Good Grow Room? (Pictures and Updates)

B...E..A..U..TIFUL! You have blown my mind with ideas for my own grow. =) happy tokin'!

I added a few things last night
- Can 33 Charcoal Filter
- Foldaway table

Now im sucking air though filter and out of the room into the attic

I removed plants 3 and 4 and just planted them in the backyard.

Plant 1 has really started to stretch
Ill post more plant pictures when the lights come on at 10 tonight

But for now heres the setup

Sick grow room. But I think with the amount you have invested and the time you put into the room you should grab some new seeds and some different genetics and find I really nice soil mix...GL

DankyKush1 said:

I got my electric bill today and for the month of Febuary it was $400 now its $600?
Ive added a 400watt MH and a Fan to cool it down thats all really.
How can this be? Im in the Orange County CA area
I was running my lights 20/4
I just switched them to a 400watt HPS for 12/12

The bill is causing people to question

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Damn, really dude? I live in oc area too, but my bill is 96 dollars a month. For everything. lol
I'm running a 400 watt hps, 120 watts worth of t5's, 2 regular fans, a booster fan.
If I run the 400 watt for 24/0 or 18/6 my power bill will usually be around 90-100 bucks. When I switch to 12/12 my entire bill drops down to around 70-80 bucks. How yours is 600 i cant imagine. You must have alot of other stuff going in your place besides the lights too.

meezy4tw said:

Damn, really dude? I live in oc area too, but my bill is 96 dollars a month. For everything. lol
I'm running a 400 watt hps, 120 watts worth of t5's, 2 regular fans, a booster fan.
If I run the 400 watt for 24/0 or 18/6 my power bill will usually be around 90-100 bucks. When I switch to 12/12 my entire bill drops down to around 70-80 bucks. How yours is 600 i cant imagine. You must have alot of other stuff going in your place besides the lights too.

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Yeah we found out the pool pump was leaking a little so thatll help with the bill, plus I swaped any bulbs I could find that wernt CFLs and swaped them to CFLs
Also Im running the lights 10pm - 10am to run on Off-Peak hours

Green CFL for working in grow room during off hours?
I read in Gardening indoors with hydroponics by George F. Van Patterson that turning on a Green light during the plants off hours will cause no problems and allow you to work in there at anytime.

Is this true with Marijuana?
I have a Green Party CFL from Home depot

DankyKush1 said:

Green CFL for working in grow room during off hours?

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Just don't do it. I find it very difficult to work by the green light. Of course, if you absolutely have to, the green light is the only way to go.

I got 5 Feminized Aurora Indica seeds in the mail today
Im planning on getting some sativa and some hybrid seeds then ill start the germination.
Im thinking about building a seeding box for in my grow room that I can have the seeds and smaller plants in veg.
I got 2 of the 68watt soft white CFLs that can be used for the seedlings and into veg
Its not daytime but itll work to get the plants started then ill put them under the 400 watt MH after the others have flowered

im running some aurora indica's right now also just got a problem with one today when i came home.Course this is my first indoor grow so been a few set backs think i had one to closthink i burnt ite to the lights it was the runt so i elevated it think i burnt it.they are 30 days old never been fertilized yet haven't seem to need it i'll try put some pics up of it see what you guys think happened

Any advice on this book?
The Cannabis Grow Bible
4th edition
Greg Green

Its an PDF I found

holy molly you got some patience. I'd have tossed those plants out long ago. you have seemed to deal with every problem one could deal with, lock out, bugs, deficiencies, nute burn. gl bro

haha thanks
Ive got some seed sprouting for my 2nd grow
Shouldn't have many problems with the next crop since ive got the experience now haha

UPDATE 4/25/11 DAY 17 Flowering

I got some ladybugs to eat last of the Aphids, probably let out 100 in my grow room

Some grow room updates and plant shots

What do you guys think?
Look like there growing at the right speed?

Thanks for all the help guys




Plant 1








Plant 2






Ladybugs







Thanks

i hate to see people growing in clay pots, they normally only have 1 hole in the bottom, which is a massive problem as drainage is KEY.
get some 5gal buckets from Home DePot and drill the shit outta them with a 1/4" bit.
as someone else stated, if they finish there gonna have a worse 1000 yard stare then a Nam vet.
Edit: those ladybugs are a good idea.

ClamDigger said:

i hate to see people growing in clay pots, they normally only have 1 hole in the bottom, which is a massive problem as drainage is KEY.
get some 5gal buckets from Home DePot and drill the shit outta them with a 1/4" bit.
as someone else stated, if they finish there gonna have a worse 1000 yard stare then a Nam vet.
Edit: those ladybugs are a good idea.

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Yeah that plant has been in that shitty pot since I got it and its in flowering now so I dont wanna stunt the growth with a transplant.
Also makes it impossible to test the water weight cause the thing weights over 30 lbs lol
For my next grow im gunna have 3 Gal square pots

Bud Shots
4/28/11

Man, +rep for the effort and solid progress. You are brave for taking on orphan plants. If you want to keep your plants from looking like that next time I would suggest:

3-5 gallon Smart Pots. They allow the plants build huge roots. Big roots=BIG FRUITS

Good Soil: Fox Farms, Sunshine and Roots Organic are all real nice.

If you're going to mess with House and Garden, you should run the full line. I did and it was great. If not, General Organics and Roots Organics are a much better nutrient line than what you ware using now and they are cheap.

Keep a 16" osculating fan on at ALL times. Yes, even at night. It helps prevent mold and bugs. I don't care what you read or heard about airy buds, it is WRONG. Sorry growers produce light buds, not air movement.

Get the ballast off the ground. ALWAYS keep electrical equipment higher than the water in your room.

Your setup has some real potential, I look forward to seeing what else you can do.

UPDATE 5/1/11

The girls are coming along
My temp stays great during on hours with the temp staying between 75 - 85
During off hours it gets up to 90
The humidity is low right now at 20% its usually at 30 - 40%
I added a pot of water behind my fan to help raise the humidity, will this do anything?

I dropped my pH meter in a Gallon of water for a good 10 seconds
All it does now is show -1.88 or at random times a 1 or 2
Ive tried everything I can think of to bring back the pH meter, any suggestions?
Ive tried rice and airing out

WOW.....what a turn around! those are looking beautiful! your ph meter is busto. thats a Milwaukee? not 100% but its probably not water proof. Go with the oakton eco ph meter if you have to buy a new one. you can find em for $50...they are spot on, no need for wet storage. They are supposed to be disposable, say they last for a year, I had one for about 2 years before it went out. Since it is disposable you cant replace the electrode.

http://www.google.com/search?q=oakton+eco+ph+meter&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=oakton+eco+ph+meter&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=qMK&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&ei=KQa_Te61K-H30gHnncHEBQ&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=image&resnum=3&ved=0CCsQzAMwAg&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=8a6d8d44eb74daa6&biw=1600&bih=742