Hello,
I have been reading the post for about a month now on this thread, and well; it inspired me to get to growing again after long break (haven't grown since 2008). I used to keep grow logs on cannabis.com back then some of them got quite a few views (100k plus). Ive grown mostly indoors, vegging with cfl's and then flowering with hps. It has been a while but it is like riding a bicycle and the rust will be off me in no time.
I have in the last few weeks been acquiring equipment for my new stealth grow room. A few days ago I purchased a Mars II 1200 which is very nice build quality, bright as hell and I love the veg/bloom switches on them. I am about 80% done shopping for the equipment I need start my grow and within two weeks I will be done shopping for equipment and seeds. I plan on purchasing another mars hydro light shortly for the veg section of the room.
The space is a closet with dimensions of approx (L/W/H) of 6'x3'x8' but it is underneath a stairs so the roof slants at a angle, With one side high (8') the other side shorter (3'). The tall side of the space approx 3x3 will be used with the mars hydro II 1200, the shorter side of the space will be for Vegging. (In the veg portion I am thinking of purchasing a mars hydro II 400)
The only supplemental light will be one 4' pure uv spectrum high output florescent tube. For soil it will be fox farm ocean forest. In 5 gallon smart pots. Fertilizers will be technaflora's "recipe for success" along with technaflora's soluble seaweed and B. Seaweed. I Have also purchased a carbon filter/Inline fan/variable speed controller. Ph up/down, Ph meter/TDS meter, (2) dual zone temp/humidity monitors, a 16" wall mount active air fan. Along with a 4x100' reflective Mylar roll.
I still have some equipment left to purchase such as a vegging light (Mars hydro 400?), some light timers, a thermostat controller, along with some other things im sure lol.
Lastly seeds!! I plan on running this space with only auto flowers on a 18/6 light schedule (4flowering / 4vegging). With a harvest every approx 35 days or so. What strains to run is the question so many choices! I'm thinking growing (Dutch Passion Seeds AutoColorado Cookies, Dinafem Sour Diesel Auto, FastBuds Seeds Girl Scout Cookies AUTO , and the forth plant anyone have any suggestions for a fourth auto strain? A fast finishing potent auto flower that has a good yield? Once I get the room up and running I will start a grow log.