Thought I would chuck up a journal of my 3rd grow...i like documenting the grows so i can see what i did right or wrong throughout each grow so having a journal forces me to do that!
First grow I grew 4 red poisons...had some issues through the grow which I now know was a nute lockout due to a build up in te soil throwing the PH...got around 3 ounces of very fluffy but nice tasting bud...
Second grow I did 4 dinafem blue kush's...which is how i discovered the same problem as the first grow...PH of this soil was around 3 after testing the run off....no wonder they were showing nutrient deficiencies...after slushing them they perked up and i finished up with some nice bud...
the main issue I had with both grows was heat from the HID light...I could use a maximum of a 250W due to summer months and was still hitting temps of 31 on od days...also the 250w light just didnt seem like enough light for the tent....
Anyway my setup now is as follows...
0.8m x 0.8m x 2.0m Tent
RVK Sileo 125 Extract & Rhino Pro Filter
DIY 200W COB Light (4x 3070 4000K & 4x 3590 3500K COBS with a Meanwell HLG-185-C700B Driver)
16L Rhizopots
2 x 6" Clipon fans (Need to replace with an oscillating fan)
Plant Magic Old Timer Nutrients, including Root stimulant ad Granules.
Biobizz All Mix soil
Also Mephisto dont have the freebie Orange Crack strain on their list but its a cross of their S.O.D.K and Sour Crack.
@Ga4rd2en0er, ah thats spot on then, some dehumidifiers have a connection so you can run an additional pipe that can go straight to a drain or an even bigger resevoir/bucket...i use all my dehumidifier water to water my plants again which may be wrong but it has prevented salt buildups and its at a good PH as well...
definitely I had a 0.8x0.8m tent at first and 5 autos in there plus the dehumidifier wasnt pleasant to work in...thats why i upgraded to have a slightly larger tent just to fit it all in...its very compact and amazon.co.uk (if your in the UK) has one for £90 brand new at the moment :)
@CronxWarrior, great info. I usually spend about 2 hours a day at each grow I have going on so I don't mind a little extra work with emptying out. I've been looking on the second hand market and the size of your unit looks about the right size for my space. My 4 autos are taking up 90% of the floor space in the 1.2 x 1.2 x 2 meter tent I have. I'm coastal and humidity will avg 55 to 75% year round.
@Ga4rd2en0er, Hi matey, i bought a refrigerant based dehumidifier as the temperatures of the grow tent should be around 25-30°C depending...I keep my tent at around 28-29°C because I supplement with CO2 and was told you need higher temps to make it worth it...
If you keep your tent at a lower temperature then a desiccant dehumidifier is best but they are aimed at much lower temperatures at around 15°C...
I managed to find this Delonghi DEM10 for £50 second hand local to me...im not sure where you are based but if you can find any second hand refrigerant based dehumidifier local i would go with it...especially if its a good brand such as delonghi etc...also get one with a resevoir thats as big as possible, my dehumidifier only holds around 2.0L which has to be emptied every 2 days sometimes which can be a bit tedious!