Somatek
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Welcome to Somatek's Chibatorium of funktastic fun. My first grow in almost a decade, first time being legal but not the first time around the block. Which has led to a more relaxed playful approach, it didn't take long for the veg & flower rooms to be renamed the Dopository & the Chibatorium. Just a little nod to my appreciation of steampunk & it's creatively weird beauty, I'm so happy my niece is into steampunk so I have an excuse to indulge. It also reminds me of the ingenuity of underground growers so it seemed fitting to tie them together.
My license finally showed up in the mail yesterday and miraculously these plants sprung up over night. The Rene S1's look about 6 weeks old, the Violeta around 3. Luckily enough I also got another surprise in the mail, the latest order from True North Seedbank as I had to take advantage of the 30% off. So I have Barbara Bud, Jean Guy and Sunshine (sweet skunk S1) from House of the Great Gardener to pick to start tomorrow. Currently I'm leaning towards Sunshine...
The Chibatorium is a 6x6ft room (7 and a bit tall, short basement but at least it's cool) with a 4x6ft table on wheels (access from either side is nice) covered by two 600w HPS. Nothing fancy for ventilation just a 6" vortex exhaust (450 something CFM) and a 6" inductor for the intake. Central air keep the temps at a steady 22-24C (68-75F) during the day, dropping to 20C when the lights turn off. Just a single circulation fan for now but if I can find space to fit another in the more the merrier.
I'll be running a simple run to waste system to start, 50/50 coco/peat (pro mix organic as it was on sale and living off saving means every penny counts). I was planning on going back to using biocanna's line but over the months of waiting I started reading about coots soil mix. Which has piqued my curiosity, so when I noticed Nature's Nectar line at the hydroshop I decided to give it a try. It's easy enough to use so far, pH seems fairly stable when mixed (I always adjust it, I ignored their earlier feeding schedule which said to ignore it) and the plants are healthy. Other then dialing in the ideal feeding schedule, a bit more of a learning curve the PBP or Fox Farm but still user friendly. Other then the NPK and CaMg, I use KSi for pH up and grozyme once every week (assuming I don't forget) as I reuse my soil. Soon enough I hope to test a deep bed filled with coots mix on a 1/3 of the table, 2x4 ft (roughly 18cu ft of soil) for 8 plants.
My license finally showed up in the mail yesterday and miraculously these plants sprung up over night. The Rene S1's look about 6 weeks old, the Violeta around 3. Luckily enough I also got another surprise in the mail, the latest order from True North Seedbank as I had to take advantage of the 30% off. So I have Barbara Bud, Jean Guy and Sunshine (sweet skunk S1) from House of the Great Gardener to pick to start tomorrow. Currently I'm leaning towards Sunshine...
The Chibatorium is a 6x6ft room (7 and a bit tall, short basement but at least it's cool) with a 4x6ft table on wheels (access from either side is nice) covered by two 600w HPS. Nothing fancy for ventilation just a 6" vortex exhaust (450 something CFM) and a 6" inductor for the intake. Central air keep the temps at a steady 22-24C (68-75F) during the day, dropping to 20C when the lights turn off. Just a single circulation fan for now but if I can find space to fit another in the more the merrier.
I'll be running a simple run to waste system to start, 50/50 coco/peat (pro mix organic as it was on sale and living off saving means every penny counts). I was planning on going back to using biocanna's line but over the months of waiting I started reading about coots soil mix. Which has piqued my curiosity, so when I noticed Nature's Nectar line at the hydroshop I decided to give it a try. It's easy enough to use so far, pH seems fairly stable when mixed (I always adjust it, I ignored their earlier feeding schedule which said to ignore it) and the plants are healthy. Other then dialing in the ideal feeding schedule, a bit more of a learning curve the PBP or Fox Farm but still user friendly. Other then the NPK and CaMg, I use KSi for pH up and grozyme once every week (assuming I don't forget) as I reuse my soil. Soon enough I hope to test a deep bed filled with coots mix on a 1/3 of the table, 2x4 ft (roughly 18cu ft of soil) for 8 plants.