braundc420
New Member
Ok, Thank you for the warm welcome over in introduce yourself forums! bear with me here fellow green thumbs. I know the typical attitude toward phototrons, and went there myself several years (couple decades now...) back when the tron went into storage. It just wasnt doing the trick for me. ended up switching to HPS and MH like everyone else.
While digging around under my parents house last month, I saw my old friend peeking out from under a blanket in the corner and decided to dig her back out for old time sake. After daydreaming about all the old memories with her, I started to remember exactly why she went into retirement in the first place. Then I read Minus's journal here, and got the itch again (thank you minus!). I thoiught about how I could possibly improve her with some updated technology. I went ahead and purchased a quality 90watt LED UFO from my local grow shop, a pile of high CFM low noise computer fans, a muffin exhaust fan, and a digital thermometer with built in molex fan power supply.
I clipped a couple clones from mama sweet tooth and germinated a blue berry / purple urckle cross seed I hemee'd last year (hoping she is a she). I must say I am surprised as heck at the little girls response to the UFO in such a compact environment. They look like me stretching for my tube from the recliner the way they stretch for the light. I realize this is a vertical light machine, but notice how bushy and thick they are. I seem to recall skinny little toothpicks in this thing back in the day... Im blown away. I really dont have a clue what I am doing anymore, so any constructive criticizm is greatly appreciated.
here are some picks from 22 days ago when I put her back together...
then how they look today...
ooops' I guess I cant post attachments. great. I'll try and figure this out soon.
While digging around under my parents house last month, I saw my old friend peeking out from under a blanket in the corner and decided to dig her back out for old time sake. After daydreaming about all the old memories with her, I started to remember exactly why she went into retirement in the first place. Then I read Minus's journal here, and got the itch again (thank you minus!). I thoiught about how I could possibly improve her with some updated technology. I went ahead and purchased a quality 90watt LED UFO from my local grow shop, a pile of high CFM low noise computer fans, a muffin exhaust fan, and a digital thermometer with built in molex fan power supply.
I clipped a couple clones from mama sweet tooth and germinated a blue berry / purple urckle cross seed I hemee'd last year (hoping she is a she). I must say I am surprised as heck at the little girls response to the UFO in such a compact environment. They look like me stretching for my tube from the recliner the way they stretch for the light. I realize this is a vertical light machine, but notice how bushy and thick they are. I seem to recall skinny little toothpicks in this thing back in the day... Im blown away. I really dont have a clue what I am doing anymore, so any constructive criticizm is greatly appreciated.
here are some picks from 22 days ago when I put her back together...
then how they look today...
ooops' I guess I cant post attachments. great. I'll try and figure this out soon.