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NizzyJones
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Registered: 08/18/10
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PC Planter - Sour Diesel - DWC with 50W HPS

#474625 - 09/09/10 01:17 PM (14 years, 2 months ago)

Box: Approx. 1 sq ft PC Planter. ~~18"~~ 10" - 16" maximum plant height (see below).
Setup: 50W HPS over two 3" mesh pots in a DWC
Genetics: Medical Seeds' Sour Diesel (Feminized)
Nutrients: Sunlight Shed's 'Moon Dust' one part soluble for veg, later suplemented with Liquid Karma
PBP Bloom and Liquid Karma > PBP Soil Bloom and Liquid Karma for flowering.

Hello all. I've decided to get a micro-grow going and haven't seen any love for our sponsor Sunlight Sheds on the forums (least not that I can find) and I see they've been a sponsor for two+ years so I thought I'd be the guinea pig and give their PC Planter kit a review & test run (skip down to "9/7 - Day 0" if you're just here for the grow log). [Note: If you're looking into buying a PC case cab kit I would recommend doing some shopping around. A MrGrowPro has a nicely designed bare bones hydro system that comes with CFLs for about $315 shipped.]

Packing and delivery were excellent. They're relatively near me geographically so it only took about three days to arrive. The shipping box is printed to look like an off-brand server company's. It was labeled with item and model numbers, "MADE IN CHINA" and "QTY: 1 PCS". Even a cursory interior inspection would only reveal an unbranded large server sized tower with case locks. The front of the case is slightly different from the photo on their website but at least as nondescript - closer inspection would reveal a power strip attached to the back and a number of chords (power for the fans, pump and light) hanging out. Everything else is packed neatly inside the tower. The inventory included a page of numbered photos which were somewhat confusing at first as a few of the products no longer match their pictures. The air-stone is listed as blue but the air-stone packaged was a black curved-wand type already attached to the (black) tubing so at first I mistook it for part of the tubing. The light, air pump and fans (one intake, one exhaust) come installed in the case. I am unclear how their heat cutoff is engineered: there's a typical looking extension chord running in and out of the case and the instructions say to plug the lights into the extension chord's outlet and plug the extension chord into the timer. Unlike some of the reservoirs pictured on their website mine is a 6 qt. Sterilite storage box (clear, white lid) with reflective tape wrapped around it. Looked at one way this is a good thing: easy to go pick up a secondary reservoir for change outs. Light looks good and bright to my eye, we shall see how she does. :bigjoint:

They've clearly constructed this kit for a hydro newbie (which I am - my previous experience is in organic soil scrogs). I have yet to look at their videos (which they recommend strongly). The printed instructions are just a little bit light on detail for a complete newbie but they cover all of the essentials. However I have to say their yield and crop time estimates are obviously insanely optimistic (65g in 45 days).

They include their one part soluble fertilizer 'Moon Dust' along with Spray-n-Grow foliar spray, Bushmaster (possibly their own version as it wasn't in the pictured packaging), an ONA block, a TDS meter, pH liquid reagent test and soluble pH up and pH down. The included timer and remote thermo/hygrometer are as pictured and feel nice and sturdy. I've already got a remote thermo/hygrometer with a smaller sensor unit that I'm using instead and only occasionally as conditions change as I'm not worried about heat in my location.

9/7 - Day 0
Received a single feminized Sour Diesel seed bred by Medical Seeds and threw it in some room temperature H20 for a soak. Seed was in what I'm told was the breeder's packaging which was a very nice little plastic vial with a layer of some soft packing foam and some silica beads inside for added protection. I'll get the seedling started and transferred to the DWC then take a clone off the top as soon as possible so I can make use of both net pots.

9/8 - Day 1
My seed looks like it's trying to split open. Transferred the seed to a starter plug (looks like a rapid rooter, it came with the PC Planter "pre-soaked with germination aides") and constructed a miniature green house with a clear drinking glass and some perforated plastic wrap: starter plug in a 3oz stainless steel condiment cup with ~1/4" of water and a bit of hydroton to hold the plug straight vertically.

9/9 - Day 2
I saw the seed leaves beginning to pop at the bottom of the depression in the starter plug earlier this morning. :strokebeard:

I left 1gal tap water sitting open over night, it's TDS reads 180ppm and pH reads slightly basic. Started out adding the recommended 1/8 teaspoon Moon Dust for germination, shaking, giving it 15 minutes to dissolve and shaking again. The TDS read 360ppm (360ppm-180baseppm = 180ppm) pH tested neutral to slightly basic. Filled the reservoir and started the system up. With the case closed it is very quiet. Certainly not much louder than a server under normal load. There is a very subtle gurgle noticeable if you bend right down next to the case but not enough to worry about. The air pump was glued into the case but came loose while I was connecting the tubing. I taped it up with some white duct tape for now but need to get some gorilla glue on it as it's vibrating against the case a bit more than I would like. There is some significant light leakage through the fans, may need to add a light trap of some kind.

9/10 - Day 3
Alright, its been running for about 18 hours now and the internal temp is running around 80F (7 degrees above room temperature - which is fine for me, it shouldn't get warmer than 75F in here until next summer). Just to see what would happen I unplugged the fans, after about fifteen to twenty minutes it overheated and the safety shut off kicked in. So it's got that going for it, which is nice. I doubt that was enough heat exposure to dry out the starter plug but I gave it a quick spray with some plain water to be safe.

Meanwhile, I received a few Apollo 11 F6 beans from a friend. Popped one of those in a starter plug in the second net pot.

9/12 - Day 5
Not a lot going on just yet. Snapped a few pics last night. After this point I'll just update in replies.

Edited by NizzyJones (12/21/10 08:59 AM)

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