Quest for 1G/W: 1K HPS Liquid Cooled on a 6' Mover in a 4x8 Tent

[Propa Gator]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

For interest, spin the Wheel of Fortune!
Always something new
Growing up a show for friends
And trying to not come unglued

 

[MountainHigh]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

I love your beautiful even canopy, this is gonna be a great grow to watch, I can tell!

I know nothing about Hydro, but I know healthy plants (I think) and those are MONDO healthy....

brother. +reps

(By know nothing, I mean practical experience...I have grown bubble clones so far)

 

[Setting Sun]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

Hey SS, site was messing up a bit and your post didn't show till now. I was like 24 hours no posts after some fresh pics? i know veg is boring but damn, i have no friends lol. jk.

Bah, your journals are never boring

I wish i could KISS, but i just can't help myself. I'm glad you're reaping the rewards bro, It's a long time off for me now.

Yep, been enjoying my time between grows, but kinda itching to get my next grow on. Gonna do passive hydro with Hempy buckets. Very simple, and will be even simpler if single-application time-release nutes work well in combination.


thanks for summarizing and helping me catch up. Hope the clones root quickly so you can rock this show

 

[Green007]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

I'm watching, I hope you hit your goal. Looks good so far.

 

[WheeloFortune]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

For interest, spin the Wheel of Fortune!
Always something new
Growing up a show for friends
And trying to not come unglued

Always love a visit from the profit.

I love your beautiful even canopy, this is gonna be a great grow to watch, I can tell!

I know nothing about Hydro, but I know healthy plants (I think) and those are MONDO healthy....

brother. +reps

(By know nothing, I mean practical experience...I have grown bubble clones so far)

did I not respond to this already? either I'm going crazy or this site is messing with me again. lol.

After topping the big ones to slow them down a bit, it should be getting even more even in there. at least that's the plan.

Bah, your journals are never boring

Yep, been enjoying my time between grows, but kinda itching to get my next grow on. Gonna do passive hydro with Hempy buckets. Very simple, and will be even simpler if single-application time-release nutes work well in combination.

thanks for summarizing and helping me catch up. Hope the clones root quickly so you can rock this show

Did I not respond to this either? i coulda swore. . . Anyways, I look forward to see what ever you do bro, hopefully you'll show us?

I'm itching to get into flower, but it will be worth the wait if I get the aero filled. the EnG is gonna be a beast to start with.

I want to see your results, been thinking about a guerilla grow with those cool cellulose time release water things and some time release nutes. never did one before, and I'm itching to feel out the sun.

I'm watching, I hope you hit your goal. Looks good so far.

Welcome Green. thanks for the good wishes, so far so good.

 

[StinkFinger]

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Hey W.

Lovin me some clone drama....



STG still white?

Sf

 

[WheeloFortune]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

Hey W.

Lovin me some clone drama....



STG still white?

Sf

yes sir, and they'll for sure stay that way since the flood line is probably a good 3 inches from the top of the insert. lol, STG just needs to stop scrimpin on materials and make the deluge 3" taller. it's not gold fellas, and you're charging 8 bucks a pop? c'mon.

 

[Green Utopia]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

I wish i could KISS, but i just can't help myself.

Always a fascinating read and great pics!

 

[WheeloFortune]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

Always a fascinating read and great pics!

Thanks papa, if only I had my normal lens I could get a group shot, DOH! I do what i can with the lens that i have left.

 

[OldMedMan]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

Hope there's room for me to tag along. Fascinating read

 

[WheeloFortune]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

always room for more, esp. you OMM.

welcome aboard my friend.

 

[The Butcher]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

your room is going to be mad green in 9 weeks. I cant wait...1G/Watt here acomes Wheel!!.

 

[mr belvedere]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

great journal buddy.

 

[shibshib]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

Hi Wheel,

I've been lurking the site for a while, reading up on your previous journals and those of many others. Great work...I like the madness in your method.

The earlier discussion of using ground-coupled heat exchangers to cool the system was awesome. I'm about a year out from putting my grow-op together, and in the planning stages. I've been toying with that idea lately, as my op will be in a below-ground shipping container...I'm already going to be needing a backhoe for a few days, so I may as well dig some trenches too while I have it, neh?

Here's hoping all your clones are storm troopers!

Cheers,

~Shib


p.s. Out of curiosity, I notice you're using a dimming ballast...can your light timer take advantage of that? What I mean is, can you set your photocycle to include a fade-in and fade-out time? I know plants can suffer from light-shock...fading into and out of the light/dark cycles would probably be a lot more "natural" from the perspective of your ladies. As it is, most people seem to be transitioning from midnight to noon instantaneously. That probably induces some stress all on it's own, but it seems to be the norm for growing indoors. Any thoughts?

 

[WheeloFortune]

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your room is going to be mad green in 9 weeks. I cant wait...1G/Watt here acomes Wheel!!.

I can't wait either lol, lets hope so, gonna try and be on point the whole way.

great journal buddy.

Thank you sir, and welcome.

Hi Wheel,

I've been lurking the site for a while, reading up on your previous journals and those of many others. Great work...I like the madness in your method.

The earlier discussion of using ground-coupled heat exchangers to cool the system was awesome. I'm about a year out from putting my grow-op together, and in the planning stages. I've been toying with that idea lately, as my op will be in a below-ground shipping container...I'm already going to be needing a backhoe for a few days, so I may as well dig some trenches too while I have it, neh?

Here's hoping all your clones are storm troopers!

Cheers,

~Shib


p.s. Out of curiosity, I notice you're using a dimming ballast...can your light timer take advantage of that? What I mean is, can you set your photocycle to include a fade-in and fade-out time? I know plants can suffer from light-shock...fading into and out of the light/dark cycles would probably be a lot more "natural" from the perspective of your ladies. As it is, most people seem to be transitioning from midnight to noon instantaneously. That probably induces some stress all on it's own, but it seems to be the norm for growing indoors. Any thoughts?

Thanks bro, My mind never stops running, so i just think about fun stuff like this (and other stuff) all day and all night.

I've actually dreamed about burying one of those containers, I hear you can get a used one pretty cheap. lol. just be careful you dont get flooded out in the rain lol.

passive water cooling would be so easy to do with a back hoe. FYI, heat pump ground coupling is usually done with High Density Polyethylene Pipe, and it's not all that expensive. google it, that's what I would use.

yeah, i love my dimmable, but it can't do anything fancy like that. I could do it manually every day if i wanted, but nah. . . I think mimicing the sun as much as possible is a good idea, but only within reasonably easy methods. there might be some product out there that could do that, but my dimmer is just a knob, so nothing automatic can be done.

I don't think it a big stress, but like i said, i don't think it's ever a bad idea to try to mimic nature, as much as possible.

 

[The Butcher]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

Polls back up. Its multiple-choice now

Here the link:

Seed Madness Medical Grow by The Butcher

 

[DroJo]

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quick update:



these are the cloning attempt. I have never cloned this way before so I don't know if i'll have success or not, but i'm giving it a try. the hydroton is flooding 4 times a day.

quick question, will it be difficult to take them out once they have rooted? it looks that perhaps since they're close you might have to do a lil root wackin.. as we've learn from good ol' Labrat, they ladies can take it, but im jus curious as to how ur approachin that

left side

middle

right side

this one is about 19" now. R1C3.

top view. you can see the lightening easily here.

top view R1C3.

man barring anything crazy(and by crazy i mean armageddon crazy) you should definitly smash your goal. wow you're definitly teachin a lot of the first time growers(and perhaps a couple veteran ones too) that patience is a virtue...

now the hard part... waiting lol..

lookin good WOF

 

[TorturedSoul]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

quick question, will it be difficult to take them out once they have rooted?

Shouldn't be an issue as long as the person pulls them as soon as they start to show new growth. At that point the roots will still be short (especially since they are getting regular nutritive flood-cycles).

 

[WheeloFortune]

Re: Quest for 1g/w: 1k hps liquid cooled on a 6' mover in a 4x8 tent.

quick question, will it be difficult to take them out once they have rooted? it looks that perhaps since they're close you might have to do a lil root wackin.. as we've learn from good ol' Labrat, they ladies can take it, but im jus curious as to how ur approachin that

man barring anything crazy(and by crazy i mean armageddon crazy) you should definitly smash your goal. wow you're definitly teachin a lot of the first time growers(and perhaps a couple veteran ones too) that patience is a virtue...

now the hard part... waiting lol..

lookin good WOF

well I haven't done it before, like i said, so i'm kinda just wingin it. I suspect they won't be too tangled like tor suggests. I am pulling them as soon as they can handle it. I'll be gentle.

patience, yes required to succeed at this hobby. But I'm gonna have to disagree with you a bit on the craziness. I love hydro, it is very responsive and fast when you have it close to optimal. . . however things can go down hill really fast. i left the fill pump unplugged for 3 days last cycle and lost half of my yield. granted it happened at the worst possible time. But not exactly armageddon. . . well, in hydroton, i guess its armageddon but its not hard to do when working

point is thing can go down hill fast in hydro.

But i'm really trying to be on point this time. i know what to do, just have to execute.

Shouldn't be an issue as long as the person pulls them as soon as they start to show new growth. At that point the roots will still be short (especially since they are getting regular nutritive flood-cycles).

on point. they are in a weak clonex solution at the moment. when they get a little rootage i will add some root 66 to kick up the ppm a bit and encourage a lot of root development before transplant.

 

[WheeloFortune]

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ok, so I'm enormously busy right now. . . but it's been a week so i'll give a quick update. . . I'll be switching to flower this weekend.

DAY 42 VEG

putting some finishing touches on the Aero. the grate goes in before the turn.

well, the growth rate slowed a tiny bit after I topped the big ones, but then i switched the light from 20 on 4 off - to - 16 on 8 off, and you think i went to flower. these bitches must really want to flower. get a bit of early stretch in. . . I don't know if I am getting to big for my space. I do have a bottle of bushmaster, so if need be I could give it a shot.

grew 8" in 7 days even after a 2 node topping.

i know the fans are showing a bit of abuse. no time right now to do anything about it. hopefully a res change this weekend will solve that problem.