Epic 4x4 Flowering Smackdown : 96 Elites vs 288s
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SMT69
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Tops are looking great, good job. How long is the UV on now....and how high if ya don’t mind
ya working um good and early this time!VPD is a btch this time a year isnt it
Or_Gro
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Just posted this on my gc thread, re vpd...great timing dude!Tops are looking great, good job. How long is the UV on now....and how high if ya don’t mind
VPD is a btch this time a year isnt it
We’ve had some exceptionally low humidity for the rainy season(!) in the pnw, with beliw freezing temps, this past 10 days or so, my tents have been in upper-20s-low30s rh%. Really exaggerating ec, and fucking up plants (clawing, slumping)...low rh started breaking yesterday...today the tent above is finally above 50% rh...hoping it at least remains here for a couple more weeks...
Re uv: it’s been off since last week, started seeing some negative stuff, which now appears driven primarily by low rh, but causin a cascade of secondary issues...once i get the final 8 mains into position, i’ll restart ramp, prob at 5 mins bod 5 mins eod...
This uvb stuff is hella harder than the reds,
especially with controlling the intensity and duration at right nm, with lights that do not have dimmable ballasts...so, also working on getting that going, so i can get back to trying to come up with a uvb recipe that provides trich bennies without damaging/stunting plants and melting trichs...
Or_Gro
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So i can roll one of these:When those finish gonna be like
Or perhaps build this:
Maybe even get Mexico to pay for this:
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Or_Gro
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5 new drivers wired, 2 96s fully wired 3 more arriving later this week. Put these 2 in with the sisters:
4x4, 8 plants, pair of 2-main same strain/bucket, four 96elites, each on a 240h-54a, runnin 180w/light @ 22”, layin down ~1000ppfd on those tops.
2 more 96s will be in this tent for smackdown, the 3rd 96 will go into the 4x4 gorilla with the mainlines....gettin there.
4x4, 8 plants, pair of 2-main same strain/bucket, four 96elites, each on a 240h-54a, runnin 180w/light @ 22”, layin down ~1000ppfd on those tops.
2 more 96s will be in this tent for smackdown, the 3rd 96 will go into the 4x4 gorilla with the mainlines....gettin there.
Or_Gro
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Put one of these in my grow room as a precaution, bright enuff to do any work you may need to do during lightsoff, pure green spectrum.
I try to get all my work done during lightson, but with veg and flower tents in same space, sometimes i need to get in there, and want to minimize the risk of any red in regular “white” light triggering a reaction...will report if causes problems....
I try to get all my work done during lightson, but with veg and flower tents in same space, sometimes i need to get in there, and want to minimize the risk of any red in regular “white” light triggering a reaction...will report if causes problems....
Or_Gro
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Fine here, but rivers are high...thanks for the kind thoughts..
Crossing the Willamette River on a ferry, right now...
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Farmer Pat
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Subbed and loving it bud 
. Looks excellent. Southern Oregon is getting some decent weather as well. Love and Light brother!
. Looks excellent. Southern Oregon is getting some decent weather as well. Love and Light brother!
Or_Gro
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Thanks farmer pat...pretty avatar!Subbed and loving it bud
Or_Gro
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Two things:
This excellent intro to white leds, especially page 16: http://fluence.science/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/High-PPFD-Cultivation-Guide-9.27.16.pdf
And my summary:
Early cloning/seedling - 50-100ppfd
Late prop - 100-200
Veg - 300-600
Flower - 600-1000
Or_Gro
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Day 38: All mains tied, except 2....if these girls keep filling out 10” leaves
might have photosynthesis power to be able to hit 12:12 sooner than expected.
Most tips are in position to go vertical, shooting for 12-14” 12:12 height, currently pulled them horizontal at 6-8”...
Added 4th 96, each running at 100w, total wattage down a few watts.
might have photosynthesis power to be able to hit 12:12 sooner than expected.
Most tips are in position to go vertical, shooting for 12-14” 12:12 height, currently pulled them horizontal at 6-8”...
Added 4th 96, each running at 100w, total wattage down a few watts.
Or_Gro
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Day 39 since cloner: Ya mon! Plants be growin, mon!
Lookey here, top middle plant, goodtime charlene’s hangin in there with split stem and broke off main...recovering by realigning remaining main on right side and growing out 4 new mains...
After partying too much ~ feb 7:
Today:
Lookey here, top middle plant, goodtime charlene’s hangin in there with split stem and broke off main...recovering by realigning remaining main on right side and growing out 4 new mains...
After partying too much ~ feb 7:
Today: