# A new challenge RDWC **URL:** \ **Category:** Grow Journals\ **Created:** [October 4, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889 "2019-10-04T18:51:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![roost1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/roost1/32/593371_2.png) [@roost1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/roost1)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/1 "2019-10-04T18:51:33Z")
Hello again fellow farmers. This is my second Journal and will be my fourth grow. My first was WW and it was a huge success, the second was pretty good and the third was ok. I spent a good deal of time researching all different types of set ups and the problems associated with each. Heat is my biggest problem. Not wanting to spend a ton of money until I see If I can do this, I tried to incorporate stuff that I already own. I still had to buy a bunch. Ilgm Feminised Banana Kush seeds 260w HLG Quantum boards Fox Farms Nutes Tent is small 2x4x6 2 five gallon food grade black buckets 50qt igloo cooler for the res Air pump and stones 450 gph water pump for water fall Tent has a four inch exhaust to the attic Day and night temps 10 to 15 degrees above normal. a ton of Ice This grow is in it’s fifth week right now! I’m gonna have to keep you all in suspense tomorrow.! [IMG\_3154%20(1)|375x500](https://ilgmforum.com/uploads/short-url/7KrC1qYqcdM93wzX5Pf165yqWbI.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Kenken](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/kenken/32/223816_2.png) [@Kenken](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Kenken)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/2 "2019-10-04T18:55:00Z")
I’ll be watching ---
**Author:** ![BetrayedSoul](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/betrayedsoul/32/538425_2.png) [@BetrayedSoul](https://ilgmforum.com/u/BetrayedSoul)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 12:25am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/3 "2019-10-05T00:25:52Z")
Best of luck. I’ll be watching as well. ---
**Author:** ![roost1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/roost1/32/593371_2.png) [@roost1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/roost1)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/4 "2019-10-05T19:08:50Z")
So I dropped the seeds on August 15 in anticipation of cooler fall temps. I haven’t had anything growing all summer because it was just to dam hot and I was really busy with work. My former employer informed me on August 1 they were cutting our wages, notice I said former. Well I got to work on building this two bucket and a res hydroponic set up. I bought a new little veg light 65w HLG board to use In my bathroom closet to start the plants. It’s a great little light with almost no heat. ![IMG_3129%20(1)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/5/a/5ac4e0c4c510dd8502dae844383312edbe1353c3.jpeg) I had originally dropped one banana kush and a chronic widow but the chronic never popped. I dropped another banana so one of these plants I four days older than the other. I put them in rooters surrounded by hydroton pellets and hand watered for two weeks. After the threat of hurricane Dorian passed I moved them two the tent and their new homes. Course after the hurricane passed the temps were 95 degrees. The water in my system was getting to 86 even with ice. Originally I tried a 17 gal tote for the res but I switched to a cooler soon after that. Plants did well and doubled in size in one week. Because of the heat I have been using Hydrogard and changing the res every week. ---
**Author:** ![roost1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/roost1/32/593371_2.png) [@roost1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/roost1)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/5 "2019-10-05T19:34:14Z")
Some photos for your enjoyment ![IMG_3159](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/6/3/63adcf67b684d23bb5d6e785810849cd490d9c99.jpeg) ![IMG_3189](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/6/6/66ab1e38cf3e42a09a9e10cb2c05e2a230eb6b01.jpeg) ![IMG_3175](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/c/9/c93308b26efaaa8e75e2ffa40353bb17375c80e9.jpeg) ![IMG_3186](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/c/5/c57a9d61a64b4cb013551e3eca6c3f649aab0265.jpeg) ![IMG_3179](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/8/8/88569c4183699540933a978b000b535a3db57a40.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![roost1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/roost1/32/593371_2.png) [@roost1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/roost1)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/6 "2019-10-05T19:37:17Z")
![IMG_3188](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/7/2/72a4bfc15c441fd17bf0133d022af537a4f95d06.jpeg) ![IMG_3203](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/f/1/f10fb0d603a4c8841dfa9ceb76847b49b31b68a4.jpeg) ![IMG_3205](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/3/8/38b57f6f72906e16b5a57a55df71fc36dbbc3971.jpeg) ![IMG_3212](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/4/5/45fca0c181cf8dc11ab4d104fb088f3cce63c2f4.jpeg) ![IMG_3213](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/b/c/bcda227462d00796f8711c5b0a229dc304356829.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![roost1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/roost1/32/593371_2.png) [@roost1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/roost1)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/7 "2019-10-05T19:39:22Z")
![IMG_3220](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/c/0/c0673c8ffc07f3e8a8006824729f0025d55e1751.jpeg) ![IMG_3224](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/d/b/db6fc264fd00865fbe5a65b2054d131d93a5e84a.jpeg) So this is where I am at today. ---
**Author:** ![roost1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/roost1/32/593371_2.png) [@roost1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/roost1)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/8 "2019-10-05T19:44:41Z")
Tag some new and old friends @merlin44 @Covertgrower @MattyBear @dbrn32 @BetrayedSoul @Kenken @DoobieNoobie @Kcdaniels ---
**Author:** ![dbrn32](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/dbrn32/32/533801_2.png) [@dbrn32](https://ilgmforum.com/u/dbrn32)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/9 "2019-10-05T19:48:52Z")
Looks great! ---
**Author:** ![merlin44](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/merlin44/32/1090518_2.png) [@merlin44](https://ilgmforum.com/u/merlin44)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/10 "2019-10-05T20:31:38Z")
Excellent job on the SCROG training ---
**Author:** ![MattyBear](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/mattybear/32/536479_2.png) [@MattyBear](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MattyBear)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 11:59pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/11 "2019-10-05T23:59:40Z")
Looking good! ---
**Author:** ![Covertgrower](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/covertgrower/32/423081_2.png) [@Covertgrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Covertgrower)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/12 "2019-10-06T00:19:35Z")
Looking great! ---
**Author:** ![Thumper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/thumper/32/645993_2.png) [@Thumper](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Thumper)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 12:33am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/13 "2019-10-06T00:33:26Z")
Nice work, set to watch! ---
**Author:** ![Myfriendis410](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/myfriendis410/32/556067_2.png) [@Myfriendis410](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Myfriendis410)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/14 "2019-10-06T00:46:46Z")
Nice looking so far: looks like you have heat managed… ---
**Author:** ![roost1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/roost1/32/593371_2.png) [@roost1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/roost1)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 12:10pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/15 "2019-10-07T12:10:49Z")
Hey @dbrn32 glad to see you are still around. ---
**Author:** ![roost1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/roost1/32/593371_2.png) [@roost1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/roost1)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/16 "2019-10-07T12:11:36Z")
I hoped you would notice. ---
**Author:** ![roost1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/roost1/32/593371_2.png) [@roost1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/roost1)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/17 "2019-10-07T12:13:24Z")
Hi Matty. ---
**Author:** ![roost1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/roost1/32/593371_2.png) [@roost1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/roost1)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/18 "2019-10-07T12:13:51Z")
Thanks for stopping by. ---
**Author:** ![roost1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/roost1/32/593371_2.png) [@roost1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/roost1)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 12:15pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/19 "2019-10-07T12:15:36Z")
It’s still a constant battle. If the nighttime temps would go down some it would be easier. ---
**Author:** ![roost1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/roost1/32/593371_2.png) [@roost1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/roost1)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889/20 "2019-10-08T15:56:15Z")
I found some water weenies at an end of summer sale yesterday, just the right size to insulate my pipes and a little more color to my tent. It actually helped more than I thought It would. [Next page](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-new-challenge-rdwc/35889.md?page=2)