The Solar Closet (400 watt Solarstorm)

zippywalnut

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I've heard both sides of the warranty, not sure which is legit or not, but CLW makes some nice equipment. I bought it from their website with their growers feedback program. I feel like warranty is mostly a sales pitch but who knows. This shit should last more than 2 years
 

Amaximus

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I've heard both sides of the warranty, not sure which is legit or not, but CLW makes some nice equipment. I bought it from their website with their growers feedback program. I feel like warranty is mostly a sales pitch but who knows. This shit should last more than 2 years
I've heard the same. Not sure which is current and which isn't. A phone call would clear this up I'm sure. Sales pitch or not if a warranty is reduced it is something to take notice of. That being said I'll make a call and see what the deal is as I'm interested in these panels too and I need some answers on a few things that i find... curious.
 

zippywalnut

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Been about two weeks. Temps are staying from 72-86 degrees. It doesn't reach 86 often but when it does it's for no longer than an hour or so.

I'm really impressed with this light. The growth is really concentrating on the lower part of the stem rather than stretching through the top. However, it does gives off some heat. Flower mode is suppose to give off even more heat, but hopefully not too much.

I added a few 6-inch fans, 4 total now. Helps the ladies move a little.

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zippywalnut

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I'm using FFOF. I fed the clones 2 weeks after I transplanted them. I'm using the Fox Farm line. So i'm starting with the Grow Big. I've noticed a little funk on a few leaves on both plants. Any ideas to what it may be? Seems to be minor. Temps are usually below 80, but may reach as high as 85 but for no longer than an hour or so. I'm using tap water, and Ph is around 6.0-6.5.



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PSUAGRO.

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Well seeing that we just got over a nice discussion on FFOF in this forum:P.....I would add NO NUTES until flower and yes your showing a slight Calcium def/no biggie; wouldn't add anything unless it get way worse.....easy on the water also.......good luck grower
 

zippywalnut

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Been vegging for 4 weeks on the 14th. Thinking of switching over to flower then. Here's a little sneak peak.

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ottomatik

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Looks like some tight node spacing... well done! And the strain - Blueberry Sour Diesel - sounds awesome :bigjoint:
 

PSUAGRO.

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They look great......impressive veg results so far......well you have plenty of height, so it's up too you....the longer the veg= more yield
 

puffenuff

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Very nice job! Are those from seed? Sorry if you mentioned already...I'm starting my fourth week of veg (from clones) today and yours look a lot thicker in the stems and bushier.how tall are they? Hard to read the tape measure in the back.
 

zippywalnut

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Very nice job! Are those from seed? Sorry if you mentioned already...I'm starting my fourth week of veg (from clones) today and yours look a lot thicker in the stems and bushier.how tall are they? Hard to read the tape measure in the back.
Yea sorry, I need a better camera, or a bigger tape measure. But anyways on the 14th they will be 4 weeks of vegging from clones. They are both about 14inches right now. I'm really diggin' the light, it's very quiet for vegging, and the growth is extremely squat and tight.
 

zippywalnut

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THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!!

On that note, I will be switching the lighting to bloom. Pictures to follow later this week.
 

zippywalnut

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Two days of bloom. I'll give them their first feeding in another day or so. Temps are pretty much the same since switching to Bloom. Hard to tell with ambient temperatures on the decline. Minor LST'ing with wire-ties. Starting to smell a bit danky:eyesmoke:.

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None of my roommates have yet to find out about it. Not that they would care, but this was an experiment to see whether or not I could grow stealth. The 165 CFM used is on a speed-controller but on the highest speed anyway. Pretty loud and obvious if you are in the room, but standing just outside the room with the door open, it sounds just like a regular fan.

Aside from being a little noisy, the only other bust is that it warms up my bedroom a bit. For the most part, with my bedroom window cracked, the heat seems to exhaust well enough out of the bedroom to run moderate temperatures inside of the tent. With the window closed however, temperatures run about 85-86F inside the tent. Only let that happen once :-?.
 

zippywalnut

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A little under 2 weeks of bloom. Diggin' it. Will feed again in another day or so. Lots of LST'ing. A little bit of bending. 1 branch was "lollipopped".

Tons of Noods.
 

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zippywalnut

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A little over three weeks of bloom. The lady on the right is coming along fine and starting to stink up the place. The lady on the left is having a few issues...her fan leaves suddenly starting browning/curling and ending up falling off fairly quickly, within the last week. The nugs and colas are coming along fine so I'm not too worried about it. It is a little discouraging, however, because both ladies are from the same mother.

Other than that minor issue this light is working wonderfully.
 

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PSUAGRO.

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You ain't kidding about that CLW solarstorm!!!..........your ladies are looking mighty fine grower/ keep updating, wanna see a finished grow with this panel...
 

zippywalnut

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So it's been couple of days without feeding either lady, and the lady on the left seems to have gotten worse. It seems as if most (if not all) of the fans leaves have rapidly curled up and died on the lady on the left. I gave them a light feeding last night, in hopes of turning the lady around. Kinda sad but the colas still seem to be producing all right. I fear that I'll start to notice slower growth in the next few weeks. Lady on the right looks lush and fabulous. No problems. Same exact grow regimen.

About 4 weeks of the Bloom.

For the next grow I'm thinking of doing a SOG, while also adding two(2) the Kessil H350 (magenta, flower booster). May even pick them up this week and throw them in the last few weeks of flower. What are your thoughts on the Kessil h350's as side-lighting?
 

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PSUAGRO.

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Hey zippy!!........looking fine grower.........find out your FFOF's ph first! it's buffered to 6.8ph usually but double check.....once you know it's between 6-7ph, it's guaranteed a def, which is what I'm leaning too right now....I'm thinking a potassium def( leaf curl up/ start in the middle and upper canopy)....easy fix with a high P-K flower fert....good luck.

And that CLW 400 is plenty of light for that space.....I wouldn't add any more light/heat...
 
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