**Finally an Update!!**
Hey again everyone, finally here with that update I promised. I'm still very busy trying to get this, that and the other thing done among the every day stuff and life. Still working on the room slowly, I get a couple small things done every night. Hopefully over the weekend if I don't work to late I can get some more done in there and get things ready for the new light arrival next week
So lets get down to business and see whats going on here..
Lets start with the building of the room.. We built this so it can be easily taken down, all done with screws.
We constructed 2x4 walls, shimmed it all up and foam filled the cracks to help keep pests out.. Eventually we will stuff insulation between the floor joists and the wall frame to seal out light and then poly the roof. The room is 12' x 10' and divided into 2 - 6' x 10' rooms, the divider will just be 2x4's and black/white poly. I am working on drawing it all up on microsoft paint, will post it when I am done and stop making changes lol One side of the room will be for flowering only and the other will be veg and work station (will get some pics once I'm done)
As for lighting.. I am thinking that I can use 1xT8 fixture for my seedlings, maybe I will mount this to one of the shelves I have above the workstation, and then I can use the 2nd one for lighting my work station. My 2xT5's will be for supplemental lighting in the veg area I think which will be in there along with my 430W HPS until I can get a conversion bulb or switchable ballast for MH.
And here is the BIG news I'm sure some of you have been waiting for.. The new LED panel that will be arriving next week
I am sure it is a knock off of a very popular brand we all know, but the price was right and the coverage along with wattage draw was more than acceptable in my books. If this light performs well we will be buying a 2nd one for the other half of the flower room.
Here she is along with a bit of info! The MEIZHI Reflector Series - 1200W
Product Model: R1200
-Color: Blue
-LED Brand: Epistar
-LED Quantity: 240pcs
-Spectrum: 450~475nm 620~630nm, 650~660nm, and white
-Par Value: 1564umol
-Lumen: 42988Lm + -5%@AC110V 42304Lm + -5%@AC220V
-Power draw: 568W + -5%@AC110V 548W + -5%@AC220V
-Coverage:5ft*4ft
-Light Size: 627*380*70mm(24.7"x15"x2.8")
-Package Size: 723*436*126mm
-Net Weight: 8.0KG
-Gross Weight: 9.7KG
-DB: 55
-LED Angle: 120°
-Input Voltage: AC85-265V
-Amp: 5.189A@AC110V 2.603A@AC220V
-Frequency: 50-60HZ
-Lifespan: 50000-100000hours
-CE RoHS Certificate
Now.. what was next?? Oh yes, hempy's.. I have 2x110 liter bags of perlite on the way right now and as soon as it's here, rinsed and ready to go we will start popping some more beans. This perlite will be getting used a few times over for sure, the shipping cost me almost as much as the perlite did, and that was $35 a bag. I will be picking up some 3 gallon buckets to use for the autoflowering strains and will use the 5 gallon buckets I already have for the photoperiod plants, good thing I got 2 bags. I will also make some minor improvements to the buckets such as screens on the drain holes and will also search for something to set under them that can take up all the waste water when fed. All in due time though, still a ways to go
**Hmmm, time for a little break here before getting on to the plants..
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Ok, now time for the green ladies.. We have lost some plants since we started, a dud plant, a plant with low heat tolerance, and then another that just seemed to be dying which I ruled out to being root issues. So I lost CB Dutch Treat, Hash Plant, and Train Wreck #1 (dud) Lets get on with the pics and a tid bit of info..
**Photo's**
CB Dream
Day - 41
Purple Kush
Day - 41
**CB Dream is acting out as the healthiest plant so far, she's really sucking up the feedings and has made it show with the last one. She will have the bottom node stripped off, I might try my hand at cloning with those 2 branches. I am still deciding whether or not to top my 4 tops again to make 8 tops, hmm decisions..
Purple Kush is growing short and bushy, I kind of expected this to happen since is sprouted. I will likely strip the lowest growth off this one as well to focus more energy to the top but will leave it alone after that.
**Auto's**
Train Wreck #2
Day - 37
Revolver #1
Day - 37
Revolver #2
Day - 36
**All 3 auto's have shown sex now, just waiting for the flowering stretch and some bud sites, they are gonna be small unfortunately. They will all be placed under the hps light very soon with T5's on the sides.
Train Wreck #2 is sort of a wreck still. I let this pot dry right out, almost 2 weeks I think until it showed signs of needing water, but it still has the clawed leaves and hasn't changed. I did notice it shot up an inch or so after feeding it the other night though, so it's still growing.
Revolver #1 and #2 are pretty much alike, they are even both growing on an angle. Still looking healthy though that's what counts i guess.
That's it for today. I hope these plants start pulling thru.. The next round should be better with the hempy buckets. I will keep trying the dirt as well.
Thanks all for stopping in, lets get back to regular updates!!
Good luck on the construction.
