Hank Dank's First Grow and Stealth Box Build- 60 Day Wonder -DWC-Mini SCROG

dsmoke1

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Well that's really cheap. All the LED lighting I've ever looked in to buying has been 1000$ plus- But those were big ones. I'm not sure how well that would work. What I am sure will work well however, is a 2 foot, two-bulb T5 from home depot costing you around 30 bucks said and done. It may not fit in your cab, though. Do you not have anywhere else to Veg for a bit? I've never seen quality LED lighting priced that low. I've never really seen it below 500$. Who knows though, that thing might be perfect for you. I would read a few reviews before purchasing.
 

HankDank

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Well that's really cheap. All the LED lighting I've ever looked in to buying has been 1000$ plus- But those were big ones. I'm not sure how well that would work. What I am sure will work well however, is a 2 foot, two-bulb T5 from home depot costing you around 30 bucks said and done. It may not fit in your cab, though. Do you not have anywhere else to Veg for a bit? I've never seen quality LED lighting priced that low. I've never really seen it below 500$. Who knows though, that thing might be perfect for you. I would read a few reviews before purchasing.
I was just thinking about that as i was driving back home, that i should probably look up some actual user reviews on it, cuz i too thought the price was really cheap! But for the T5 i only have about 17" of width in my cab, just don't have the room for it, and hate to install a bunch of CFLs in it. I wanted to find a MH bulb converted for HPS but its near impossible to find thats when i ran across that LED panel. It does sound extremely cheap tho, but its small i think its made for cab setups. I'll search for some reviews and see what people are saying
 

HankDank

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im kind of iffy on them now tho, because i cannot really find any info of many people using them i have nothing to go by weather they work or not..which kind of sucks id really like to know but i dont want to play scientist.
Can you take a look at this for me, its a mini T5 but i dont know if these work the same way your's does
http://www.petco.com/product/113490/Coralife-Mini-Aqualight-T5-Dual-Aquarium-Lamp-Fixture.aspx?CoreCat=certona-_-ProductListTopRated_Fish_4-_-Coralife Mini Aqualight T5 Dual Aquarium Lamp Fixture-113490
 

dsmoke1

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Hmm... Honestly, one single CFL will do you fine. I have no doubts about that. Even if it stretches a bit, things will even out under the HPS, which should be fine in a few days. HPS can be used to veg quite efficiently if you have nothing else.
 

HankDank

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Yeah i bet your right, i always read that hps causes alot of stretching so its not that great for veg, but if i introduce blue spectrum into the mix with like a 5000k cfl bulb will that slow the stretch down or no?
 

dsmoke1

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That single CFL will give you a leaf set or two on the seedling. From there, the HPS will get her huge.
 

HankDank

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speaking of leaf sets, i looked at her a min ago, and i noticed one of the first serrated leaves is not really yellow but its a lighter shade of green than the other, and right in the center (had to pull out a magnifier) there's some new growth just starting..i REALLY need to get a good camera...maybe instead of buying that T5 or LED stuff ill just get a good camera lol
 

HankDank

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hey hank, don't worry. I think she'll be just fine. I don't normally start in rock wool, I do jiffy pellets. But what I normally do is leave them in tupperware covered with seran wrap until the root shows out and then pot into the final pot. I've grown 60DW, a VERY good plant. Here is my journal for it if you want to see what you're in for. https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/350467-napa23s-2nd-go-auto-blue-10.html#post4634297
SWEET! Hope mine turns out like that! Yeah as far as my germinating methods im not set on anything yet of course, that was just the way i wanted to try my first attempt since i was originally going with hydro on this run. I might give the jiffy pellets a try too, i got a few other good seeds to work with. Thanks for droppin by and be sure to keep checkin in on her, i think im going to get a much better cam so i can post some good bud porn in the future!
Ive got another one of those 60DW's too, im hoping to GOD i get the pheno like you did, i want those pink tipped buds!
 

dsmoke1

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Keep doing what you're doing and get it under the HPS when it's big enough :) Don't worry about stretching with a scrog. Whatever it looks like now, it will look completely different in two weeks.
 

napa23

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SWEET! Hope mine turns out like that! Yeah as far as my germinating methods im not set on anything yet of course, that was just the way i wanted to try my first attempt since i was originally going with hydro on this run. I might give the jiffy pellets a try too, i got a few other good seeds to work with. Thanks for droppin by and be sure to keep checkin in on her, i think im going to get a much better cam so i can post some good bud porn in the future!
Ive got another one of those 60DW's too, im hoping to GOD i get the pheno like you did, i want those pink tipped buds!
Yeah I wasn't expecting all those colors, it was a nice surprise lol. I'll definitely be hanging around if you need me. I just thought about something though. Does the tupperware it's in have holes in it for drainage? Is that the final container? Is there any way you can block light from it?
 

HankDank

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Yeah I wasn't expecting all those colors, it was a nice surprise lol. I'll definitely be hanging around if you need me. I just thought about something though. Does the tupperware it's in have holes in it for drainage? Is that the final container? Is there any way you can block light from it?
Yeah theres some drain holes in the bottom, im using a moisture meter as well and the soil read a mid 2 out of 4 which i think is about right. Not the final container, will go into a 14 inch round coco-lined container. I actually have it ready to go, i got lime sewn into the top soil and ran water thru it till i got a little run off to ph the soil good. Will stick her in it soon. The tupperware container was just a temporary pot to get her in some soil and into a dome, just figured that 1 gal ziplock bag would work nice then i could stick it under the CFL until she healed up a little, shes looking alot better now, leaves are still a lil curled under but i think overall shes back on track, like i said earlier theres some tiny new growth starting right at the base of the two first serrated leaves

Question: when i put her under the HPS if i block the direct light for a few days do you think that will help her adjust to it better?
 

napa23

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Hopefully you can get it out of the tupperware cleanly. I normally have mine under a 32W daylight CFL until pistils show, then the HPS. But I don't think it will really make a difference. You can try raising the light a bit if you need to
 

HankDank

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Day 5

Got her moved into the box, planted in her final pot, rockwool and all.
Shes looking LOADS better today...Temps in box are 80F with 50%RH

Used this lighting chart, this thing is REALLY handy for HPS
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napa23

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Day 5

Got her moved into the box, planted in her final pot, rockwool and all.
Shes looking LOADS better today...Temps in box are 80F with 50%RH

Used this lighting chart, this thing is REALLY handy for HPS
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Haha I actually just responded to your post in my thread with a link to this chart. Get a picture up man, interested to see how she's doin.
 

HankDank

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Haha I actually just responded to your post in my thread with a link to this chart. Get a picture up man, interested to see how she's doin.
So u want some kiddie porn do ya?? Well here u go sir!
Got her under the dome to keep it a lil moist until she gets bigger, that HPS seems to dry the top soil out pretty quick
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napa23

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Good setup. She is doing better, good job. I can't wait to see how yours turns out. Mine was super small cause of the party cup, yours should get pretty big though.
 

HankDank

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Good setup. She is doing better, good job. I can't wait to see how yours turns out. Mine was super small cause of the party cup, yours should get pretty big though.
Im sure hoping she does, i think the pot shes in is large enough for the roots to not have any real issues, but i could be wrong.
Going to try n lst her around the pot if i can.
I can't wait to watch her grow up either, its kind of exciting, i can see how people get addicted to doing this.

Ended up finding one of those USB keys u can plug ur SD cards into, so i didnt have to get a new camera afterall, ill be snapping TONS of pics in the future..oh and i dont think ive showed my cab to well either so heres a better look at what im rockin
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