diy

So, theres so much ingenuity on here I thought it would be nice to make a thread where members can choose one or two pics of their build to show them off with pride. Don't be intimidated by other's builds, take inspiration, we have some talented growers and builders. I never built anything in my...

Thought I’d post this make shift diy air cooler I made on a budget I found a video of a similar cooler on YouTube and thought I’d share my version . It may help another first time Grower like myself who is battling temps. I’m growing in a loft so I can have temp swings weather induced. It has...

I have a couple of Viparspectra 300w lights with burnt out led's, have the replacement LED's, and am stuck on getting the burnt ones off. I have desoldered the connections off, but the led itself will not come off. It's a little damaged now (well completely destroyed would be a better...

Hello and welcome to the Pub & Grow! :welcome: Aweh! For the fellow South Africans I'd like to invite everyone on this journey with me! May we all share knowledge and have a good banter in the Pub & Grow. :passitleft: Here all is welcome! :slide: So sit down. Roll up a blunt or...

This thread will be dedicated to my HLG-550 R-spec build. I couldn’t afford straight out buying a kit, so I’m buying it in separate pieces. It will be a month before I have everything assembled, but I had finally decided on how I wanted to do the build. Many thanks to those who’ve helped me this...

hello for all of you fantastic grower.. hope everything's doing extremely fine today... ✌️❤️ i'm noob and i do DiY project for lighting. using ordinary 10 watt led cool daylight bulbs (>80 CRi) + 10 watt led red and blue light. this things very bright for me, but i don't have idea for plants...

Dwc fittings

Hi All, Really just looking for anyone with good DIY LED lighting knowledge to look over the setup I have planned and costed. Make sure there's no glaring errors and it will be fit for purpose, cost efficient etc. My grow space is a stealth cabinet H=64cm W=42.5cm D=57cm. Currently got a grow...

2x Vero18s slapped on a chunk of aluminum from a threshold, powered by Mars300 driver

I'm excited to find some experienced engineers on the forums and I wanted to start a discussion about aggregating sensor/switch administration. Some of us may only have a single sensor or switch in our garden while others have hundreds. I'm looking to find an administration/automation solution...

Took two hours but got everything done but the front, just in time for the bitter cold front that was moving in!

Started out with wanting to keep it simple, but then realized i wanted more headspace (even though im short) So it started out as a 5x5x5 and ended up being 5x4x6!!

Hi Friends I'm on a mission to build my own DWC for personal use. And will even show how i done it if its a success. But... i need your help. Is using a hot glue gun safe to use? Is it water proof and long lasting? Does it create PH or anyother problems? Have you any experience using it...

Cloner in the veg box together with mommy lol

Hey :welcome: I started a grow and was tinkering around to get a good weatherstation with some data logging features - everything what u could buy is way to expensive, so I decided to make my own one ;) It sends every 30s temperature, humidity and creates a UNIX timestamp while receiving...

Hey guys I was hoping to try and build a led chip board on a 3.5x3.5 frame to go in a 4x4 Now I know how to wire up lights for a chicken brooder And snake enclosures with thermostats but these led have got me confused First I purchased just a cheap chip and driver from eBay and that was just red...

Greetings all! I've had members ask about how I do my LST (low stress training) on my plants so I thought I would do a pictorial on it. My pics are of two different plants but don't let that confuse you. It's just easier to demonstrate that way. Let's discuss the theory behind LST for a...

How to build my cloninator aeroponic cloning bucket! This is the original but I've made a few modifications since then. I'll put those at the end in case you'd like to try them. I started with a 2 gallon bucket and lid from Home Depot. I got this pump from Amazon...

Grow Set Up: Nutrients - Fox Farm Liquid Nutrient Trio Formula: Big Bloom, Grow Big, Tiger Bloom with Armor Kote Potassium Silicate, CALiMAGic, and HYDROGUARD FoxFarm Trio Nutrients Get the right juice for the right use Start with Grow Big Hydro for abundant green growth Switch to Tiger...

Hi there, I'm about a month into my project, and decided it's time to not only share it, but document it as well. Hopefully posting here will accomplish both :) I will keep this first post short, and come back often updating the thread, which should be quite often as I have nothing much else to...