Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009
Bloom, Day 5
Code:
--> MTO2, KK1, MTO3, OC6, OC7, MTN3:
1. Pre-flush: 1/2 gal.
Per gal:
1 T liquid bone meal
pH adjusted to 6.27 @ 21.8 C
2. Feed: 1 gal. for MTO2, 1/2 gal. for the rest
Per gal:
2 t liquid bone meal
2 t Calcium Syrup
2 t Biggest Bloom
1 t Soil Nute
1 t PGE
1 t Cal-Mag
1/2 t Carbon sweet
1 oz yucca
1/2 oz Amino Blast
1 T Notrazyme
Diluted to 1095 ppm
pH adjusted to 6.28 @ 21.7 C
1/2 t Companion
All three MTx# failed to provide drainage again, so I'll give them more next time. It's like dancing.
Pictures!
Remember when I mentioned the soil-less mix heating up? It has started:
Here's a closeup:
OK, so here is a shot into the bloom room. It's even tighter in there than it looks:
Here's a shot looking down on MTO2. I pointed out the approximate corners of her canopy. That 240VAC outlet on the right is 4-1/5 feet from the corner:
Here's a shot under MTO2's 'skirt':
Here's a wider shot of the forest floor:
I had a serious condensation problem on the first two segments of the light ventilation system. The incoming air is pretty cold here, and the cold duct was condensing the moisture in the room and dripping on the girls. So I improvised. Using binder clips and old towels, I wrapped those two sections. Not to absorb water, because it all stays as dry as a bone now. Rather to insulate the ducting. Because the ducting doesn't see warm air anymore, no condensation forms, and it doesn't form on the towels either. It's ghetto, but it works perfectly for the moment:
I mentioned I rehung light #1. Well, here's how:
The cord ties to the eye off the top at the left. It comes down, through the pulleys across the hood, and back up on the right. From there it loops to another big eye on the wall and down to a cleat. It's an easy way to hang it without extra lines. The pulleys pulled the hanger brackets toward the center and made it all screwy, so I decided I needed a spreader bar up there. In the closeup, you can see that the piece of 1x2 I used is kept centered by a screw and kept elevated by a zip tie. This is very effective. The bar won't go anywhere, but it is under very little real tension. The screws and zip ties get no real pressure at all. It's very strong and simple, and it worked great. I need to do the same to the rest.
Here's a shot with the eye and cleat on the wall pointed out. I tied the cord to the cleat, and when I want to raise it, I just add another turn on the cleat without untie-ing it:
Finally, here's "air traffic control". The AC is overhead. The carbon filter is below in the back. You can see both oscillating fans. Just above the one on the left is the CO
2 controller, and the output tube is taped to the base of the left fan, pointed into the blades. Bottom-center is the dehumidifier. It's a lot quieter on the concrete floor, but is still rattles. The shaft is clearly poorly balanced. It drives me mad. I can't wait for it to fail:
