Noobs first time grow. video. comments please!

Hey man clean setup! Those shelving tracks are a great idea, sweet way to raise your lights.Keep up the good work

Hey I have a similar set up in mine, and as of now i've noticed that you need 2 fans even in a small closet and you have to try to make the air flow outward somewhere. Maybe avobe the lights? get an inline fans that suck air. i got my temp to get to 74-80 max with all the lights on. and get bigger lights. 150w or more

nice set up man, heres my tip

get Y splitters for the cfls, there under $2 at home depot, and double up the cfls. never heard of that nutrient, but there looking pretty good, keep us posted

i had 6 26w flowering 2 plants and it got hot in my small space, i bought a 150w hps and its no joke 5 degrees cooler. AND AMAZING amount of light, look for one cheap for flowering

nice nice. ya i was afraid of the hps and MH lights as i thought they would be even hotter than what i am using. and i am still worried about what i am gonna do about the smell and keeping the door closed, temps ect. would it be possible to upgrade my hommade air conditioner enough to allow me to keep the door closed? and some carbon filter or something? ideas for practical applications in a closet?

also, how many plants should i try and grow in there? i made those 2 totes with 6 nets each. i have 12 growing in there. how many should i try and grow in that closet? and is there something i need to do to them to make them bud well? i have heard of pinching ect, but i havent read the giant tutoruals on technics yet as i wanted to know the most common technique or how much they really help first.

for my closet i took a good bathroom fan and mounted it in the ceiling venting to the attic, i know you said you dont wanna cut holes in your walls but i dont think anyone would notice a bathroom fan up there when you move. I also took my door off and cut an inch or two off so it pulls fresh air in the bottom of the door and vents to the attic.

cadillacjack81 said:

for my closet i took a good bathroom fan and mounted it in the ceiling venting to the attic, i know you said you dont wanna cut holes in your walls but i dont think anyone would notice a bathroom fan up there when you move. I also took my door off and cut an inch or two off so it pulls fresh air in the bottom of the door and vents to the attic.

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awsome suggestions! definatlly gonna look into attic ventalation and the idea of shaving a little off the door is awsome too.

i was thinking though, would it be better to use the attic as an intake rather than an exhaust? i mean with the smell and all.

i would rather the smell be stuck inside than outside. i live alone, but in a neighborhood. so suggestions again please. remeber i have no idea how potent the smell actually is.

so suggestions on how to combat it in that closet.

also, how many plants should i try and do down there? 12 sites makes me think i went a little overboard.

i live in a duplex with and my adjoining neighbor works in corrections, i dont think she'd care but you cant smell it outside. its better to have your exhaust at the top because the hot air is going to rise. stick with 12 and just add more lights use a screen or sog

This is my first grow.. i had to transplant 3 times!!!! this is my set up they are a 15 days old.. please comment

ya. i have heard a little about screens and methods a little. i am weary to start "pinching" my plants, as i really have no idea what i am doing. and that goes for the screens as well.

are these technics worthwhile? if so, whats the most basic way to accoplish it?

thanks again.

Wonder if there's a way to use like an dorm sized refrigerator outside your closet to cool your water? It might not put out enough cold but if you could make some type of large reservoir inside the fridge, then plum through it? (Goodwill, Garage Sale)

Your AC setup looks like some of the stuff they've made over at instructables.com, they may have further modifications to make it more efficient. Dry ice would be perfect, making CO2 in the process, but it wouldn't last nearly long enough and would cost too much money.

Hope you don't mind me asking bro but I'm gonna start growing soon and I'm wondering how much money you think it was for all that stuff? Also, how much of an increase have you been seeing in your electricity bill?

GregD88 said:

Hope you don't mind me asking bro but I'm gonna start growing soon and I'm wondering how much money you think it was for all that stuff? Also, how much of an increase have you been seeing in your electricity bill?

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it wasnt bad, maybey 100 bucks. i spent more than i should have though as i bought the wrong thing more than once. and using cfl lights my electric bill went down massive because i overcompensaded by turning off all the other lights and being sparse with the heater hehe.