drgrowshit
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yep sure is lol iv got a 400 alos but im going for the 250 for electric bill lolNo its' not....fuck off!
Welcome! moving down from 600 to 250, that must be a little upsetting
250w HPS Club And Help Guide
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Hettyman
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It was advice only, not used Dut Pro myself, but another customer came into the hydro shop this week and was raving about it.
Quiet like you, I'm about to top 3 plants to buy some time while my flower room makes some space, which will be at least 3 weeks. These babies should really be flipped now, but hoping the shock from training will slow them down enough, and help final yield. Been thinking a lot about Screening, but will wait untill I switch from perpetual grow to set grows.
Will you now be changing you name to BrettScrog??
And I find cold, wet flannels are great for getting lazy girlfriends up, depends on how big your balls are...and if you are plannig on using them in the next few weeks
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Hettyman
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My outdoor plants - they couldn't get a huge amount of natural sun due to there posiiton out of sight in my conservatory (and we had very little since light naturally turned 12/12), and were tiny clones to start. Only gonna get about 3-5g dry off each, but it already sweet tastey and pretty strong after 24 hours drying. And that'll last till my tent grow is ready in a few weeks
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brettsog
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ok well as promised. heres a couple pics
if anyone can see the strange spotting on the leaves an insight would be good, im hoping its just the lack of cal/mag which im trying to counter with epsom salts but i might just go see if i can buy calmag from somewhere.
in fact if im gonna switch from hydro to coco specific nutes i wont need the calmag will i??? if anyone knows.
if anyone can see the strange spotting on the leaves an insight would be good, im hoping its just the lack of cal/mag which im trying to counter with epsom salts but i might just go see if i can buy calmag from somewhere.
in fact if im gonna switch from hydro to coco specific nutes i wont need the calmag will i??? if anyone knows.
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giggles26
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That's what I was thinking but I'm trying to figure out how to vent the other end of the cool tube though cuz my tent is only 3'x2'5' and with the cool tube in there I don't think there is enough room on both sides to run flexible ducting without having to tight of a turn...what are your guys thoughts on it? I would like to go from inline fan pulling in from outside and then through the cool tube out the other end of the cool tube and back out the tent but I'm working on tight dimensions. If someone could please help me figure out how to keep my tent cool I would appreciate the help. Can post pics of setup if need. Thanks guys!
giggles26
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Ok well so could I leave the one end of the cool tube open and then run ducting off the opposite end and have the inline fan pulling air out across the tube? cuz I don't think I can get ducting on the other end of the cool tube cuz there is only like 3 inches from the end of the cool tube to the tent.
brettsog
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its very crude but thats what i meant. i think you got it.
also i have seen people mount the light diagonally in a tent to help make room for the ducting. if you set it up in the way i suggested you will have a decent amount of fresh air intake as well as long as you leave it as a passive intake.
giggles26
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Ok cool. If I have the inline fan sucking air across the tube/bulb can I put like a vent cap on the other end or is it not necessary?
brettsog
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you can do whatever you think is best, i haven't used this setup myself but have seen it used by a few growers and they never cap the other end as it restricts the airflow, more airflow means more air exchange which is good for your plants i.e the temps, co2 and humidity.
Hettyman
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I'm 4 weeks into my first flower with HPS over CFL, and it is a wonderous thing... why did we wait??
giggles26
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No idea bro. I'm just waiting for my inline fan to show up..It's not suppose to be here until Tuesday so right now I have to keep my light at 20" or they start showing signs of heat stress
stoneslacker
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Are you planning to run a carbon filter for odor control? Either way you still need to vent the air from inside your tent or grow area. IMO a cooltube is not needed on a 250w. With just a fan blowing between my hood and canopy I can get as close as 3in but I stay around 5 with the best results.
If you are running the cool tube you should use a piece of y-duct and run one intake to your cool tube and one to vent stale air from your tent. If planning on using odor control make sure to match the cfm with your intake fan size.
brettsog
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i ran my 250w @ 6" with no air circulation last run and temps at canopy rarely went over 28/81 during the summer. gonna have to go 8-10 this run but with supplemental cfls to help spread the light over my screen, and i agree with both of you guys with the whole hps thing. the bud growth was massive compared to my cfl run. i was running 330w of cfls as well. poor results. but that was my growing skill tbh.
L33tGanjaMan
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I just changed my 250w HPS in my tent for my newly purchased 300w LED panel.. i just pray i am gonna get better results than i would with my 250.. I am nervous but things seem to be going well at the minute. 
You can see my recent grow in my Sig... Missing Sog Style
Next run i am gonna throw the LED panel head to head with the 250 HPS with the same packs of beans, that way i can see and compare results without prefference, for now i am sceptical.. time will tell though.
You can see my recent grow in my Sig... Missing Sog Style
Next run i am gonna throw the LED panel head to head with the 250 HPS with the same packs of beans, that way i can see and compare results without prefference, for now i am sceptical.. time will tell though.
giggles26
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Well today I just ran my new ducting with an inline fan sucking air from outside in over the cool tube and then back out exhausting to the outside of the tent. After doing this today with my fan running inside it has brought my temps down 8 degrees and am able to now be around 6-9" from the canopy with no problems.
Yes I plan on running a carbon filter I just have not yet decided on what one. I have a 300cfm inline fan. Any ideas on some good carbon filters.
Thanks for helping though man!
giggles26
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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.
giggles26
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Yea man I am very skeptical to a LED panel. I thought about buying one but I'm not so sure it's where its at. I think its more a hype really. But hey deff let me know how it turns out.I just changed my 250w HPS in my tent for my newly purchased 300w LED panel.. i just pray i am gonna get better results than i would with my 250.. I am nervous but things seem to be going well at the minute.
You can see my recent grow in my Sig... Missing Sog Style
Next run i am gonna throw the LED panel head to head with the 250 HPS with the same packs of beans, that way i can see and compare results without prefference, for now i am sceptical.. time will tell though.
I will have to check out your grow bro. You can check mine out also.
drgrowshit
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View attachment 2381358View attachment 2381359some of my 250 action since im bac in the club,where do ya get the 250 club logos for your sid plz anyone?