The VO Grow #1

First grow using the new equipment, tutorial on how to put this together here: https://www.rollitup.org/dwc-bubbleponics/468072-how-dwc-vo-grow.html

My closet specs: 250W HIDS Inbuilt ballast+Hood MH bulb
3.5 gal buckets w/ net pot lids(x2)
Durapump Dual Outlet Airpump (Sunleaves)
Earth Juice: Grow/Bloom (Organic pain in the ass)
Basic co2 mixture (Sugar+Baking Soda+Yeast)
Premium Bagseed (Unknown strain, outdoor chronic)
Tap water ph: 6.0-6.5 (Sometimes I PH down a bit)

[video=youtube;93elk0pIf-k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93elk0pIf-k[/video]




I'm counting this as "day 1." Lots of pics and vids to be expected along the way.

Grow (Height) Log
9/20/11 (9PM)-2.5"
9/21/11 (9PM)-3"
9/27/11 (5PM)-3.5' (2-3mm fan leaves, both are working on their third nodes.. means I got the right lumens on them.)
10/1/11 (4PM)-4" (over an inch on fan big fan leaves, working on nodes three and four)
10/7/11 (7PM)-4.5" (working on nodes five and six)
10/9/11 (8PM)-4.75" (nodes six and seven)
10/14/11 (1PM)-6" (nodes nine and ten)
10/17/11 (3PM)-7" (nodes ten and eleven)
10/22/11 (3PM)-10" (nodes twelve and thirteen)
10/29/11 (4PM)-16" (nodes fifteen and sixteen)

Video Log (The newest on top)
[video=youtube;P5a00MDEZbk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5a00MDEZbk[/video]
[video=youtube;ZrD0xD-gpZI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrD0xD-gpZI[/video]
[video=youtube;mLrhe69-3d4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLrhe69-3d4[/video]
[video=youtube;tYki5MDfDeU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYki5MDfDeU[/video]
[video=youtube;hjCjpp6MTqM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjCjpp6MTqM[/video]
[video=youtube;XKZJKZ43JEs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKZJKZ43JEs[/video]

And it starts again... Lol. Looks good man. You'll love the bigger buckets! They are bigger aren't they??

Only about three times bigger XD

Coolies dude. Will be way easier to set your ph! You should have put marbles or lego in one of them as a comparison!

lol.. I'm not going to be your guinea pig for replacing hydroton =p

besides.. I already put the hydroton in place

Lol be my guinea pig!!! Just joking... So, you going to put some fluoro lighting in there too? I reckon that HPS/MH could go a bit closer...

Thx bro for helpin me out with my over watering problem! Still don't know if I'm gonna save them but I appreciate the help! Subscribed on here and on youtube. I've done a ton of studyin but I've learned in this game I've got a long ways to go....so keep the updates comin and thx for the teachin!

No problem man, hope we can save your girls. Video every week and updates constantly on RIU.

Nah.. no fluoros for me. MH all the way. I couldnt take the extra heat, it gets up to 85-90*F at the end of the night. Also why the mh can't get any closer, it's at 18 inches away right now.

Oh true. Coolies. Yeah I know how hot lights get lol... Is your light a MH/HPS? Do you use the HPS bulb for flowering? Or do you mean you use MH the whole grow?

Yeah my light system is a HIDS with mh/hps switch. But I only run mh right now.. simply because I can't afford the hortilux I want. Plus mh, while not producing as much, does make for higher quality nugs (higher THCs and CBDs.)

Wow. I didn't know that about MH bulbs... Wish I could use MH in the unit I own. I would only use it for veg though I think...

Btw the fluoro's don't get very hot at all. I have absolutely no airflow in my clone cupboard and at night I close the door as I have them on 24/7.

That's what most people do. They make HPS bulbs that have similar spectrums as MH.. for example the Hortilux. That's the way to go

I use Phillips Son-T-Agro. Everyone I know says they are the best. Even the guy at the hydro shop tells me to go Son-T-Agro over more expensive ones he has. Says they are the best. Who makes hortilux?

That's the company, Hortilux.

Loved the shout-out in the video. HPS is way better for flower xD everyone does it (peer pressure). Can you link me to these MH bulbs you speak of? How do you combat slime issues with temps getting so high?

Frozen water bottles work against slime very well, since I don't have the money to brew tea.

Essentially, this is my mh, but a different brand: Metal Hylide bulb 250w

VoidObject said:

That's the company, Hortilux.

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lol...... i suck.

Aye my temps are always below 73 degrees (when monitored!). Frozen water bottles work very well, you must have to change them ALOT with such high "tent"/closet temps tho, no?