Alright, ill get right into it...
Inspired by kindprincess's shotglass competition i decided to experiment with my own mini plant, while maximizing production and keeping the entire operation as concealable as humanly possible.
The SILO is actually a 6 inch diameter, 1.5 foot tall, section of aluminium duct piping. At the base a silent but powerful computer fan is supported on small 1/2 inch stilts and blows cool air into the silo. Resting on top of the fan is a small container, prob 10 oz. There is a small gap between the container and the walls of the silo where the air flows in from the computer fan.
At the top of the mini-silo is a 60 watt 900+ lumen cfl. Vents surround the bulb on the silo's ceiling which vent nearly all of the bulbs excess heat. A black sock is stretched over the top of the silo, eliminating all light leakage.
Now i know that the bulb might sound small, but because the inside of the silo is un-even aluminium duct piping and it is round, the light is super amplified and superbright. I cant look directly into the tube without sun glasses!
I can remove the ducting because the container with the plant actually resides in a halved pringles can which slides effortlessly into 6 inch ducting, becoming lightproof.
I have tested the temps when the light is going, and after 18 hours the inside of the silo was a mere 83.2 degrees. A little warm, but not bad for something this ridiculously small.
My medium is a 100% organic worm casting mix. 1 part castings 3 parts soil. The soils nutes are .5-0-0.
I have a femmed seed that has just taken root and her little head is just peeking out. I am so excited. I dont really care about the yeild, a couple grams would be sufficient, just knowing that I made it is enough for me. I am an budding artist who would love to grow a stealth personal supply and this is perfect for me, whenever i need a little inspiration i can just pick off a little bud
haha
The whole unit is so small it fits on my bookshelf behind some books. The fan is so quiet and no light leaks at all. It is in the middle of my room. haha
The timer and is hooked up to the light but i have it running 24/0 right now to encourage my baby. Both the timer and the fans power source fit nicely into an extension cord which plugs into a socket behind my shelf as well.
I will keep everyone updated and will soon take pics, if u guys/gals want me to...
Total cost? haha next to nothing...
-computer fan...from my old gaming pc (free) but like 15$ from radioshack
-duct tubing...10$ from Lowes
-seed...femmed bag (free)
-soil...3.50$
-cfl...5.00$
This was sooo easy!!!
Wish me luck
-ari
Inspired by kindprincess's shotglass competition i decided to experiment with my own mini plant, while maximizing production and keeping the entire operation as concealable as humanly possible.
The SILO is actually a 6 inch diameter, 1.5 foot tall, section of aluminium duct piping. At the base a silent but powerful computer fan is supported on small 1/2 inch stilts and blows cool air into the silo. Resting on top of the fan is a small container, prob 10 oz. There is a small gap between the container and the walls of the silo where the air flows in from the computer fan.
At the top of the mini-silo is a 60 watt 900+ lumen cfl. Vents surround the bulb on the silo's ceiling which vent nearly all of the bulbs excess heat. A black sock is stretched over the top of the silo, eliminating all light leakage.
Now i know that the bulb might sound small, but because the inside of the silo is un-even aluminium duct piping and it is round, the light is super amplified and superbright. I cant look directly into the tube without sun glasses!
I can remove the ducting because the container with the plant actually resides in a halved pringles can which slides effortlessly into 6 inch ducting, becoming lightproof.
I have tested the temps when the light is going, and after 18 hours the inside of the silo was a mere 83.2 degrees. A little warm, but not bad for something this ridiculously small.
My medium is a 100% organic worm casting mix. 1 part castings 3 parts soil. The soils nutes are .5-0-0.
I have a femmed seed that has just taken root and her little head is just peeking out. I am so excited. I dont really care about the yeild, a couple grams would be sufficient, just knowing that I made it is enough for me. I am an budding artist who would love to grow a stealth personal supply and this is perfect for me, whenever i need a little inspiration i can just pick off a little bud
hahaThe whole unit is so small it fits on my bookshelf behind some books. The fan is so quiet and no light leaks at all. It is in the middle of my room. haha
The timer and is hooked up to the light but i have it running 24/0 right now to encourage my baby. Both the timer and the fans power source fit nicely into an extension cord which plugs into a socket behind my shelf as well.
I will keep everyone updated and will soon take pics, if u guys/gals want me to...
Total cost? haha next to nothing...
-computer fan...from my old gaming pc (free) but like 15$ from radioshack
-duct tubing...10$ from Lowes
-seed...femmed bag (free)
-soil...3.50$
-cfl...5.00$
This was sooo easy!!!
Wish me luck
-ari
