Someguys Perpetual Parabolic SCROG Cabinet grow (trying to actually keep a journal)

Not tons has changed, but I felt like throwing up some more pics. This has been a kick ass grow for me. My last one (completely undocumented) was pretty good too. Enjoy the bud pron.

Man that parabolic is really doing it for me mate.
Thanks for the update, most enjoyable to see

Mammath said:

Man that parabolic is really doing it for me mate.
Thanks for the update, most enjoyable to see

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Thanks Mammath. I think that I am finally getting my system down. This time around there are much bigger colas as well as a bunch of good sized buds. I got 4 or so zips last time with 2 plants but this time I think it will do closer to 6. Time will tell. I saw a member named cruizer... somthing... but he had a very similar setup going, awesome cab grows also.

Cruizers cab is a thing of beauty, I advise checking it out

Pinkjackyle create a journal for yourself brother, it will save you time in the long run as you won't have to keep retellin your story, and it will help people get answers and comments in their own threads too!

Your grow sounds nice and I'd like to check out some pics! Any difficulties or quirks? Create your thread and chuck the link in here.

pinkjackyle said:

been reading a lot on this hempy and i liked what i seen , sooo i put a clone in a 2$ 18qt family dollar utility bucket 60 40 perlite and vermic . im using soil / hydro three pack ff from my outdoor grow that i just harvested , growbig 6-4-4 tigerbloom 2-8-4 and blackstrap with rain water all under 256 watts of t5 and cfl . gurl is growen like hell ,been in for 4 days and the roots i know havent reached the res , although it had a nice little rootball when i transplanted from ffof in the tiny solo /bathroom cup . does everything seem up 2 snuff ? what about the nutes ? wood like sum feedback pleaze .

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WELCOME! You sound on track. I use 100% perlite for my buckets. The vermiculite retains moisture and that seemed counter intuitive to my area. You will be able to tell when it hits the res as you will see explosive growth. However, help with grows should be posted in the proper section instead of journals, unless you have specific questions about process, setup, etc.. Cheers! and good luck with your grow! If you start a journal or please drop a link so we can check it out.

Knickers said:

Cruizers cab is a thing of beauty, I advise checking it out

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Yes it is. He has done a wonderful job with it. Great resource for anyone building.

Hi guys,

Just thought I would take a peek and ended up reading the whole journal.
Thanks for the invite Guy.

I have to say I have been looking for the perfect screen for over six months.
Sure I used chicken wire and tie downs, I got close with what I am using now but its flat. You found it at wallmart? LOL. Its perfect man. I will get it.

The other thing I got out of your journal is the use of Gravity. I heard it could burn the hell out of your plants and havent used it but I like the concept. I like the idea of starting with zero PPMs then moving up.

Great journal, I am glad you deceided to make it a point to update.

And the fact that you didnt set yourself a time table. You let your grows go that extra couple weeks and finish properly. You can really see it in the color of the buds. I only did that once and those were the best buds I had grown up untill this last batch.

By the way, Train wreck by GHS really produces those trichs man. Awesome stuff.

Heres something I didnt notice you using and I found it works great.

Clearex.
I used it for the first time at the end of my grow and after 24 hours it basicly leeched all the nutrients out of the plants. Something that would normally take me a week with about 10 gallons of distilled flush water to do.

Thanks for the 411 man.

what is the reflective material on the walls of ur cab? it looks like a shineyer form of ducktape or something

btw keep up the good work. i may have to try that parabolic screen method myself looks like its working out well

cruzer101 said:

Hi guys,

Just thought I would take a peek and ended up reading the whole journal.
Thanks for the invite Guy.

I have to say I have been looking for the perfect screen for over six months.
Sure I used chicken wire and tie downs, I got close with what I am using now but its flat. You found it at wallmart? LOL. Its perfect man. I will get it.

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Awesome, Glad you stopped by! I am working my way through your journal, I did the whole cab build thread and it was awesome.
The screen is those put together cages at walmart... get them! They rule and will hold the parabolic shape. I use cut up hangers to tie them together the way I want them. Here is a link to them. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5005200

cruzer101 said:

The other thing I got out of your journal is the use of Gravity. I heard it could burn the hell out of your plants and havent used it but I like the concept. I like the idea of starting with zero PPMs then moving up.

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It is the only way with that stuff, but it does bulk them up. It also hurries along the finish so its good not to start too early if you have a 10 week strain.

cruzer101 said:

Great journal, I am glad you deceided to make it a point to update.
And the fact that you didnt set yourself a time table. You let your grows go that extra couple weeks and finish properly. You can really see it in the color of the buds. I only did that once and those were the best buds I had grown up untill this last batch.
By the way, Train wreck by GHS really produces those trichs man. Awesome stuff.

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Thanks Again I try to just let them do their thing.

cruzer101 said:

Heres something I didnt notice you using and I found it works great.
Clearex.
I used it for the first time at the end of my grow and after 24 hours it basicly leeched all the nutrients out of the plants. Something that would normally take me a week with about 10 gallons of distilled flush water to do.
Thanks for the 411 man.

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I have heard good things about this stuff. We have kind of a group of us you share but the connection is all only through one (VERY trustworthy) person and he said a few others had been happy with the clearex too. I might give it a go around after the new year.

Thank you for documenting your cabinet. I have been exploring more permanent options than my plastic cabs. I was thinking metal like you or.... I am starting to think about a custom modular design that could come apart into manageable pieces and be moved quick and easy. Your build and journal have already given me a lot of ideas to build off of. One question I had.... What are you cooling the air-cooled light with? Computer fans or regular in-line? I know you have the whisper quiet venting the chamber air but that probably doesn't need to vent all the time if you are cooling the light separate...??? Fill me in

manofbirds said:

what is the reflective material on the walls of ur cab? it looks like a shineyer form of ducktape or something

btw keep up the good work. i may have to try that parabolic screen method myself looks like its working out well

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The material on the walls is aluminum tape. I think it comes in 4" and 2". Spring for the 4... LOL

GO for it! Once you go to a curved screen you wont go back.

pinkjackyle said:

oh by tha way , AWSOME STADIUM SCROG !! THOSE R BEAUTS . was wondering if u could veg longer after they come thru the screen for larger stems and structure for bigger/longer buds.

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No problem on thread jacking and thanks for the props! I have found that I pretty much stop tying things down at about 1.5 to 2 weeks into flower. I recommend trying a scrog grow. It takes some getting used to and will take several times to dial in and not over or under fill your screen. What you see is about a year of refinement paying off.

pinkjackyle said:

do i need 2 worry bout alge in my rainwater ? its in a big barrel outside and has greenstuff on the side .

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I don't like algae in my water. I fill a 25gl res with tap water and bubble it constantly. I add a cap full of chloramine remover (for ponds) to the res when I fill it up. I try to keep the res at 60 dg or so. No algae.

Why do I bubble?
Because i am using organic nutrient and chloramine and chlorine can kill micro beasties. If I wasnt using organics I would just use my tap water. In full on hydro the case might be different, but never had problems with plain tap water and inorganic nutrients.

Someone else may tell you its fine to have the algae... I just prefer not to introduce it in my grow. I already get enough when humidty is up for cloning.

pinkjackyle said:

well i guess ill have 2 stay still for the moment as my municipal water is not friendly 2 nature and cannot be phd down from 8.5 for longer than 2 hours while bubbling

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Bring rain water inside and bubble it. Keep it really cold. 55 or 60 deg.

i really love hempy grows. i wish i was ballsy enough to go for it. i've done hydro (Drip+DWC) and i'm about to start soil, i want to give soil a try, and then venture into the hydro-soil lovechild that is hempy! i am curious what feeding strength do you use? is it what most nutrient schedules call "Drain to Waste" or do you go full hydro strength or soil?? oh and rain water?! AWESOME! i dig the use of permaculture in cannabis grows, you don't see enough of it. i, foolishly, bought distilled water by the gallon from the store at every res change. NEVER AGAIN! i'm going tap water this grow.. other than balancing the pH, any thoughts before watering with it? i've heard leaving it out 24 hours helps rid it of the chlorine, anything other than that? keep up the good work man, love checking this thread!


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