Stealth Hydro Grow box first grow

Discussion in 'Hydroponic Grow Journals' started by Jpc636, Mar 4, 2014.

  1. Hello everyone, I should be getting my first ever stealth grow box tomorrow! Yay!
     
    Here's the link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stealth-Grow-Cabinet-Speaker-Box-Complete-Setup-Hydro-Unit-100-Ready-To-Grow/131131872389?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222006%26algo%3DSIC.FITP%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107083349%26meid%3D5236612872346779499%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D20140107083349%26rk%3D0%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D131125202931
     
    So, just a couple questions.
     
    1) If I plan on doing 12/12 from the start, when should I start nutes?
    2) How soon could I get a first harvest from 12/12 and bag seeds?
    3) Are 2 large 28CFM intake/exhaust fans good enough? 
     
    I'll start germinating the seeds tonight or tomorrow by putting them inside a wet paper towel, in between two paper plates. Please leave tips/useful info for my first time grow below! Thanks everyone!

     
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    So here it is! Going to put the seeds in soon and get the ball rolling.
     
  3. Bump.
    When I get home I'll be filling the water container and putting the seeds in. Going to soak the rock wool cubes and get them to a ph of 5.5, and the water in the tank will be 5.7.

    No nutes, correct?
    Anything I'm forgetting?


    Sent from my iTaco
     
  4. You have an air pump right?
     
  5. Yup, it's that big blue thing hanging on the wall of the box. It's attached to a 6" Air Stone which is just sitting in the tank below.
     
  6. With pump going and seeds planted right?
     
  7. Yes, pump is going when the lights are on due to stealth reasons. Seeds are planted.
     
  8. Gonna watch this one closely as I have thought of getting one of these. I am most interested in the temps and humidity you get in that thing. Where is this going to sit? Would having this in a closet give it enough air circulation to keep it cool inside?
     
  9. Well, my house normally stays at a cool 68, but inside the box the temp gets up just a bit to around 75. No clue on the humidity, there's one flaw in my plan lol. It sits next to my bed, I could draw a diagram of the room if you want. If you have cool air in your room and closet, it will be enough for your box. Mine has both fans pressed close up against the bed and it still keeps it insanely cool, but both fans also have carbon filters. 
     
    The things to think about-
    Where are you going to plug it in?
    When are you going to run it- Stealth issues?
    Light comes out of the sides of the door, how much of a problem is that?
    It makes quite a loud bass noise due to the air pump bubbling and vibrating against the box. How would you deal with that if someone thought it was a speaker?
    Where would you put the other materials (spare lights, hydroton rocks, etc.)?
     
     
    GROW UPDATE #1)
     
    So apparently, every one of my bagseeds wanted to not germinate correctly, removing the dummy seeds and starting new ones tomorrow morning when I get home. 
     
  10. #10 charlie2000, Mar 9, 2014
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    The things to think about-
    Where are you going to plug it in?
    When are you going to run it- Stealth issues?
    Light comes out of the sides of the door, how much of a problem is that?
    It makes quite a loud bass noise due to the air pump bubbling and vibrating against the box. How would you deal with that if someone thought it was a speaker?
    Where would you put the other materials (spare lights, hydroton rocks, etc.)?
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    1. I have a socket inside the closet.
    2. During the day. Stealth not needed at that time.
    3. Not a problem with the closet doors closed.
    4. No one would see it or hear it hopefully, with the closet doors closed so not really an issue.
    5. These would be kept in the closet as well.

    Pullin' up a chair.
     
  11. #11 Jpc636, Mar 9, 2014
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    Yeah, the problem I have is that people go in there during the day, and it's usually very quiet in our area. I run mine from 8pm-8am and it actually helps me get to sleep and relax, but what would my parents think of that? Lol.
     
    Edit: I'm 18 and am finishing this school year at my parents' house before going off to college.
     
  12. How funny. You're trying to hide that from your parents. I'm trying to hide it from my grown kids.
     
  13. Dude, your grown kids would probably think that it's cool as shit! Lol, I know it would be if my parents did. I've almost made pot brownies for my mom lol
     
  14. Alrighty, re-germinated and re-planted. 3-4 or so have popped with a white root going upwards but nothing is starting to show in the form of a sprout yet.
     
  15. Well, the first couple have shot up and are about 2 inches tall each. I'll attach pictures when I can. If they're already that tall and they are just starting to make their first node, is that ok?
     
  16. So I ended up leaving for Indiana and had to leave my plants unattended for 2 weeks! I knew they were going to be dead when I got back, but oh well. I started one about a week ago, another yesterday. Here's some pics of my bigger plant and my little sprout.
     
    Any tips on the setup? :D
     
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  17. Yo man I have the same setup basically except I upgraded to LED and put in a larger pump. Your new girl looks good. I've been happy with the speaker so far. It runs a little hot but not unbearable. Good luck I'll be watching.
     
  18. I'm just using CFLs because they're more accessible. Mine runs at about 80ish at the worst, if it gets worse I'll put a re freezable ice pack in there or something. Mine's nice because I hardly hear it, nobody else does either :D
     
    How long until I should be able to see the gender or add nutes?
     
  19. #20 bluevase, Apr 12, 2014
    Last edited: Apr 12, 2014
    You won't see gender until at least 20+ days i think, prob more like 30 days. If you have roots coming out of the nets id start adding a low dose of nutes, i started with 1/8 the recommended dose or around 300 ppm. I am currently at ~400ppm. Will prob go to 500ppm at the end of this weekend.
     
    2nd blacking out the tuperware and you will eventually need a bigger tupperware DWC once you start get alot of root mass. You have room, why not use the one that came with the box, its bigger right?
     

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