@99PerCent you ordered a heat gun yet? Lol
Day 6 on the mini, have to find some new wick material as the current ones are starting to rot slightly.
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Why not the same felt you use for your pots?
it doesnāt wick , it can pass water easily, just doesnāt facilitate in transporting it, i need to look into and try some polyethylene or Kevlar options,
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Try using fiberglass tiki torch wicks, get them at most hardware stores and they work great!!! And they are cheap
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So I was playing around today, and I did a little math with the SolStrips. They will fit almost perfectly in the cab vertically. I have a 70-90 volt, 580-630 mA driver from my old blurple LEDs. So if my math is correct, I can run the three strips I have in series for a total of 72 volts at 630 mA thatās about 45 watts. @Baudelaire, you see anything wrong with using them this way?
In theory, it would give me a bigger canopy (1.5x1 vs 1x1). It would also have more points of light, and are probably way more efficient than the Vero 13s. But the baking sheet is slightly too big, so some type of modification will be necessary.
Option B is the Vero 13s hung horizontally. This one seems like it will have better air flow. I gain an extra 6 inches of vertical space, but loose some canopy area. The fixture fits the space nicely. The light isnāt as evenly spread as the SolStrips either.
Decisions, decisions. Iām kind of leaning toward the SolStrips just to check them out. I know what I can do with the Veros. 
I havenāt done much more work on the cab except sanding. I think Iām going to paint it instead of staining it. Mostly because of humidity issues, and partially because I donāt have any stain laying around (though I can probably get some for free). Thoughts?
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is it possible to hang the veros horizontally on the other side? iād probably opt for both underdriven but i tend to like overkill
I wouldnt open blast bad for the enviroment an unsafe there sir
So update on my cab.
- I got the door clamps installed.
- Caulked the interior of the cab.
- Light and itās cooling fan is installed.
- Got the exhaust portion of the ventilation taken care of. (Light and Exhaust fans will be wired together so I only have to run one 12v power supply)
Things left to do
- Wire Management
- Decide on a growing method. (I might do a Micro-PPK setup)
- Instal Passive Intakes
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Go verticalā¦ Oh yeah 
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i really should get some materials to do a little build, seems like a fun little project. i have some plywood i think actually maybe i should see what i have and what i can do. i also have a little cupboard thing i could repurpose. iāll go take a picture.
Iāll be starting my build out soon. The box may not look pretty, but my lady will 
hereās what iām thinking of using - itās 19.5" deep, 26.5" wide and 22" tall (not including the drawer, removing it would add 6 inches of height) iād like to use this maybe for propagation and small autoflowers or possible early veg.
iām sure you guys would have some excellent suggestions, what do you think i could do with this?
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The bucket is getting there, just need to build the watering system which iāll make as a standalone this time, a carbon filter and light proof the lid and its good to go.
Just cause im using two relays one for 12vdc side light and one for the 120vac lid lights it gave me an idea that first and last 10-15mins of the day iāll just trigger the side lights to be on as a gentler transition from dark.
And its running at 57w around 2 of that being fan and controls and such, so 55w of overkill for 0.55 sqft 
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Need to start grow journal on here but have a question for those here.
Would you rather see separate threads for each space/grow with just dedicated content to each, or on all encompassing one for 2018 that would get more updates and cover all the spaces ?
Iāve been contemplating the later for simplicity and to condense it.
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Iām personally of the opinion that one large thread would be easier to keep up with. 
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Head over to your local HomeDepot and pick up 3 boxes of these, unless just propagating you will only probably need about half the amount.
Id probably go 2 boxes soft whites and 1 of the day lights
https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.60w-daylight-5000k-a19-led-light-bulb-4-pack.1000858667.html
https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.60w-soft-white-2700k-a19-led-light-bulb-4-pack.1000858665.html
and 12 of these
https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.keyless-lamp-holder-white.1000107105.html
Some wire, a couple pc fans or a fan of choice and your set, apart from light proofing and ventilation work.
About $75 for 100w of lights plus $ for a timer and paint/foil and whatever else, and just pop the domes off the bulbs and you will be good, youāll have to notch the keyless sockets for the wire to go sideways out of the base but thats easy to do.
Simplicity is sometimes best, its what id do if i was running a bigger space, and have used those keyless sockets in the past with cflās.
i have some of these lights, iām not sure if i can take the plastic off or where the diode is located in it, i think maybe in the very center? but it only lights up around the outside perimeter
Yeah those ones you canāt remove in the same fashion, those have the leds on the outer perimeter like you mentioned, you could still use those but they will be less efficient as the light going sideways, where as those other bulbs will just be pointing down
yeah i just had a couple of these kicking around the house so iām using one in my new micro grow space i made for my two males.
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well thats cheap and easy wats the light ?