Mikey's 1st Grow- Indoor Soil Blueberry x AK47 Super Skunk x Orange Krush 2012

[Vapedogg223]

Sure, I think that would work! You'd want to make sure you left space around the housing just to be safe, I use Vortex 542 cfm 6" inlines, and they don't really get hot (I would think most inline fans would be self cooling). I think I would build a plywood box the correct size with the necessary cutouts, maybe a hinged door for access...and then line it with some type of insulation. I don't like rock wool all that much for growing, but it makes one of the very best sound insulators out there. If you glued a 2 inch layer to the inside of your box and then tucked it around the duct holes That would probably do the trick. They also make mufflers if you need to quiet the sound coming out of the exhaust vent itself.

Make sure your airflow is good around the ballast, upper shelves in closets can get really hot... I know we like to put them up out of the way, but if you have a way to mount them lower, convection will be able to do a better job at moving the hot air away from it. The cooler you can keep your ballasts while they are running the longer they will last!

Hey bro, I just noticed my dyslexia kicked in, and I reversed the numbers in the cfm above... its 452 cfm! It's too late to edit the post so I just want it to be accurate!

 

[mikey420]

Things have been crazy lately and I have not had access to the internet. But tomorrow I am going to do a full update, but for now, I got rid of a few more seedlings for now for the room and nw have 6 that are day 22 veg 93 AK-47 x Blueberry and Super Skunk x Orange Krush). These guys are doing well and I transplanted half of them today before running out of soil from Solos to 1 Gal. Also I have 3 Strawberry Cough Clones that are between 21-45 days old from being planted after rooting. Which 2 of the biggest are now in 3Gal pots and I am transplanting the other when i get more soil tomorrow. I also transplanted my OG #18 clone that is 35 days old from root that I just got in a 3Gal from a 1Gal. Last of all I have 2 Lemon Skunk that are about a month from planting rooted cuttings that will also go in its final 3 gal upon dirt. I fed my nute soution today but I flushed 3 days ago after adding Snowstorm Ultra 5ml to clones and got immediate curling of leaves BAD. But everyting to my knowledge is looking good. And cant wait for yall to see the pics. TOMORROW Thanks for hanging in there with me.

 

[mikey420]

OK so I just got all my internet and cell phone use fgured out and a lot has been going on since my last update. I have made a lot of upgrades including inline fan, ekhaust and ducting n place, aircooled my light, got a new actual bulb and ballast (600w HPS Hortilux),co2, mineralzed my soil, got everything for compost/ ewc and other teas and Ive really started reading up on and being influenced by the High Brix style of gardening. As Ive found that it is very useful for all type of plants and im hoping MMJ is no exception. DocBud has been a huge help and rescource. As long as many others lke Vapedog, Astoner, 420fied and a lot of other ppl in this wonderful community. I appologize for not updating for awhile and wll be here everyday from now on. lol. But anyways officially....

Update:
I flipped to 12/12 on 4-3-12 on took clones exactly one week before that.
I did a root drench in a EWC and High P Bat Guano tea on the 8th and will feed here in a few days when I think they need it. I have just recently started these wonderful teas and have immdeiately noticed that my babies are just all around happier. Nothing crazy exciting going on as far as budporn, but these look to be some healthy ladies. And I almost forgot to add I brewed a mini batch of ewc/kelp and other goodies tea for a foliar feed tonight right at lights out.

^^These Exhale bags are fresh co2, supposed to be good for about 4-6 plants for 6 months. Im going to be getting a couple more i think because whatever side I move the Exhale bag to, seems to immediately react to it, especially at lights out.

Well heres some pcs of my girls. I got a few I put outside. But I want to focus this journal on my indoor adventures. I will also be documenting things as far as ppm, and exact measurments of what i put in what. So thanks for hanging in there with me guys.

 

[Icemud]

Your garden is looking fantastic!!! plants look super happy and healthy, and I like the DIY fan muffler. I did sort of the same with mine, rubbermaid with soundproofing around it, cut hole on each side and it quieted it very nicely Can't wait to see how they turn out for you!!! very nice

 

[mikey420]

Your garden is looking fantastic!!! plants look super happy and healthy, and I like the DIY fan muffler. I did sort of the same with mine, rubbermaid with soundproofing around it, cut hole on each side and it quieted it very nicely Can't wait to see how they turn out for you!!! very nice

Thank you very much! I also wrapped the fan in like soundproof eggcrate foam padding. My friend has a studio and all that stuff on lock so he hooked me up for free, my fav But things are coming along, and all the fun is starting to happen! Pistils are starting to multiply and caylexs are swelling finally!!

 

[mikey420]

So I have two different sets of things that I have been messing with. My bigger plants, upon transplanting, i used a mineralized soil to High Btix ratios 6/5/3 of Limestone/ Soft Rock Phosphate/ Gypsum. To this I added about a cup of Mykos WP, a cup of Roots Organic Big Worm, and some prime organic compost my friend has used for flowering and transition for years, and a few dashs of glacial rock dust. Then to this I brewed a Bacteria/Fungial tea and then let my Black Gold soil and the above cook in a 55gal trash can for almost 3 weeks. And below is a before and almost a month after.

The One on the right before

And this is it a little over a month later.

Also, I have been using organic nutes, with Roots Organic and using teas and foliar sprays as well. I just did not mineralize the soil. But still, the plants are very healthy. And these ones are the ones ive started from seed or have just picked up. As I put a few outside and then got some more small clones from the new Harborside in San Jose...a Grand-AK, which is GDPxAK47 and a Purple Cadillac. I also popped a LA Diva Fem Auto. Which is 2 weeks above ground and I still might put outside. But all these are organic nutes and such. I am basically just not using any compost/guano in my teas and foliar spray and the only mineralization was a not so much measured scoop of Glacial Rock Dust, and Mykos during transplant. But I just fed the ones I started from seed today as I have not messed with them since Sunday morning tea dunk.

And here is the Blueberry x AK-47 I UBT and then today supercropped 3 of the 4 colas. As one had to be trimmed and was behind, and also im training them for my space.

And here is the other Super Skunk x Orange Krush that is pretty much natural except for two sets of lower branches for clones. ANd also if you look close, the second node up from the soil, there is 4 Fan Leaves and then 4 main branches. And it was so cool, I the 4 leaves from the same node was first noticed on St.Pattys day! (now thats a good luck charm better than a clover) But anyways, I just figured Id snap a quick few while I had em out. But I fed the BBxAKs and my SSxOK today
15 ml. Botanicare Pro Bloom Soil Formula
2.5 ml. Atamis Bcuzz Bloom
8 ml. Molasses
5 ml. General Organics CalMg
1 tblspoon Baseline (humus)
All added to bubbled in filtered dechlorinated tap water for 24hrs.
PPM- 900
PH- I dont check anymore
Temp- 72-76 day, 62-70 night
Rh-40-55 day, 45-65 night



Any questions or comments welcome and will post more pics and info soon. Im going to get everything caught up pretty good and will be on the ball now.

 

[mikey420]

My flippin 600W ballast burnt out. Damn craiglist. This is my first bad buy off of it though. and with all the bullcrap out there, I guess im lucky. But still sucks. I was really looking foward to the 600 for flower. And also, I had my fan on a set timer for various times to kick on and off to keep good solid desired temps and rH. Now its all outa wack. Went from staying pretty much between 72-76 and 45-55% rh and nw is bouncing from 70-82 and 35-50% rh. UGH!! I knew things were going to smooth. And not to mention Im broke. At least I had a backup 400HPS Hortilux, but it has only 1 cycle left on it. As it has been used for a total of 9 months of 12/12 flower on it. :rolleyes3


But on a lighter note... I started bubbling 3 gallons of filtered tap water in my Extreme Gardening Fungal Dominance Flo-n-Brew Tea Brewer to remove the chlorine and get some good oxygen in there. Then I will be making a tea/foliar spray for them that will be brewed for between 36-48 hours. Will have pics tomorrow. For real this time lol. The last time I said this, I didnt have a phone or internet for almost a month lmao

 

[Icemud]

So today I did nothing to the girls but I did buy a nice used exhaust fan and a bottle of GO CaMg. But one big problem, the fan sounds like a rocket ship. Is there any DIY I can do on it to bring down those db? Teas coming soon, its just funds.

There is a fan speed controller you can buy that allows you to dial in the speed you need. I think they run around 30$ or so, very good investment, I love how when its hot I can run my fan on full, but turn it down when its cool or at dark hours to save my self some Db of background noise. Is your fan in your tent, or outside of it. I made a cheap DIY fan muffler with a rubbermaid container, some soundproofing (can use old shirts or towels or whatever), put your fan in the middle, surround it with fabric or sound proofing, and cut a hole for your ducting on each side of the rubbermaid container. It reduces the sound quite well, just make sure you drill or cut a few vent holes near the top to allow the fan to keep cool

 

[Icemud]

My flippin 600W ballast burnt out. Damn craiglist. This is my first bad buy off of it though. and with all the bullcrap out there, I guess im lucky. But still sucks. I was really looking foward to the 600 for flower. And also, I had my fan on a set timer for various times to kick on and off to keep good solid desired temps and rH. Now its all outa wack. Went from staying pretty much between 72-76 and 45-55% rh and nw is bouncing from 70-82 and 35-50% rh. UGH!! I knew things were going to smooth. And not to mention Im broke. At least I had a backup 400HPS Hortilux, but it has only 1 cycle left on it. As it has been used for a total of 9 months of 12/12 flower on it. :rolleyes3


But on a lighter note... I started bubbling 3 gallons of filtered tap water in my Extreme Gardening Fungal Dominance Flo-n-Brew Tea Brewer to remove the chlorine and get some good oxygen in there. Then I will be making a tea/foliar spray for them that will be brewed for between 36-48 hours. Will have pics tomorrow. For real this time lol. The last time I said this, I didnt have a phone or internet for almost a month lmao

Sorry to hear about your ballast blowing man, damn that sucks, but good thing you had a backup one. whew...

 

[mikey420]

Sorry to hear about your ballast blowing man, damn that sucks, but good thing you had a backup one. whew...

I know for real. I woulda been crushed because in no way would I even be able to swing another. But hey all my bills are paid in full and i have a little bit of good medicine even wax, hash, and flowers. This is only because I am cooking for the bbq at my collective and they hooked me up fat with donations.

 

[Truth Seeker]

My flippin 600W ballast burnt out. Damn craiglist. This is my first bad buy off of it though. and with all the bullcrap out there, I guess im lucky.

High mikey420,
You know if you really want to get a 600w ballast, you should check out one of our sponsors, JD Lighting has been giving away ballasts in exchange for journals. ilikebike has followed my ways and made a blog of it. You can PM DigitalGrow, which is JD Lighting, and see if they have any to give away still. If not, they have an amazing deal going on right now for a whole 600w setup which includes:

• 600 Watt Digital Ballast which is 120v/240v compatible
• 600 Watt HPS Bulb
• 600 Watt MH Bulb
• 6" Air Cooled Reflector w/Flip Down Glass
• Mechanic single outlet timer
• Easy Rope that holds up to 150lbs.

all this for only 249.99 + Free and Discreet Shipping.

I think this is one great deal that shouldn't be passed up. Hope this helps.

 

[Vapedogg223]

My flippin 600W ballast burnt out. Damn craiglist. This is my first bad buy off of it though. and with all the bullcrap out there, I guess im lucky. But still sucks. I was really looking foward to the 600 for flower. And also, I had my fan on a set timer for various times to kick on and off to keep good solid desired temps and rH. Now its all outa wack. Went from staying pretty much between 72-76 and 45-55% rh and nw is bouncing from 70-82 and 35-50% rh. UGH!! I knew things were going to smooth. And not to mention Im broke. At least I had a backup 400HPS Hortilux, but it has only 1 cycle left on it. As it has been used for a total of 9 months of 12/12 flower on it. :rolleyes3


But on a lighter note... I started bubbling 3 gallons of filtered tap water in my Extreme Gardening Fungal Dominance Flo-n-Brew Tea Brewer to remove the chlorine and get some good oxygen in there. Then I will be making a tea/foliar spray for them that will be brewed for between 36-48 hours. Will have pics tomorrow. For real this time lol. The last time I said this, I didnt have a phone or internet for almost a month lmao

That blows! (no pun intended)... One of the new sponsors here, JD Lightings had some pretty good prices. I think they were offering some specials for 420 Magazine members...might be worth inquiring to see if they still have any promotions going...

 

[Vapedogg223]

High mikey420,
You know if you really want to get a 600w ballast, you should check out one of our sponsors, JD Lighting has been giving away ballasts in exchange for journals. ilikebike has followed my ways and made a blog of it. You can PM DigitalGrow, which is JD Lighting, and see if they have any to give away still. If not, they have an amazing deal going on right now for a whole 600w setup which includes:

• 600 Watt Digital Ballast which is 120v/240v compatible
• 600 Watt HPS Bulb
• 600 Watt MH Bulb
• 6" Air Cooled Reflector w/Flip Down Glass
• Mechanic single outlet timer
• Easy Rope that holds up to 150lbs.

all this for only 249.99 + Free and Discreet Shipping.

I think this is one great deal that shouldn't be passed up. Hope this helps.

Okay... I guess I need to read to the end of the journal before I post a reply...sorry!

Thanks stonr!

 

[mikey420]

So much guys!! And ill def hit them up a soon as im done with this post. 250$ for all that i a great deal, but 250$ for me right now is a tank of gas and food. Everything I had for my grow, was supposed to last. My fiance was even so good a to throw some of her taxes in my grow because I had to cover an emergency vet visit for my pitbull puppy who was bit by another dog that came in our yard. But i might get lucky, and even if I dont, maybe they could hook it up on the low or something when im ready, as thats at the top of the list now. Im going to keep a positive outlook on things as the 400 hasnt shown to cause that drastic of an effect. As they are jut not praying as much to the light... but they change all day, especially closer towards light out normally for me at least. But I also wanted to show what my tea brewer looked like and worked. It has a submersible pump with a spout that sprays the water 360degrees back over the top and as well as a air pump with 2 airstones.

 

[Truth Seeker]

They got the 1000 watt for $50 more.

 

[mikey420]

So, my lucky four branch from one node girl is not just a girl. I found like 4 sacs on the he/she. So outside it goes. And not by my girls out there. On a complete opposite side of the house. And I plan on making some cannabutter and BHO (wax) with all my trim and all the lil popcorn. But I figured, hermi buds would be good for that too. But last night I also did a tea dunk and foliar feed. I used Baseline (humus), EWC, High P bat guano, BioWeed, Molasses, Glacial Rock Dust, Mykos WP and yucca. Which was bubbled for 2 days then I dunked all my plants in the tea and run a gallon of tea through the top to make sure roots and soil are completely saturated.

 

[Vapedogg223]

...But I also wanted to show what my tea brewer looked like and worked. It has a submersible pump with a spout that sprays the water 360degrees back over the top and as well as a air pump with 2 airstones.

That's a cool brewer bro! It really is "Actively" aerated. The ones like yours, that break the surface tension of the water with something other than bubbles are supposed to work the best. Also seems like the design would wash the foam down before it makes too much of a mess oozing out of the bucket!

Have you used it yet? I'm wondering if it will tolerate EWC or Nature's Own mixed with the water, or if it needs to be in a "teabag" of some sort.

 

[mikey420]

That's a cool brewer bro! It really is "Actively" aerated. The ones like yours, that break the surface tension of the water with something other than bubbles are supposed to work the best. Also seems like the design would wash the foam down before it makes too much of a mess oozing out of the bucket!

Have you used it yet? I'm wondering if it will tolerate EWC or Nature's Own mixed with the water, or if it needs to be in a "teabag" of some sort.

Vape- It is a great system. And I have noticed that if I leave the submersible pump on, that the foam does not build up as much. But its still ok because in the very corners theres hella foam and as soon as I turn off the submersible pump, and just leave the airpump on, the bubbles start stacking up. Another good thing is that the lid is superbly sealed so none of the foam will come out. But I like to leave the lid propped up fr oxygen and I just leave the submersible pump on and everything is fine. And as far as a teabag of sort, I have used a sock, patnyhoe and a paint strainer and all was cool except the sock. And the only reason is because you dont want bigger stuff to get passed through the subpump because it will get caught in the spout that constantly send the water back over it. And if you or anyone would like a link to it, I found it online for 45$.....15$ cheaper than mine, as I payed 60$. But it comes with an air pump, submersible pump, 2 airstones, 2 airlines and the bucket with lid.

ALSO I WILL BE POSTING AN UPDATE WITHIN A HOUR OR SO. I JUST GOT OFF WORK AND ABOUT TO DO A TEA DUNK!!

 

[Vapedogg223]

Vape- It is a great system. And I have noticed that if I leave the submersible pump on, that the foam does not build up as much. But its still ok because in the very corners theres hella foam and as soon as I turn off the submersible pump, and just leave the airpump on, the bubbles start stacking up. Another good thing is that the lid is superbly sealed so none of the foam will come out. But I like to leave the lid propped up fr oxygen and I just leave the submersible pump on and everything is fine. And as far as a teabag of sort, I have used a sock, patnyhoe and a paint strainer and all was cool except the sock. And the only reason is because you dont want bigger stuff to get passed through the subpump because it will get caught in the spout that constantly send the water back over it. And if you or anyone would like a link to it, I found it online for 45$.....15$ cheaper than mine, as I payed 60$. But it comes with an air pump, submersible pump, 2 airstones, 2 airlines and the bucket with lid.

ALSO I WILL BE POSTING AN UPDATE WITHIN A HOUR OR SO. I JUST GOT OFF WORK AND ABOUT TO DO A TEA DUNK!!

I just got shivers when I read TEA DUNK! Man...what a pain that was with my setup!

I've got a batch brewing as we speak! I'm not sure if I'll be trading my brewer in, since it seems to work fine, but I would be curious to check your model out online...just in case I ever need a 2nd one!

I think we can only link to retail sites of sponsors...I could be wrong, but I wouldn't want to run afoul of the guidelines! You could just tell us the name of the place or let us know what to search for.

 

[mikey420]

I just got shivers when I read TEA DUNK! Man...what a pain that was with my setup!

I've got a batch brewing as we speak! I'm not sure if I'll be trading my brewer in, since it seems to work fine, but I would be curious to check your model out online...just in case I ever need a 2nd one!

I think we can only link to retail sites of sponsors...I could be wrong, but I wouldn't want to run afoul of the guidelines! You could just tell us the name of the place or let us know what to search for.

Yea, I forgot about your 49 root pots. But I was thinking and it might be beneficial to brew a very concentrated tea and then just add r/o water. Then after doing that fill you can either like keep filling up a 5 gallon bucket, or fill the flood trays your girls are in and just keep running tea through the top of your pots to be able to completely saturate your roots. And the brewer I have is good for doing just that and also smaller batches of tea. As it only holds like 4 gallons. But its a good little system, that everything is tailored to work together for best results. I might get a bigger air pump later on down the road, but everything is bueno as of now. But if anyone want to check it here is a little bit about it....

The latest addition to the Xtreme Gardening line is also the first Hardware addition to the line: The Flo-N-Brew Xtreme Tea Brewer. A collaboration between Xtreme Gardening and Titan Control's. The design of the Xtreme Tea Brewer allows for constant aeration with the airpump and airstone, but also constant cycling of the tea with the Dome Fountain Agitator which also prevents overflow of the froth.

PM me if anyone wants the site for the cheapest price Ive found which is 45$.

And sorry everyone for not posting an update last night, I completely passed out as I just got hired on a job and I have been doing some serious manual labor. But its very intricate landscaping so its fun and interesting. But still I am doing a lot of runt work as its just m and one other person. But Im going to try and get them up tonight or tomorrow morning, but I will say after 4 days of no tea, food, water or foliar feed and then giving them a tea dunk...o my!!! They loved me long time for it. When I got off work and seen them they were all praying to the god of Hortilux Super HPS and smelling if sweet lemony pinetrees. MMMM and the tricomes are everywhere and every different strain has different bud formations....Im so excited. Sorry to ramble