My Growitup Greenhouse Grow 2010
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bigcheese510
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rockwool is 3 or 4 bucks for 12 blocks and rapid rooters are 15-20 bucks for 50 plugs
HowzerMD
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Lol @ that floral foam Cruzer. I worked at Michael's back in the day doing ship&receive and this dude I worked with would always take home the slabs of the stuff that got busted up. He said it was great clone medium and he loved not paying for rockwool. I thought it was half-assed, but you've discouraged my doubts.
Yea, I know. This is cool. They sell them in sheets, like 100 a sheet and 2 sheets to a pack. cost is like $25
I used rockwoll when I first started then switched to rapid rooter cubes and been using those for a couple years.
This stuff is more rigid than rooter cubes and drains a little faster. I could see how it could help develop a stronger root system possibility help stop dampening off. It's not organic but you dont have to store it damp either. I really like it, its good for spray systems like I got.
I used rockwoll when I first started then switched to rapid rooter cubes and been using those for a couple years.
This stuff is more rigid than rooter cubes and drains a little faster. I could see how it could help develop a stronger root system possibility help stop dampening off. It's not organic but you dont have to store it damp either. I really like it, its good for spray systems like I got.
Ha! Thats the first thing I did was look for some around the house.Great stuff Cruzer, thanks for all the information.
I wonder if we could just yank out the wifes fake plants and cut that shit into cubes!! My is gonna hate me and its all your fault Cruzer! HA! Just kidding!
Yea, actually there are 104 sites per sheet so you get 208 for $23
Cool, Cool.
I think so bro, but I have a larger area and a couple more plants then you used so that makes sense.
So far all but scog kush have all cured just right. scog has a fresh smell to it. I think I'll open it and let it sit outside over night then dry again.
I got the roof back on and vent operational again.
Only thing I don't like about it is I cant screen it without creating shade on the plants.
I was setting up my larger cab with the 400w and found my duct booster fan I use on my diy cool tube quit on me. I wonder when that happen. It has some resistance when I try to turn the fan manually and when I plug it in it turns real slow.
Does any one know if your suppose to oil duct booster fans?
Only thing I don't like about it is I cant screen it without creating shade on the plants.
I was setting up my larger cab with the 400w and found my duct booster fan I use on my diy cool tube quit on me. I wonder when that happen. It has some resistance when I try to turn the fan manually and when I plug it in it turns real slow.
Does any one know if your suppose to oil duct booster fans?
riddleme
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you can try hosing out the shaft & bearing sites with wd-40, sometimes the grease gets sticky, other than that your replacing it IMO
WWShadow
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uhm Cruzer, you might want to watch that fan closely. I had a regular fan sieze up & wd-40'd it & it worked for about another 2 months. Given my experience & luck with electrical stuff, I would be setting aside some cash planning to replace it as soon as i could. It could last a couple more years, never know.
gumball
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cruzer, cant you cut triangle pieces of screen for the sides and a rectangular piece for the front, and glue it right on the edge of the vent panels as well as the edge of the roof that the vent panels lay against. this should provide the smallest amount of light blockage when it is open, and when it is closed the screen on the front would pancake in between the strips of metal you have your screws going into.
did that make sense to you? hope it helps
It was only a 2 month fix eh? ok good to know. Before I fixed it I ordered another one online so I will have a back up,
Great minds think alike.
Oh sure it made sense, that exactly what I came up with, Cant go one large flat one cause of the vent opener.cruzer, cant you cut triangle pieces of screen for the sides and a rectangular piece for the front, and glue it right on the edge of the vent panels as well as the edge of the roof that the vent panels lay against. this should provide the smallest amount of light blockage when it is open, and when it is closed the screen on the front would pancake in between the strips of metal you have your screws going into.
did that make sense to you? hope it helps
IDK about using glue, I was thinking a frame. When closed it wouldn't exactly pancake though, it would hang down, look like shit and I think would drive me nuts.
Yea, your ideas help though, thanks
Got the veg cab up and running, starting the 400w about 18 inches away. There reaching.
Oh yea Big Cheese, much better.
The new growth is coming in strong.
Soon I will have all of them in here.
They would all be in there now but I forgot to clean the drain line when I finished my last hydro grow in here and the roots dried in the line. Its a lot easier when the roots are still alive, they pull right out. These being months old broke off and stuck to the inside of the drain pipe. I took apart what I could and cleaned it but the section that goes behind the cab will need to be flushed out. I got a fresh res in there so I will do it when I change out.
So here's my vegging area.
Cab on the left is 48" by 24" and the right is 36" by 18"
There is a hold cut in the floor for intake under the large cab, the small one is connected too. Exhausted out the back of the cabs through a window behind them. All pretty stealth.
Oh yea Big Cheese, much better.
The new growth is coming in strong.
Soon I will have all of them in here.
They would all be in there now but I forgot to clean the drain line when I finished my last hydro grow in here and the roots dried in the line. Its a lot easier when the roots are still alive, they pull right out. These being months old broke off and stuck to the inside of the drain pipe. I took apart what I could and cleaned it but the section that goes behind the cab will need to be flushed out. I got a fresh res in there so I will do it when I change out.
So here's my vegging area.
Cab on the left is 48" by 24" and the right is 36" by 18"
There is a hold cut in the floor for intake under the large cab, the small one is connected too. Exhausted out the back of the cabs through a window behind them. All pretty stealth.
The Snowman
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damnnnnnn frosty already! haha
what is the reflective material you're using in your cabs? is it just mylar?
what is the reflective material you're using in your cabs? is it just mylar?