Auto Topping LED Grow

[Yeatster]

Schtiggy, that's the exact kind of beauty I thrive to achieve, with some grows under my belt, of course. And I thank you for sharing.
thebeast, thank you kindly sir. I am super excited to start. can't wait to get my beans.
I am not totally set up yet, I have today and tomorrow off from work, so I will hopefully get it mostly done by then.

GROW BOX: 2 3/4' X 2 3/4' X 4' (inside painted white)

FANS: exhaust fan, 4" (225 cfm) pulling through DIY carbon filter (back, top left)
6' Fresh, intake filter (bottom right), 2 pc fans for inside (possibly need 1 oscillating?)

LIGHTS: Advanced Platinum Series 150W LED (19 in. X 5 in.) & 96W, 2ft. 4 bulb, T5

MEDIUM: Pro mix BX Biofungicide & Perlite (not sure of ratio yet)

POTS: 9"X 9", 10" tall, 3 gallon

NUTRIENTS: none at the moment. not sure what, if any, I need.

STRAIN: Jack Horror, auto flower (5).

I also have a timer for lights, cheap, wallyworld, digital temp/ro meter, and a PH meter (pen), which brings me to this; my tap water has a PH at 7

I was thinking of starting with the T5 and 2 seedlings. Then switching to the LED for veg (lights side by side) and introducing 2 more for a perpetual grow. i have lots of room to work with, aside from box, but don't want to invest a fortune on lights...yet. Will this be efficient? What improvements would be suggested? Any and all comments/suggestions welcome and appreciated.
Thanks again guys!!!

 

[420Amard]

maybe starting your own journal would be a good start

here's a how to link;:
How to Make a Grow Journal

here's a link on starting it:
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[thebeast27]

Yeatster nice lights mate will do fine with those.u will defo need nutes mate for sure and calmag id recomend advanced nutrients sensi grow for veg and sensi bloom for flower its ph perfect and very good stuff.also advanced nutrients do calmag also apart from that u seem to have everything else in order good job.And as spart says get a journel going mate then we can all be there to help happy growing every1

 

[The Dealer]

I 2nd the Advanced Nutrients PH Perfect line. With some extra cal mag for the LEDs.

 

[jhfhklsnhfldk]

Do you still need to Ph your water with PH perfect? Or just add it and done?

 

[sonicDlf]

Do you still need to Ph your water with PH perfect? Or just add it and done?

you just add it and done , i have not used a ph tester since i swoped to AN ,
if you are running led you will need cal/mag but if you go on there website they do a lot off things that you can add without effecting your PH
I cannot recommend them enough , made my life allot easier .
Be safe

 

[thebeast27]

Schtiggy iv never owned a ph pen or meter i have never messed or checked ph.the feed is ph perfect.and my soil is very good also maintains correct ph levels sometimes run into defiencies but i tackle them head on.thats how i taught myself to grow using my eyes and i will continue to grow this way.works for me.i go by the look of my plants to tell me there ok

 

[jhfhklsnhfldk]

I'll be checking this out. The Ph is the worst part of the feeding. Would this work well with Pro Mix BX? I have one more bag of Fox Farms Ocean Forest and 3 bottles of nutes to use up on my next run, then I am switching.
If I did not have to Ph anymore, the only shitty part of the process would be gone

 

[The Dealer]

Works great with Pro mix BX and I've never had an issue with PH and I use tap water.

 

[420Amard]

I'm with beast on this one as long as your using soil it buffers the nutes/watering anyways I don't own a ph thingy. I use biobizz soil biobizz nutes and fresh straight from the tap water. I don't even let it sit out or bubble it or anything like that. Had one problem with ph but that was because I re-used my soil even at that I just added fresh top layer of soil and it was fine.

 

[thebeast27]

bio bizz soil light mix.its awsome

 

[420Amard]

that's what i meant by biobizz soil it's the light mix as well and I've used the all mix before as well both work great.

 

[thebeast27]

.i stumbled upon biobizz light mix when i decided to buy professional soil.results are magic everytime time cnt ever see me using anything else.plus i wont use the all mix to rich for seeds and heard a few bad reports on all mix.but lightmix me and my plants love .is a key point what medium u choose .because without a good medium u are setting yourself up for trouble later.speaking from own findings.before i found lightmix i used general purpose compost.gota start somewere lol but learned everything i know now .so cnt be bad happy growing every1

 

[thebeast27]

took some scrolling through my gallery for this info but good to sharethis compost feeds my plants for the first 4 to 5 weeks my last grow was the same with this medium all through veg with no feed and monster plants.its good shit il show u in this grow and for the 50 litre sack deliverd to ur door wrapped in black plastic bags discreat for under 14 pound. Cnt go wrong

Here info on the lightmix

 

[HemiSync]

Here info on the lightmix

How do you prepare your mix? I grow hydro but have a friend that I will be starting some autos in soil and always have pH problems when I mix my own.

Thanks for all the great info. Because of you I just pinched off the tops of my Medicann Kush Fromage Auto and my Paradise Vertigo Auto. Can't wait to see what happens.

 

[thebeast27]

Hemi welcome and thanks .and topping an auto because of me.fills me with joy exactly why i started this grow to get all auto gardners topping.proved to have worked.good times.the biobizz light mix comes mix with perlite already mixed in ready to go.all i do is put the soil in a pot .add a litre of water with 2 ml takeroot then drop my bean in .then feed just water to 4 to 5 weeks.amd never have no health issues in veg.this soil is the shit.cnt stress enough how good it is happy growing every1

 

[sonicDlf]

I'm with beast on this one as long as your using soil it buffers the nutes/watering anyways I don't own a ph thingy. I use biobizz soil biobizz nutes and fresh straight from the tap water. I don't even let it sit out or bubble it or anything like that. Had one problem with ph but that was because I re-used my soil even at that I just added fresh top layer of soil and it was fine.

I have not bubbled before but i am now , if you are using Bio root boosters then you should bubble or the chlorine in tap water will kill the good bacteria .
If you are not using Bio root boosters then it can be beneficial not to as the chlorine can help with root rot.
Oh and i swapped to biobiz light mix after seeing beast results .
Be safe .

 

[420Amard]

i use the biobizz root juice each time my plants have nice healthy root systems. Thanks for the info I might get one of the bubblers but not to much point really I only mix up 1.5l at a time so haven't needed to keep a lot of fluids ready at any one time.
Great info man

I have not bubbled before but i am now , if you are using Bio root boosters then you should bubble or the chlorine in tap water will kill the good bacteria .
If you are not using Bio root boosters then it can be beneficial not to as the chlorine can help with root rot.
Oh and i swapped to biobiz light mix after seeing beast results .
Be safe .

 

[sonicDlf]

morning spart , I have got myself one of those 25ltr plastic water holders with a big lid and a tap at the bottom .
i just fill this and put the air stone inside , leave the lid off , and use that to make my nutes .
Be safe .

 

[Camo420Grow]

Beast the ladies are to die for. Durban is looking gorgeous when will you get some natural light shots of her posted? Soon I hope !