150w HPS Club: Inspirational Resource

joeyjoejoe

joeyjoejoe

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onthedl0008 said:
How close are most of uz keeping ur 150's? Mine are about 3-4 inches from my colas ive had to start bending them away from the lamps seeings how i cant raise the lights anymore..Wonder if id be better off with moving things around so i can get the lamps above the colas again any input?
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i moved my lights up higher this time around.i found that in my most recent grow i had the lights 10 to 16 inches above the plant.as a result i had burnt tips.didn't affect the bud though. its more like 24 inches above now. i would say 10 is the closest you should reasonably go.so long as u have some type of fan cooling



 

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letsdothis21

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Just thought I'd post in here too, but I just started my grow a couple days ago thanks to you all, here is the link to my journal:

https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/151819-first-grow-150w-hps-afghan.html

The main question I am wondering right now though is whether I should paint the under side of my aluminum DIY batwing reflector with flat white paint or not? I have a few other questions but they are in my journal, and don't really wanna clutter up this thread
 
el seca leche

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frostythesnowthug

frostythesnowthug

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onthedl0008 said:
How close are most of uz keeping ur 150's? Mine are about 3-4 inches from my colas ive had to start bending them away from the lamps seeings how i cant raise the lights anymore..Wonder if id be better off with moving things around so i can get the lamps above the colas again any input?
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i kinda stick to 6" between canopy n hps, if it get necessary, implement some gentle LST
joeyjoejoe said:
i moved my lights up higher this time around.i found that in my most recent grow i had the lights 10 to 16 inches above the plant.as a result i had burnt tips.didn't affect the bud though. its more like 24 inches above now. i would say 10 is the closest you should reasonably go.so long as u have some type of fan cooling



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at 10-14" you are using the light at its limit really!!!!!!
To use HPS for max amount of lumens, 12" is the point were the lumens start decreasing, altho the plants will be receiving strong light, its much more beneficial to be under 10".
So if your HPS is 24" above the plants theyre receiving LESS than 7000lumens, whereas at 10-12" they would be receiving the FULL 15,000 lumens the 150w hps emits, hence your setup is working, but will be very inefficient.

Yes that means you will most def need sufficient ventilation, but you need fresh air exchange(inlet fan+exhaust fan) every 5mins even if you use flouros or cfls....its not just about keeping the temps down,its also critical they get a constant gas exchange to promote healthy growth.
 
cannabiscult

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guys i almost died last night.
so im standing on the corner waitinf or my dealer at a busy intersection with my best buddy and we are facing north . west and east bound trffic has the right of way. north and south bound only have stop signs. so i see this guy flying down the street south bound right towards us and im like dude hes going really fast.....hes not gonna stop....HOLY SHIT. the dude t bones a van going about 65 and they start sliding towards us. my first reaction was to do the mom arm over chest kinda grab and grabbed cyles chest and just dove. we luckily dove right in the nic of time cause they slid and smashed up onto the side walk next to us. we were both ok but the dude that hit the guys drove off!!!!!! fuckin asshole, so i ran to the mini van and it was a son and dad driving and they were ok, the kid was crying though (poor lil guy)

so then like if its not bad enough the dude i was waiting for rolls up witht he weed. now obviously the cops are coming directly to our location so i tell my buddy to just grab the shit and go to my house. so he does and runs off. i stayed to fill out a report for the insurance and the guys eye witness.


first time ive evr consciously saved someones life. i am truley blessed to still be here right now dudes. no shit.
 
rustybud

rustybud

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alryt bois.. been following this thread 4 a while nw .. and nw luks like i hav 2 hang up my boots as nw i hav upgraded my 150 2 a 400 .. and my god has it made a difference . worth havin a fink abot it for all tho's hu hav the space .
 
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jonnynobody

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I use 2 x 150w hps in a $1 baking pan inside a dresser cab with a S&P TD-125 (197CFM) air cooling the lamps & I keep my lights 3-4" from the tops MAX. Why the hell would you stick your light so far away? If you can control temps, you keep the lights as close the the tops as possible w/o burning.
 
SmokeyMcSmokester

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cannabiscult said:
guys i almost died last night.
so im standing on the corner waitinf or my dealer at a busy intersection with my best buddy and we are facing north . west and east bound trffic has the right of way. north and south bound only have stop signs. so i see this guy flying down the street south bound right towards us and im like dude hes going really fast.....hes not gonna stop....HOLY SHIT. the dude t bones a van going about 65 and they start sliding towards us. my first reaction was to do the mom arm over chest kinda grab and grabbed cyles chest and just dove. we luckily dove right in the nic of time cause they slid and smashed up onto the side walk next to us. we were both ok but the dude that hit the guys drove off!!!!!! fuckin asshole, so i ran to the mini van and it was a son and dad driving and they were ok, the kid was crying though (poor lil guy)

so then like if its not bad enough the dude i was waiting for rolls up witht he weed. now obviously the cops are coming directly to our location so i tell my buddy to just grab the shit and go to my house. so he does and runs off. i stayed to fill out a report for the insurance and the guys eye witness.


first time ive evr consciously saved someones life. i am truley blessed to still be here right now dudes. no shit.
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and they say weed slows down your reaction time...good job bro..glad youre still with us. :hug:
 
BRICKWeeD

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Ok, time for a update on my 8 plants. https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/106339-150w-hps-club-inspirational-resource-74.html?highlight=150w+hps. They are 26 days old from good bagseed,(1) 20$ 150w hps 24/7. I'm thinking of adding some supplimental cfl lighting around the edges as the plants are 6 in. tall now and are darker around the outside leaves. I water them with a red dixie cup of rain water every 2 days. About a week ago I started giving them a 1/4 cup to a gallon plant food (20-20-20) every other watering.
 

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hevybassplaya

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onthedl0008 said:
How close are most of uz keeping ur 150's? Mine are about 3-4 inches from my colas ive had to start bending them away from the lamps seeings how i cant raise the lights anymore..Wonder if id be better off with moving things around so i can get the lamps above the colas again any input?
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Bout 3 to 6 in w/o a reflector. And the girls like it hanggin low, as you can see... Thanks to Frosty for the guidance. The light has been dropped lower since these images were taken. The closer w/o too much heat, the better. The fan is blowing right at/on the bulb.
 

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litljohn

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well,heres my deiselryders at 9 days old,sorry about the pic quality but my camera is cheap.mg dirt in 1 1/2 gallon pots,150 hps 6 inches from tops,i run the lights 24/7 untill they show me there sex,then ill go to 18/6.the temps stay between 68-75,if there are any questions feel free to ask.oh yeah,i just started to germ 2 more seeds of deisel ryder,they'll be in the next update.and i should probly mention this is my first official grow.
 

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litljohn

litljohn

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cannabiscult said:
looks great man whys your bulb vertical, that the way you decided you wanna grow?
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i havent wired the light as a remote ballest yet,ill be adding a reflector and all that good stuff.ill be adding a new thermomiter/hydrometer,im putting in a diy carbon filter i got from the diy thread on this sight,ill update with pics as i make changes
 
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