JCool09 Cabinet Hydro Caramelicious 9/2009

[jcool09]

Originally Posted by budlover3388

looking good,i cant wait good luck!

Thanks Budlover, you were my first friend in the forum so I appreciate your support.

[The Weed]

I missed this yesterday! Very happy for you buddy up and running again!! Great pictures along with awesome details So your using 10 year old seed is that right? Gives me hope for my Collection! That cabinet should sure handle 250 watts! I had almost same size with 400 watts few yrs back. Just get a cage fan for bottom of cabinet blowing up. And or another cage fan on top blowing out there also. We will see?.You also can cut alittle off top of back panel should be cardboard like right? along the top for extra ventation 2-3 inches should do it.Or just lower back 2-3 inches is what I did. I don't know how stealth you need to be.? Exicted for you jcool09, way to go!

[jcool09]

Originally Posted by The Weed

I missed this yesterday! Very happy for you buddy up and running again!! Great pictures along with awesome details So your using 10 year old seed is that right? Gives me hope for my Collection!

Glad to hear from you The Weed. Let me clarify that the seeds I am using were purchased from AMS in August.

I hate Mondays
OK, time for idiot move number two today. I decided that the top shelf of the cabinet, originally thought I would do clones up there or something, was taking up too much space and blocking air flow. Shelf came out fine but in the process of re-hanging my fixture I dislodged the bulb from the reflector and *SMASH* it shattered onto the shelf below. So now I am out $40 bucks for the bulb and probably have all kinds of Mercury poisoning. If my posts get more retarded as I go along we can attribute it to that.

Cabinet Modification - Removed top shelf

[The Weed]

That should also help temps! Ouch!

[PHATBLUNT420]

Hey JCool09 if i learned one this in growing the sweet leaf its
do your set-up correctly the 1st time if you need to fix something, remove the plants and CAREFULLY and PATIENTLY fix the problems

the odds of something going right during initial set-up seems to be higher then after you might think you "fixed" it

never do something just because you feel like its right, always do things strategically

btw good luck

[Mr. The Ninja]

sorry to hear about the bulb J
i love bulbs almost as much as i love plants
but i do believe you would have to eat/drink mercury to be poisoned
you could just compensate with some walmart 42w bulbs
glad i was able to help with the fans
happy to see you spreading the knowledge too^_^
am sure youll do fine, just keep your head held high

[jcool09]

Originally Posted by The Weed

That should also help temps! Ouch!

Weed- I can see you are a "glass is half full" type of guy. I guess there is an upside to everything if you choose to see it.

[jcool09]

Originally Posted by PHATBLUNT420

Hey JCool09 if i learned one this in growing the sweet leaf its
do your set-up correctly the 1st time if you need to fix something, remove the plants and CAREFULLY and PATIENTLY fix the problems

the odds of something going right during initial set-up seems to be higher then after you might think you "fixed" it

never do something just because you feel like its right, always do things strategically

btw good luck

PHATBLUNT - thanks for stopping by. You are 100% correct. My patience needs some work and I definitely do not have the attention to detail that I had 10 years ago. I spent a lot of time thinking about this and I find myself (over)reacting to things that I should have expected and shooting myself in the foot. Let's hope tomorrow is better.

Perhaps I'll just keep the doors shut and leave them alone for a day... Nah.

[Tunes420]

Looking good Jcool....nice stealth cabinet and love the strain,it sounds delicious....never had it myself just watched a couple super Caramelicious grows here at 420 Mag. You broke a bulb... so rest of the grow is a wave brother grower Just ride it.

[jcool09]

Originally Posted by Tunes420

Looking good Jcool....nice stealth cabinet and love the strain,it sounds delicious....never had it myself just watched a couple super Caramelicious grows here at 420 Mag. You broke a bulb... so rest of the grow is a wave brother grower Just ride it.

Thanks Tunes420. Should we say "break a bulb" to our fellow growers like actors say "break a leg" when they wish each other good luck?

[Tunes420]

Depends on how expensive the bulb is

[DocBud]

Lookin good!

May I suggest T5's? I used a couple for veg before I transplanted.

I'm looking forward to seeing your progress.

[The Butcher]

i like your set up!!nice and clean..You wont have any infestation issues with it being that clean.

Grat job + rep

[caesar537]

Nice cabinet J, everything's looking good! I think the saying I'm going to stick with is "Break a CFL!" just because they're cheap, lol. Hope your babies turn out well! I wouldn't mind a little insight into how you put together your hydro grow since I'm pretty interested in hydro in general but I just don't have the knowledge base to go there, and I've checked thru the other forums and shit only to remain confused lol, anyway, if you have time. I find the hardest part is leaving the babies alone, I always wanna take a peek! I guess it helps when they're in a whole other building too lol. Anyways, good luck in the near future, I'll be back to check in soon!

[jcool09]

Originally Posted by DocBud

Lookin good!

May I suggest T5's? I used a couple for veg before I transplanted.

I'm looking forward to seeing your progress.

DocBud, think you for taking the time to post. I thought T5's only came in tubes; I would be interested in hearing you thoughts on placement. Are you thinking along the sides for a Phototron-like effect? My plan is to focus the growth on the tops. I am considering LST or ScrOG in an effort to grow short, high-yeilding plants.

Originally Posted by The Butcher

i like your set up!!nice and clean..You wont have any infestation issues with it being that clean.

Grat job + rep

Thanks for the +rep, Butcher! I really appreciate your nice comment. I wish keeping it clean would keep the Algae and root rot away. Those is going to be my biggest enemy in a hot cabinet with a small reservior.

Seedling update
OK so I need to rethink the STG cube germination strategy. It has been a week since they have been in the cubes and I had enough. I had to see what was going on in there. Today I am glad that I did. There was one cube that had a hint of green below the surface that I thought was odd. After removing the top 1/4" of the cube (the first 1/4" or so has a hole punched in the middle, the seeds were about 1/4" below that) I was able to see that one of my babies had sprouted and was trapped! It was time for an emergency c-section! After a little prodding with my trusty awl and some cutting with a single-edge razor I was able to remove the strands of medium that were holding it (her) down. So I repeated these steps on the remaining three cubes and got them untangled. I was able to see that they all have germinated. Now we'll see if they live through this rude interruption in their young lives.

So here is what I now know. I should not embed seeds below the surface in the STG cubes. I should place the cracked seeds in that 1/4" hole and cover them with some perlite or something. The meduim is like a thick cotton and it the seedlings seem to get tangled when trying to make it to the surface.