akisunni
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This build is going to to use 2 Grow Spaces. 1st is designed to be a Hot grow zone. 2nd a Cold grow zone.
Grow Monitoring Tech: Each grow space will be outfitted with a RasPi NoIR linux based field server with Ethernet connection to a 5 megapixal grow cam with an Arduino based ambient temp/Humidity/soil PH/Soil Moisture level monitoring, streaming data to a remote server via private API for remote based monitoring.
This solution is working, including real time 25 frame NoIR video in 640*480 but is currently reporting info spread between both builds at the moment. I will be rolling out monitoring of both grow spaces in real time with in a week or so.
Grow Space 1:
Grow Size: 2'x2'x4' = 16 cubic feet
Grow Container: 2 x 15 Gallon containers with 50 holes between layers for water flow to bottom
Grow Medium: 8 Gallons of M.G. potting soil (Wont do it again, too late now)
Grow CO2 Boost: 1 Gal of H2O + 6 cups sugar + 2 cups raw cane + Yeast w/water bubbler
Grow CO2 Strategy: Container is half empty to capture falling CO2 and saturate lower foliage
Grow Lights: 2 x 60 watt Incandescent + 1 x CFL Natural Light
Grow Plant: Blue Maui Clone from dispensary
Under construction: 2nd Grow Space using cold based technology currently waiting on additional LEDs
Grow Space 2: Stand up Deep Freeze being converted to a cool LED based grow space.
Grow Size: 2'x2'x5' = 20 cubic feet
Grow Container: 2 x 15 Gallon containers with 50 holes between layers for water flow to bottom
Grow Medium: Soil to be purchased, Unknown at this point.
Grow CO2 Boost: 1 Gal of H2O + 6 cups sugar + 2 cups raw cane + Yeast w/water bubbler
Grow CO2 Strategy: Container is half empty to capture falling CO2 and saturate lower foliage
Grow Lights: 2 complete sets of each 2x150 = 300 LEDs in red shift, 2x150= 300 LEDs in Blue shift
Grow Plant(s): 2 clones 1x Blue Dream (?) from dispensary & 1 x Stinky pete(?) have currently been replanted into 8 inch medium term growth pots until their grow space is finished in 2-3 weeks.
The idea for grow space #2 is to have 300 cheap RBG LEDs focused on each of the 4 primary wave lengths plants use for their growth. The design uses 1,200 extremely cheap LEDs and a tired stand up deep freeze to build a cool temp grow space.
Each plant will have real time digital soil moisture monitoring with an auto watering based on targeted soil moisture results to be built. All parts to build it have been purchased but AC relay control mechanism.
At the point the deep freeze is ready, one of the two smaller clones will get a full sized 15 gallon build, while the other will move to a 5 gallon and stay in the same grow space until I start the flowering of the second build spot, at that point, I expect to build a third grow spot for it.
My end strategy is to have a new crop every 30 days, with possible regeneration of mature plants via regrowth of bud strategy generating a second crop from each full sized plant the next month.
Grow Strategy: I am using a CO2 boosted, 24x0 light strategy for the early growth period. I am trying to train the plant in the first "Hot" grow space to spread out and expand into the whole space. I am using an approach to maximize the individual plant size and growth by removing any competition for the lady.
Each plant will get its own complete grow space with full usage of the light, nutrients & CO2. Each grow spot will include full remote monitoring of ambient conditions such as temp/humidity plus soil moisture monitoring, and in time CO2 monitoring / boosting via tanks if needed.
Grow Monitoring Tech: Each grow space will be outfitted with a RasPi NoIR linux based field server with Ethernet connection to a 5 megapixal grow cam with an Arduino based ambient temp/Humidity/soil PH/Soil Moisture level monitoring, streaming data to a remote server via private API for remote based monitoring.
This solution is working, including real time 25 frame NoIR video in 640*480 but is currently reporting info spread between both builds at the moment. I will be rolling out monitoring of both grow spaces in real time with in a week or so.
Grow Space 1:
Grow Size: 2'x2'x4' = 16 cubic feet
Grow Container: 2 x 15 Gallon containers with 50 holes between layers for water flow to bottom
Grow Medium: 8 Gallons of M.G. potting soil (Wont do it again, too late now)
Grow CO2 Boost: 1 Gal of H2O + 6 cups sugar + 2 cups raw cane + Yeast w/water bubbler
Grow CO2 Strategy: Container is half empty to capture falling CO2 and saturate lower foliage
Grow Lights: 2 x 60 watt Incandescent + 1 x CFL Natural Light
Grow Plant: Blue Maui Clone from dispensary
Under construction: 2nd Grow Space using cold based technology currently waiting on additional LEDs
Grow Space 2: Stand up Deep Freeze being converted to a cool LED based grow space.
Grow Size: 2'x2'x5' = 20 cubic feet
Grow Container: 2 x 15 Gallon containers with 50 holes between layers for water flow to bottom
Grow Medium: Soil to be purchased, Unknown at this point.
Grow CO2 Boost: 1 Gal of H2O + 6 cups sugar + 2 cups raw cane + Yeast w/water bubbler
Grow CO2 Strategy: Container is half empty to capture falling CO2 and saturate lower foliage
Grow Lights: 2 complete sets of each 2x150 = 300 LEDs in red shift, 2x150= 300 LEDs in Blue shift
Grow Plant(s): 2 clones 1x Blue Dream (?) from dispensary & 1 x Stinky pete(?) have currently been replanted into 8 inch medium term growth pots until their grow space is finished in 2-3 weeks.
The idea for grow space #2 is to have 300 cheap RBG LEDs focused on each of the 4 primary wave lengths plants use for their growth. The design uses 1,200 extremely cheap LEDs and a tired stand up deep freeze to build a cool temp grow space.
Each plant will have real time digital soil moisture monitoring with an auto watering based on targeted soil moisture results to be built. All parts to build it have been purchased but AC relay control mechanism.
At the point the deep freeze is ready, one of the two smaller clones will get a full sized 15 gallon build, while the other will move to a 5 gallon and stay in the same grow space until I start the flowering of the second build spot, at that point, I expect to build a third grow spot for it.
My end strategy is to have a new crop every 30 days, with possible regeneration of mature plants via regrowth of bud strategy generating a second crop from each full sized plant the next month.
Grow Strategy: I am using a CO2 boosted, 24x0 light strategy for the early growth period. I am trying to train the plant in the first "Hot" grow space to spread out and expand into the whole space. I am using an approach to maximize the individual plant size and growth by removing any competition for the lady.
Each plant will get its own complete grow space with full usage of the light, nutrients & CO2. Each grow spot will include full remote monitoring of ambient conditions such as temp/humidity plus soil moisture monitoring, and in time CO2 monitoring / boosting via tanks if needed.