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Well that would be up to you. However, if someone doesn t that would be a shame. Kudos bro kudos. U got it figured out!!!!
Wait until October through Januaryish and I will show off some natural beauties :DWith a name like Myco i came in expecting to see some shrooms in those pots :p
Thanks for stopping by Max! Lol @ Limetrain Funkwreck. I'd probably use that name if TW was used in the cross... oh how I'd love to get my hands on the original TW...Limetrain Funkwreck?? ;) lol.
Geeze brother...I had NO IDEA!!! I'd seen the pics we've posted in BOG's thread, but I hadn't seen your room before. :woot:!!! Just Beautimus mang!! I don't know which gives me the bigger woody...the room shots at finish, or the dried nugz!! The ROLS sure seems to be killin it for ya!
And I gotta agree...your SB crosses look dank as fuck!
I'm lousy with questions, but I'll keep it modest...
You said it's a 4k grow. I'm wondering how far you have your lights spaced from each other, and how big an area you're flowering under. How are you figuring the 30 plants? are you just packing in what you can get, or allocating a set space for each? Lastly (for now, lol) do I understand correctly that you have your carbon filter scrubbing the room air, but not exhausting? How is that working for your odor control?
Again bro...it just looks AMAZING in there! Thanks for letting us pull up a chair at your feet! I know I'm gonna learn allot here! Oh...you mentioned you had height issues...how high is your ceiling and how much space do you have between your lights and canopy?
Thanks again for the drool-worthy pics! I'm also digging the landscapes too. It's really pretty out there. I hope to visit the area someday. I live in a beautiful area within the mountains too, and it's just so inspiring to get to feast on such beauty and majesty every day! Between the beauty of nature and this amazing plant we are so lucky to get to grow...we've got it made!!! We're the kings of the world bro!! lmao!! Best, -Max :wacky:
Wait until October through Januaryish and I will show off some natural beauties :D
Thanks for stopping by Max! Lol @ Limetrain Funkwreck. I'd probably use that name if TW was used in the cross... oh how I'd love to get my hands on the original TW...
Thank you for all the kind words! Yup I've always dug organic soil gardening, just really dove into ROLS, it was silly just throwing all that used soil into my outdoor veggie/flower gardens, but yup it seems to be working wonderfully. Anywho, I will answer you questions best I can.
I can't tell you off the top of my head how far the lights are spaced apart, they are just kind of spaced evenly in the 10 x 15', with a couple extra feet on one end for equip etc. I'd roughly say the plants are flowering under 10 x 12'ish. I don't exactly allocate set space for each plant, they kinda just get in where they fit in. When I first started using this space, I kind of had a bit of rhyme and reason to how the plants were arranged with a aisle down the middle, but that has kind of evolved into just cramming plants into every square inch available to maximize... and moving plants around as needed to work (which is a BITCH, but for now I'm still young enough to be army crawling through a growroom lol).
Yep you understand correctly ;) The room is sealed, quite well for using air cooled hoods. Since I use co2, there's no need for any air exchange, and simply have an 8" fan sitting atop a carbon scrubber situated in the corner of the room, pulling air through the filter and then the discharge side of the fan is ducted to a couple of small 'barrel diffusers' that run the length of the room, evenly circulating the air.
As far as how it works, at the height of the stank in late flower, I very rarely can detect any odors from outside the space, which is an outbuilding in my backyard. In fact, I think there's only been a couple of times that I have, and that was right when I walked up to the door... and being as how my nearest neighbors are a hundred yards away or so, I'm in the clear. But I will admit, I should have a larger scrubber, and I also should just do away with air cooled hoods. The only reason I don't is because my ceiling is only 7', and every goddamn run I fuck up and don't keep the plants' height in check :/ As for space between the plants and lights, that varies tremendously, from inches from the glass to 24" or so. I'm always running many strains, and can be difficult to keep everything the same height.
Right now I'm trying to figure out a new spot and expand...
Hey Max, sorry it took me a minute to get back to you, been grinding away here as always. Thanks for the compliments, I'm sure your new endeavor is going to turn out fucking sick! :)I'll be running a multi-strain perpetual, so I'll be facing the same difficulties trying to maintain an even canopy! Well...yours looks great man! If my results are anywhere near as good, I'll be well pleased! I'm not exactly sure how I'm going to run my air/exhaust yet. I didn't intend it to be...but I've effectively built a sealed room. However...I won't be supplementing CO2 for a while, so I've got to get some air exchange going. I'd run it continuously, but since I'll be running a portable A/C & heating unit, I don't want to suck all that conditioned air right out. I guess I'll have to try to rig my exhaust fan/filter up to the thermostat and exhaust to regulate heat. Seems like that approach will have allot of moving parts tho and I'd sure like to simplify it. Any suggestions would be appreciated!!
Unfortunately...I don't share your youth anymore and I try to keep my knee-crawling to a minimum these days! (Still manage to wake up face-down in the parking lot of the local watering hole from time to time....but that's as far as I like to take it)! ;) I'm going to try to set mine up in an "L" shape so they'll all be accessible without having to move them around allot or wrestle down in the dirt. The knees and back just won't take allot of it anymore.
Since I'll have to be exhausting, my plan is to run one of the new Phresh 8" hyper-fans
with Phresh filter and having it scrubbing the air on a re-circulating basis. I have a 6" Vortex that I'll put a Phresh filter on and use that for exhaust. I have a 4" I can run as an intake for the room as well if I need it...which I probably will or there will be allot of negative pressure! Since one of my walls will be Panda plastic...this could be problematic. Again...any suggestions are greatly appreciated and considered!! Thanks in advance all! Best, -Max
Looks awesome man. Looking forward to the day when you get to light this candle, and then enjoy the fruits of your labor :cigar:Here's a layout of my room as I've planned it so far. I don't have the intake/exhaust drawn in yet, nor do I have the propagation area mapped out. I'll be using a 2'-8 bulb T-5 and a 2'-4 bulb T-5 for starts and cuts. The Gavitas are the new double ended 600/750 fixtures which I'll be running on the master controller. Thanks again. -Max
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Hey Max, sorry it took me a minute to get back to you, been grinding away here as always. Thanks for the compliments, I'm sure your new endeavor is going to turn out fucking sick! :)
You're correct about avoiding pulling out all of the conditioned air... My suggestion would be, rather than run the fan on a thermostat, would be to run the fan on a cycle-timer or standard timer, and just recycle the air periodically. The more cycles, the better, without effecting temps/humidity specific to your setup and environment... Some people concern over the amount of air exchanges per hour etc, but with too many air exchanges can negatively impact what you're trying to accomplish, which is a perfect environment.
Yeah dude, if you can avoid the knee-crawling, absolutely do! Fucking shit is tearing me up, even with my youth and agility haha. Lol @ face-down in the parking lot, I've probably done that more times than I should've. However, I prefer waking up in hotel rooms with female strangers :angelic:
Those 'Hyper-fans' are interesting. We use DC/ECM motors in the HVAC industry, and they are quiet, efficient, truly variable speed, and never quit. I've thought about picking one up just to check it out, because I'm a nerd like that. You might indeed want to add that 4" fan to use as an active intake, and I would suggest to put it on a speed controller, thus be able to dial in the amount of negative pressure in the room without pulling the panda-film off of the walls. Sounds like you've got a good grasp on the entire concept.
Looks awesome man. Looking forward to the day when you get to light this candle, and then enjoy the fruits of your labor :cigar:
If you have any other questions, let me know.
Sending good vibes to you and your project!
Myco
I only separated one plant from the finished product (the best, for my head), and I've noticed no difference. Yeah she definitely doesn't enjoy the intense light. Thanks! :)Interesting on the GG4 "s. Did they taste any dif. Have heard less light she likes. Real beauties ya got going. M
No prob man. Sucks about the delays, but you'll be pumping out some killa in no time. Lol we can all over-complicate things, I think that's the nature of a cannabis grower at some point in this venture.Thanks brother!! Good advice! I've hit a few unexpected delays, but when I do...I'll definitely try to set it up on a timer and speed control. That sounds like a much better plan than the thermostat!! Much simpler and easier too. I don't know why...but I tend to over-complicate things. Someone else can look at it and say, "Oh, why not just do it this way..." and I'm like.."duh"!!!
LOL @ waking up with strange females! Yep..that is a MUCH more comfortable option! ;) Thanks again, man! I hope all is going well with your hunt for the new spot! Keep us posted! Best, -Max
I only separated one plant from the finished product (the best, for my head), and I've noticed no difference. Yeah she definitely doesn't enjoy the intense light. Thanks! :)
No prob man. Sucks about the delays, but you'll be pumping out some killa in no time. Lol we can all over-complicate things, I think that's the nature of a cannabis grower at some point in this venture.
Haha yeah much more comfortable option for sure. But I can think of many times I've awoken, covered in my own vomit and piss with no recollection of the night before :wtf: One time stands out in my mind, 'camping' (except more or less just an overnight bonfire/party in the sticks with tents) ...our 'campsite' got flooded sometime in the night/early AM and I woke up in about 6" of water, probably halfway to a state of hypothermia. Good times.
You're welcome, sir :)
I'll definitely show off the new spot here, once I find it. I'm getting pretty anxious though... I long for high ceilings and multiple flower rooms :cool:
Hey thanks Max, no problem my friend.Hey brother, that is a KILLER post! Very detailed and informative!! Thanks for taking the time! I haven't yet tried making any oils/concentrates. Well...actually I do make QWISO hash from my trim. It's mind-numbing potent and really simple to make, so I've just never bothered going any further. I guess, truth be told, I'm kind of a wuss when it comes to butane! Always been scared that with my luck, I'd blow my damn fool head off! :blackeye:
So if you use a lb going in...how much shatter would you expect to yield? I'd love to give it a try. Concentrates are unheard of around my area unless you make it yourself. You've made it seem as simple & easy as I've ever seen. Hmmm...VERY tempting!!! Congrats and good luck on all your future runs too!!! STAY SAFE bro!! Best, -Max