First Try: 400w HPS Attic Grow

kellizar · #1 (**permalink**) 09-30-2009, 11:03 PM

Hey guys,

This will be my first grow. I have a small room in my attic that I've made air and light proof. I have a small but powerful fan exhausting air through 3" tubing. my grow room is covered in plastic sheeting that is spray painted matte white.

I'm running a 400w HPS that is air-cooled by a reciprocating fan. My soil is 75% Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Garden Soil, mixed with 15% African Violet soil and 10% Perlite.

My seeds are from the dankest heads I've smoked, stuff like Orange Kush, OG Kush, Cotton Candy, etc. So they all have good heritage.

I plan on starting 10 or 11 seeds until I can determine gender, and then bringing 3-5 to maturity. I might decide to scrog, we will see what happens.

Wish me luck!

-Jco

EDIT: I got my camera back, here's the setup

kellizar · #2 (**permalink**) 09-30-2009, 11:06 PM

My set-up:

I'm still germinating the seeds (the light was only turned on for the picture). 3/11 have shown their faces, we're looking pretty good so far.

HPSBather · #3 (**permalink**) 09-30-2009, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kellizar

Hey guys,

This will be my first grow. I have a small room in my attic that I've made air and light proof. I have a small but powerful fan exhausting air through 3" tubing. my grow room is covered in plastic sheeting that is spray painted matte white.

I'm running a 400w HPS that is air-cooled by a reciprocating fan. My soil is 75% Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Garden Soil, mixed with 15% African Violet soil and 10% Perlite.

My seeds are from the dankest heads I've smoked, stuff like Orange Kush, OG Kush, Cotton Candy, etc. So they all have good heritage.

I plan on starting 10 or 11 seeds until I can determine gender, and then bringing 3-5 to maturity. I might decide to scrog, we will see what happens.

Wish me luck!

-Jco

Hey bud! First things first, These are only MY thougts, and as im also a fist time grower take that into consideration when weighing my opinion...

Here we go tho.
Do you have a thermometer in their? Whats the temp?

How big is the exuast fan ( how many CFM(Cubic Feet a minute) Does it remove from the room?

Do you have fresh air being fed into the attic?

Also take into consideraton where you live, Is it going to get REALLY hot in their, also remember your gunn have a 400w HID running for 12-18 hours a day acting as a small space heater....

you should get a thermometer in their and let the light run for a day and get a temp reading , my guess is its going to be a bit high, ifthats the case i would recommend a cool tube for your light, theirs a nice DIY tutorial around, ill try and locate it for ya.

Thats it for now.

Gl and have fun!

HPS-

kellizar · #4 (**permalink**) 10-01-2009, 02:27 AM

Thanks for the novel! Haha just kidding.

I don't have a thermometer right now. It is kind of warm in there right now with the light on, I'd guess it gets up to 85 or 90 F. But I live in the northeast and it will be getting a lot colder very soon. I think I might have to go the other way and put a space heater up there on a digital thermometer (see http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=5332478)

The exhaust fan is 9" in diameter, but it moves a lot of air. You can see it in the picture I posted on the left side. It looks something like the picture below.

"Fresh air" will come into the attic from the rest of my house. I would love to have legit fresh air come in from outside, but when the temperature drops to 10*F, it will get waaay too cold.

kellizar · #5 (**permalink**) 10-02-2009, 03:02 AM

10 out of 11 are up!

But they are looking a little yellowish. I'm gonna read and see what's up, I don't think it is nute burn.

kellizar · #6 (**permalink**) 10-03-2009, 04:29 AM

Day 2: 11/11 sprouts up! SWEET! Average height is about 2.5". They are looking very green and healthy.

Sorry for the terrible photos. I'm using a blackberry, but my camera should be fixed soon.

kellizar · #7 (**permalink**) 10-10-2009, 09:21 PM

I finally got my camera back! WOOHOO.

kellizar · #8 (**permalink**) 10-10-2009, 09:41 PM

Day 10 from seed:

kellizar · #9 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 02:12 AM

Day 11:

kellizar · #10 (**permalink**) 10-13-2009, 04:56 AM

Day 12 from seed:

The babies are growing up, most of them are on their third set of fan leaves. It's really crazy, since I planted 11 random seeds, to see all of the plants different genetics. Some are shorter and bushier and some are spreading out real wide or tall. Awesome to watch them develop.

kellizar · #11 (**permalink**) 10-15-2009, 04:36 AM

Day 14:

Gettin bigger!

kellizar · #12 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 02:56 AM

Day 20:

LADYBUGS! Good or bad? Also some yellowing on only one of the plants. But overall, they look beautiful. I started LST. Also, started on with GH FloraNova Grow nutrients and Floralicious+.

kellizar · #13 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 03:28 AM

Day 23:

Looking good. Topped 2 to see how they take it.
(that's dirt in the thrid pic)

kellizar · #14 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 02:58 AM

HOLY SHIT!!!! These fuckers are so much bigger than they were yesterday. Holy shit. Could it have been nutelock?

kellizar · #15 (**permalink**) 10-27-2009, 03:37 AM

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#1 (permalink) 09-30-2009, 11:03 PM
kellizar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 143	First Try: 400w HPS Attic Grow Hey guys, This will be my first grow. I have a small room in my attic that I've made air and light proof. I have a small but powerful fan exhausting air through 3" tubing. my grow room is covered in plastic sheeting that is spray painted matte white. I'm running a 400w HPS that is air-cooled by a reciprocating fan. My soil is 75% Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Garden Soil, mixed with 15% African Violet soil and 10% Perlite. My seeds are from the dankest heads I've smoked, stuff like Orange Kush, OG Kush, Cotton Candy, etc. So they all have good heritage. I plan on starting 10 or 11 seeds until I can determine gender, and then bringing 3-5 to maturity. I might decide to scrog, we will see what happens. Wish me luck! -Jco EDIT: I got my camera back, here's the setup Last edited by kellizar; 10-10-2009 at 09:41 PM.

#2 (permalink) 09-30-2009, 11:06 PM
kellizar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 143	Re: First Try: 400w HPS Attic Grow My set-up: I'm still germinating the seeds (the light was only turned on for the picture). 3/11 have shown their faces, we're looking pretty good so far. Last edited by kellizar; 09-30-2009 at 11:09 PM.

#4 (permalink) 10-01-2009, 02:27 AM
kellizar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 143	Re: First Try: 400w HPS Attic Grow Thanks for the novel! Haha just kidding. I don't have a thermometer right now. It is kind of warm in there right now with the light on, I'd guess it gets up to 85 or 90 F. But I live in the northeast and it will be getting a lot colder very soon. I think I might have to go the other way and put a space heater up there on a digital thermometer (see http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=5332478) The exhaust fan is 9" in diameter, but it moves a lot of air. You can see it in the picture I posted on the left side. It looks something like the picture below. "Fresh air" will come into the attic from the rest of my house. I would love to have legit fresh air come in from outside, but when the temperature drops to 10F, it will get waaay too cold. Last edited by kellizar; 10-01-2009 at 02:29 AM.*

#5 (permalink) 10-02-2009, 03:02 AM
kellizar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 143	Re: First Try: 400w HPS Attic Grow 10 out of 11 are up! But they are looking a little yellowish. I'm gonna read and see what's up, I don't think it is nute burn.

#6 (permalink) 10-03-2009, 04:29 AM
kellizar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 143	Re: First Try: 400w HPS Attic Grow Day 2: 11/11 sprouts up! SWEET! Average height is about 2.5". They are looking very green and healthy. Sorry for the terrible photos. I'm using a blackberry, but my camera should be fixed soon.

#7 (permalink) 10-10-2009, 09:21 PM
kellizar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 143	Re: First Try: 400w HPS Attic Grow I finally got my camera back! WOOHOO.

#8 (permalink) 10-10-2009, 09:41 PM
kellizar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 143	Re: First Try: 400w HPS Attic Grow Day 10 from seed:

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kellizar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 143	Re: First Try: 400w HPS Attic Grow Day 11:

#10 (permalink) 10-13-2009, 04:56 AM
kellizar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 143	Re: First Try: 400w HPS Attic Grow Day 12 from seed: The babies are growing up, most of them are on their third set of fan leaves. It's really crazy, since I planted 11 random seeds, to see all of the plants different genetics. Some are shorter and bushier and some are spreading out real wide or tall. Awesome to watch them develop. Last edited by kellizar; 10-15-2009 at 04:35 AM.

#11 (permalink) 10-15-2009, 04:36 AM
kellizar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 143	Re: First Try: 400w HPS Attic Grow Day 14: Gettin bigger!

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#12 (permalink) 10-21-2009, 02:56 AM
kellizar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 143	Re: First Try: 400w HPS Attic Grow Day 20: LADYBUGS! Good or bad? Also some yellowing on only one of the plants. But overall, they look beautiful. I started LST. Also, started on with GH FloraNova Grow nutrients and Floralicious+.

#13 (permalink) 10-24-2009, 03:28 AM
kellizar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 143	Re: First Try: 400w HPS Attic Grow Day 23: Looking good. Topped 2 to see how they take it. (that's dirt in the thrid pic)

#14 (permalink) 10-26-2009, 02:58 AM
kellizar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 143	Re: First Try: 400w HPS Attic Grow HOLY SHIT!!!! These fuckers are so much bigger than they were yesterday. Holy shit. Could it have been nutelock?

#15 (permalink) 10-27-2009, 03:37 AM
kellizar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 143	Re: First Try: 400w HPS Attic Grow DAY 26