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1 sq ft Microgrow

Discussion in 'Indoor Grow Journals' started by TheUltimateNoob, Jun 14, 2019.

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  1. #1 TheUltimateNoob, Jun 14, 2019
    Hey everyone, I'm taking someones advice and putting this up in the journal section where it belongs, lol.

    I just finished this build using an old server box with a ufo led light and some place for more bulbs.

    The box is 32 x 47 x 59 cm... Effectively 1 sq ft of grow space inside.

    Dropped a few seeds in peat pellets a few minutes ago... Fingers crossed.

    Anyone's welcome to tag along for the ride.

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  2. #2 Deleted member 1080140, Jun 16, 2019
    Nice. You should put a flat led panel of some sort in there so you can pick up some head room.
     
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  3. #3 TheUltimateNoob, Jun 16, 2019
    Yeah I'd love to do that man.. But I bought the ufo light already, let's see if it works okay


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  4. #4 Jörmungandr, Jun 16, 2019
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    I enclosed a 1ft x 1ft shelving unit (tall bathroom/kitchen stand) to act as an extended veg cab for hesitant contestants in my little green parade. Currently running with a 150w COB (flush mounted at ceiling). This box gives me more vertical space than I really need as they tend to spread to wide too the cab before they hit the light.
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  5. #5 TheUltimateNoob, Jun 16, 2019
    Well, the more of the canopy that fills out the space, the better... I'm aiming to fill out my 2 x 2 ft cab

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  6. #6 TheUltimateNoob, Jun 17, 2019
    What distance do you think I should keep my plants at from this light bro?

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  7. #7 TheUltimateNoob, Jun 25, 2019
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    So it's been 11 days and honestly I neglected these seedlings for too long... 2 of them sprouted and I killed one during transplant, which I did just a few hours ago. They popped a few days ago, about 3 or 4. I just planted the pellet deeper to cover most of the stem.

    So here goes, 1 plant, let's hope its a girl.

    Made a small DIY humidity dome from the bottom of a bottle. I know the setup isn't perfect and I'm not worried about monitoring humidity in this box that much because it isn't completely sealed.

    The bulb is a 50w lef grow light, I have 2 but I'm just using 1 for now... I figured since it was just 1sqft, the light would be fine... In comparison though, the ufo led draws about 54w and is way brighter than these bulbs. [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]

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  8. #8 Deleted member 1080140, Jun 25, 2019
    Dome is pretty creative
     
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  9. #9 TheUltimateNoob, Jun 25, 2019
    Lol thanks bro... It works pretty well, I checked on it and it already misted up on the inside... This happened within about 3 hours

    One question though, from your username... Could I send you the specs of my light from the manual, and could you tell me if its any good?

    I have asked people before, but an experts opinion should be worth a lot

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  10. #10 Deleted member 1080140, Jun 25, 2019
    Sure
     
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  11. #11 smokesara, Jun 25, 2019
    It is a tiny grow. But very meaningful for the first try.
     
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  12. #12 TheUltimateNoob, Jun 25, 2019
    I have another 2 x 2 box that's my main focus (still flowering my first grow).

    Just trying to grow some in a small space, I'd like to see if I can do it.

    Here's both my boxes. [​IMG]

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  13. #13 TheUltimateNoob, Jun 26, 2019
    Looks like the humidity dome is doing its job well and the seedling recovered from transplant shock.

    Gonna give it about a week and a half before I give the plant its first watering. [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]

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  14. #14 TheUltimateNoob, Jun 28, 2019
    Some unfortunate news, the stem of the seedling somehow snapped and the plant is no more... So sad

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  15. #15 TheUltimateNoob, Aug 4, 2019
    Here's a link to my second attempt at the microgrow for anyone that wants to pull a seat for the ride and missed the journal when I posted it...

    The 1 sq ft Microgrow, attempt at scrog

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  16. #16 Dee2019, Apr 20, 2020
    Oh no! Try again, just make sure you don't snap the stem next time
     
  17. #17 TheUltimateNoob, Apr 21, 2020
    I completed the microgrow after this with another strain. Have a look at it under my grow journals, turned out pretty nice.

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  18. #18 TheUltimateNoob, Apr 21, 2020

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