Vetsmoke85 First Grow Stealth Cabinet

Katins said:
They look good. I highly doubt it about the water :) just weigh the pots each day and see how much it changes. It is minimal at this moment. How much water a plant of this size can consume anyway :)
When they realy will need water, you will notice them droop quite a bit. And that is exactly when I would give them water. Means they have put all the effort to find moisture by pushing the roots. And bigger roots - bigger buds :)
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Glad they're on track. Temps have gone a little high yesterday for some reason so need to monitor that. Next week I'll have the better extractor in so that might shift some of the warm air quicker. I'll keep holding off on the water then until I see the plants telling me or the pots feel dry weight. Cheers.
 
VetSmoke85 said:
I'm a bit wary of topping an auto but will LST as much as she can handle
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I was debating whether to top my little auto or not-I decided to just LST the main stalk about a week
and a half after LSTing all the branches -thought I might of debated a little too long,but she bent fine :

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carcass said:
I was debating whether to top my little auto or not-I decided to just LST the main stalk about a week
and a half after LSTing all the branches -thought I might of debated a little too long,but she bent fine :

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Looking good. I'm torn whether to top or not but think I'll stick with LST this grow and next grow I might try topping or quadlining. Then I can compare. I may even top the little one in the 1L pot. That was only put in so the seed didn't go to waste. Just assembled and tested the new extraction/odour control system. Ready to squeeze in the cabinet when I've finished a couple of night shifts. Going to eat into my space but needs must.
 

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I like LST because you don't have to deal with the recovery time,which can be a problem with some autos.

I think the seed developers have lenghtened the veg time on the newer strains,but the auto I'm growing is
a LowRyder#2 seed from abour 5 years ago-it started flowering the day after it left the solo cup(apx 20 days old)
I usually don't start LST after they start to flower,but I didn't have much choice with her.

I'll be interested to see how your exhaust fan works out,since I'm probably need something better when the temps start to warm up around here-
 
Fingers crossed it leaves me with enough space and does the job. Otherwise I'll have to rethink my approach. She's making the rules hey. Gotta go along with the plant. I've seen the general consensus with autos is to start training between 14-21 days. Yours looks like it's dealing with it fine. I think this strain is blueberry x lowryder but I'll double check.
 
Noticed the new growth in the middle is a little yellow. Is that normal? Seems to be on both plants.
 

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That's normal-see how the "older" part of the same leaf is darker green?
The lighter green is just the brand new growth.
It's not so much yellow as it is very light green.
They're looking good!
 
carcass said:
That's normal-see how the "older" part of the same leaf is darker green?
The lighter green is just the brand new growth.
It's not so much yellow as it is very light green.
They're looking good!
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Thanks bud! I thought that might be the case but being a newb needed some reassurance. I can relax at work tonight now. Ha ha.
 
So I've just fitted the extractor fan and carbon filter. Taking up a bit of space, noisy and doesn't seem to be pumping out as much air as my little 5V USB fan was. Not convinced right now. Have to run a pedestal fan in the bedroom to mask the noise. Could be back to the drawing board with this one. Thankfully got some time before the odour starts.
 
Filter squeezed into the back of the cabinet and the girls looking good this morning.
 

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The girls are looking very happy!:goodjob:

I worked in HVAC for about 20 years,and I know that inline fans can be noisy things-

I wish I had some advice as to how to quiet them down,but in my experience with them
it was never needed-Generally,with any fan that moves a lot of air,you're going to have some noise,
and muffling it will restrict airflow to the point of making it almost useless.

You could run a length of ducting from the outlet to under the bed maybe,where the noise would be
somewhat absorbed by the bedding,but that would sort of put a dent in the "stealth" aspect of your cabinet.
Smooth ducting is quieter than flex ducting,but in your application it would be tough to use anything but flex .
Using a speed controller on the fan is another option,but the slower the fan runs,the less air it moves.

Hopefully, someone else will chime in here with more ideas,and more experience with quieting inline fans.
 
Some fans are much quieter than others. My Atmosphere produces less than 1/2 the noise put out by my Vortex.
Isolating the fan by using vibration isolation mounts makes a difference.
Mounting the fan in an insulated box will also cut down the noise.

Oversized ducting can help by slowing the movement of air while moving the same volume.
Insulated ducting will also reduce the noise.
 
Thanks gents. I've got a fan controller but it's not very good. It's either full whack, a small reduction (one increment on the controller) and then it cuts off. Helps a little when it's not on full power. I've muffled it a little but may remove that as I think it's restricting the flow too much. Will play around with it. The noise doesn't bother me but the Mrs might complain. Although, a few weeks and she will probably be running the pedestal fan at night anyway as the weather gets warmer. Will probably get some of the insulated ducting and try that if she complains. At least the little ladies are happy.
 
So you experts might be able to help me with this one. I've noticed today that the RH was sitting in the 50's before but has crept up to 70% today. Is this likely due to transpiration as the plant starts growing more rapidly? Is it likely to go up and down in phases or do I need to start looking into a way to bring it down a bit sooner than later?
 
I know the humidity will go up for awhile after you water them,or if there's not
enough air exchange happening in the space-

How's the humidity in the room?-If the air going in is high rh,the interior
of the cabinet will go up accordingly.
Humidity levels aren't really that critical right now,but when the plants get bigger and leafier,it
could become a problem (mold,mildew,and other uglies)

More air circulation in the cabinet can offset some of the issues caused by high humidity
when things start to get tight in there-I wouldn't worry too much about it right now,but maybe formulate some type of plan for dealing with it down the road a bit.
 
Okay cheers. Just playing Cluedo with the kids so will check in a bit. The lights hadn't been on long last time I checked so the RH may have changed now. So much to learn. I love it though.
 
You installed a filter, restricted the airflow, so this big pot of yours evaporates the moisture, but because of slower air movement, it stays there longer, hence the 70%. Other thing is maybe the humidity outside has increased. If the room is higher in RH, so will the box be.
Regarding the noise, there are two types of fan noises, the ones that their mexhanics create, e.g. vibrations. And the other - the blade whistle. While the first one can be controlled by mounting a fan with rubber shimming or simmilar vibration reducing solutions, there is not much you can do about the blade whistle. You can place some acoustic foam around, to reduce echoing a bit but thats pretty much it.
I would gladly be corrected here, if anyone has a solution for that :)
 
Well almost had a complete catastrophe. Checked about half an hour ago and the new fan had died already. Bloody thing. The girls were baking. Hastily ripped it out and crudely refitted the old one until I can do a better job on it tomorrow. Hopefully not too much damage done. The big pot felt bone dry so I've just given her about 240ml of water.
 
Time to medicate after all that.
 
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