Ttystikk's vertical goodness

ttystikk

ttystikk

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elkamino said:
There's been so much talk of COBs in this thread, for some reason I thought you already had dumped the HID an had anLED setup going. Then I was further surprised to see an MH an not HPS, since i perceive you as a stickler for efficiency. All good man your style is clearly well thought out and dialed! :clap:

Do you finish with the MH to increase trich coverage? Speed finish times? 1 week? 2? :peace:
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The high Kelvin MH is there for finish, that is, after the eight week bloom cycle is completed. It helps the plants frost up and swell, some get huge! Just weighed out a monster Hillbilly Hobby, it came to 25.5oz. That's within an ounce of the all time best, so our process is showing some signs of control.

As to efficiency, I'm afraid I'm still running some rather inefficient 860W CDM lamps, at least until I get the light stands built for the new COB LED lights. They just got here and I'm hard at work getting them installed!

Patience, young padawan. All will become clear in time.
 
zep_lover

zep_lover

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here is a pic of my cobs vegging.the second pic is the same plants stuck in one of my flower boxes after converting from vert with 8 cobs,my filter wouldnt allow me to run 12 cobs in there.4 foot by 4 foot.the ppk system has been really easy also.the plamts are gg4.20160205_090418.jpg 20160205_200532.jpg
 
zep_lover

zep_lover

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ppk has been a really easy hydro set up i learned about on icmag.it is a top fed hydro system that also uses a tail piece to wick water back up if the pump fails.it uses a perched water table so the roots do not sit in water and you have no need to chill the water.you use turface mvp as the preferred medium.delta9nxs is the guy who came up with it.it uses Jacks Hydroponic 5-12-26 and calcium nitrate for the nutrients.i have had six crops so far in it.the nutrients are very cheap and very little fussing with any of the system.
 
zep_lover

zep_lover

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the set up doesnt look that clean but considering twenty four hours earlier it was filled with 4 plants that were about 81/2 to 9 zips each vertical.if everything goes well the next box converted will be done with a much nicer looking screen set up.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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zep_lover said:
the set up doesnt look that clean but considering twenty four hours earlier it was filled with 4 plants that were about 81/2 to 9 zips each vertical.if everything goes well the next box converted will be done with a much nicer looking screen set up.
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Lost you here, which box?
 
zep_lover

zep_lover

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ttystikk said:
Lost you here, which box?
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it is the same box.i took the vertical hydro set up out.built the horizontal hydro set up and set up the uneven and not tight screen after chopping the 4 plants . i was pretty tired after chopping.i didnt even try spreading out the gorilla glues very well.i like a clean set up but i was tired.you can see the mogul sockets for the hps hanging also.i did not want to have to light proof the cabinet again if i pulled them out.
 
DesertGrow89

DesertGrow89

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zep_lover said:
ppk has been a really easy hydro set up i learned about on icmag.it is a top fed hydro system that also uses a tail piece to wick water back up if the pump fails.it uses a perched water table so the roots do not sit in water and you have no need to chill the water.you use turface mvp as the preferred medium.delta9nxs is the guy who came up with it.it uses Jacks Hydroponic 5-12-26 and calcium nitrate for the nutrients.i have had six crops so far in it.the nutrients are very cheap and very little fussing with any of the system.
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Why is that nutrient formula so low in N and high in K is it because of a high N medium?
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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DesertGrow89 said:
Why is that nutrient formula so low in N and high in K is it because of a high N medium?
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As @Carolina Dream'n said, the balance of the nitrogen comes from calcium nitrate. My bloom formula;

2g/gal calcium nitrate, 15.5-0-0(-19)
2g/gal 5-12-26 mix with micros
1.5g/gal Epsom salt, aka magnesium sulfate heptahydrate
.25-.5g/gal MKP, monopotassium phosphate, 0-52-32

....and NOTHING ELSE! LOL

Simple and stupid cheap.

I'm open to constructive criticism of my ratios, however.
 
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