Keeping Males Happy (or just alive)

[Sedge]

Thanks Sedge, it can get fairly cold cause we’re too cheap to put heating on when we’ve fuck all insulation. Missus just tells me to put more layers on when I complain

Geez you want to keep an eye on humidity levels with your low temps.

Five fin oil heater at about half power will lower the humidity for flowering and speed up metabolism.
5 fin oil heater has thermostat and is cheap to run ,,
had I turned mine on sooner I wouldn’t have lost so much from mould

 

[Orb]

Geez you want to keep an eye on humidity levels with your low temps.

Five fin oil heater at about half power will lower the humidity for flowering and speed up metabolism.
5 fin oil heater has thermostat and is cheap to run ,,
had I turned mine on sooner I wouldn’t have lost so much from mould

Legend Sedge, I was wondering cause humidity was close to 70% when I last checked and now it’s 72% with lights on

I have one of those oil heaters but with the net, 2 plants etc there isn’t much room in the tent - would a smaller fan heater do the job?

 

[Sedge]

Legend Sedge, I was wondering cause humidity was close to 70% when I last checked and now it’s 72% with lights on

I have one of those oil heaters but with the net, 2 plants etc there isn’t much room in the tent - would a smaller fan heater do the job?

Never used a fan heater, if I did I would make sure it isn’t aimed at the plants ,,or pots. Probably aim at the wall or have it in a corner up high above the plants.

it would still use more power than a 5 fin.

 

[Old fox]

Legend Sedge, I was wondering cause humidity was close to 70% when I last checked and now it’s 72% with lights on

I have one of those oil heaters but with the net, 2 plants etc there isn’t much room in the tent - would a smaller fan heater do the job?

Cheapest option for a small space is a heatmat from Bunnings. From memory it only dtaws either 20 or 40 watts power. Cover the heatmat in a towel, so heat covers a bigger area and towel provides added heat retention. Place the pots/saucers on top of the towel . I use a 5 fin oil heater in larger space, but at my location its only necessary in mid winter, from seedlings through to finish of stretch ( 3 weeks after flip to 12/12). The lowest draw for any oil fin heater I found is still 500 watts, which I think is still substantial, but necessary in my case.

 

[Squire]

My humidity was up around 75% Could not wait for a dehumidifier so purchased a $20 fan heater and sat it outside the tent aimed it at ducked drawing in air . Did the job but at 1800 wats 24 hrs for 4 days ... not looking forward to power bill . It dropped the humidity to 55% and increased temp to 28 c. so did the job.

 

[Porky]

My humidity was up around 75% Could not wait for a dehumidifier so purchased a $20 fan heater and sat it outside the tent aimed it at ducked drawing in air . Did the job but at 1800 wats 24 hrs for 4 days ... not looking forward to power bill . It dropped the humidity to 55% and increased temp to 28 c. so did the job.

1.8x24 = 43.2
43.2 x 4 = 172.8
172.8 × say your KWh is 25c = $43.20 approx to run the heater for 4 days!

 

[Squire]

1.8x24 = 43.2
43.2 x 4 = 172.8
172.8 × say your KWh is 25c = $43.20 approx to run the heater for 4 days!

what you do to save the buds

 

[snapper]

Try one of these. Awesome product.
Cheap to run.

https://greenmyspace.com.au/products/tube-heater-34-cm-or-100-cm?variant=42474227663047

 

[Porky]

what you do to save the buds

What ever it takes mate!!

Try one of these. Awesome product.
Cheap to run.

https://greenmyspace.com.au/products/tube-heater-34-cm-or-100-cm?variant=42474227663047

Yeah I use 2 of these and they are awesome!!

 

[Orb]

thanks all - really helpful!

tempted by the tube heater but wanted to get a lupe/microscope too and found 150cm heatmat delivered for $79 - hopefully last thing I buy from Bezos for a long time

 

[Indy]

Try one of these. Awesome product.
Cheap to run.

https://greenmyspace.com.au/products/tube-heater-34-cm-or-100-cm?variant=42474227663047

Hmmm, half tempted myself. Certainly going to look into it further.

 

[Indy]

What ever it takes mate!!

Yeah I use 2 of these and they are awesome!!

What size you got, mate?

 

[Porky]

What size you got, mate?

I got 1 at 1.1m 180w and 1 at 80cm that's 120w
Just have em on the floor at either end of the tent.

 

[Squire]

Thanks Porky . Looks the go . Shopping never ends

 

[Bigjon]

I got 1 at 1.1m 180w and 1 at 80cm that's 120w
Just have em on the floor at either end of the tent.

How big is your tent and what temps to the heat up to

 

[Porky]

How big is your tent and what temps to the heat up to

2.4x1.2x2
I don't have a thermometer in there!

 

[Porky]

Thanks Porky . Looks the go . Shopping never ends

When ya setup it lasts.
I haven't bought anything in over 5 years!

 

[Bigjon]

2.4x1.2x2
I don't have a thermometer in there!

I will just have to grab a couple and see how they go

 

[Orb]

When ya setup it lasts.
I haven't bought anything in over 5 years!

‘one more wee setup and that’s it’ I’ve been saying, then one comment from porky has sealed the deal cause my missus likes the sound of that

 

[RidingOnwards]

What ever it takes mate!!

Yeah I use 2 of these and they are awesome!!

What size are you using? Interested in getting these for my tents, but lots of negative reviews on the website, wondering what size you’ve got as you seem happy with them?