It’ll should hopefully go full circle. Currently at an end of a seed pull (2nd ever run) and im getting insane colors. I’ve given a chop date of 10/31 Idk if they’re deficient or locked out or what but after reading. Definitely changing
a bunker would be sweet! And I do have my eye on some controllers and monitors But for now I’d prefer the constant air exchangeMy grow room is not in a garage but in a underground concrete bunker in northern Alberta that we can't allow to freeze but in the almost 20 years I've owned the house have never had to apply heat tho it has got down to just a couple degrees C above freezing. Even this last summer with the heat domes it never got above 65F down there either so have never needed A/C either.
Couple things you should have is a temp/rh controller for your exhaust fan so it only runs when needed to reduce the heat or rh and a heater with a thermostat to make it come on when it drops below your set temp. I bought a 120/240v baseboard thermostat and wired it into a metal electrical box like the kind you would use for a light switch with cords on each end so I plug the heater into that with it's control on high and let the thermostat turn it on and off as needed. The climate is controlled in a very narrow range whether the lights are on or off. Also wired up a speed controller like the thermostat so the fan runs at 60W instead of the full 120W at full blast. Air is pulled into the room through filters from the rest of the basement and not directly from outside as it gets to -35C and up to +35C out there.
To keep tent walls from getting sucked in some cross bracing with string, rope or strong fishing line to prevent them bulging inwards will do the trick. Heavy blankets, comforters or sleeping bags from a thrift store will do the job pretty cheap too.
The heat from a propagation matt is good enough to keep a small tent warm
Then you can never maintain an optimum temp and growth and yields suffer. With just a candle burning in my 7x9' grow room I can keep the CO2 around 1250 with the fan off. With my little alcohol lamp it goes over 1500 in 20 min. Burning 99% methyl hydrate from the hardware store. Dirt cheap CO2. Getting CO2 is the main reason to bring in fresh air constantly. Fix that and you will enjoy the results.
Nice, thank you for sharing those methods of co2.Then you can never maintain an optimum temp and growth and yields suffer. With just a candle burning in my 7x9' grow room I can keep the CO2 around 1250 with the fan off. With my little alcohol lamp it goes over 1500 in 20 min. Burning 99% methyl hydrate from the hardware store. Dirt cheap CO2. Getting CO2 is the main reason to bring in fresh air constantly. Fix that and you will enjoy the results.
I didn’t know they could do that that well. Figured it just did the few inches above the mat
This is great btw. Next mod lol
Very worried about a heater in the space
This seems like something basic over never considered… jacked up temps in my room recently and my white widows are loving it, but my blueberrys are showing some head/light stress - indicas should prefer the cooler temps, or am I out to lunch?
So just for comparison - my outdoor temps we 14C yesterday, running 450w on meanwell drivers without and my fan was still running ever 10 minutes to keep temps under 87, this is in a sealed/insulated 4x8x6 room
You shouldn't worry too much. One of those small heaters that can be dialed up and down are really safe to use and you might have to fiddle with the built in thermostat a bit but if you have a cheap digital thermometer that shows the highest and lowest temps you can get it to keep the temp right where you want it. They have a switch on the bottom so if they tip over they shut off and if you have a soft floor you might need to set it on a piece of particle board or tin.
Yeah I just found a lasko one for like 30$ but it’s still 1500 watts and rated for 300sq foot.You shouldn't worry too much. One of those small heaters that can be dialed up and down are really safe to use and you might have to fiddle with the built in thermostat a bit but if you have a cheap digital thermometer that shows the highest and lowest temps you can get it to keep the temp right where you want it. They have a switch on the bottom so if they tip over they shut off and if you have a soft floor you might need to set it on a piece of particle board or tin.
You are not going to see heat stress in indicas at anything under 90F in your grow room. I keep mine between 75 - 80 most of the time but when I flip to flower and want to add CO2 to support the growth spurt during the stretch I let the heat go up to 90 max and will switch a 600W out for a 1000W then back to 600 after the stretch with my normal temps.
Leaf temps can get too warm from radiant heat from either HID or LED lights so an infrared temp gun is handy to check that.
I have 1.5” R7.5 ridged foam board cut to size to make the box Hoping to assemble tonight.
This is great info / sounds like your the guy I need to talk to about dialing in when running CO2You shouldn't worry too much. One of those small heaters that can be dialed up and down are really safe to use and you might have to fiddle with the built in thermostat a bit but if you have a cheap digital thermometer that shows the highest and lowest temps you can get it to keep the temp right where you want it. They have a switch on the bottom so if they tip over they shut off and if you have a soft floor you might need to set it on a piece of particle board or tin.
You are not going to see heat stress in indicas at anything under 90F in your grow room. I keep mine between 75 - 80 most of the time but when I flip to flower and want to add CO2 to support the growth spurt during the stretch I let the heat go up to 90 max and will switch a 600W out for a 1000W then back to 600 after the stretch with my normal temps.
Leaf temps can get too warm from radiant heat from either HID or LED lights so an infrared temp gun is handy to check that.
I'm sure it will. I used to vent my basement even in winter because it was the easiest thing to do. First year I stopped I saved $600. I'm just thinking you're going to be losing money if you exhaust it out.
Funny, this is exactly what led me to
Can’t wait to start messing with the co2..This is great info / sounds like your the guy I need to talk to about dialing in when running CO2
