DirtyNerds Grow Journal

DirtyNerd

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My first grow was in soil under a 400MH. It was a disaster as it was in my roof and impossible to work with. My second and third grows were there too but they worked better. It wasnt until probably my 5th grow (under lights, I'd grown outdoor for a few years) that it started to just work and that was when I made a massive cupboard and had 2 x 1000w lights and pulled 2lb lol.
Hey bro how did you go with running 2x1000 been thinking of getting myself a 2.4-1.2-2.0 tent for flower and running 2000 watts or just go back to my 1200w set up did you have to upgrade your power i think mine is only running on 15amps so don't want to push it to hard
 

eastcoastmo

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:clap:, How many plants?


LOL. Only grow outside?
There were 2 plants using scrog (which back then was just tying out and putting a net over it lol). They were mammoth plants too and the smell nearly got me busted!

@DirtyNerd it was in the middle of winter so didnt have to worry about heat. I even had a possum living in the exhaust vent cause it was so damn cold outside ha ha ha. I did start another grow with the 1000's but the plants and the lights got ripped off by a bikie mate (not a mate anymore) who owed money to the pres. I moved back to my mums after that and went back to outdoor and a small indoor setup. As for power, my garage had a seperate power box as I reckon the owner grew buds too, he never batted an eyelid doing inspections and smelling the girls :)

@Mohican bloody hell mate, that malawi makes me moist every time I see it, she was a beast!!
 

DirtyNerd

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There were 2 plants using scrog (which back then was just tying out and putting a net over it lol). They were mammoth plants too and the smell nearly got me busted!

@DirtyNerd it was in the middle of winter so didnt have to worry about heat. I even had a possum living in the exhaust vent cause it was so damn cold outside ha ha ha. I did start another grow with the 1000's but the plants and the lights got ripped off by a bikie mate (not a mate anymore) who owed money to the pres. I moved back to my mums after that and went back to outdoor and a small indoor setup. As for power, my garage had a seperate power box as I reckon the owner grew buds too, he never batted an eyelid doing inspections and smelling the girls :)

@Mohican bloody hell mate, that malawi makes me moist every time I see it, she was a beast!!
Awesome thanks for the info i might just run one light off power point using another breaker don't want rewire the house :)

Also that's shit about being ripped off sorry to hear that would of sucked every dog has there day :) so lets hope they got what was coming to them
 

eastcoastmo

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Awesome thanks for the info i might just run one light off power point using another breaker don't want rewire the house :)

Also that's shit about being ripped off sorry to hear that would of sucked every dog has there day :) so lets hope they got what was coming to them
Yeah thats a good option bro, i have 3 circuit breakers in this house so if i was to do it again, I'd run a power cord from another breaker as well :)

I dunno what happened to him bro, the pres said he wouldn't touch me if I wanted retribution, the last l heard, he went 'fishing' and never saw him again lol. He wasnt well liked in the circle and caused a heap of trouble with the pres of another chapter so god only knows what happened to him.
 

DirtyNerd

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Yeah thats a good option bro, i have 3 circuit breakers in this house so if i was to do it again, I'd run a power cord from another breaker as well :)

I dunno what happened to him bro, the pres said he wouldn't touch me if I wanted retribution, the last l heard, he went 'fishing' and never saw him again lol. He wasnt well liked in the circle and caused a heap of trouble with the pres of another chapter so god only knows what happened to him.
Yeah I knew someone like that once his mom made up a thing saying is was dead even posted in the local paper and didn't see him for about 10 years then I was working down south and seen him like seeing a dead man waking :) he noticed me as well and pointed his finger at me and walked in to trailer park haha I was like wtf but everyone wanted him gone must of just went in to hiding :) glad I don't deal with people like that anymore got my own family and that's all that matters
 

eastcoastmo

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Yeah I knew someone like that once his mom made up a thing saying is was dead even posted in the local paper and didn't see him for about 10 years then I was working down south and seen him like seeing a dead man waking :) he noticed me as well and pointed his finger at me and walked in to trailer park haha I was like wtf but everyone wanted him gone must of just went in to hiding :) glad I don't deal with people like that anymore got my own family and that's all that matters
Yeah I reckon he disappeared for a reason. If i ran into him again I'd probably flog the fucker lol.
I'm glad I'm away from that shit too, as soon as I met my mrs (totally away from that scene too!) I got out and never looked back. Family is all that matters to me now too :)
 

DirtyNerd

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Yeah it sucks having to go away hey! I have to go away for a week next week for uni. Hate leaving the girls alone for that long lol
Yeah it sucks but you can really notice the change when you look at them every day you think they don't grow :) i have to keep the blue dreams under the 250 cfl as i been to lazy to hook up venting for the 600 watt :) but ill do that when u get home next time picked up a 600 watt ballast globe cooltube carbon filter and centrifugal fan plus a clone light for $80 today woot :)
 

zchopper420

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Hey bro how did you go with running 2x1000 been thinking of getting myself a 2.4-1.2-2.0 tent for flower and running 2000 watts or just go back to my 1200w set up did you have to upgrade your power i think mine is only running on 15amps so don't want to push it to hard
The 15 amp 120v can only handle 1k. It's ampsxvolts then 80 percent of that is your max wattage around 1800. I only have 15 amp in my room but 2 separate beakers so i can run 1 light b on each
 

DirtyNerd

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We have 240 volts here though so they can take a bit more, just have to be careful :)
The 15 amp 120v can only handle 1k. It's ampsxvolts then 80 percent of that is your max wattage around 1800. I only have 15 amp in my room but 2 separate beakers so i can run 1 light b on each
Yeah got 240v so should be fine ill be going with just 2x600 as ill be getting the new 2x600w digital ballast 400v or maybe 3x600 ill make up my mind in 2 weeks


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