Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

Originally Posted by Saladsmokin

stink.. where should i get my 600 hps systems and vent fan online? nd wat size vent fan should cool the 4 lights? thnks man.. i kno iv asked before but im hella high and i cant find it

Do you have a local hydro store by chance. I always recommend helping the locals first.

I really can't help you with where to buy lights online. I buy all my stuff from the local shop. He gives me a discount because I only buy from him.

You know. I see some amazing deals on Craig's list sometimes. People selling entire grow setups cheap.

craigslist is definatly the hook up..you can find some nice used guitars too

Originally Posted by robotninja

Hey stink, for veg what kinda bulbs do u use? I heard that actinic 420nm spectrum T-5/T-8 bulbs are much better than the cool white bulbs as far as the plants response to growth.

The blue spectrum makes em grow faster than the white?

I think the blue spectrum bulbs work better for veg because they help to keep the internode length down.

I'm actually using a 250W MH for veg. It's one of those lights with the ballast built into the hood.

The truth is cheap $7 shop lights and some 40W cool white bulbs work great.

You don't need much growth in veg before you end up with monsters in flower.

Originally Posted by whysohigh

just got my dutch passion blueberry, is it ok to put seedlings in the cloner with the clonex solution or should it be straight water? i was also wondering about ppms and growing different strains, this strain i have now takes over 4500ppms, i seriously dont know when to stop adding nutes. my question is, if i mix my strain with the blueberry and the blueberry can only take about 2000ppms will the other strain suffer from defiencies?

Time for you to be a plant politician! You have to try different PPMs until most of the plants are happy.

You can please all of the plants sometimes.

You can please some of the plants all of the time.

But you can't please all of the plants all of the time...

4500 PPM! Holy shit! My meter only goes to 3000. I'm not really all that much surprised though. Some strains are freaks of Nature!

Originally Posted by LionsRoor

Hmmm - I think I'm following you... but don't the PPM's just reflect the amount of salts in a given nutrient solution - makes no difference that one is organic and one synthetic, does it? if so - then to answer my original question:

If a strain does well in coco at 1200PPM using Advanced Nutrients, what should I run that strain at in the Stink system using the Botanicare lineup?

So, if 1200PPM is good in coco / Advanced - what is the optimium PPM with Botanicare in the Stink units?

Here is a couple of things to think about.

Your PPM amount is decided by what strains you are running. Some strains can handle amazing amounts of nutes with no burn.

Some strains show tip burn if you just look at them sideways.

Your PPM meter measures electrical conductivity. Salts conduct electricity. We use this trait so we can put some kind of value to the nutrient mix.

There is a lot of organic matter in our mix than dosen't conduct electricity though, so many of the nutrients can't be measured by a PPM meter.

All you are really trying to do is set a reference point to start from. The number could be anything.

That number is a starting point to dial in your strains. I only recommend 2000 PPM because that's a good place to start from.

You have to take the time and experiment with your strains. Keep a log and write notes. It's actually quite fun.

Start by increasing your PPM slowly. Maybe 200 PPM per week. Watch for tip burn. As soon as you see some tip burn then go back down to the last good setting.

You just dialed in your strain. If you have more than one strain then your fucked...

Just kidding....

Originally Posted by mindriot

LOL a little bit! I was looking to see if someone is using 3 separate single post systems. I don't have the space for 3 double-wides. Cool setup though.

You just described Baby StinkBud. I've already sketched up some plans.

It will have a single fence post with two plants. I'm going to use a 5 gal reservoir.

There will be 3 of these units under one light so the person can still harvest every three weeks. That would provide someone with over an ounce of medicine a week. With the right strain it would be easy to hit 2+ oz. a week.

It will be just like my big system but be designed around a 6-plant limit to fit in with many State laws.

This is what I'm thinking:
StinkBud Sr. - Provides for 7 patients
StinkBud Jr. - Provides for 3 patients
Baby StinkBud - Provides for 1 patient

Originally Posted by mindriot

LOL a little bit! I was looking to see if someone is using 3 separate single post systems. I don't have the space for 3 double-wides. Cool setup though.

This is interesting,, I am in the process of adding a system and this just my be a better alternative...do you have any pictures of the 3 post system with the plants in final flowering stages? do they get enough light?

If you are going to add CO2 then you definately want to use air cooled reflectors, then just use the Proper cfm recommended by the reflector's manufacturer.