DIY Stealth Cab, Hydro, LED & Multiple Strains in Small Space - Oh Boy!

stevehman said:
Mr. Krip,
I think the larger the res the easier the maintenance. It almost seems counter-intuitive. I ran into the same thing with salt-water aquariums. The smaller ones always needed constant adjustments and I was always chasing the pH/salinity. I went to a much larger tank and the problems all went away. Larger res is more stable and small errors in nutes are not as noticeable. The down-sides as you mentioned are not being able to tailor a feeding regimen to different strains and the chance of something bad affecting everything.

I think both of those issues can be mitigated by growing the same strain, or similar strains in the system, heavy aeration and constant movement of nutes.

I have my moms in hempy buckets and they are doing fine, but I have to hand water them every 3 days. I just have to fill my top-up res once a week and change my nutes every two weeks in the hydro setup. Once I have an R/O system hooked up, there will be no need for the top-up res and I will be one step closer to running on auto-pilot.

@Deerhunter,
That is one crazy story, glad to hear that things with LEO went well, but it's a shame you have to move now because of the situation. Although it is probably for the best, you don't want your ex coming back to where you live (assuming she isn't locked up for a while). The distance on your LED will depend on the number and wattage of the individual chips, and the type of grow you have going on. I don't use mine in veg, just for flower, but I would keep them about 24 inches if they are 3w chips, 18 inches or a little closer for 1 w chips. Keep a close eyen on them and adjust the height based on the response of the plant. If they're stretching out trying to get to the light, lower them. If they're getting short and stacked, then raise them. Every light is different and each strain will respond differently. Best of luck.
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I agree 100% with everything you said regarding a larger res (and the light recommendations to Dhunter!). Routine cleanings also go a long way towards preventing any problems.

I was in no way trying to "knock" recirculating systems (in fact, if I wasn't growing in a 2'x2' space with only two plants, I'd be using one and you've done an absolutely stellar job with both of yours!), I was just pointing out some of my observations and considerations, since there's clearly advantages and disadvantages to each of these methods.
 
I didn't think you were knocking recirc. There are some disadvantages with them, but they are so much easier to keep in balance once up and running. You can set up a recirc in almost any size space, although it is better in a bigger space.

I'm not 100% married to any one system, if I can find a better/easier way I'll do it. I'll be trying some different methods very soon.
 
Mr. Krip said:
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS MOM HARVEST DAY!

I don't know if all the trichs are from the SSU, the dark period, the pheno, or a combination of multiple issues, but I'm definately gonna try to repeat the results with the clones! :)
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I love the scientific approach, but never question the Trichome Fairy's work... You could offend her and put a jinx on the whole darn thing! When given extra trichs, I just smile and say "thank you!" :)
 
CHEAP BUBBLE MACHINE

Many posts ago...back when I ordered my Bubble Bags, I had told everyone that I would give a low-cost solution for a Bubble Machine. As I was bagging the trim from my recent harvest, thinking I now have enough to try my first round at making bubble hash, I realized I never told everyone how to get a cheap Bubble Machine, so here it is....

When I first started looking for Bubble Machines, one of the options I came across was this one selling for $134.95 without the bags:


When the video mentioned to set it to the "normal" setting, I wondered what the other setting was for, so I looked closely at the video and noticed the other setting said "Gentle".

This told me that it was originally intended to be used as a washing machine (which makes sense!), so I started looking around for portable washing machines and was able to find one of these on eBay for less than $50 new:

Wonder Washer - YouTube

Notice anything similar between the two???? :)

After I finish harvesting the PE, I plan on my first attempt at bubble hash using this machine, and will be sure to document and report here!

Happy Harvests!

K
 
Mr. Krip Got a question about the bubble process. How much vegitation and trimmings do u need to use to get good results on the bubbler? Also are u doing, DIY bags or screens? Would love to hear your input and everyone else for that matter. Another thing is how do u feel about doing a water cure on the trimmings first to leach out any of the extra chlorophyll from them. As long as one wouldn't disturb the material to much when changing the water out it would serve the same principle right? Just a thought...
 
Kotton Mouthe said:
Mr. Krip Got a question about the bubble process. How much vegitation and trimmings do u need to use to get good results on the bubbler? Also are u doing, DIY bags or screens? Would love to hear your input and everyone else for that matter. Another thing is how do u feel about doing a water cure on the trimmings first to leach out any of the extra chlorophyll from them. As long as one wouldn't disturb the material to much when changing the water out it would serve the same principle right? Just a thought...
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Kotton, to be honest, I'm FAR from an expert in these things, but will do my best to answer and welcome any comments from anyone with more experience.

The amount of plant material you need to make bubble hash really will depend on how rich the material you're using is in trichomes. I seem to remember something like a 10-15% yield as being relatively "normal", so if you used 10 grams of trim, you could expect something like 1-1.5 grams of bubble.

I don't think curing makes any difference with bubble hash, since you're extracting the pure trichomes from the plant matter. So, you can make bubble hash (or do any other trichome extraction method) with fresh, uncured plant material.

I'm going to be using the "original" Bubble Bags. I managed to get a "steal" on eBay and got an 8-bag complete set for only $30 or so, which is about the cost of a single bag!

They're only 1-gallon bags, but my plan is to "stack" the bags in a 1 gallon bucket that has a hole in the bottom (a "hash hempy"! :)), then slowly pour the whole 5 (or so) gallons through the one gallon system and let the water just run out of the bottom while the trichomes get trapped in the bags. Since the water gets discarded anyways, as long as I don't get more tichs than the 1 gallon bags can hold (BIG LOL!!!) I should be fine!
 
QUICK DRYING UPDATE

The smaller buds that were trimmed and in the dry net seemed ready to jar this morning. The RH is right at 63%, so it's perfect!

Since several people were asking me about curing, measuring the RH, and for the link to the hygrometers I'm using.

Here is a pic of how I jar the hygrometers with the bud to measure the RH:

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Happy Harvests!

k
 
nice crip!!!;):peace:
 
:Namaste:Hey K~ reading through, have you tried the "Dry Ice" method with bubble bags? Just tried it & found it very interesting. Here is a video.

‪Dry Ice Hash Extraction‬‏ - YouTube

Was very interesting indeed!

Though I would leave you with a few teasers from this last one. Looking like I will run some long flowering ones on next, like some Oaxaca beans I have.

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Hope all is well & the heat isn't getting you too much. By the way I agree large containers, as you know I went up to 18gal tubs last time & sooooo much happier! Plus only change res every 14 days!!! Less RO! Yeah!!!:)


Have a great one K~ & as always Happy Grows:riskybusiness:
 
damn what the hell did i miss Krip!!! Just in time for the finale!!! looks damn good, makes me jelous lol, im just gettin nothin but bullshit over here, guess its just that time of the year for me, hopefully i can just get through the b.s. fast... and Congrats on the harvest man, looked good!!!
 
H, WOW!!!! That dry ice extraction is VERY cool! I wish I saw that before I bought that bubble machine! :)

Awesome harvest, too, my friend! Very nice! :welldone:

Looks like you're set for a while! :thumb:
 
Suka, I saw what happened with all the males. :sorry:

That totally sucks AND defies the law of averages!

Just a friendly suggestion: Buy some feminized seeds!

I was against this, at first, since they are a little pricey, but when I considered of all the time invested and money spent on nutes just to get males, plus the ability to take endless clones from a single female, it started making much more sense to me.

In addition, you'll know the strain and it will probably be better than most bag seed you'll run across.

I'll send you some good vibes so the seeds you're germing now will ALL turn out female!
:goodluck:
 
stevehman said:
That dry ice method is the third coolest thing I've seen.
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It dosn't get much "cooler" than dry ice, but, OK...I bite...what were the first two??? :)
 
stevehman said:
Touching off close to 100,000 lbs of explosives and something else I can't discuss, but pretty sure it's illegal in most states and involves a ping-pong ball, a straw and a dart board.
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NICE!!! I think I might have tried that ping-pong ball thing...Were there midgets or farm animals involved? :rofl:
 
QUICK PIC UPDATE

Both PE's in veg now have a good amount of roots fully submerged in the res and they are taking in a good amount of nutes & water - almost 1/2 gallon per day each. They have really started some vigorous growth over the last couple of days.

Here they are this morning:

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A canopy shot:

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And, the two clones I took from the Bonsai mom haven't wilted, so I'm hopeful they will take (in spite of using the STG cubes to start them!) :) :

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Happy Harvests!

K
 
Your grow definitely looks good, as always.. I give you props man, you definitely know what your doin!!!
Mr. Krip said:
Suka, I saw what happened with all the males. :sorry:

That totally sucks AND defies the law of averages!

Just a friendly suggestion: Buy some feminized seeds!

I was against this, at first, since they are a little pricey, but when I considered of all the time invested and money spent on nutes just to get males, plus the ability to take endless clones from a single female, it started making much more sense to me.

In addition, you'll know the strain and it will probably be better than most bag seed you'll run across.

I'll send you some good vibes so the seeds you're germing now will ALL turn out female!
:goodluck:
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Well at the moment im i dont really have the money for to buy any, i really wish i could, but i gotta deal with what i have and hope for the best, rite now im lookin for work so when i do find somethin im definitely gonna buy some for sure, i tried to before but the sites that i tried on wouldn't take pre-paid credit cards so i wasn't able to get any, next time i'll try somethin different maybe a money order or some shit, but like i said i gotta hope for the best with what i have, so i definitely got my fingers crossed, and thanks for the kind words man i really apreciate it, thanks..:high-five:
 
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