SmoltimeGrow
Active Member
Hi all, starting this grow journal to get feedback on things within my first attempt at a full indoor grow cycle. I’m doing a combination of some seeds I got while visiting Jamaica and a couple miscellaneous ones I’ve pulled from some dank nugs. I’ve gotten like 60% germination rate from them, so off to a good start. I have additional backups going in case I kill a few during my first attempt.
I have two systems going, 6 Plants are using Roots Organics Original Soil and the other 2 are using a Hydroponic setup. I didn’t want to do all hydro because I don’t have an easy hookup for water and cleaning the reservoir; so I decided to give it a hand doing just two.
Here is my setup:
•60” x 32” x 80” Indoor Grow Tent
•4’ T5 6 Bulb w/6700K in & 6 full spectrum bulbs on standby
•2x 6in monkey fans
•2x Etekcity wireless outlets (for electricity tracking
•2x 5Gal. For Hydros
•2x 5Gal. For Soil
•4x 3Gal. For Soil
•2 Routed air pump (I have a 4route on standbyfor when they need more oxygen in bloom)
•Nutes are in pics below. Only using Veg+Bloom for Hydro and will use full bloom nutes from roots organics when it comes time.
My thought process in this setup is to see which way of growing is best for me. Do I like hydro? Do I want to scrog the whole thing? Maybe I want to try different training methods? All of these types of things considered, I wanted to hve backup plants growing in case I make a mistake. I also would really like to maximize my yield within the size I have. Going full Hydro would take up a lot more room than I have available.
I’d really like to try and make two canopy levels. One canopy of all the 5Gal plants and a secondary, lower canopy, out of the 3Gals. I plan on doing this by LST the 5Gals pretty hard and growing them up and outwards while I scrog the 3Gals at a much lower level. I will add light penetration to the lower canopy by buying 2 LED lights later on in the process. I’ve got quite a bit of time to change my mind before then, so I don’t want to rush and buy anything yet. I know I’d look for 2 units pushing 200watts each using 1watt LEDs to maximize light output and minimize added heat.
I am unsure of what my inline fan system will look like. Of course I’ll need a charcoal filter and what I have from my once before setup (that was ended prematurely) is a 170CFM system. That will pull the door down in my tent considering it’s only 80ishCF and I really only need cycle rate of like 50ish (maybe 100 if I set it on timer intervals).
Any suggestions on this? I’ve thought of using the same air diffusers that go in bathrooms; those are usually 50-100CFM; but would really like one that is meant to be hooked up to a charcoal filter. Please LMK what solutions you guys have done for odor when using a smaller setup.
I’m also not sure about why some of my leaves are twisted up. It did take me a little while to figure out how to stabilize the humidity/temp; so I’ll let it work itself out.
My other concern is a discoloration in some of the leaves. The stem in a couple Is a very pale green and there are random spots on it like that as well. Is it from the heat? I did have to readjust the lights a couple times to find where it was just right..
Without further a-due, this is what my setup looks like and will be pretty much the rest of the way. Please give me feedback and questions! I really would like to improve my knowledge and experience.
I have two systems going, 6 Plants are using Roots Organics Original Soil and the other 2 are using a Hydroponic setup. I didn’t want to do all hydro because I don’t have an easy hookup for water and cleaning the reservoir; so I decided to give it a hand doing just two.
Here is my setup:
•60” x 32” x 80” Indoor Grow Tent
•4’ T5 6 Bulb w/6700K in & 6 full spectrum bulbs on standby
•2x 6in monkey fans
•2x Etekcity wireless outlets (for electricity tracking
•2x 5Gal. For Hydros
•2x 5Gal. For Soil
•4x 3Gal. For Soil
•2 Routed air pump (I have a 4route on standbyfor when they need more oxygen in bloom)
•Nutes are in pics below. Only using Veg+Bloom for Hydro and will use full bloom nutes from roots organics when it comes time.
My thought process in this setup is to see which way of growing is best for me. Do I like hydro? Do I want to scrog the whole thing? Maybe I want to try different training methods? All of these types of things considered, I wanted to hve backup plants growing in case I make a mistake. I also would really like to maximize my yield within the size I have. Going full Hydro would take up a lot more room than I have available.
I’d really like to try and make two canopy levels. One canopy of all the 5Gal plants and a secondary, lower canopy, out of the 3Gals. I plan on doing this by LST the 5Gals pretty hard and growing them up and outwards while I scrog the 3Gals at a much lower level. I will add light penetration to the lower canopy by buying 2 LED lights later on in the process. I’ve got quite a bit of time to change my mind before then, so I don’t want to rush and buy anything yet. I know I’d look for 2 units pushing 200watts each using 1watt LEDs to maximize light output and minimize added heat.
I am unsure of what my inline fan system will look like. Of course I’ll need a charcoal filter and what I have from my once before setup (that was ended prematurely) is a 170CFM system. That will pull the door down in my tent considering it’s only 80ishCF and I really only need cycle rate of like 50ish (maybe 100 if I set it on timer intervals).
Any suggestions on this? I’ve thought of using the same air diffusers that go in bathrooms; those are usually 50-100CFM; but would really like one that is meant to be hooked up to a charcoal filter. Please LMK what solutions you guys have done for odor when using a smaller setup.
I’m also not sure about why some of my leaves are twisted up. It did take me a little while to figure out how to stabilize the humidity/temp; so I’ll let it work itself out.
My other concern is a discoloration in some of the leaves. The stem in a couple Is a very pale green and there are random spots on it like that as well. Is it from the heat? I did have to readjust the lights a couple times to find where it was just right..
Without further a-due, this is what my setup looks like and will be pretty much the rest of the way. Please give me feedback and questions! I really would like to improve my knowledge and experience.
I started my first few grows in soil like you, and decided to give DWC a shot because it seemed to not be very complicated. I never looked back! Yes, the plants do rely on you more than they do in soil. But I've found that if you can find a good, simple base nutrient, hydro becomes a much easier endeavor. If your hydro system does not recirculate, then I highly recommend Floranova Bloom from seed to harvest. It is Lucas Formula in a bottle. In a recirc setup, Nova can get sludgy and gunk up sprayers. In those situations, I strongly recommend Flora Micro/Bloom (Lucas Formula), or Maxigrow/Maxibloom. In any of these 3 options, if you use RO water, you may want to keep a bottle of CalMag (I prefer CaliMagic as it has the lowest amount of N of any CalMag product I've found). Also, I would really recommend getting some Hydroguard or Great White to colonize your hydro plant's roots with good bacteria. If water temps are kept appropriate, you may not need any kind of root innoculant, but my first hydro was almost ruined by root rot even in proper temps. Peroxide would only band aid fix the root rot, only once I applied Hydroguard did the root rot dissappear permanently and haven't had it since (in over 5 years now). Apologies for my rambling, I just want to give you some of the info that would've saved me some massive head aches when I first tried hydroponics. Good luck and I'll be along for the ride! I also wouldn't fret about the TMV, if they do indeed have that virus, it will soon become blatanly obvious. As for now, I just don't see any symptoms that would justify killing your plants over. I think you're in the clear...TMV is a relatively uncommon occurence. but will produce extremely strange, deformed and even 'swirly' growth. I'm just not seeing that in your babies.
