Reddit mentions of Inkbird 10A 110V Digital Thermostat Temperature Controller with Heat and Cool Relays ITC-308 Homebrewing Breeding Incubation Sous Vide

Promise you aren't the only one with these questions. As others have said, an evening of research will get you many of your answers.

I'm in a state that "grow your own" legalized a few years ago. Have helped friends get setups going. Feel free to PM me if you aren't getting answers online.

My usual formula, for someone who knows plants a little but hasn't grown weed indoors it:

• Plan on a $1000 budget. You can stay well under, but it's hard to know where to cut corners until you've been through a few cycles.
  
  
• For perpetual, get two tents: a 3x3' (or 2x4') veg tent, and a 4x4' flowering tent. But start with a single 3x3'. And do a full run in it before you decide you want to build up.
  
  
• 3x3' tent from Apollo: 4" inline with a fan speed controller, hooked to a Programmable Thermostat. . .light = 250w XL Quantum Board fixture. Spend money on a good light.
  
  
• If smell is an issue, Phresh filters are worth it. But pricey.
  
  
• Medium/Nutes. . .go soil-less medium, in cloth pots. Roots Organic Green Light. You can go straight from clone (or rooted seed). And add as you increase container size. Nutrients: Fox Farms Trio, CalMg+, and a pH Up/Down kit with the tester drops. pH is important, as is your home water. You'll need to read up, but if you can feed clean 6.3ish pH water, including pH adjustments to get you to that range after adding nutes, you are already ahead of the game. Pull up the Fox Farms feed schedule from their website, for soil. Follow it.
  
  
• Ventilation in basement: Should all be fine, in a tent. Keep everything close except the exhaust port, and an intake port. Cover the intake with something to keep dust out. . .cut-to-fit furnace filter works great. And old pair of nylons. Anything.
  
  
• Sourcing/Seeds: Ordering anything through the mail is technically illegal. We all do it, all the time. But don't feel like one seed bank is better than another. You mention an Auto seed. Those are very different, and you don't want to mix photo- and auto-flower seeds. If you have an existing medical program, and know, well, anyone, starting from clones may be an option? I started with fem seeds from overseas banks. Seedsman or Herbies are legit operations. You are about to drop a ton of money on gear, time, electric. Get good seeds. DNA Genetics has great Fem seeds. The best (IMO) seeds aren't feminized. If you are willing to deal with that, there are fantastic seed sources in the US. James Bean and Great Lakes come to mind. Get a Bodhi pack or two. . .you'll have to identify and weed out males, but I promise the results will be worth it!
  
  

I found this https://i.imgur.com/gORCRm5.jpg, but it's a little hard to see. The mini fridge in the background is my old keg fridge that I use as my fermentation chamber. The temp controller I use is from Inkbird, just plug the fridge into the cooling port and set the temperature probe in a cup of water inside the fridge.

Inkbird 10A 110V Digital Thermostat with Heat and Cool Relays ITC-308 Home Brewing https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074NYSHBM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_tqm3CbMJT9GQS

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I agree with adding a second hide. Hard to tell relative size without seeing the snake, but your current hide might be way too big. Here is one of mine sitting in her hide to show how snug and tight it should be in relation to the boa.

A UTH should be sufficient for a tub set-up unless your room is kept really cold. Be sure you have a thermostat to control the temps and I recommend a probe thermometer instead of a gauge.

Air holes will vary - if you have condensation building up inside the tub, then more air holes are necessary for adequate ventilation. If you drill too many air holes (indicated by an inability to keep humidity up even with moisture-loving substrate), you can fill 'em in with hot glue or just put a piece of tape over the hole (tape outside the tub). I usually end up putting one hole every 3-ish inches along the perimeter of the tub.

Yup as long as it doesn't come from an evergreen tree and you are confident that it hasn't been exposed to pesticides. You can soak a branch in diluted bleach overnight (rinse well afterwards of course) or bake in the oven on lowest heat for an hour to kill any bugs that might be living in it.

I use paper towel or newspaper for my new arrivals for the first 3 months at least. It's easier to spot health problems, and you can always switch to a nicer substrate later.

I think the easiest fridge to use is a freezerless design. You don't need a freezer at all, so a freezer just becomes wasted space. 4.4 cubic feet is a good size that doesn't take up too much space, but still has enough room for several ferments.

This is the temp controller I'm using. It's pretty good at managing the temp in the fridge. It's very easy to set up. You choose a target temp and a range. Mine is set to 75 degrees F with a 2 degree F range. The controller turns on the fridge at 77 degrees, and turns on the heater at 73 degrees F. Plug the fridge into the cooling outlet on the controller, and the heating mat goes into the heater plug on the controller.

I'm using a seedling heating mat to heat up the fridge. I'm not convinced that it's the best solution, but I'm going to give it a chance before I swap it out for something like a reptile heating coil.

Do your best not to drill any holes into the fridge! I murdered the fridge in the picture this morning and had to go out and buy another one. :( In the new fridge, I fished the temp sensor up the moisture drain and passed the heating mat cable through the door seal. It works just as well, and doesn't require any drilling.