Putting the flower room into overdrive. 1110 Watts quantum boards + 2000 Watts HPS

GrOwThMoNgeR said:

How was your tincture? <3 blazed out of my mind off around 10ml atm

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I'm making it tonight actually. I had so much work in the garden these last few days I feel like I've just been chasing my tail in circles. I told the wife last night around 8:30, "if there's one last thing I do today I'm getting this fucking hash decarbed." I hoped to make it yesterday, but the clock was working against me all day. I just finished my garden work for today and got a hot shower. I'm getting ready to print the recipe and get cracking I transferred the 200 proof gallon out of their terrible container into a cleaned solid plastic milk jug and placed it back in the deep freeze. As I was transferring the liquid I had to take a smell and small taste of course. I've heard people suggest this stuff will burn like fire, and I kind of assumed they were right. Wrong. It's almost free of odor at all. A slight grain alcohol smell. Slight. The taste is not as strong as vodka in my opinion. It's definitely alcohol flavored, but nothing like the burn of everclear. In all fairness I licked a drop on my finger. I did not take a shot. 6 years sober this October

I'm following PsycadellicSam's recipe over @ grasscity. I'll link it up later tonight. The guy is just a great human being helping others make their own medicine right in the comfort of their own kitchen.

FastFreddi said:

Sorry I should have clarified that...fresh air intakes.
FF

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I've got a 6" inline fan that's really not needed in my nursery area, so I'm going to sneak away from the wife for a few minutes and mount it in the basement ceiling on a timer shortly. I'll probably have to use my speed controller to dial it in so it doesn't get crazy fucking cold in there, but I'm excited to reduce my electric bill by siphoning some cold air off of mother nature

FastFreddi said:

Those look delicious...
FF

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Thanks man. It's been a long time coming to get my operation to this point. It helps not having kids

jonnynobody said:

Thanks man. It's been a long time coming to get my operation to this point. It helps not having kids

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Recipe would be great and have a great evening

The negative pressure on the flower room intake hasn't been enough to cause any dramatic temperature change in the flower room, so I ordered a 293 CFM Vortex VTX600L for $126 with shipping to push the air in at a more rapid pace. 10 year warranty. Made in Canada. This is my 2nd Vortex. I was considering can-fan because I have one in the flower room that is an absolute work horse and I've had it for about 8 years now without an issue. However the warranty offered on all of their fans is only 5 years, and the units are considerably more expensive than Vortex. I'm surprised their gear is as popular as it is with such a premium price coupled with a lackluster warranty. I'm mounting this puppy as soon as it comes in and setting it on a 12/12 timer in the flower room. Actually more like 11.5/12.5. It takes about a half hour for the room to warm up. I don't want to freeze my girls out

Update: I did some modification to my reservoir setup. I now have a 32 gallon veg reservoir, a 32 gallon flower reservoir, a 32 gallon reservoir of RO (backup reserve), and a 32 gallon trash can on a rolling dolly. The holding reservoir with RO is in case a res gets fucked up or goes bad. I can still complete my watering with the backup res. The rolling trash can on a dolly is what I fill up with fertilizer water from either the veg res or flower res. I then add my floralicous, PH it, and roll it on over to the watering area. I installed shut off valves on each 1/4" OD line running to my float valves on each reservoir. That way I can disconnect them one by one for cleaning when needed.

And my wife hates me a little more for taking up even more space


From the RO output run into splitters and shut of valves then to the reservoirs. Easy peezy.


John guest garden hose to 1/4" OD RO line connector. Sweet little device.


My rolling trash can that I water the girls with.


Nursery B about due for a transplant. I'll do that in a couple of days.


Nursery A overgrowing the tent:


Jager:


Me expressing my love for her

Awesome ro setup. I really like the manifold to fill your reservoir.

Very cool set up. Plants are rippin too. Can tell you enjoy the hobby. Thanks for sharing!

So I made up my first batch of hash caps thanks to @BrassNwood over at grass city. They are potent. 3 at a time takes you on quite a ride
The hot plate you see in the photo was shit. It got too hot to be useful so I sent it back and got a buffet warmer that has a max temp of 245. Much more appropriate temp for keeping the oil warm while capping. It should arrive today. That will complete my hash cap making setup. I'll start processing my hash with the dry ice method as @BrassNwood does using flower for maximum effect.

Decarbed 120 and 73 micron hash @ 240 F for 40 minutes in a double aluminum sealed container.


Cap making station with hot plate (being replaced with buffet warmer), caps, 10ML liquid syringe, bowl for finished caps, and a spatula to work the hash oil material in the bowl as the level gets low.



77 capsules filled to the brim of highly potent coconut hash oil. Take 3 and call me in the morning - if you can

Update: So my new buffet warmer and Vortex inline fan arrived today. I'm very happy with both purchases. My air conditioning in the flower room has only kicked on once since I installed it an hour ago. In another week I don't think the AC will even kick on anymore as the outside temperature continues to drop. It's unseasonably warm at this point in the year in Michigan. I've got a 400CFM inline fan that's way over powered at the tail end of my 2 tent nursery HVAC system. I think I'll install the Vortex there and install the 400CFM fan as the cold air intake for the flower room. If I can get enough volume flowing in there to prevent the AC from ever kicking on then I'm saving a considerable amount of electric for the next 4 months before it warms up again. Me likey

Day 57 of flower. Another week to go until the chop on all but the ghost train and black widows. They will go 10-11 weeks.




I might have to get some insulated ducting to prevent the condensation issue.


Final hash cap making setup with the buffet tray:

I wouldn't get insulated ducting. You end up with condensation inside the insulation and it makes for a horrid mess....

SnoopyDoo said:

I wouldn't get insulated ducting. You end up with condensation inside the insulation and it makes for a horrid mess....

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The dripping doesn't bother me, but I don't want the condensation to reach the electrical box on the fan. I'm gonna have to think on this overnight. This is a dilly of a pickle.

Last night I was up until about 1am, and decided to disconnect the intake fan. Due to the moisture buildup I had concerns about frying out the fan. Today I ordered supplies to do this properly:
1) Insulated R-6 ducting 6" flex ducting
2) Heavy duty timer for turning the intake fan on / off with the light cycle
3) R-1 Insulation tape for sealing the metal body of the intake fan to prevent condensate from forming on the unit
4) 15' 16/3 extension cord to run the fan to a more appropriate electric receptacle

Sheesh, so far this cold air intake has cost me about $200 in supplies. However, once completed properly today it should handle nearly all of the cooling needs of the flower room thereby saving the portable AC from running 12 hours each day continuously. I should be able to do this for the next 4 months before the spring warm up. 12 hours in each day's light cycle x 30 days x 4 months = 1440 hours of portable AC run time that I will be saving. That's a lot of fucking electric savings while keeping my flower room at a breezy 79-81 F. I'll post pics and let y'all know how the upgrade goes. I must say the cool air was absolutely lovely last night. It's the bee's knees baby

Update: I started at 2:00 this afternoon. I just now finished with the HVAC modifications and watering both areas with a cleanup and floor mop. What a fucking day. I moved the 400CFM fan into the cold air intake position after wrapping the fan with 2" insulated tape. I then installed the Vortex on the nursery exhaust where the 400CFM fan was. Now the flower room is operating at full power instead of 75%, and my temperature is at 81 degrees. There is no condensation anywhere. The air conditioner hasn't ran once tonight. I'm happy to report the repair was a complete success and I'm saving a lot of electricity while running a cooler flower room for the next 4 months!




The fan's power cord is hooked up to a light timer. It goes on and off with the lights.

Nice grow. Lol I noticed this bright orange snow poles. I make those at work. Like 14000 a day

Rolla J said:

Nice grow. Lol I noticed this bright orange snow poles. I make those at work. Like 14000 a day

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Best garden stakes around man Day 2 of cold air intake and my portable AC has not turned on in the flower room since. Fantastic results at a constant breezy 81-82 degrees 5" from the glass on the 1000w hood. At ground level the temp is probably 10 degrees cooler. It's a remarkable difference even though the cold air intake is directed at ceiling level towards the big fan in the corner. I do most of my work in the flower room in the day time during lights off with my green headlight. I'm tired of ordering a 72 pack of triple A batteries every 7 months to power my headlights. Today I decided it's time for an upgrade. My vivo sun green headlights have been beat up for over a year now and both are kinda falling apart. I thought I'd try the Panasonic Eneloop Pro AAA rechargeable 950 MAH batteries rated for 500 recharge cycles. They seem to be the highest rated rechargeable batteries on the market, so I ordered a 4 pack with charger off Amazon for $27. Made in Japan. Should be of good quality and reliable. If all goes well I'll order another 4 pack to keep on hand so I've always got a fully charged set to swap out right away when needed. I grabbed an Energizer headlight with a green light function on it for $30 too. I've always had good luck with Energizer brand flash lights, so hopefully the headlight doesn't disappoint. Most of the bad reviews I saw were related to the charging port / charge time on the rechargeable version, so I ordered the standard battery style. I use my green headlight every single day, so I'll put this puppy through the ringer for a few weeks. If I have any issues with it's performance or comfort I'll return it for one of these Black Diamond headlights for $50. I just don't want to spend that much for a garden headlight. Hopefully the Energizer is a lock and it ends there

Make sure you keep an eye on the insulated ducting. I've had situations where the condensation built up inside the ducting and soaked into the insulation and turned into a horrid disgusting mess. If you put the fan outside, you'd be okay. Get a radon mitigation fan, which is meant to be be outside and reverse it so it sucks air in instead of sucking it out.

SnoopyDoo said:

Make sure you keep an eye on the insulated ducting. I've had situations where the condensation built up inside the ducting and soaked into the insulation and turned into a horrid disgusting mess. If you put the fan outside, you'd be okay. Get a radon mitigation fan, which is meant to be be outside and reverse it so it sucks air in instead of sucking it out.

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Thanks man. I heard that from another grower also. Said he came down to the grow room in the morning and the insulation was soaked laying on the floor. Yikes! From what I read as long as you seal the ducting air tight no condensation should occur, because no warm air in the basement is making contact with the cold air inside of the tube. I sealed the insulated ducting sleeve with gorilla tape at every connection. Pain in the royal dick, but my AC hasn't ran in 3 days I think so far. It consumed about 20 hours of labor between getting supplies and executing the actual work including replacing the grill outside with an intake style grill. Completely worth it though. My portable AC adds $200 on the electric bill every month. In 4 months I'll save $800 while being able to run my grow room at full power and keep temperatures cooler than they were with the AC cranking non stop. I'm hoping to have the mini split installed in the spring. Hoping is the operative word

Tomorrow I'm doing a pre-harvest inspection on all the ladies in the flower room. Depending on how things are looking I may start harvesting 2 plants/day on Thursday. I'll figure out which ones need to be chopped first so I've got a game plan on how this is going to unfold. I do know the ghost train and 2 black widows will go every bit of 10 weeks if not a little longer, so they're gonna cook a little longer and will be the final 3 plants harvested. I'm excited. The plants are in the ripening phase now. Just falling allover the place getting prettier by the day hardening off

jonnynobody said:

Thanks man. I heard that from another grower also. Said he came down to the grow room in the morning and the insulation was soaked laying on the floor. Yikes! From what I read as long as you seal the ducting air tight no condensation should occur, because no warm air in the basement is making contact with the cold air inside of the tube. I sealed the insulated ducting sleeve with gorilla tape at every connection. Pain in the royal dick, but my AC hasn't ran in 3 days I think so far. It consumed about 20 hours of labor between getting supplies and executing the actual work including replacing the grill outside with an intake style grill. Completely worth it though. My portable AC adds $200 on the electric bill every month. In 4 months I'll save $800 while being able to run my grow room at full power and keep temperatures cooler than they were with the AC cranking non stop. I'm hoping to have the mini split installed in the spring. Hoping is the operative word

Tomorrow I'm doing a pre-harvest inspection on all the ladies in the flower room. Depending on how things are looking I may start harvesting 2 plants/day on Thursday. I'll figure out which ones need to be chopped first so I've got a game plan on how this is going to unfold. I do know the ghost train and 2 black widows will go every bit of 10 weeks if not a little longer, so they're gonna cook a little longer and will be the final 3 plants harvested. I'm excited. The plants are in the ripening phase now. Just falling allover the place getting prettier by the day hardening off

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Sounds awesome.

As the temperature has continued to drop rapidly into the teens a bit of condensation developed on the fan. At lights on today I will remove the fan and double up on all of the insulation to prevent any warm air from contacting anything cold. It wasn't a lot of condensate, but enough that I want it insulated more thoroughly. I may even look into a cheap spray on insulation type of product to encase the fan. I literally had to dial the fan down to 50% last night. Motherfucking flower room was down to 69 degrees F. I popped on a speed controller and dialed that puppy down. I even juiced the lights to 115% and I still couldn't get the temp over 72 without reducing the fan speed. The AC ran a couple days ago when we had an odd warm up, but as soon as the temperature dropped again I was battling too much cold. A very nice problem to have. Mother nature provides one hell of an air conditioner for a flower room this time of year

I butchered the bush that was growing in nursery A with a thorough defoliation and topping. This will be their final topping. They may receive 1 final defoliation at week 3 of flower. It was a 3 hour massacre man. I wish I had taken pictures of the pile of leaves on the floor. I filled 2 five gallon buckets. I was so itchy and shitty by the time it was over I just wanted to forget about it. I have a skin allergy to growing cannabis plants. I get red and itch everywhere. Sometimes even with hives if I'm doing a lot of contact work. What can ya do? Eat some hash caps and man the fuck up

The massacre: In 10 days they'll be full of bush again with twice the flower sites. It was so bushy in there prior to the defoliation and topping that it took me a shade over 3 hours to work all 4 plants. It was just awful, but my own fault. If I had been trimming off bad growth every time I watered the overgrowth wouldn't have gotten as bad as it was, but the positive is a massive root system is developed at this point so recovery is rapid.


Nursery B: They're all due for an up-pot to their final home in 5 gallon hempy's another topping and defoliation.


Lights on flower room pic: I'll try to snap some just before lights on pics. The orange is terrible