Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

@AKGrowAreo I've got 2 BF Critical Kush & 1 Reserva Privada Tangie in the tent. They Do lighten up like that and then the Critical turns a reddish purple by end for me & the Tangie turns all kinds of orange.
-Shifty

letdown shifty said:

Yeah, I understood. I've looked at those many a time. Think only way I'd use them was in a commercial grow setting, where my reservoirs were 500+ gallon.

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Yeah they are cool, but kinda unnecessary in my current application. I just love tech shit like that. I guess thats why I love aero, that and cause I hate dirt. (not the weed thats grown in it, but the actual dirt itself.) Sure is tough to keep a grow room clean when you grow in soil. Not to difficult with aero.

Speaking of tech shit...I came up with an idea for a pump controller that activates pumps base on root chamber moisture. I have a software developer that works for me at my real job (he is way marter than me, haha) and we have been working together on creating a pump controller that will activate pumps and sprayer based on how dry the root chamber is. Kinda cool huh? We just ordered a bunch of parts from China so we can start prototyping! Hardest parts to source out are the sensors. Its gonna be fun, or really frustrating, or maybe a bit of both, but we have been cranking away at the designs for the past few months and are super excited to start trying to build our prototypes and start testing...stay tuned!

This thread is back to thriving again! We have added 2 pages in the past 2 days plus we have gotten posts from @StinkBud himself and @superstoner1 . Lets keep it going!!!

Today's update:

Hrrrm.. My next addition to the grow, tired of hauling 5 gallon jugs up & down steps. Just need to pick up a valve to solder into a water line.
Organized my nutes & equipment. (no I don't use all the nutes, Some were part of craigslist purchases).And finally a picture of happy ladies Day 6, just keep moving em out and filling canopy.
-Shifty

Oh. 1 last thing, some bud porn. My cured Tangie

letdown shifty said:

Oh. 1 last thing, some bud porn. My cured TangieView attachment 3568271

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Tell me about that Tangie I got two regular freebies

@saiyaneye so far I've found nothing to dislike. She is a strain that was a pretty easy grow. End result is what brings the most joy, the smell & taste is phenomenal. She also packs quite a punch, leaving you feeling like you just need to do something. It's my favorite strain at the moment, many patients have the same felings as well. They just can't get enough. I really can't wait to start extracting her, I've read it's a great strain to do so.
-Shifty

Buds are starting to form on the andromina, which I should remain the monster. Also finally got some new ones in flower, do they look right about in height?

I wanted to put in these other 4 but they're being a bitch and not growing the way I want them to.

letdown shifty said:

@saiyaneye so far I've found nothing to dislike. She is a strain that was a pretty easy grow. End result is what brings the most joy, the smell & taste is phenomenal. She also packs quite a punch, leaving you feeling like you just need to do something. It's my favorite strain at the moment, many patients have the same felings as well. They just can't get enough. I really can't wait to start extracting her, I've read it's a great strain to do so.
-Shifty

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I'm so sad I killed my freebies of that lmao.

oh well i just popped 4 alien blues and shackzilla otw.

I need some hazes now

maybe i should ask this question in another section, but i consider myself a "stink buddy" and i trust the people here. i dont feel i will ever be able to wrap my head around the information regarding lighting, such as penetration and spectrum.
Right now i dont have the time or money for the full setup i want, but eventually i would like to be able to grow all the fruits and vegetables for my household along with of coarse miss mary jane, i would like to start piecing it together but i have no idea what is really the best choice when thinking about the lighting/heat issues.
my garden would be mj plants, lettuce, spinach, celery, beans, cucumber, kale, strawberry, and maybe blueberry if possible.
i was hoping those with knowledge and experience could help me focus my research to one option....
1) sticking with HID and going with a/c (PROS:tried tested true)(CONS: i would need LOTS of light, which is lots of heat, = lots of electricity)
2) sticking with HID and going watercooled (PROS: efficient, uses HID) (CONS: lots of lights, lots of heat, = lots of electricity, waterlines running all around)
both of these still have heat that needs to be exhausted, either from chiller or a/c unit. since i dont have central ducting i cant send it through my home and during winter i cant send it outside so this is an issue i guess.
3)going with LED (PROS:low heat, low electricity)(CONS: i have no idea if they can grow quality plants, if so what do you buy, or do you DIY, and upgrade as they improve)
4)plasma, induction, or whatever other cool shit is coming out (PROS:low heat, low electricity) (CONS: i have no idea if these things are good enough for what we do..)
any input is appreiated

@joey green that is my plan eventually also. My thought is either devise some led cob lighting for veg growth & fruits/vegetables or using T5's. Then a separate hid flower room. I'm also curious about the LEC fixtures but at $400-$500 a pop it's another time. My plan is either a large garage or pole barn to be my play area.
-Shifty

@letdown shifty see i never even heard of the LEC, would that be for veg or flower? buddy at the plant store was trying to sell me a Spectrum King LED, it looked legit but after some reading, doesnt seem like a wise purchase.
if your still planning to go HID in the flower room, would that mean the LED and other new growing lights are still just not capable of matching the 1000w HPS?
i found what i believe is a legit DIY for some LED panels HERE on RIU, what if i covered my ceiling with these things... still wont match some 1000's?

@joey green the LEC fixtures when running the right bulb can be both veg and flower, all it takes is changing light cycle. There is a thread on here for a recreational grow in colorado, they are using those fixtures.
https://www.rollitup.org/t/50000-square-feet-colorado-legal-rec-grow.883667/
Reason I'd still go HID fixture in flower is solely based on the fact it's proven. LED will work according to studies, it just has to be the right ones and those tend to be in the cob variety. Check out the LED diy forums and ask some of the pros.
-Shifty

@letdown shifty ok thanks for the info, ill ask around and find some experts on here. soo many different lighting options and companys saying their lights do this that and the other, its hard to feel confident about anything but HID.

All the required parts ot make the veg box have been procured, except the pump. My reef-keeping side wants to get a Donner Mag Drive, because they're basically indestructible. $20 for an EcoPlus doesn't seem like it's going to be able to provide long-term use. plus, they don't document the flow rates at distance. Just that the shutoff is 6.5'. Anyone have experience with these horticulture pumps?

joey green said:

@letdown shifty ok thanks for the info, ill ask around and find some experts on here. soo many different lighting options and companys saying their lights do this that and the other, its hard to feel confident about anything but HID.

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HID is still the way to go, period. I have no problem keeping my 4x8 tent cool with a cheap window A/C and my air cooled lights. I could probably get away with out the air cooled hoods if I didnt mind paying for al the extra electricity required to keep the AC running more often.
I just bought a few more lights and an entire second set up so I just went through all these purchase decisions that you are currently mulling over. I have a decent amount of knowledge on the subject and would be happy to share my opinions with you if want to PM me. Holla'cha boy!

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All the required parts ot make the veg box have been procured, except the pump. My reef-keeping side wants to get a Donner Mag Drive, because they're basically indestructible. $20 for an EcoPlus doesn't seem like it's going to be able to provide long-term use. plus, they don't document the flow rates at distance. Just that the shutoff is 6.5'. Anyone have experience with these horticulture pumps?

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I really like the Active Aqua line of pumps. I have used 5 of them for a few years and I have yet to have one fail. I keep a brand new back up around at all times just in case...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002JPGID2?keywords=active aqua&qid=1451410339&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

I noticed my light timer is broken and wouldn't turn off some nights.

Maybe that explains why my green crack is in week5 of flower and just now starting to show pistils?

trying for a pound came short first round
DWC 5 gal bucket one plant sour diesel
day one of flower

letdown shifty said:

Today's update:
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Hrrrm.. My next addition to the grow, tired of hauling 5 gallon jugs up & down steps. Just need to pick up a valve to solder into a water line.View attachment 3568268
Organized my nutes & equipment. (no I don't use all the nutes, Some were part of craigslist purchases).View attachment 3568269And finally a picture of happy ladies Day 6, just keep moving em out and filling canopy.
-Shifty

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Already looking like n expert

Trimmed up some of my month long cured flower today. Had to stop cause I was receiving aggro about the smell, honestly stunk up the house. Critical Kush is a very skunky smell, but it's Damn potent. Some more bud porn (will not show all of the volume, or give total weights. Sorry, legal reasons.)
-Shifty