Whats up guys, Heres what im running so far, still have a few things to pick up before the setup is complete: - 4x4 Gorilla Lite Line Grow Tent - 1000 Watt MH/HPS - Galaxy Select-a-Watt Digital Ballast - 8" Melonhead Cool Tube - 8" Sunleaves Windtunnel Inline Fan - LG 10,000 BTU AC Unit Will Be running 9 plants in coco w/ ScroG set up..Stay tuned for frequent updates Pics of what is set up already:
We had to split our power to keep the breaker from tripping when the AC's compressor kicked in. Just wondering if you thought that out yet. Our breakers are 15 amps which is 1800 watts (If you have 20 amp lines then you have 2400 watts and even that might not be good enough). When I mean split our power up I mean we had to run a power cord from the hallway outlet since all the outlets in the grow room where on the same line. The ballast is probably 1050 while powering a 1000 watt bulb and slightly higher during ignition The AC is probably 1100 to 1200 watts at peak. Fan is about 230 watts at full. Not really a big deal just a hassle to run a cord in the hallway because it makes it kind of obvious. We put the AC on a separate line since we are using more power than 1000 watts in LEDs. Tent setup looks awesome though.....I bet you can't wait LOL. It's going to cost you to run that, I figured our Electricity bill went up way more than just the electricity from the grow because we had to cool our house more and we have a big house. We grow only in the winter now we have enough to last and it was much cheaper since we vented the heat into the house.
Wow really nice setup look forward to seeing some plants in there. Have you got the extraction out the window?
We're running a heavy duty extention cable for the AC in from another room so seperate breakers Also we have the light starting off at 400-600 for the clones and the temps are perfect, its only at 1000 that we really need that AC.
yup, right out the window. we have the AC and fan running through a y connector and out the window. Just got the clones in aswell, they're looking happy Will be posting some pics and more info soon
We made a board to put in the window and painted the outside white with two dryer vents on them to keep out bugs when the fan and/or AC was not running. Could not tell from the outside. GL. Nothing more satisfying than smoking "your own"...Show us more pictures later once they get rolling!
got the ladies in the tent a few days ago, here are some pics and details. Ended up getting the following: 3 Gorilla Glue 3 Skywalker OG 3 Earthshaker OG 1 AK-47 Here are some shots: GG Skywalker OG Earthshaker OG and last but not least, AK-47 We decided with a 3x3 setup under the light and got an extra plant just incase one of them has retarded growth or some other problem. so far they all look great apart from one of the Earthshakers which has very small leaves and is showing nowhere near as much growth as the other two. GGs looking the healthiest in my opinion but they are all looking great Stay tuned for more updates.. EDIT: also just topped all of these plants yesterday. I need them to stay short so will probably end up topping them again later in veg and possibly super cropping
they're loving it in there. got the MH running at 400 for now, temps are solid 71-75. At 600 they run closer to 76-79 (all without AC). Also gonna be putting the carbon filter up there soon, i swear these gorilla glues already smell dank
Update, here are a few pics of my favorite ones so far. One of the Earthshaker OGs (OG Kush phenotype): One of the Gorilla Glues: On some of the plants the outer tips of the leaves are slightly lighter in color than the rest of the leaf. any guess as to what could be the cause? tried to get a good shot of it here: Been feeding them calmag and a/b coco nutes at around 400-500ppms