re: SpiriTHC's 2L Hempy vs DWC-H Tsunami of Green - CycoPlatinum
So sorry about the lady troubles brother,
I can't and won't give any advice on the personal area other than to say that with any new love that come into your life and Im sure there will be many, make sure that they don't know about the grow if its not 100% within the boundaries of the local laws. Even then If I was to tell her she would have to be a very special lady friend. Before the MMJ laws came into effect, the best and largest busts that happened in our areas almost always stemmed from either some dirt bag trying to get out of a felony by informing on the grower /supposed friend he knew about, or a spurned and vengeful woman. The professionalism and dedication of the DEA or local law enforcement almost never plays a part in bringing a small grower down. Security, safety, secrecy and discipline man. I know growers that have been in the business for 30 plus years and all these long term dudes have those four things in common with their grows. They also all lead very low key, stable lifestyles. They don't drive BMWs (even though it is well within their means) they don't cheat on their wives and they never draw attention to themselves. These were all very hard thing to do when I was young but as a few of my friends proved the hard way; very, very important rules to live by. This forum is my only outlet for sharing my success and failure in the horticultural arena and I am very happy to have it.
On a lighter subject, your room and gear is f*cking outstanding man. You have everything to make many an awesome grow once it is dialed in. If I missed it I apologize, but have you considered just sealing your room? A closed circuit environment is what I have been moving towards ever since I leaned of the concept. I just need the Co2 controller and AC before I can leave passive intake behind me. A lot of the larger commercial grow ops in the BC area have gone to this style of room because it works very well. I'll PM you a link. You have all of the necessary equipment and all that you would need is some rearrangement of the duct work, seal up the room, and possibly, possibly, a larger AC.
It may be more of a power draw that you currently have but I think that the efficiency would pay off for you in the long run. Instead of venting your carbon filter air you would just seal the room and have the filter recirculating and scrubbing the air in the room. You wouldn't need nearly as high an airflow as you have now just 1/3cfm of your total room's cf would be enough, even then you could just cycle it on for a few hours a day or when you are tending the garden. The filter in this kind of room is more for spores and airborne contaminants than it is for smell. If your room has no leaks, you will have no smell outside of it. The Co2 injection eliminates the need for fresh air, and will only enrich your room when the plants deplete it. Your lights are already set up for this style of grow as their intake and outtakes are removed from your environment. The dehumidifier (another piece of equipment that I still need) would be your main source of RH control and the AC controls the temp. I think it would be a very easy transition for you and you would know within a few hours whether your AC could handle it or not.
If you don't want to seal then you really do need to get that filter up as high as you can get it. Hot air rises and cool air and Co2 sinks to the bottom of your room as I'm sure you know. As you and others already stated, it is working against you were it is now.
Again my apologies for the long post especially if you have already thought of this style of room and decided against it for one reason or another. And I did not mean to come off as the wise old man when it comes to women as I am definatly not that man. I just have two friends whos security went to shit when they became single. They worried for years about ex girlfriends whom they unwisely told or had happen upon their grows. Banging some strange is not worth all that.
Huge reps for a 1st time set up. I have really enjoyed your journal thus far and I am definitely subscribed.
Oh, and PPM of Co2, I don't have personal experience with it yet, the next grow will be the 1st with enrichment, but my friends run 1500ppm all through flower and cut it to 500 for the last 2 weeks. It works very well for them but they soil SOG not hempy grows.
Good luck and I can't wait for the results.