250w HPS Club And Help Guide

brettsog

brettsog

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giggles26 said:
How big of area were your growing in? Just curious as to what else I can do to make sure they are happy. And I don't think I'll ever go back to flowering with cfl. My first run wasn't very sucessful. Got a whopping 8 grams dry lol. But hey It's a learning experience right? Part of it was due to me(well actually probably most of it was me) but oh well. Everyday I'm seeing new white hairs thrown and I couldn't be happier.
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im using a built in wardrobe. its 50cm deep and up to the shelf is about 1.8m and about the same width. obviously the 250's light wont spread that far. i try to keep it to 1m width. plus im still using the other half of the cupboard. i had to cut a hole in the wall though. im using 2 120mm pc fans for extraction. without it after 12 hours with the 250 on its 40c/103f in there. i have a 9" desk fan this time around as im doing a scrog and i dont want mold. lost an oz this time due to mold whilst curing, really pissed me off. but like you say its a learning experience, my first run was 4 auto's and i got 44g dried. not a complete failure but i expected more. i was using 330w of various cfls to flower. ive had a real mishap inbetween that and my last grow. i had 2 white widows and 2 big bud autos and my missus got the hump with the noise and took a pair of scissors to the lot. i nearly killed her. last run was better, 1 plant in dwc chopped her early and got 70.9g dried :) aiming for at least 5oz this time with 2 in a scrog and one ww clone off to the side. probably gonna make cannabutter with the clone though and smoke the other 2
 
giggles26

giggles26

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brettsog said:
im using a built in wardrobe. its 50cm deep and up to the shelf is about 1.8m and about the same width. obviously the 250's light wont spread that far. i try to keep it to 1m width. plus im still using the other half of the cupboard. i had to cut a hole in the wall though. im using 2 120mm pc fans for extraction. without it after 12 hours with the 250 on its 40c/103f in there. i have a 9" desk fan this time around as im doing a scrog and i dont want mold. lost an oz this time due to mold whilst curing, really pissed me off. but like you say its a learning experience, my first run was 4 auto's and i got 44g dried. not a complete failure but i expected more. i was using 330w of various cfls to flower. ive had a real mishap inbetween that and my last grow. i had 2 white widows and 2 big bud autos and my missus got the hump with the noise and took a pair of scissors to the lot. i nearly killed her. last run was better, 1 plant in dwc chopped her early and got 70.9g dried :) aiming for at least 5oz this time with 2 in a scrog and one ww clone off to the side. probably gonna make cannabutter with the clone though and smoke the other 2
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Damn man that is a tad bit on the warm side haha! I am thinking of using some pc fans for extraction out of my tent. I have a cool tube with a inline fan pushing air through it and back out the tent with lights at 10". I would of been pissed if my girl took scissors to my crop! But I don't see her doing that seeing as she is my growing partner lol.

Love your avatar btw! :)
 
brettsog

brettsog

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i was pissed. i actually threatened to drown her cat if she tried anything like that again and i think she knows im serious. im moving the whole thing outside next year as it would be nice to have a bit extra to sell. i think ive probably grown enough to cover what ive spent now. ive found a lovely outdoor spot near me.

and my avatar was supposed to be a gif but i cant seem to make her do the jumping when i use it. gotta love wobbling boobs :)
 
giggles26

giggles26

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haha thats awesome. I would love to see the actual gif of that. :)

My skunks are getting tall and fat! I'm loving this hps
 
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herbalife

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Much love for the humble 250W HPS, here's some progress:


22" wide x 18" deep, 2.75 sq. ft
Lumatek 250-400W eballast
250W Ultrasun HPS lamp
Sunlight Supply Reef Optix 2 reflector
Bake-a-round cooltube with dedicated S&P TD-100 101cfm fan with custom carbon filter
6" Can Max 334cfm fan with custom carbon filter

HGS Herijuana from seed
Black Gold soil, compost, & perlite
FoxFarm 3 part nutrients
Plant Success mycorrhizae
 

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indyboarder57

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Hey guys and gals, so quick question, I have a 4x4x6.5 ft grow tent. Currently I have 11 seedlings underneath a 250 MH with a cool tube and vortex fan. So I am gonna flower in about 4 weeks, and my question is, would a 400 what HPS and a 250 matt HPS ( my 250 W ballast is conver.) be enough for that size of a tent area? I was thinking of running two cool tubes side by side for more even canopy growth. First time growing indoors lol .
 
Dr. Kundilini

Dr. Kundilini

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brettsog said:
looking good... (although a little worse for wear) be interesting to see the weight.
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The girls do look a little abused. I did MST to keep the terminal buds away from the heat when growing into the bulb. Put them in the dark, last Wednesday, after a final flush. Cropped them this morning (10/22/12) after 11wks of 12/12. Green weight, including stems....2.45lb, from 5 plants. I expect to loose more than 50% after drying and removing the buds from the stems. I will post some phtos later. For as many screw ups as I had, I couldn't be more pleased with the dense nugs produced by the 250 HPS. I thank everyone in the RIU forums and especially the 250 club who offered help and encouragement...many thanks.
 
brettsog

brettsog

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i have found about 25-30% of wet weight is a good expectation, to only lose half the weight would be a miracle lol. so probably 10oz maybe. about 2 per plant. not bad. how big was your space?
 
drgrowshit

drgrowshit

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got some plant magic today,iv used all mix before so ill try it out,got some exiting FREE nutes from my shop today meant to be well sort after,iv done my 6.5 air pot so cant wair till i see what it does lol,and 2 11 lt THE exo is in the air pot and afgan kush in the other grtting there slowley but all the same.cheers for all your support so quick.and no im not all soppy l;l
 
giggles26

giggles26

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Well its official I have all 3 girls! Yay! Last one started throwing preflowers today with tiny white hairs. Let the fun begin.

Anyone used dyna gro bloom + dyna gro pro tekt? Think I'm going to use that along with supplementing dyna gro grow every other watering first few weeks of flowering just to keep my nitrogen levels up.

White Skunks are on day 4 of flowering and afghan just started showing her signs today. So she is 3 days behind but she is so much bigger. She is 10" tall and as wide as my 5 gallon pot! She was fim'd 5 days ago and now has 4 heads! Wahoo! Will post pics later when I get home.
 
justperception

justperception

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Hey everyone, and thank you for all the support so far
I made this video of my first grow room, please feel free to leave any feedback
[video=youtube;0lndJFRIai8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lndJFRIai8&feature=channel&list=UL[/video]
Plants are white widow, under 250w MH, poped out of the ground on 10th so 2 weeks now
The wet towel is there to raise humidity, and the white spots on the leaves is dust, showed up after I started spraying them with water

Also some questions:
-I guess their now in week 1 veging huh?
-Is using lemon juice from a bottle ok for lowering ph?
-Can I start giving them nutrients http://www.growland-hydroponics.com/HESI-Starter-Kit-Soil

Best regards
 
Hettyman

Hettyman

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OK rather then just high-jacking this thread to show off my plants, I actually need some help if you please.

Got a 2x2 or 60x60 tent, with a 4" TT fan pulling out, rated at 184m3/h (not accounting for carbon filter, and 2 x 4" fabs circulating the air, one directly below the bulb to blow the heat straight off, and one hanging a few of inches below to blow air through the canopy, in the same direction.

I have a humidity problem, its around 80%, and as you can imagine, that is not what I want 5 weeks into flower. I am letting the plants dry as much as I can, but they seem like the plants are already wilting due to lack of water. I also through a little dehumidifer tub in there last night, with silicone crystals, which are supposed to soak the water from the air, and deposit it in the tray below.

Still at 80% though!!!! What the fuck?? Could it be the prob on my Hygro is too close to the soil and getting a lase reading?? But the top of the soil is bone dry

Any help would be greatly appreciated, do not fancy any mold cos my budds are looking hella
 
brettsog

brettsog

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put your hygrometer outside of the tent for an hour and see the humidity in the room the tent is in. if its high then your extractor will be pulling in the humidity. its been really foggy around here for the last 2 days and my humidity has jumped from 45 to 63% so im assuming its because of that, if you are in uk (think u are) then its probably the same thing fella.
 
Hettyman

Hettyman

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Thank you B-sog

You are correct in all aspects, and it was something that I had given consideratoin too, and opened all the windows in the house and got a massive fan circulating air round the house. But like you say, today in particular, it's foggy as buggery, so even the outside air must be humid.

I'll whack the hygro outside the tent for half hour, and see what's up. Maybe a trip to argos for a dehumidifier
 
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