VV is singing the blues. From seed to Perpetual Weed.

[HazyEyes]

yep everything is going alot smoother now damn iv been busy man i moved had to check all my records and so on, but finaly i am alive lol. ill prob start up again in a month or so. REALY how is my lady doing the last pic of her was very nice i know she is being watched over with care. did you get those clones into the hydro system?? everything running smooth.

THC whats goin on.

 

[B. THC R+D]

Vv~ check yur email

 

[VictorVIcious]

Harvesting it tomorrow, yeild will not be great, as you know. with the soil in a hydro operation. Glad to here you are getting it all sorted out, clones are available if you need some, I do have a few seeds as well. VV

 

[VictorVIcious]

Soo.... got the second 3' sq. table built, I love it when a plan starts to come together and Postie's friend gave him a grow light. Postie is planning a 'stealth grow in a co-op and that 1000 watt furnace is a little more than he can use. BUT My op is not a small closet grow.....which means I have a new little project started, a Batwing Reflector for a 1000watt light. So far I have had to cut one piece of metal and drill some holes, it is starting to take shape. VV

 

[GoodFriend]

thats pretty slick my friend!

you gonna do anything to help reflectivity?

or is it good to go? i love DIY!

 

[VictorVIcious]

Not sure yet, it is polished aluminum. Al B mention using high temp white paint, not sure that is necessary. VV

 

[mattso101]

wrap it in mylar? or would it melt?

 

[GoodFriend]

... i'd think i'd be fine with just having it as polished aluminum.... 1000w'ers kick ass=]

 

[MrHowardMarks]

just finished page one, it's gonna be a long read, scribed.

Like you said our setups seem similar.

 

[VictorVIcious]

just finished page one, it's gonna be a long read, scribed.

Like you said our setups seem similar.

Well.. yes, except for the six stations instead of four. Nothing new here for an experineced grower, you could just skip to this post. Its what I have right now. And this is one of those times I will just post the pictures, the clones are showing roots out of 3" rockwool blocks at day ten so I have some tranplanting to do, already showed that. I will be posting the DIY Batwing reflector with cool tube as my eight thread, it has been just about two years now. VV

 

[B. THC R+D]

Looking very nice over there. Vv'
how have the clones been treating you... Looking real good by the pic's

miss in ya~ bt'

db.~tlb!

 

[VictorVIcious]

Hey dirtbag, love ya too man. I thought about making a new thread, but I though 2 in the same week would be too many. I couldn't think of exact title, something like the complete explanation of Al B's cloning or something. The one on the left is a 10 day old clone and the one on the right a seedling planted 8/22.
I went thru the mother plants yesterday, you look at them a little different when you keep the 5.5mm+ stem size and 9" height in mind. I used 3" cubes, they didn't have any of the wrapped 1-1/2" that day. I am sold on Dip and Grow and hydrozime, worked in the aerocloner, with and without medium, you can see the results in the rockwool and these are a little bigger.lol I did get the small cubes for the next bunch which I will take tomorrow.
I got everything ready for the new light, put the bulb in ......VV

 

[B. THC R+D]

Looking oh! So nice and purple...!!! Do like the color those light put out.
Very nice to read u like the dip and gro. And the hygrozyme!!!

Check yur email...!!!

Db.~tlb!

 

[Barking Mad]

Great Journal VV, I do come by sometimes but, just looking to how it's meant to be done.

Can I ask you, what is causing the purple light in this pic?
Is it blue and red leds or a UV light or something else altogether.

Sorry if I have asked before, (I might have).

Great grow, you certainly know your stuff.

 

[VictorVIcious]

Great Journal VV, I do come by sometimes but, just looking to how it's meant to be done.

Can I ask you, what is causing the purple light in this pic?
Is it blue and red leds or a UV light or something else altogether.

Sorry if I have asked before, (I might have).

That is the led light, the Procyon 100. 100 watts, 400 watt equivelent, no heat.

Great grow, you certainly know your stuff.

Thanx for the comment, I am still learning the plants. VV

 

[mattso101]

Hey VV love your gow, I have been still here with ya. Give a liittle peek at my Cinderella 99 journal to see my progress. Its impessive

 

[VictorVIcious]

Hey VV love your gow, I have been still here with ya. Give a liittle peek at my Cinderella 99 journal to see my progress. Its impessive

besides that the buds look great. VV

 

[VictorVIcious]

I guess putting that light together took longer than I thought, I did learn all I need to know about ballasts in the process. The next one won't take more than a couple of days. In the meantime we are making some progress with filling up the production line.
Here is the mother/ clone/ seedling side. The clones on the left were just taken Wednesday, the seedlings are four weeks old today, I retired 5 mother plants and have replacements on the table.
Tables 1 and 2. Table one is all clones taken on 9/2, not quite the size we want yet, they went into flowering on 9/12 and 9/13 and yes, I know I rushed them a little, they are in 3" rockwool cubes placed in pots with coco-coir, seem to be doing ok for a week. Table 2 has some room on it which will be filled today with 24 of the widow/cindy seedlings, some of those will be male. I did save 10 of those to let them veg a little, take clones and sex the clones, which I have been told for the last two years is the correct way to sex your plants, old people are just slow to learn, gotta luv old people.
Table 3 and 4. Now these tables have been in flowering under the t-5's from 4 to 6 weeks, average length of flowering has been close to 12 weeks which is the reason I made the change (well that and someone gave me a 1000watt ballast) By the time I figured out the 'free ballast' didn't work, I already had about $400.00 invested in the air handling, bulb and cooltube, and Batwing Reflector. The new ballast with the baasr was $170.00. I routed the air handling over the top of the other two tables so all I have to do when I put the next one together is cut out the section for the cool tube, install a couple of clamps and plug it in. I used 6" ducting and bought the 200cfm in-line duct fan (axial) you could use 4" flexible aluminum dryer type ducting for a little less than I spent, in the case of keeping the light cool more is better. I put the fan on a timer, it comes on when the light does and runs for 15 minutes after the light shuts off. VV

 

[Barking Mad]

That is the led light, the Procyon 100. 100 watts, 400 watt equivelent, no heat.



Thanx for the comment, I am still learning the plants. VV

I thought it might haver been leds.
I saw them on ebay once and thought they would be ideal for a cab/closet grow.
They were dear though, about £250 sterling.

Check out my journal if you like, week 11 flowering G13s.
Latest pics on page 59...........shameless plug lol

 

[VictorVIcious]

I thought it might haver been leds.
I saw them on ebay once and thought they would be ideal for a cab/closet grow.
They were dear though, about £250 sterling.

Check out my journal if you like, week 11 flowering G13s.
Latest pics on page 59...........shameless plug lol

Your plants look awesome, your patience will pay off. Not sure what the exchange rate is at the moment, the light was $600.00and comes ready to hang, has its own fan to keep the semiconductors cool, should last until newer technology comes out. You had to pay a couple of hundred up front, they can not build them fast enough to keep them in stock here. When the have 'yours' built the send an e-mail, you pay the balance, they ship it, no other charges. Fair deal, the MSR is $599.00 so having part of the money up front and not charging for shipping is a reasonable trade IMO. VV