u/Sea-Influence1946

This is my description of my DIY automated grow room.

Grow area
- 0.6 × 1.3 m grow area (1.3 × 2.2 m bathroom)
- Walls lined with emergency blankets
- Adjustable tension shower rods for holding the lights and inline fan.
- Everything is controlled from my phone.

Equipment
- 3× Spider Farmer SF-1000, 100W each, on a smart plug
- TCL 10,000 BTU Smart window AC
- Midea Cube dehumidifier, continuous drain
- Wi-Fi Govee hygrometer at canopy height
- 4” inline fan + 4” carbon filter
- Window and door sealed with gaskets or duct tape.

Irrigation
- 42 L reservoir + self-priming diaphragm pump
- ½” line → two 4-way manifolds → ¼” lines → six irrigators
- 30 PSI / ~1 gal/min total flow
- Programmable short-pulse/long-wait cycles
- Diaphragm pump + IP67 PSU; PSU rated at ~2× pump wattage

Growing & feeding
- Coco + fabric pots
- LST using bud clips + topping
- GH Flora Trio, CaliMagic, Armor Si, Liquid KoolBloom
- FloraKleen before harvest
- Ascorbic acid for chlorine/chloramine removal
- Apera PC60 pH meter

Photo 1: Runtz Auto
Photo 2: LSD Auto
Photo 3: LSD Auto
Photo 4: Front are Runts and back are LSD

I used to buy flower from my plug but high price and inconsistent quality (not legal where I live) pushed me to grow my own.

Now I have top shelf quality, smooth smoke, minimal cost and a HUGE personal stash ☺️

(These ladies will be ready late July or early August)

This is my third grow in my shower setup. This is my equipment:

Lights: 3 x SF1000 for 300W total

AC: 10,000 BTU TLC Smart Window AC

Dehumidifier: Midea 20 Pint Cube (drains to shower floor)

Watering system: DIY with a marine faucet diaphragm pump (for self priming) with a Long/Short On-Off interval timer (allows me to have C seconds on, Y hours off). I can go a full week (in flowering) without having to even go in the room.

Temp/RH: monitored using the analog hygrometer seen in the photo (check) and a Govee WiFi one.

Feeding: General Hydroponics FloraTrio, CaliMagic, ArmorSI and KoolBloom Liquid. pH and TDS measured with an Apera PC60

Pots: 10 gallon pots with 20% perlite and 80% peat moss but because of a mistake, as I wanted to grow in coco and perlite. I wanted 5 gal pots but had these handy so decided not to buy.

The actual shower area is 1.2m x 0.8m and with my equipment I can control the environment down to +/- 5% RH and about +/- 2 C. My water reservoir holds 42L and has an internal pump to continuously mix water and nutrients.

My current grow are 2 x Auto LSD (2 in the back) and 2 x Auto Runtz (2 in the front). Germination was May 2nd.

I intend on drying for 10-12 days in the grow room and then cure in mason jars using Bóveda packets however this time I wanted to try their Vivi 10-day cure in a portion of the weed.

My last performance with this setup was 255g (9.1oz) I am aiming for 350g (12,5oz) this time around as I have been more successful.

There is some nutrient burn from my previous feed combination been too hot, but has been controlled since.

Edit 1: The grow room has a 6in inline fan with a carbon filter, door and window are sealed with gaskets and the bathroom is not in use, it is a dedicated grow room.