidifier which should be here tomorrow or the next day to keep the humidity down.

I must say again, you use shitty meters and guages and you get shitty inaccurate results. IE: My old thermometer/hygrometer was giving me false readings about my humidity when in fact it was much higher. I found this out when I installed the evironmental controller and immediately started looking at dehumidifiers.

I have to go to the hydro store this weekend to pick up a chiller for my growing partner so I will pick up another circulation fan when I am there.
 
berkman858 said:
Damn that sucks. I ordered a dehumidifier which should be here tomorrow or the next day to keep the humidity down.

I must say again, you use shitty meters and guages and you get shitty inaccurate results. IE: My old thermometer/hygrometer was giving me false readings about my humidity when in fact it was much higher. I found this out when I installed the evironmental controller and immediately started looking at dehumidifiers.

I have to go to the hydro store this weekend to pick up a chiller for my growing partner so I will pick up another circulation fan when I am there.
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good idea. i am looking into a good portable ac unit right now. my grow room is gonna get hot as hell with a 400 in a 4x4 and 2 1000s in a 4x8. i cant vent it out the window as it is becuz my neighbors r tweekers. as soon as they move or get evicted the window is coming into play. lmao. dehumidifier is gonna be the last thing i get. even tho it should have been one of the first.
 
my 6x4 has two wall mounted fans going full blast and a nice box fan that goes full blast too. its like a wind tunnel in that thing. lmao. never really have to deal with any issues lately besides humidity. its been slowly creeping back up at night since i live 5 blocks from the beach.
 
wheels619 said:
my 6x4 has two wall mounted fans going full blast and a nice box fan that goes full blast too. its like a wind tunnel in that thing. lmao. never really have to deal with any issues lately besides humidity. its been slowly creeping back up at night since i live 5 blocks from the beach.
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Yeah I hear you bro, I don't want mildew or mold or any of that high humidity shit so the dehumidifier couldn't get here soon enough. I was thinking of getting an A/C unit in there but with CO2 there is no need, my daytime (for my girls) temps are around 85 degrees and you can safely go up to 90-95 if you pump in more CO2. No A/C and fans running less means less electricity and higher return on my investment.
 
Dehumidifier is installed, but I can't turn it on for a little while because the UPS guy left it on its side. The instructions say it has to be upright for an hour before using, I am glad I read the instructions. I usually just go ahead and just use shit but I find that reading, or at least skimming, the instructions to be pretty important and as I get older I have gotten a little more patience. I guess this patience helps me be more thorough. I was telling my growing partner that I don't think I could have gotten to this point 10 years ago, even if I did have the funding. I just wasn't mature enough to make the decisions I am now making. I would have jumped the gun a bunch of times already and probably killed my girls.

Moral of the story, patience is important but not all that easy to achieve. But hey, I am who I am and I couldn't have gotten to this point without going through the shit I have gone through and making the choices that I made.

Keep it green everyone, thanks for reading.
 
mmmhmmm. well said. im kinda a young-en and i agree. i was forced into learning patience lol. its the only reason my stuff comes out dank. 6 years ago it would have ended horribly. lmao.
 
wheels619 said:
mmmhmmm. well said. im kinda a young-en and i agree. i was forced into learning patience lol. its the only reason my stuff comes out dank. 6 years ago it would have ended horribly. lmao.
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I am 30, and this is how I feel so I wonder how it will be when I am 60. It's funny how you look back and judge your past self.
 
i know. i used to want to get drunk all the time. not so much anymore. i only drink like once a month and its gotta be jager. lol. :)

but yeah ive noticed a huge change in myself. it really started to be noticable when i started growing and had to be patient. when i started i would check on my stuff like three times day. would make it a point to come home and look in. lol. but now its once when i wake up and when i feed.
 
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