hps died... enter CFL's

indicat33

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• Apr 17, 2014

• #1

Well my 250w hps died 3 weeks into flowering my current garden. Panicked and broke,
I ran out and got 2 clamp lamps (largest reflectors they had) and a couple of 65w 2700k
CFL bulbs. Going to throw in another 67w CFL very soon. Anyway, I've had to severely
train my plants as unchecked, they were over 3 feet tall and impossible to contain. Btw, the strain
is Speed Haze (ssh x j. herer) and grows true to its' Sativa roots. I will never grow this strain indoors again,
as it is a full time job just to keep her lanky ass trained. Anyway, here they are, with my lone Mk-Ultra which is
about 25 days in. Hope to still get a decent harvest... sigh

 

indicat33

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• Apr 17, 2014

• #2

 

indicat33

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• Apr 17, 2014

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indicat33

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• Apr 28, 2014

• #4

So now I have 3 65w CFL's with Large reflectors (Clamp-Lamp) shining on the 6 plants. Things are definitely starting to get stinky and fuzzy from all the buds forming. I'll post recent photos in a while. Peace-

 

klozetgrow

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• Apr 28, 2014

• #5

Imo you need more light for 6 plants maybe a couple 55watt bulbs cfls become less useful after about 4" so they dont cover a lot of area and have poor penetration light placement can make or break you as well

 

SnapsProvolone

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• Apr 28, 2014

• #6

I feel for your plants. Perhaps you can work a few extra hours and get a new HPS.

 

indicat33

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• Apr 29, 2014

• #7

Yeah, I'm having to work with the equipment at hand right now. I added some reflective material and another clamp-lamp on the side. Hopefully they will finish out okay and then i can look into getting a better lamp. The good thing is, when these lamps burn out, they are easy to replace, as compared to buying a new hps/mh set-up. Here they are a couple days ago, with first signs of trichomes

 

hydrogreen65

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• Apr 29, 2014

• #8

If its the old style magnetic ballast, then it's most likely just the igniter gone bad. Lowe's and home depot have them for about 10 bucks.

 

shadyslater

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• Apr 29, 2014

• #9

Hey indi wouldnt you be better off just gettin a replacement 250w mate. It should be cheaper than cfl's and reflecters

 

indicat33

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• Apr 29, 2014

• #10

Here's some of the garden. After some trial and error, I got the 3 lamps in their best position to illuminate my crop. Bent them over and trained their lanky asses to behave. The 2 Tallest Speed Haze girls smell like sweet citrus when rubbed They've been flowering roughly 27 days so still a while to go. I can't get them all in a pic, but the whole canopy is filling with fuzzy bud-factories which started showing first signs of trichomes yesterday><

 

Last edited: Apr 29, 2014

indicat33

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• Apr 29, 2014

• #11

Yeah, a replacement hid is what I need. Think i'll get a MH this time, but I'm broke as fuck so it's not gonna happen anytime soon. I have 1 more cfl I could possibly throw in somewhere...

 

indicat33

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• Apr 29, 2014

• #12

shadyslater said:

Hey indi wouldnt you be better off just gettin a replacement 250w mate. It should be cheaper than cfl's and reflecters

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It's actually cheaper to get the CFL's mate. I have one more cfl I can throw in somewhere...