Fall 2012 indo grow

[greenfriend]

This journal is starting from the very beginning of growroom buildout. I'm getting electrical installed right now-running a 40amp 240v line to my CAP MLC-8 lighting controller. I'll be running 2 1K lights for now with about 30 plants.

NEED HELP PICKING A STRAIN! most likely getting clones from Harborside in Oakland. Can yall recommend a short flowering time, high yielder? Not super tall either.

 

[7greeneyes]

Jack Herer and Sensi Star as well as Northern Lights. Tried all these in one form or the other. Have had a grip of "OG's" and not impressed, need to grow out some of my own so I can tell what the strain is really like...lol...no dispensary og's plz...lol..

 

[4u2sm0ke]

untill ya have the enviorment set up...Ive ran most of those strains and have a few going now...are you going with a full script or are ya getting diffrent strains?...be carefull asking for clones here as Talk of trades/swaps is a no-no...even though some of us are leagle to do this...it is not alloud

Northern Lights
bluebarry comes to mind....if ya looking for a fast finished and low grower..stay away from the Hazes:aok:


take care and be safe

 

[greenfriend]

Thanks 7 and 4u, only running one strain. don't want to be making different nute mixes for different strains, and I like a nice even canopy. I've run NL #5 x Skunk #1 but never NL by itself.

Anyone have some experience with the Chem '91 or Chem dawg 4?

 

[greenfriend]

Lighting controller good to go.

 

[greenfriend]

So, 4 months later I have totally rebuilt the growroom. I had to replace the entire ceiling due to water damage and I added more ceiling joists to support the extra dead load from the grow gear. Its not done yet, but it should be operational in a few days.

The best thing about this room is its stealth. It is sealed airtight, soundproof, and has radiant shielding to block FLIR cameras. The shielded insulation is 4 in thick, had to put it on the inside of the growroom on the one side that is an exterior wall. All ducting in and out of the room is insulated so I can exhaust the heat where it wont detectable by FLIR cameras

I will be running Co2 from a generator with fuzzy logic Co2 controller. Also running a 45 pint/day dehumidifier and 1200 cfm carbon filter.There is an emergency exhaust system using dampers with 450cfm intake and 1050 cfm exhaust connected to a CAP day/night thermostat. Triggering the emergency exhaust also turns off the CO2.

I just picked up a Stealth 100 RO filter that will get the water down to 0 ppm tds. The RO filter will fill a 200 gal. reservoir and ill pump water from there to a separate 50 gal reservoir to mix fresh nutes every watering. The drainage of the growtray, dehumidifier, and RO filter is consolidated into one wastewater pipe that exits the growroom.

 

[nouvellechef]

You got all the bells and whistles but with Daisy chains for the lights! I luv it! Set up is looking good.

 

[ShOrTbUs]

wow, my jealousy meter is reading off the charts. nice set-up looks like you did your research and it paid off well. mind if i ask how much the set-up set you back?

 

[greenfriend]

wow, my jealousy meter is reading off the charts. nice set-up looks like you did your research and it paid off well. mind if i ask how much the set-up set you back?

Thanks Shortbus, yes theres a lot of gear in there, I decided I really wanted to build an ideal safe environment for the plants and tried not to cut any corners.

The gear in here probably cost $5000+. All this stuff I've had in storage while taking a break from growing. Did just buy the RO filter, thermostat and a couple other replacement items for this grow though.

 

[4u2sm0ke]

wheres the plants?