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ttystikk

ttystikk

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TheChemist77 said:
ty your shit always looking good.. u still run any bubble gum? ive now ran 17 different strains this year and the th seeds bubble gum is still my best yield and the best crystal producer by far,,its like white widow, just covered in trycks.. planted 2 spliff blue berries and 3 black skull 5.0 fems that are a few weeks into bloom..i was hoping one would compete with the gum,,dont think its happening..ever tried black skull seeds? any info on them ? im just cutting back on strains, getting rid of big bomb, viking,popcorn, and island sweet skunk and keeping incredible bulk and bubble gum.. took clones off the blue berries and 5.0's but need more time to see how they go..still waiting to pop the budzilla's
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Your bubblegum is different than mine, I think.
 
DesertGrow89

DesertGrow89

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TheChemist77 said:
thanks, everything seems to be going well. havnt put up pix in a wile but this run may be my biggest yield yet..40 plants packed on the 4x6 table under 2 315's .each plant in 4 inch rock wool block, placed into a 6 inch net pot then covered with grow rocks,,open table no cover... i put the lamps as high as i could wright off the bat, just let the plants grow to them, im at week 4 now i think and plants are about 2 feet from lamps..closer than id like but nothing i can do till i can figure out how to lower the table.. next run i hope to keep a 3ft distance from canopy the hole way...
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Why do you plan on keeping them three feet away? Do you know what the intensity is at three feet?
 
whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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RM3 said:
wow $800, I spend about $3 a grow
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I prefer organic. Most everything is free once you get it setup. After a few runs it takes very little to maintain the soil.

I don't have anything personal against synthetics. My next run may be synthetic for documentation reasons.

I know that it poses problems running organic on a commercial level. Once setup I don't think it would take much to maintain.

I think it boils down to what a person is comfortable with and happy using.
 
OneHitDone

OneHitDone

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whitebb2727 said:
I prefer organic. Most everything is free once you get it setup. After a few runs it takes very little to maintain the soil.

I don't have anything personal against synthetics. My next run may be synthetic for documentation reasons.

I know that it poses problems running organic on a commercial level. Once setup I don't think it would take much to maintain.

I think it boils down to what a person is comfortable with and happy using.
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I like the idea of a self-sustained organic program where everything is recycled on site. Not really a reality for most of us.
And #1 synthetic = consistency
 
Frajola

Frajola

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tystikk said:
The rest of the setup may deserve mention, as well; I cool a 16kW op with only four Tons of water chilling- and most of the time I only need half that much! Those who are trying to cool their op more efficiently or effectively, drop me a line, I have hundreds of tips to help.

I run a perpetual op, several stages from clones to chop. This means I build spaces customized around the needs of specific segments of the plant's life cycle, and you can guess the results.

RDWC of my own design and construction, with features unavailable in the commercial marketplace AT ANY PRICE, including built-in turbulence, airless aeration and more.

A comprehensive reduce/reuse/recycling program that has seen me reusing my chowmix for years, and throwing away very little besides thick stalks and root bundles.

Even the waste heat the chiller removes from my grow op is recycled; the chiller sits in my office ask winter and warms my whole house. In Colorado. All winter. I last ran my furnace almost three years ago...

And yes, there's lots more where this came from!
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High ty,
by any chance do u have any draft about ur chilling system... or pics.... u know things around here r getting worrisome, ac at full blast room @ 84f.... I don't want to see the summer, or better saying I won't see the summer, what to do ?? " I cool a 16kW op with only four Tons of water chilling- and most of the time I only need half that much! Those who are trying to cool their op more efficiently or effectively, drop me a line, I have hundreds of tips to help." :mrgreen:
Dhanks,
peace
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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Frajola said:
High ty,
by any chance do u have any draft about ur chilling system... or pics.... u know things around here r getting worrisome, ac at full blast room @ 84f.... I don't want to see the summer, or better saying I won't see the summer, what to do ?? " I cool a 16kW op with only four Tons of water chilling- and most of the time I only need half that much! Those who are trying to cool their op more efficiently or effectively, drop me a line, I have hundreds of tips to help." :mrgreen:
Dhanks,
peace
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Ok, so water cooling your whole op means you need a sizeable chiller; fortunately, they generally get more efficient the larger you go. You'll need water lines to carry water to and from the equipment it services. You'll need a water storage tank and circulation pump to move the water around.

I split my op into two parts for bloom, on a flip style schedule. Now, I only need to cool half at a time, plus veg.

Water chilling allows me to cool everything all the time, so it cools no matter which half of the lights are running.

Water cooled air handlers are placed in the spaces to be cooled and controlled via thermostat, just like normal. These being the air temperature down into the same range as the cooling water running through them, because they're just radiators with fans to blow air through them.

If the water temp in the cooling system is cool enough, it will drop the air temperature below its dewpoint, thus pulling moisture from the air. This is HALF the dehumidification cycle; the other half being heat to warm the air back up and reduce RH from the 100% it is by definition at dewpoint. During the daytime, that heat comes from the lights.

At night, you can add heat as needed. One very special feature of the new chiller I just purchased is that it takes the heat removed from the cooling circuit and instead of just blowing it out into the outside air, it heats a separate hot water circuit- which can then be used for everything from nighttime heating, dehuey, domestic heat, hot water, etc.

As you've probably guessed, this is not a quick setup, nor is it at its best if it needs to be portable. It is highly efficient and flexible, but it's really meant for permanent installation, like your home.

Other stuff the system can cool includes your RDWC, and there are even some water cooled lighting options now coming onto the market. Then of course you can cool your home in the summer with it, as well!
 
kiwipaulie

kiwipaulie

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Hey ttystikk, shit my rdwc seedlings are no more seedlings haha. There now approaching 1m tall and I am about to top them. I've still got another 2.5 weeks min before my flower tent Is free and they are getting massive. How often do you top and do you top each branch.

I'll chuck a photo later when I'm down. :)
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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kiwipaulie said:
Hey ttystikk, shit my rdwc seedlings are no more seedlings haha. There now approaching 1m tall and I am about to top them. I've still got another 2.5 weeks min before my flower tent Is free and they are getting massive. How often do you top and do you top each branch.

I'll chuck a photo later when I'm down. :)
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Top them at the meter mark if that feels right to you, based on the shape of the growroom and vertical space available. Go for 2/3 of the height with the main stem. Maristems are the branches coming from the main stalk. Limit their number to about a half dozen. Pin them all on the trellis, and yes I do top the maristems if they run off their trellis.
 
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