Bean's Stash Closet

[moe.red]

Think I'll get a new setup for the closet then I can put the Spider Farmer I'm running now in my veg tent. The 100w light in my veg tent is a weak link right now for sure, I can add a second once I get my garden planted outside, but that might be a couple weeks yet. Got the water going this morning.

So jealous of that garden. My subdivision doesn’t allow it. If it wouldn’t be such a bitch to move I would.

 

[Cool_Beans]

That's lame but I guess I can understand why. So no outdoor gardens period or would say an attached greenhouse be gtg?

 

[Cool_Beans]

We're doing some bud building.

 

[Cool_Beans]

 

[Cool_Beans]

Week 7 since flip, just cruising along watching the buds get bigger and bending branches on the little one.

 

[Cool_Beans]

The smell is amazing, very strong and I'm having trouble containing it even with a filter. Dank citrus/grapefruit mixed w floral pine. We cannot wait to taste it.

 

[moe.red]

The smell is amazing, very strong and I'm having trouble containing it even with a filter. Dank citrus/grapefruit mixed w floral pine. We cannot wait to taste it.

Now that is the WW I am familiar with. Pine and Citrus for miles. Great plant. Very potent.

 

[Cool_Beans]

Now that is the WW I am familiar with. Pine and Citrus for miles. Great plant. Very potent.

I do look forward to giving it another crack now that I understand things a little better. I really ate shit on Ca going into flower, lesson learned. I'm just happy that my setup actually works and I've got some buds growing lol.

 

[Cool_Beans]

Clone I'm growing outside this summer starting to take off.

 

[moe.red]

I do look forward to giving it another crack now that I understand things a little better. I really ate shit on Ca going into flower, lesson learned. I'm just happy that my setup actually works and I've got some buds growing lol.

that's not true, you recovered nicely.

But yeah, learning curve starting to look like a hill vs a mountain to you right now. Good place to be.

 

[Cool_Beans]

that's not true, you recovered nicely.

But yeah, learning curve starting to look like a hill vs a mountain to you right now. Good place to be.

Thanks dude, I'm really enjoying it. This grow has flown by.

 

[steamroller]

I laughed because I think you built the right set up and killed the grow~!
I have some other pots I was making plans for but the rubbermaids keep calling me.
I pray when I start a RDWC it goes half as smooth as you have done.

 

[Cool_Beans]

I laughed because I think you built the right set up and killed the grow~!
I have some other pots I was making plans for but the rubbermaids keep calling me.
I pray when I start a RDWC it goes half as smooth as you have done.

Thanks buddy, I appreciate that. I suspect you'll crush it whatever bucket you choose. You're a hands on dude and with your experience cycling aquariums and moving water around I think you'll hit the ground running.

 

[Cool_Beans]

You guys think the specs on this light are sufficient for my closet? I can get this light and the controller for what the 400w version of it costs. Not sure I need 400w in my closet when I rarely run my 300w at 100% as is.

 

[Bandit420]

You guys think the specs on this light are sufficient for my closet? I can get this light and the controller for what the 400w version of it costs. Not sure I need 400w in my closet when I rarely run my 300w at 100% as is.

I had that light for a couple years then passed it on to @Stoneyluv when I got my third 550 and didn't need it anymore. He can probably give better detail but it is a red and blue only light, no white diodes and I remember it's coverage being around a 2.5'x2.5' footprint. Solid all purpose light for small spaces. I liked the dimming so it can do seed starting work to flowering

 

[Cool_Beans]

I had that light for a couple years then passed it on to @Stoneyluv when I got my third 550 and didn't need it anymore. He can probably give better detail but it is a red and blue only light, no white diodes and I remember it's coverage being around a 2.5'x2.5' footprint. Solid all purpose light for small spaces. I liked the dimming so it can do seed starting work to flowering

If I play my cards right I'll be flowering in there only, but good to know it can do full run if needed. $800 to stick a light over one plant was making me hesitate a little on the 550 without knowing if its overkill or not.

 

[Stoneyluv]

the CLW 275 is a straight up beast!!! you couldn't pry that thing from my hands if you tried, Bandit was crazy for giving it up.... but I'm damn glad he did!!! I liked it so much it convinced me to buy two 550's after trying it!!

it does in fact have white/red/blue, you cannot control the white lighting though, it goes up and down with the red and blue. see bandit also sent me a pair of those badass safety glasses and when you point the camera lens through them you get a good photo...

so the glasses are green and all the green leds are actually the white ones... this is at 1% of each color... 8 white/20 blue/60 red



i get a very good footprint with it. my cabinet is a 4x4 and it gets close to covering that space... I have been using it at 30% at about 3 feet from the plants and it is mainly for the seedlings i have directly under the light, but i also have one a little bigger and you can see she is in the back corner of the 4 foot cabinet and she is not light deprived at all... she looks like she's luvin life in the back row!! at only 30% power!!



cool beans, I believe the specs of this light are under rated and can't say enough good things about it!

 

[Bandit420]

the CLW 275 is a straight up beast!!! you couldn't pry that thing from my hands if you tried, Bandit was crazy for giving it up.... but I'm damn glad he did!!! I liked it so much it convinced me to buy two 550's after trying it!!

it does in fact have white/red/blue, you cannot control the white lighting though, it goes up and down with the red and blue. see bandit also sent me a pair of those badass safety glasses and when you point the camera lens through them you get a good photo...

so the glasses are green and all the green leds are actually the white ones... this is at 1% of each color... 8 white/20 blue/60 red

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i get a very good footprint with it. my cabinet is a 4x4 and it gets close to covering that space... I have been using it at 30% at about 3 feet from the plants and it is mainly for the seedlings i have directly under the light, but i also have one a little bigger and you can see she is in the back corner of the 4 foot cabinet and she is not light deprived at all... she looks like she's luvin life in the back row!! at only 30% power!!

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cool beans, I believe the specs of this light are under rated and can't say enough good things about it!

Man that's crazy with the white hahahaha!! I guess I should've looked at the thing instead of just the controller not doing the whites
So happy to see it working for you like that!!!
CLW is kinda funny addictive. You get one and see what plants do then you load up and buy more. Like the crack of LED or something

 

[steamroller]

CLW is kinda funny addictive. You get one and see what plants do then you load up and buy more. Like the crack of LED or something

That's funny.
I was just looking at the Spectramax 1000!
My first thought was two? Then I thought if you like them then it will be like 4 more?
Is that what crack is like?
I'm just a long haired country boy.

 

[Cool_Beans]

Sweet, thanks for the info both of you. I also noticed recommended hanging heights for the 275 seemed like they might be more workable for my space as well.

 

[Stoneyluv]

Sweet, thanks for the info both of you. I also noticed recommended hanging heights for the 275 seemed like they might be more workable for my space as well.

that's the beauty of the controller, you can turn it down if it's too close or you don't have the headroom. another big plus for me but maybe not you, i have regular occurring power outages and the controller always keeps the clock time and never needs resetting.

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^^ you guys are funny... fuckin laughed out my rip and everything!!!

 

[Cool_Beans]

that's the beauty of the controller, you can turn it down if it's too close or you don't have the headroom. another big plus for me but maybe not you, i have regular occurring power outages and the controller always keeps the clock time and never needs resetting.

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^^ you guys are funny... fuckin laughed out my rip and everything!!!

Good to know dude. Right now I'm running my lights off the ACI controller which it brings everything back where it should be once power is restored. I have a generator and everything is on one 20a circuit, really easy to get back up.

I think the 275 and controller will probably be sufficient to get my feet wet with spectrum for now. If it turns out I need more lumens/coverage I can always upgrade and put the 275 in my veg tent.

 

[Cool_Beans]

 

[Cool_Beans]

Starting to get a lot of bud growth busting out and merging together down below the top of the colas. I remember this last couple weeks being pretty awesome to watch on my last grow so I'm looking forward to it. Stinks to high heaven.

 

[Cool_Beans]

Got a CWL SS275 and controller on sale for $500 shipped. I'll give it a shot when I flower my next plant.

 

[Cool_Beans]

If I were to line the inside with reflective material what would be a good one to use? I'd want to apply w spray adhesive and be able to smooth it out half decent if possible.

 

[Aqua Man]

If I were to line the inside with reflective material what would be a good one to use? I'd want to apply w spray adhesive and be able to smooth it out half decent if possible.

I think that white will be plenty good enough. I dont think you would see any real benefit from that in your situation

 

[Cool_Beans]

I think that white will be plenty good enough. I dont think you would see any real benefit from that in your situation

It's the painted side of the foam insulation and rubs off when I wash so I dont like it as my finished surface tbh. I planned to resurface interior w something that can take a scrub w a cleaning agent anyway. FRP was my other option but thats a pain in the ass.

 

[Cool_Beans]

This is my backup clone for the veg tent in case I dont like how the other shapes up. I do like the root structure on this one.

 

[Stoneyluv]

if you want something permanent for the walls you could use car wash panels, you can wipe with bleach and they last forever and have a nice gloss to them.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Parkland-Plastics-48-in-x-8-ft-Embossed-White-Matte-Wall-Panel/3436816

 

[Observer]

I'm about 1 month in on this Dutch Master White Widow, transplanted into the closet 1st week of March and gave it 3 weeks in veg before flipping 1 week ago. It has needed defoliation almost weekly to keep the size down, very bushy and vigorous growth, esp after topping. Its shaping up nice though, and hopefully I left enough room for stretch.

I started it at 450ppm and have ramped up 100ppm weekly to about 800ppm now. I planned on continuing veg ratios into 2nd week of flower. GH Trio following the schedule(roughly) as well as epsom, power Si and recently gave it a dose of hygrozyme. It seems to like everything I've given it so far. I top off during the week with water then exchange 4 gallons with fresh mix on the weekends and bump the dose. Havent done a full res change yet. Tiny bit of burn on just a couple big fan tips, I did bump the light up a week or so ago though.
Since this is my first full run in this space, I was trying to be conservative w how big I let it get it veg. Roots are squeaky clean but slightly off colored, I think this may have been some light leakage coming from the netpot so I covered it with some black cloth.
The environmental controls have been excellent. It just does the thing and I dont worry about it too much.
I'm gonna be tucking as it stretches for the next week or so and see how it goes. Any and all advice is appreciated.

Cheers everyone!

nice & clean lookin here

 

[dragonsflamegenetics]

thats a pretty awesome clean setup! I like it! I am currently doing my first hydro RDWC style grow, and its truly insane how much bigger and more vigorous they are with such less time commitment

 

[smoke]

if you want something permanent for the walls you could use car wash panels, you can wipe with bleach and they last forever and have a nice gloss to them.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Parkland-Plastics-48-in-x-8-ft-Embossed-White-Matte-Wall-Panel/3436816

Along the same line, FRP panels fiberglass reinforced plastic

https://www.lowes.com/pl/Fiberglass-reinforced-plastic-frp--Wall-panels-Wall-panels-planks-Moulding-millwork/4294518226?cm_mmc=src-_-c-_-prd-_-mlw-_-ggl-_-NB_MLW_122_Moulding-Specialty-Millwork-_-frp%20panels-_-0-_-0-_-0&ds_rl=1286981&gclid=CjwKCAjw36GjBhAkEiwAKwIWyT_Juc20mfuBCJ_269rM0GiLEmyG06u-By6YInYiY3gwHqF6U92gRhoCp54QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&refinement=1971214752

My rooms are painted flat white

 

[Cool_Beans]

thats a pretty awesome clean setup! I like it! I am currently doing my first hydro RDWC style grow, and its truly insane how much bigger and more vigorous they are with such less time commitment

Thanks man, I'm enjoying rdwc as.well. I'd like to give your stuff a shot in there at some point. Hey good luck with going for MBA, that's awesome.

 

[Cool_Beans]

Week 8 down since flip, maybe 2 more weeks to finish off. I was planning to reset res for the home stretch but pH has been very stable for over two weeks now, plant is drinking a lot and buds are doing their thing so I'm leaving it alone for now. I've been ammending w a dash of micro and bloom 1:2 here and there to bring ppms back up when it drops ~100 or so.

 

[Cool_Beans]

New light and controller will be here Saturday. I may put it in there on whatever finishing preset they have. It's looking like the buds are just starting to ripen off and frost over in earnest this morning. Lot of calix swelling up and busting open all over. The reek of it is sublime.

Gotta say the buds are far more chunky and dense than my last harvest. They feel like pine cones where last grow they were a lot more squishy and airy. Very pleased with the bud development on this one.

 

[moe.red]

Looks great man. I see 8 oz there ATM. It's going to be a great harvest with room for more next time.

 

[Cool_Beans]

Looks great man. I see 8 oz there ATM. It's going to be a great harvest with room for more next time.

Sounds about right dude and I'll be extremely happy with that. That would be about 25% more than any single plant I harvested last grow. Next time I'll definitely veg longer now that I have a better idea what to expect. My only hope for this run was to see one make it through.

The system worked great and is actually pretty fuckin cake to operate, the plant didnt die, and I have a nice pile of some fine looking buds that smell like heaven. Not quite finished, but think its finally safe to go ahead and take the W.

Genuine thanks to all who followed along for your advice and interest in my first hydro run. It has been an enlightening and awesome experience. I hope it has been an enjoyable grow to watch as well.

Cheers!

 

[Cool_Beans]

Few of my fav pics from the grow. Cant wait to do it all over again.

 

[moe.red]

Few of my fav pics from the grow. Cant wait to do it all over again.

Third one is the best but you know I'm weird. I'd rather see roots than bud.