So last night / early this morning, I spent a lot of time working on the cab. I don't have proper tools so it took some creativity on my part. The 120mm, 74 cfm fan needed to be mounted and had no idea how to cut a hole out of the back at first...then I decided to drill around the the outline with a series of holes. It worked
. I traced a small bowl that happened to be the size of the fan for an outline.
Then I decided to fit the cab in 100% Crees to see what the temps would be like.
Please ignore terrible paint job on the interior
. Will more than likely be covering everything in mylar or white poly.
Anyway, I went to sleep for several hours, woke up and checked the temp inside and it was
maybe 3 degrees higher than the room temp so 74 degrees F (23 C). I know that cannabis needs a temp of around 85 degrees to transpire so there will definitely be room for more bulbs and will probably even
need to add CFLs.
I don't know if I'm going to keep my light setup the way it is now or if it will change, but I like using the extension cords because I can easily maneuver them to any part of the box and get them pretty close to the plants. Cree bulbs and CFLs both have more light emitted from the side, so maybe I can make a light 'halo' around my plants using the extension cords. I have the cord hanging from a hook that I screwed into the ceiling (have a whole package of hooks for future positioning).
I still have quite a few things to do...for one my cab is not light leak proof:
And the adapter for my fan is not good enough to let the fan operate at full power. The blades spin pretty slowly, so I'll probably invest in a proper adapter rather than the one I used which was found in the garage.
Last but not least, here are some pics of the stunted seedling:
As you can see, clearly Nitrogen deficiency from the nute lockout caused by over watering
. Still kicking myself for that
. Her soil was bone dry today though, so I gave her the first watering of several days and made sure not to overdo it. She should resume growth within the next couple days.
The two Ramrella seeds I germed did pop though, and one of them is in the other container. Am going to begin the hunt around my house now for a container for the other. Plan on growing them both until they show sex...hoping for a female of course! Will probably switch to 12/12 after letting them veg for a week or two.
Oh, and you like my DIY keychain for the key to the front of the cab?
The lock came with a spare key so I taped it under a closet shelf in case I ever lose the other.
In a few days I'll have a fan to blow air around the interior, will light proof cab, and build a DIY carbon filter following this guide:
https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/101248-best-diy-ez-walmart-carbon.html