Doc Bud's High Brix Q&A With Pictures

I also have a Question on second Run soil ?

Once the First Run is finished (I use it in thirds) and
put the used first run in its own bin SHOULD I KEEP
it moist with controlled temps or just let it dry out
until I add the AMENDMENT and re-cook ?

EDIT: The soil can be in the Second run bin for 6 months or longer
before re-cook ?
 
Surprisingly, the soil will stay fairly moist on its own. :cheesygrinsmiley:

I've ignored bins for several months at a time, buried under a stack, and they've never completely dried out. But I'm sure the soil life would be much happier and eat more rocks while they're waiting, if we monitor them better. And if you keep the bins in shape, you won't have to take time to restore the biota with water and some heat - you can just use it whenever you need it.

Best practice would be to monitor the idle soil and keep it properly moist and warm the entire time. I also know from personal experience that it doesn't matter that much as long as you wet and warm the idle soil before you want to use it.
 
Graytail said:
Surprisingly, the soil will stay fairly moist on its own. :cheesygrinsmiley:

I've ignored bins for several months at a time, buried under a stack, and they've never completely dried out. But I'm sure the soil life would be much happier and eat more rocks while they're waiting, if we monitor them better. And if you keep the bins in shape, you won't have to take time to restore the biota with water and some heat - you can just use it whenever you need it.

Best practice would be to monitor the idle soil and keep it properly moist and warm the entire time. I also know from personal experience that it doesn't matter that much as long as you wet and warm the idle soil before you want to use it.
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Thanks buddy

This just came to mind as I was up-potting and opened the wrong Bin,
Noticed it looked dry so that started my brain thinking about it.

Yes I am sure it can't hurt to keep it all stable so will have to pick-up
another corded temp gauge :)

Thanks again
 
Doc Bud - High Brix Q&A With Pictures

And Veg light done... did this one a bit different. Used pop rivets instead of screws, and had to use washers on them cause I couldn't find the right length pop rivet. Bright AF... but no point in trying to show that with a pic. Here it is unlit.
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Can't remember were I read someone was having trouble with cold temps
and wanted to add this information about USING BUBBLE WRAP as insulation

Is bubble wrap a good insulator and why?
Bubble wrap is an effective insulator thanks to the air trapped inside the bubbles.
Within confined spaces, air is slow to react to temperature changes, so in winter
bubble wrap can protect against the cold penetrating through your windows.Aug 31, 2015

Wrap up your heating bills - The Telegraph
How does bubble wrap insulate heat?

As an alternative to insulating shades, bubble wrap provides a pocket of air to prevent cold and heat
from moving in and out of your home. ... Recommendations from Build it Solar include using larger bubbles
and using a film of water (applied via spray bottle) to get the bubble wrap to stick to the window glass.

EDIT: Thinking of wrapping my Pots in it to keep the cool mist humidifiers
from chilling my pots
 
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dajerm119 said:
And Veg light done... did this one a bit different. Used pop rivets instead of screws, and had to use washers on them cause I couldn’t find the right length pop rivet. Bright AF... but no point in trying to show that with a pic. Here it is unlit.
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Nice build, but beware not to run it too hard without heatsink, the plate will dissipate some heat but I think you have to stay under 100w :hmmm:
 
Gazoo said:
Can't remember were I read someone was having trouble with cold temps
and wanted to add this information about USING BUBBLE WRAP as insulation

Is bubble wrap a good insulator and why?
Bubble wrap is an effective insulator thanks to the air trapped inside the bubbles.
Within confined spaces, air is slow to react to temperature changes, so in winter
bubble wrap can protect against the cold penetrating through your windows.Aug 31, 2015

Wrap up your heating bills - The Telegraph
How does bubble wrap insulate heat?

As an alternative to insulating shades, bubble wrap provides a pocket of air to prevent cold and heat
from moving in and out of your home. ... Recommendations from Build it Solar include using larger bubbles
and using a film of water (applied via spray bottle) to get the bubble wrap to stick to the window glass.

EDIT: Thinking of wrapping my Pots in it to keep the cool mist humidifiers
from chilling my pots
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How about a cheap (mylar) sleeping mat? Bubblewrap is good for greenhouses, windows and other transparent surfaces, but the R value is a lot higher on sleeping mats ;)
 
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dajerm119 said:
Yes sir, only a 90watt driver...and on max... it’s way to much in my 18x18 veg cabinet. Only running about 80%
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That's certainly gonna be well lit then, and driver still running above 90% efficiency I think it starts to go under 90% when dimming to around 60% of max ;)
 
PurpleGunRack said:
How about a cheap (mylar) sleeping mat? Bubblewrap is good for greenhouses, windows and other transparent surfaces, but the R value is a lot higher on sleeping mats ;)
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That's a good idea, I was needing something that would
would repel the water moister from the humidifier mist and be
thin enough to cover neatly, AND the fact I have some lying
around was actually my best reason :)

Will for sure keep my eyes open for the mylar upgrade :)
 
Gazoo said:
Can't remember were I read someone was having trouble with cold temps
and wanted to add this information about USING BUBBLE WRAP as insulation

Is bubble wrap a good insulator and why?
Bubble wrap is an effective insulator thanks to the air trapped inside the bubbles.
Within confined spaces, air is slow to react to temperature changes, so in winter
bubble wrap can protect against the cold penetrating through your windows.Aug 31, 2015

Wrap up your heating bills - The Telegraph
How does bubble wrap insulate heat?

As an alternative to insulating shades, bubble wrap provides a pocket of air to prevent cold and heat
from moving in and out of your home. ... Recommendations from Build it Solar include using larger bubbles
and using a film of water (applied via spray bottle) to get the bubble wrap to stick to the window glass.

EDIT: Thinking of wrapping my Pots in it to keep the cool mist humidifiers
from chilling my pots
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He's going big folks! I like where your head is at Gazoo. Makes me a bit Jealous.

For me to get to THAT point, my room would need to be 10,000% dialed-in. I'm talking, push-a-button-to-raise-the temps-and-humidity to within a degree (Doc's status) dialed-in. Until then, I keep worrying about how far away from 68 I am at night, or 81 in the day, and whether I should try a different schedule with the complicated do-si-do humidifer-light-fan-heater-exhaust set up I have going, to further reduce energy consumption while maintaining that Tent right where we want it. In the summers, my numbers are dead-on. This winter has been harder.

You know....now that I think about it....I'm pretty sure I got a big roll of bubble wrap down in the basement somewhere I might want to play with as well.... :)

The best has yet to be grown--damn it all if we don't at least try to get there, right!?
"A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor." :passitleft:
 
StoneyMemoirs said:
He's going big folks! I like where your head is at Gazoo. Jealous.

For me to get to THAT point, my room would need to be 10,000% dialed-in. I'm talking, push-a-button-to-raise-the temps-and-humidity to within a degree (Doc status) dialed-in. Until then, I keep worrying about how far away from 68 I am at night, or 81 in the day, and whether I should try a different schedule with the complicated do-si-do humidifer-light-fan-heater-exhaust set up I have going, to further reduce energy consumption while maintaining that Tent right where we want it. In the summers, my numbers are dead-on. This winter has been harder.

You know....now that I think about it....I'm pretty sure I got a big roll of bubble wrap down in the basement somewhere I might want to play with as well.... :)

The best has yet to be grown--damn it all if we don't at least try to get there, right!?
"A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor." :passitleft:
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I'm a huge fan of large styrofoam insulation panels from Home De Pot. I'd consider building a box out of the stuff and putting a tent inside if I had to go real small.
 
Doc Bud said:
I'm a huge fan of large styrofoam insulation panels from Home De Pot. I'd consider building a box out of the stuff and putting a tent inside if I had to go real small.
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Holy crap Doc... or just build your grow rooms from it... no real need for a tent right? Build it the size you need, with some framing of course, so you can hang light, fans, filter, etc... great idea Doc! I may look into doing that. Thanks!
 
dajerm119 said:
Holy crap Doc... or just build your grow rooms from it... no real need for a tent right? Build it the size you need, with some framing of course, so you can hang light, fans, filter, etc... great idea Doc! I may look into doing that. Thanks!
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If you were to build your room from it I would either wrap the panels in panda film, or at least cover all the interior walls in it.
 
dajerm119 said:
Is this because that shiny layer is probably aluminum? Not as reflective as it appears. I get ya... good idea!
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Yeah and if you wrap the inside of the room in panda film it will be more likely to seal better I would think. You can sit there and get the whole room covered with one sheet of panda film and all the joints will then be sealed. I have a veg "tent that was framed out of 2x2s and then wrapped in panda film. It works pretty well. i made a door out of 1 inch insulation wrapped in pf and I still need to figure out a good way to put it on. the problem is it would be completely sealed then and the rh would sky rocket. I really should cut two hole in the door and add some 4 inch venting to it and then just get an inline fan as an exhaust. That way it should pull in fresh air from the bottom port and then exhaust excess moisture from the top port (hopefully)
 
TheGreenYeti said:
Yeah and if you wrap the inside of the room in panda film it will be more likely to seal better I would think. You can sit there and get the whole room covered with one sheet of panda film and all the joints will then be sealed. I have a veg "tent that was framed out of 2x2s and then wrapped in panda film. It works pretty well. i made a door out of 1 inch insulation wrapped in pf and I still need to figure out a good way to put it on. the problem is it would be completely sealed then and the rh would sky rocket. I really should cut two hole in the door and add some 4 inch venting to it and then just get an inline fan as an exhaust. That way it should pull in fresh air from the bottom port and then exhaust excess moisture from the top port (hopefully)
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.I was just gonna frame it out (in my mind) nail or screw the foam board to the wood... then use that foil tape to seal/bind all foam together.

If I was going to take the time to do this, I'd probably use both... the panda film and the aluminum tape. Why not right! It can't hurt. I'll have to look into
How much this would cost. Seems this could fix a lot of issues...
 
dajerm119 said:
.I was just gonna frame it out (in my mind) nail or screw the foam board to the wood... then use that foil tape to seal/bind all foam together.

If I was going to take the time to do this, I’d probably use both... the panda film and the aluminum tape. Why not right! It can’t hurt. I’ll have to look into
How much this would cost. Seems this could fix a lot of issues...
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The foam panel construction would be a fraction of the cost of a tent. Could probably do it for under 100 bucks.
 
dajerm119 said:
Any recommendations on Par meters? Was thinking of getting one... have an app in my phone but have no idea if it’s even accurate. What do you guys use? Anyone use a phone app that’s accurate at all? I would think phones wouldn’t be good at this...
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Buckshot has one. i do not recall what model though. It cost me about 70 to make my panda film tent. That was with one panel. The cost of panda film is what really caused it to cost that for the most part. Cost will certainly depend on the size of it but as Doc said about 100 should be right.
 
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