Stealth Cabinet Grow, 2 x 85watt cfl, bubbleponics.

hydrotoken

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Working on a stealth cabinet project, while I attempt my first grow. Bought a kit from stealth hydro with the cfl light kit, also have some bag seed in week 2 in some organic soil. In the bubbleponics I have 3 fem White Widow, and 3 fem New York Power Diesel from Nirvana seeds. 1st attempt so see how it goes :joint::hump:

The Cabinet is a work in progress, 4' wide, 6.5' tall, and 18 inches deep.

Grow space is 52.5 inches, minus 12.5 for the bubbleponics res. Wall lining with Panda 6mil poly.

Still trying to figure out a solution to my ventilation, The upper shelf is on the highest adjustment, all though I am decent at sheet metal, and cut a whole in the middle shelving to allow plant growth, and also a ledge to clip fans, and maybe string for LST.

Sunlite 85 watt, 4200 lumen
1 x Daylight 6500k
1 x Warm light 3000k

I was wondering that for veg I should run 2 x 6500k bulbs, and flowering 2 x 3000k bulbs, or should the mix work for both?

Hydroponics grow..Light Rotation 18/6
Day 1..
Seeds planted
2 x 85watt CFL mix spectrum
81 degrees
45% Humidity
5.75 PH
No Nutrients, just water.

Organic Soil Grow.. Light Rotation 24/0
4 x 24watt T5 CFL, 2,000 lumen, 6500k
About same temp and humidity, just was a cheap experiment to see if I could grow something with artificial light. Since this my first grow.
The 2 plants were just transplanted and look sick, hopefully they lively up over the next few days.

Pictures below are my work in project, all suggestions and advice are gladly welcome! I plan to further upgrade this box to a 400 watt MH/HPS switchable cooltube cabinet, once I can afford the equipment and start my ventilation project. Which I need help designing still. No Hydro shops around here and walmart and lowes suck bad, been scouring through them all to make my own make shift ventilation, but looks like I'll have to order something online. I will post some pictures of my designs in the next update.



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hydrotoken

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OK... here are some questions for you advance, experienced growers can maybe help me out with. I have browsed the forums, and its hard to dissect all the cast information, esp with everyone's grow being different in their own way. My knowledge is just basic research of now, completely dumbfounded when it comes to electricity, or ventilation.

Anyone have any suggestions on ventilation ideas? When the doors are close it heats up to about 90-95 degrees, luckily I can leave the doors open for now, to keep a 80-85 degree temp directly at plant level.

Also looking through the CFL subforum, I still can't decide on the light spectrums. I have a 85watt 6500k bulb, and a 3000k bulb. Both 85watt and 4,200 lumen. Should I keep this spectrum for my entire growth? Veg and flower? Or should I use 6500k for Veg only, and 3k for flower only?

Another question I have: is do you think these lights will finish a full grow cycle? I'm looking for anything high yield, or extravagant as some of the grows on here. But this is my first learning experience, and want to upgrade as I progress in my knowledge.

Thanks for any help and suggestions you might have!!
 

hydrotoken

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Day 2... light rotation 18/6
83 degrees, 44% Humidity, 5.75 Ph

Should I be having the pump running right now? The rockwool cubes look really wet, is this ok? No sprouts yet.
 

hydrotoken

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Day 4 ... light rotation 18/6
85 degrees (warm day out today) , 43% Humidity.

PH was at 7.5 around midnight, with nothing new added over last couple days. Adjusted to 6.0-6.25 PH right before lights out.

5/6 Seeds just broke surface this morning, PH was still around 6.0

3/3 White Widow Fem
2/3 N.Y.P.D Fem

Hopefully the last seed sprouts in the next day or two. Pictures up soon.
 
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