hunter2348
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Heh new member, we’ll i now have a tent, auto big bud under 300w galaxyhydro, doing excellent
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FreeRide1974
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Hello, another newbie here.
Attempting my second grow. I'm trying to grow organic in a hydroponic system (even though everyone told me it's too hard for beginners... I'm stubborn). My first grow, I messed up the light cycle & they ended up too short, but otherwise they were fine.
My second grow, I'm having some serious problems. I'm gonna post more, but I figured I's say "Hello" in the "Welcome" thread.
Attempting my second grow. I'm trying to grow organic in a hydroponic system (even though everyone told me it's too hard for beginners... I'm stubborn). My first grow, I messed up the light cycle & they ended up too short, but otherwise they were fine.
My second grow, I'm having some serious problems. I'm gonna post more, but I figured I's say "Hello" in the "Welcome" thread.
BarnBuster
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Welcome to RIU!
FreeRide1974
Member
Thanks!
Vitamin_THC
Active Member
Whatsup! Coming to y'all LIVE from the IE INLAND Empire Southern California 
Hey man.. im the same as u..just new..thought id meet some ok people and get some questions answered.. but seriously everytime you ask a question on here you get some smartass putting you down and making out as if they are bob marleys mentor and you know fuck all and they know everything. Totally rude. If i wanted to be spoken to like a mongrel id call the police on myself.
Brucebanned
Member
That sucks, I'm new too and I haven't had that experience so far. Not trying to be a smartass but maybe you are getting what you put out? Your comment seems pretty hostile no offense.
OldMedUser
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You got lots of time yet. Some of the earliest pistils will go red but you've got lots of fresh looking white ones coming in and it takes time for all the young calyxes to fatten up and make hard nugs. Mine got flipped on 4/20 and are doing fine too.
Don't know where you heard that 21 day crap but crap is what it is.
Your temps are good but if you could lower the humidity a bit over the next couple weeks to the finish it would help to prevent bud rot but it's not too bad. Lots of air movement around the canopy helps too.
Good luck!
OldMedUser
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The intro thread really isn't the place to ask for grow advice so that's why no responses so far. Start a thread in the proper grow forum and you'll have more luck.
You can top any time you want but the standard is above the 4th node. Depends on your goals for the plant.
OldMedUser
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There are a few jerks around here but most of us are willing to help if a dudes attitude isn't one of, "I'm here so tell me how to grow!", like their presence is what we all live for.
Beggars can't be choosers so just ignore those you don't like and be a little grateful for some experienced grower's help. Not like we get paid for doling out our hard earned wisdom. I've been growing since '78. Probably long before you were a twinkle in your daddy's eye and have spent thousands of hours reading and experimenting with growing pot.
I've run into plenty of snotty nOObs too so don't be that guy and we'll all get along and grow great budz!
Ok.. so i think ive got temps, nutes, space, products all sorted. All id like to ask is,
In the picture youll see a short plant that looks like dani devito in twins which was under a 300 watt shitty chinese led but ive just moved it under the 600 watt mars next to its buddy arnold, should it now start shooting out? Ive also turned off the chinese light, should i have kept it on even though its not directly over the plants? Like just for the extra bit of light shootin off to the side? In saying this im obviously still in veg and was thinkin of just biting the bullet and gettin a 400 hps, is it still ok to slap this over them now? And if theres anything else you can advise me of by lookin at the pics id greatly appreciate it..cheers
In the picture youll see a short plant that looks like dani devito in twins which was under a 300 watt shitty chinese led but ive just moved it under the 600 watt mars next to its buddy arnold, should it now start shooting out? Ive also turned off the chinese light, should i have kept it on even though its not directly over the plants? Like just for the extra bit of light shootin off to the side? In saying this im obviously still in veg and was thinkin of just biting the bullet and gettin a 400 hps, is it still ok to slap this over them now? And if theres anything else you can advise me of by lookin at the pics id greatly appreciate it..cheers
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BarnBuster
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OldMedUser
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I'm 63 and it was 40 years ago I grew my first buds so you might have been in nappies by then. lol
That Mars unit should be enough for two plants I'd think but you could always hang the other one vertically and hit the plants from the side too for extra coverage. Should be just as good as a 400HPS and I'm a dude with all HID lights.
If you're going to get an HPS light get a 600 that will dim to 400 and buy both a 600 and 400w bulb to go with it. Use the LEDs for veg or as added flowering light. I have 3-400w hps, 1-400 mh and a couple of 1000w. All are magnetic ballasts. Just need a 600 or two to have it all.
Got a Light Rail too and love the hell out of that.
A 600w hps is the most efficient size with the highest amount of lumens per watt of them all. How good those lumens are for growing pot is another thing. Go cheap, get less. I like my Hortilux bulbs but have others. Using a 940W Hort. conversion bulb running off MH right now to flower my plants and it has the highest intensity of any of my other 1000W lights. Can go $300 retail tho so not a cheap bulb. Got mine new for $170 but the regular Super HPS Hort can be had for little more than half that but all I had before was a 1000w MH ballast. Got one that does both now.
A good option for you would be one of the newer 315w CMH lights. Veg and Flower really good but they aren't cheap and I don't like the unit construction of most of them but I've seen them with the ballast and hood separate.