ICURBYOUs WhiteWidow CFL dresser growbox

I bet in the morning they are all perked up!

woops.......

Days since ground-break: 30 days
Number of plants: 2
Lights: (5)26w, (2)23w CFL
Lumens: 1600 (x7 = 11,200)
Light Cycle: 18/6
Temps: 77ºF
Nutes: On Hold.

Well, here's your update for the day.

Charlotte 12 hours after her transplant.


#3 12 hours after her transplant.


Here is some random shot of #3's belly


And a random shot of Charlotte's belly


Ladies seem to be saggin a little again. I'll see how hey look when I get home. Hopefully no saggier.


Got my 150w HPS setup today! I'm eager to wire it up! WHERE IS THAT COOLTUBE THOUGH?!

fucking god. he'll screw you every time.

nice transplant. I think they are just itching for that hps. Hey, when are you thinking of flowering? any vertical height concerns?

drybiedog said:

fucking god. he'll screw you every time.

nice transplant. I think they are just itching for that hps. Hey, when are you thinking of flowering? any vertical height concerns?

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Ah yes, my first customer of the day. It sure has been slow around these here parts this afternoon. (im talking in a total gold-rush Western prospector voice in case you are wondering).

Anywho... I am planning on beginning flowering the moment I get the HPS/Cooltube installed. I am going to do all of the wiring of the HPS today and then just wait for the cooltube to show up... Hopefully no longer than Monday??

Hope the lady whos sending the cool tube actually sent it!

Just remember you don't have to take the ballast apart, there are two screws that hold the socket on, unscrew them the socket comes off (theres a black and white wire) cut it, and extend the socket. I keep seeing people taking the ballast apart when there is no need to.

whys everyone do it if you dont have to?

I cant figure out what to attach this copper wire to... There is a black, a white and a copper... i understand black and white, but not the copper one.

copper is for Earthing.

let me rephrase... The copper, Im sure, is for the ground.

What is the wire I need to hook it to?



Also, not really quite sure on why dude's diagram (located here: http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/57386circuit.jpg ) doesnt match how the thing is currently wired out of the box.

He has blue, blue and black meeting.. But thats not how this is wired in the box. In the box it's red, red and black meeting.

You don't have to take it apart because you can just extend the white/black wire to the socket. On the opposite end the white/black/green wires on your extension cord connect to the white/black/copper, green goes with copper.

I attached a pic, that round metal piece comes off with two screws.

Journal Update still day 30

Welp... I DID IT!

Thanks to everyone whom helped me out with it!!!!

My kids when I got home from work. Still going to hold off until tomorrow AM before watering. That will be at the 48 hour mark. If they still look good though, I will wait until after work tomorrow which will put it at the 56 hour mark.


150watts of HPS brightness. When I first turned it on I was like "Wtf..." and then pretty soon my room looked like it was about 9pm on a Summer day... ahh yes, the 'warm-up' period.

icurbyou said:

Yeah, i think the new pots and my newfound watering structure will be just the trick for my treats..... YOU LIKE THAT HALLOWEEN INUENDO?

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LMAO! I am on the dopy-sleepy end of my high and that got me giggling like I had just smoked up!!! Things are looking great! Where did all the days go... You are already getting the hps? Weren't you just talking about getting it, like yesterday?? Aww, man I am losing my mind!

If I ever had the room to make that work, I will definitely have to look at this journal again and use this much better setup, than my own!

If your plants just had some kind of ugly duckling phase before, I'd feel safe in saying that they are out of it! Looking mighty fine!

Enough 'if's' I'm going to bed. I can hardly wait to see the gains you make after you have a day or so on that HPS!

verrrrrrrr nice...

I'm sad that this isn't a CFL only grow now, but best of luck to you, I'm sure this is for the best anyways

lol

so curb what was the ph of the water u have been feeding?? i think my plant droops because of ph problems. got my tester in the mail and cant wait for my kit to get here. sux i cant get shit locally

My pH is a little high. It's about 6.9. I need to get some pH down but I truly am way too busy to go and pick some up. It's on the list though!

Days since ground-break: 31 days
Number of plants: 2
Lights: (5)26w, (2)23w CFL
Lumens: 1600 (x7 = 11,200)
Light Cycle: 18/6
Temps: 77ºF
Nutes: On Hold.


So, looks like it's been a month. To think 1 month ago today all I had was a itty bitty sprout in a Halloween party cup. And how fitting is that? Considering in one day it will be Halloween.

I am still waiting on my cooltube. I used my homie's ebay account so the person is going to mail it to him. I hope it shows up today.That would be fucking awesome.

Last night, as you know, I hooked up the HPS wiring. I didn't install the light yet as I dont really have anywhere for it until I get the cooltube.

I watered my plants this morning (9am) since it had been 48 hours since the last watering. They were starting to sag, so I hope when I get home they are happy again..... sigh.. I hope..

They seem to be finicky. I guess they have only been in the new pots for like 1.5 days, so I should give them a break and not expect too much so soon.

I'd like to take a brief moment to do this ---> (cuss smiley may not be showing up..) to the USPS (United States Postal Service). I have been waiting for my Zeitgeist DVDs for 10-11 days now and still have yet to see them. If they could PLEASE get me my cooltube and my Zeitgeist DVDs before I go 'postal' I would be happy!

Anyways... I love you guys. Thanks for the support. We'll be dropping into flower here shortly and then I can join the mob that is flowering.

Here are the kids... and a picture of the pumpkin I carved last night after wiring up the HPS.... Oh yes, and I lit my pumpkin with a daylight CFL. lol

So is the transplant working well so far? The definitely don't look as saggy, I would wait about 3-4 days between waterings on the 3g. I water about 48oz every 4 days.