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Breaking the rules: my first grow with ChatGPT, DIY lights and questionable solutions
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<blockquote data-quote="Parazit88" data-source="post: 777365" data-attributes="member: 83579"><p>Hello again, guys! Nice to be back.</p><p></p><p>[USER=76020]@Wendigo[/USER] , Thanks for such a detailed comment! I would definately consider your recommendations!</p><p></p><p>[USER=78823]@deus[/USER] , [USER=11862]@Vutra Samotnjak[/USER] , [USER=71133]@sone1[/USER] , Thanks for your support, guys! Means a lot to me, really! Never expected such feedback in this part of forum.</p><p></p><p>Okay, it was a long time and I have a big update for you, dear readers.</p><p></p><p>First of all, I’ve done some adjustments to my future setup:</p><p>- Additionally bought some cord and wires, because it was obviously not enough to wire down all of the bulbs. So I’ve spent about 800 din extra on the wires (a total of 20 meters of 0,75mm2).</p><p>- Bought 11-liter smart pots and another 25 liter bag of light mix - 1300 din</p><p>- Found an old fan (220v, just a common standing one).</p><p>- Had to downsize my panel to 80x80 from 120x120, because someone was complaining about the size of the thing and the space that I’m about to occupy with my new hobby. The layout stayed the same – 5x5 bulbs.</p><p></p><p>So all of the spendings summarized are 19640 din.</p><p></p><p>Then the time came to assemble everything.</p><p></p><p>1) I cut 25 holes 38 mm in diameter in an 80x80 cm wooden board (about 1 cm thick).</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]478267[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p>2) Then I dissembled all of the ceramic bulb sockets I had, placed them in those holes and then turned them upside down (so the board was standing on the bulb sockets). I’ve done that on a flat surface to even out the level and axis of bulb sockets.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]478268[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]478269[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]478270[/ATTACH]</p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]478271[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>3) I used hot glue to fix the bulb sockets from the top.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]478272[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>4) Wired everything through 2 switches (to have 2-step – 17 bulbs or all 25 bulbs working).</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]478273[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>5) Wired the bulb sockets, and connected some bulbs just to see if the button is connected properly.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]478274[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]478275[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>6) Removed the test bulbs and finished the wiring.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]478276[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>7) Put in all of the bulbs, tested the button, and left the panel working for an hour. </p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]478277[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>8) Turned off everything, disconnected from electricity, and checked for any unwanted burning smell, checked the wiring temperatures just by touching all of the contacts.</p><p>9) Covered the sides and the top with some thin wooden panes just to hide the wiring (not so much for the looks, but to not accidentally damage or stress the wires). Another perk I found is that now I can use the space on the “roof” of the improvised panel. </p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]478278[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>10) Added some hooks to the side of the paned in case I would want to hang the panel (I didn’t).</p><p>11) Done the final test to make sure everything is working properly.</p><p>12) Removed the diffusers from the bulbs with a knife. Be very careful while doing that! Took me a while to get the techniques right, I broke 2 bulbs to get it right.</p><p>13) I placed the panel on wooden poles and taped the reflective material on the sides. </p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]478279[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The setup is basically ready.</p><p></p><p>Now to the plants…</p><p></p><p>Even though I have light mix soil, I’ve added about 8-10% of Perlite (ChatGPT recommendation).</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]478280[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>But before that, I washed the perlite for about 12 hours by putting it in a plastic basin of water (also suggested by ChatGPT). Time after time tapping and mixing the top layer to get rid of all of the dust. Then, I dried it out outside for 1 day. The result was significant. Only the grains are left without any dust.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]478281[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]478283[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]478284[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]478282[/ATTACH]</p><p style="text-align: center"></p><p></p><p>I finally transplanted the plants to 11-liter smart pots, very satisfying experience to have them in a proper pot.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]478285[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Placed the plants in my improvised tent, put the thermometer/humidity meter inside, connected the small USB fan, and left one of the sides of the tent open due to ventilation and the current overall weather that makes it too hot outside. To make it better, I’ve put another (bigger, regular standing) fan in the distance to blow inside the tent.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]478286[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Hopefully, I will see the results and the plants growing. Although I’m a little worried because they were not feeling good before the transplantation and now I stress them out even more.</p><p></p><p>Overall, current conditions (the plants are 1 month old, but never grown because of lack of light, proper soil, and small pots I initially put them in):</p><p></p><p>11-liter pots of 90% plagron light mix + 10% plagron perlite (washed)</p><p>Temp: 25-29 C depending on the day (I know it’s too hot, but these days are abnormally hot, so expect it to be better after a while)</p><p>Humidity 50-60%</p><p>Ventilation: usb fan inside + household standing fan blowing from the distance + one of the sides of the tent is open</p><p>Lights: 4x18w 2700k bulbs + 12x18w 6500k bulbs + 1x10w full spectrum bulb making a total of 298w. Distance from the canopy is about 120 cm (very far, but better to be cautious after so many changes)</p><p></p><p>Plans: </p><p>A) To think about better ventilation, which would also allow closing the opened side of the tent. But these days it’s 30+ degrees in my region, they claim it to be 36 next week</p><p>B) To raise the plants gradually closer to the light, to approx. 50-60 cm distance.</p><p>C) Depending on the growth results add another set of bulbs</p><p>D) Gradually start using hesi root + tnt a few days after transplanting, but I'm not sure of the full dose that is recommended. Saw plenty of people applying only half of the recommended.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]478287[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p>As always, your thoughts and advices are highly appreciated. Thanks for reading!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Parazit88, post: 777365, member: 83579"] Hello again, guys! Nice to be back. [USER=76020]@Wendigo[/USER] , Thanks for such a detailed comment! I would definately consider your recommendations! [USER=78823]@deus[/USER] , [USER=11862]@Vutra Samotnjak[/USER] , [USER=71133]@sone1[/USER] , Thanks for your support, guys! Means a lot to me, really! Never expected such feedback in this part of forum. Okay, it was a long time and I have a big update for you, dear readers. First of all, I’ve done some adjustments to my future setup: - Additionally bought some cord and wires, because it was obviously not enough to wire down all of the bulbs. So I’ve spent about 800 din extra on the wires (a total of 20 meters of 0,75mm2). - Bought 11-liter smart pots and another 25 liter bag of light mix - 1300 din - Found an old fan (220v, just a common standing one). - Had to downsize my panel to 80x80 from 120x120, because someone was complaining about the size of the thing and the space that I’m about to occupy with my new hobby. The layout stayed the same – 5x5 bulbs. So all of the spendings summarized are 19640 din. Then the time came to assemble everything. 1) I cut 25 holes 38 mm in diameter in an 80x80 cm wooden board (about 1 cm thick). [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="324px"]478267[/ATTACH] [/CENTER] 2) Then I dissembled all of the ceramic bulb sockets I had, placed them in those holes and then turned them upside down (so the board was standing on the bulb sockets). I’ve done that on a flat surface to even out the level and axis of bulb sockets. [ATTACH type="full" width="270px"]478268[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="340px"]478269[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="443px"]478270[/ATTACH] [CENTER] [ATTACH type="full"]478271[/ATTACH][/CENTER] 3) I used hot glue to fix the bulb sockets from the top. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]478272[/ATTACH][/CENTER] 4) Wired everything through 2 switches (to have 2-step – 17 bulbs or all 25 bulbs working). [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="735px"]478273[/ATTACH][/CENTER] 5) Wired the bulb sockets, and connected some bulbs just to see if the button is connected properly. [ATTACH type="full" width="469px"]478274[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="525px"]478275[/ATTACH] 6) Removed the test bulbs and finished the wiring. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="588px"]478276[/ATTACH][/CENTER] 7) Put in all of the bulbs, tested the button, and left the panel working for an hour. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]478277[/ATTACH][/CENTER] 8) Turned off everything, disconnected from electricity, and checked for any unwanted burning smell, checked the wiring temperatures just by touching all of the contacts. 9) Covered the sides and the top with some thin wooden panes just to hide the wiring (not so much for the looks, but to not accidentally damage or stress the wires). Another perk I found is that now I can use the space on the “roof” of the improvised panel. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]478278[/ATTACH][/CENTER] 10) Added some hooks to the side of the paned in case I would want to hang the panel (I didn’t). 11) Done the final test to make sure everything is working properly. 12) Removed the diffusers from the bulbs with a knife. Be very careful while doing that! Took me a while to get the techniques right, I broke 2 bulbs to get it right. 13) I placed the panel on wooden poles and taped the reflective material on the sides. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="705px"]478279[/ATTACH][/CENTER] The setup is basically ready. Now to the plants… Even though I have light mix soil, I’ve added about 8-10% of Perlite (ChatGPT recommendation). [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="568px"]478280[/ATTACH][/CENTER] But before that, I washed the perlite for about 12 hours by putting it in a plastic basin of water (also suggested by ChatGPT). Time after time tapping and mixing the top layer to get rid of all of the dust. Then, I dried it out outside for 1 day. The result was significant. Only the grains are left without any dust. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="413px"]478281[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [ATTACH type="full" width="658px"]478283[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="286px"]478284[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]478282[/ATTACH] [CENTER][/CENTER] I finally transplanted the plants to 11-liter smart pots, very satisfying experience to have them in a proper pot. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]478285[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Placed the plants in my improvised tent, put the thermometer/humidity meter inside, connected the small USB fan, and left one of the sides of the tent open due to ventilation and the current overall weather that makes it too hot outside. To make it better, I’ve put another (bigger, regular standing) fan in the distance to blow inside the tent. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]478286[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Hopefully, I will see the results and the plants growing. Although I’m a little worried because they were not feeling good before the transplantation and now I stress them out even more. Overall, current conditions (the plants are 1 month old, but never grown because of lack of light, proper soil, and small pots I initially put them in): 11-liter pots of 90% plagron light mix + 10% plagron perlite (washed) Temp: 25-29 C depending on the day (I know it’s too hot, but these days are abnormally hot, so expect it to be better after a while) Humidity 50-60% Ventilation: usb fan inside + household standing fan blowing from the distance + one of the sides of the tent is open Lights: 4x18w 2700k bulbs + 12x18w 6500k bulbs + 1x10w full spectrum bulb making a total of 298w. Distance from the canopy is about 120 cm (very far, but better to be cautious after so many changes) Plans: A) To think about better ventilation, which would also allow closing the opened side of the tent. But these days it’s 30+ degrees in my region, they claim it to be 36 next week B) To raise the plants gradually closer to the light, to approx. 50-60 cm distance. C) Depending on the growth results add another set of bulbs D) Gradually start using hesi root + tnt a few days after transplanting, but I'm not sure of the full dose that is recommended. Saw plenty of people applying only half of the recommended. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]478287[/ATTACH] [/CENTER] As always, your thoughts and advices are highly appreciated. Thanks for reading! [/QUOTE]
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