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  1. gutchek

    First grow/Journal (Big Bud Strain)

    well with all 3 fans running, and the 250cfm inline exhaust fan going temps hold steady at 89*f with it closed up which is still kinda high but i guess ill have to make it work for now. Later on i plan to buy a small portable airconditioner and hook it up to a thermostat that has a 20amp outlet...
  2. gutchek

    First grow/Journal (Big Bud Strain)

    I just realized i never posted a pic of the actual flowering room i built from a distance so here it is.
  3. gutchek

    First grow/Journal (Big Bud Strain)

    Just went out today and bought a shit ton of distilled water beings i used up most of my stock. This should last me another month or so or itleast through 2 more nute changes. I need to do a nute change today beings i like to do it every 10-12 days (just a personal preference) and also because i...
  4. gutchek

    First grow/Journal (Big Bud Strain)

    Well as promised heres some new pics of the progress so far. This first pic is the oldest plant which as i stated before was sprouted on 7/30/07, as of now all the plants are showing some minor nute burn beings i didnt have a tds meter for awhile there and was just sort of eyeballing it which...
  5. gutchek

    First grow/Journal (Big Bud Strain)

    Well the plants are lookin pretty good, i finally got a tds meter today so now i just need to figure out how to use it properly and i should be good to go. The plants have some minor nute burn on them which ill try and show in the next pics i should be getting up either tonight or tomorrow...
  6. gutchek

    First grow/Journal (Big Bud Strain)

    I have a quick question about ppm/ec meters beings im planning on picking one up this weekend. I read the faq's on it and i just wanted to clarify im understanding this right. Say i mix up a new batch of nutes and take a ppm reading and it reads x amount. Then the next day it reads higher then...
  7. gutchek

    First grow/Journal (Big Bud Strain)

    I bought it from super seller on ebay for like 40$, cant remember what the shipping was but it wasnt that bad, im sure i got a pretty good deal, and they seem to be working great so far.
  8. gutchek

    First grow/Journal (Big Bud Strain)

    At the moment i have 5 plants vegging, there was six, but one died because it was still a small sprout and one of natures pests founds it way into my grow room and killed it. I got revenge when i found him though, he had a nice trip down the toilet heh
  9. gutchek

    First grow/Journal (Big Bud Strain)

    no your right about it not being good to expose roots or the resevoir water to light beings it will cause alge to form, but this was only for a few secs to get a pic which is harmless. They arent exposed to light what so ever on a normal basis though :)
  10. gutchek

    First grow/Journal (Big Bud Strain)

    Ok i finally figured out how to get you guys some better pics so here goes: This first pic is the flower room i built, and the 6 plant bubbleponics system: This pic is the closet i converted over into my veg room with the 4 plant drip system and the six 30w 6500k cfl's: This pic is a...
  11. gutchek

    First grow/Journal (Big Bud Strain)

    Thx for the info bigg, im gonna do that right now and get some updated photo's up tonight :)
  12. gutchek

    First grow/Journal (Big Bud Strain)

    Oh ya and i appologize for the retarded pics, im still trying to figure out how to post them right. Heres what im doing so tell me if this is wrong. I first upload the pic to the site, then once they are all loaded i right click each one while having my post window minimized and then i click on...
  13. gutchek

    First grow/Journal (Big Bud Strain)

    Well i have decided to start a journal to document my progress throughout this fun filled journey :). Every thing basically started on 7-30-07 as far as being done with the flower/veg room and the seeds and other needed equipment arriving so heres some pics to show a little progress. This...
  14. gutchek

    Plant Height Question

    cool, thanks for the info vv :)
  15. gutchek

    Plant Height Question

    If i have only 5ft of clearance from the top of my bubbleponics system to the hps lamp in my flowering room, about how high should i let my plants get before i stick them into the flowering room. The strain is big bud and ill be flowering 4 plants in the room with a 600w hps. I just dont want...
  16. gutchek

    Need some advice

    Thanks for the info midgrade, im gonna go drop a little peroxide in there right now and see how they respond to it heh.
  17. gutchek

    Need some advice

    ya as far as the amount of plants that are gonna be in there, i plan to veg 4 to maturity in that space. I'll have a total of 8 cfls goin in there. I was mainly just concerned with the yellowing that was occuring so early into the grow, and atm im using only half str nutes, is this to much? The...
  18. gutchek

    Need some advice

    Ya like i said i have 6 more 30w 6400k cfl's on the way. Im not sure what a 30w cfl is equal to in light but i know my 19w cfls i have are equal to a 75w regular incandecent so i would assume these are fine right? but yes your right i do need more and that is being taken care of soon...
  19. gutchek

    Need some advice

    Well im gonna go ahead and update one of my questions on my own and that is the one where i was unable to find out why that one plant ended up tipping over and i dont think its because it was dying or anything but rather my stupidity by putting the fan to close and i think it just kind of got...
  20. gutchek

    Need some advice

    Ok i started both of these plants around the same time, there basically days apart. The date was july 30th when they were put under lights. Ive noticed lately that they have started to yellow a bit on the leaves and the one that has the piece of cardboard next to it started to lay over and the...
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