Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

[southern homegrower]

Exactly why i am adding a 1000 watt mh soon. 4 600 watters covers the canopy great, but the amount of underdeveloped bud below will justify the price. But around here the electricity must be alot higher..i pay around $500 a month with 4 600 watters, ac, dehumi, houshold etc... adding a 1000 will jump me up to $600 a month... Now if i can figure out the best place to put it, it will need to be cooled, and its already pretty crowded in there with all the venting?

what do u pay per kwh? mine is a little under $ 0.12 a kwh

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

what do u pay per kwh? mine is a little under $ 0.12 a kwh

I dont know exactly..ive tried to figure it out a few times but theres different baseline costs per kwh when you go over the alotted wattage.. ive been averaging 2,500 kwh per month.. baseline is 630 kwh at .04363. and it goes up dramaticly the more i use. over 200% and it jumps to .23818. expensive.

 

[southern homegrower]

dirthawker . 630 kwh. ho uses that little bit of elctric! before i started my use was 1341 kwh that was the hottest time of the year though. least was 1113 kwh

 

[Maybetomorrow]

Any buddies out there not have co2 and finished a harvest in the stink system. Outcome? I want to get a boost bucket/or Dry ice in a Styrofoam cooler. Its cheap and I can make 3 pounds last about 5-6 days. I just want to see if it would change anything just too help with this crop. But I also know that I have some much taller plants then what is suppose to be used in the system. I'm trying to aim for a pound with the first crop with out co2. ( taller plants more mj in theory)

 

[LionsRoor]

Anybody have trouble with the rubbermaid lids leaking/dripping down the side of the reservoir? I didn't have any issues until a week ago (I started my system March 20th) I've tried running a bead of silicone along the lid where it touches the tub, put sticky window insulation around the top, but I still get leaks. Any help would be appreciated.

Yeah - I like all the other suggestions too!

My two cents on the subject:

I use Frost King brand (this brand works the best), EPDM Rubber Weatherseal self stick tape - comes in white, gray - and probably black though our Depot does not have. The model numbers are V27W and v27G, it is 15mm x 8mm in 10' lengths. Install one piece around the top of the Rubbermaid container (not the lid), joining in the center of the handle section of the tub. I replace this seal after 2 or 3 clone or veg sessions.

Below is a picture of similar EPDM weatherseal from MD in black, this brand also works, but it is slightly thicker (though the specs do not reveal this), but does not last as long.

No matter what you do - you should be prepared for leaks... maybe not a good idea to run our systems on nice wood floors, or carpeting!

 

[LionsRoor]

I dont know exactly..ive tried to figure it out a few times but theres different baseline costs per kwh when you go over the alotted wattage.. ive been averaging 2,500 kwh per month.. baseline is 630 kwh at .04363. and it goes up dramaticly the more i use. over 200% and it jumps to .23818. expensive.

Yo Dirt - sounds like we pay similar rates... I use alot of power before the grow so I am tiered to death too

 

[LionsRoor]

Any buddies out there not have co2 and finished a harvest in the stink system. Outcome? I want to get a boost bucket/or Dry ice in a Styrofoam cooler. Its cheap and I can make 3 pounds last about 5-6 days. I just want to see if it would change anything just too help with this crop. But I also know that I have some much taller plants then what is suppose to be used in the system. I'm trying to aim for a pound with the first crop with out co2. ( taller plants more mj in theory)

Hey Bro - I am just about to harvest a couple 'sans CO2' batches.... well pretty much without CO2. I was gassing them to start, but had some nute issues running 2 strains, and the CO2 seemed to be compounding the issue. This was also a new room and I had some other environmental issues to dial in - so I temporarily moved my CO2 gen to another location. I will be running it now for my 3rd and 4th batches.

I won't get close to a pound per unit this round - sorry to say - but I learned alot from these first two batches, and I believe a pound can be had without CO2 - especially with a high yielding strain, though I will not bother trying to find out. The good news is, the harvest I do have - OG and Headband - looks stellar! I will let you know the final outcome.

 

[Jagermaster]

Yeah - I like all the other suggestions too!

My two cents on the subject:

I use Frost King brand (this brand works the best), EPDM Rubber Weatherseal self stick tape - comes in white, gray - and probably black though our Depot does not have. The model numbers are V27W and v27G, it is 15mm x 8mm in 10' lengths. Install one piece around the top of the Rubbermaid container (not the lid), joining in the center of the handle section of the tub. I replace this seal after 2 or 3 clone or veg sessions.

Below is a picture of similar EPDM weatherseal from MD in black, this brand also works, but it is slightly thicker (though the specs do not reveal this), but does not last as long.

No matter what you do - you should be prepared for leaks... maybe not a good idea to run our systems on nice wood floors, or carpeting!

Thank God for this forum. Thanks aero, newhiddengrower, lionsroor and maybetommorrow.
Thanks for the specs on the insulation lion, I will probably try a little of the methods.
Luckily I'm on cement floors downstairs, so, I just have to dump the little cups that fill up while I'm at work.
I'll report back with some results.
Thanks again.

Hey Maybe, I think I'm on about the same schedule as you. I should finish up first week of July or so (without Co2). I only had 2 of my original 6 seeds turn out with meat curtains, but they each have their own 600W HPS and reservoir. LOL. Both White Rhinos. Both looking good, starting to really bunch up with hairs/growth at the bud sites.
Good luck bro.

 

[jnyce1320]

Yeah - I like all the other suggestions too!

My two cents on the subject:

I use Frost King brand (this brand works the best), EPDM Rubber Weatherseal self stick tape - comes in white, gray - and probably black though our Depot does not have. The model numbers are V27W and v27G, it is 15mm x 8mm in 10' lengths. Install one piece around the top of the Rubbermaid container (not the lid), joining in the center of the handle section of the tub. I replace this seal after 2 or 3 clone or veg sessions.

Below is a picture of similar EPDM weatherseal from MD in black, this brand also works, but it is slightly thicker (though the specs do not reveal this), but does not last as long.

No matter what you do - you should be prepared for leaks... maybe not a good idea to run our systems on nice wood floors, or carpeting!

aye cuz... i have the same blue res and light still gets thru and now im having that smily goo problem. find away to block light from getting and and keep some hygrozyme on deck...

 

[Aeroweed]

No matter what you do - you should be prepared for leaks... maybe not a good idea to run our systems on nice wood floors, or carpeting!

Now you tell me!

 

[peu4000]

Ok, does this system sound ok?

I'll have a cloner/veg system under some CFLs that I have (276w daylight), and a single flowering system with 2 posts, 2 holes in each and a 400w HPS . I am going to use each arm for different stages of flowering. Without CO2 is it resonable to expect an Oz per plant?

 

[nadbilson]

Ok, does this system sound ok?

I'll have a cloner/veg system under some CFLs that I have (276w daylight), and a single flowering system with 2 posts, 2 holes in each and a 400w HPS . I am going to use each arm for different stages of flowering. Without CO2 is it resonable to expect an Oz per plant?

Some guys will use a gallon jug with water, yeast, and sugar to provide co2. It's in the faq at the top of the page.

 

[dagobaker]

ok going with aero and co2 and romulus genetics i have doubled almost tripled my size of buds from hempy (vermiculite and perlite with hydro nutes)
here are a few pics
my advice is to invest in the cloner and the best genetics u can afford
then add a veg........and then a flowering unit
add co2 (either tank or generator) and u will be on your way to an amazing harvest

 

[dagobaker]

these are over 12 inches only halfway through the flowering process.....and as big as my forearm (im not small either lol)
i expect them to double in the next 4 weeks also........
imagine having a 1 oz dried cola alone

 

[DIRTHAWKER]

Nice buds Dago! I have a pretty good harvest coming up soon too.
These are at day 49. 2 weeks left.

I have a question that im sure has been talked about before... how do you go about transplanting from the stink veg unit, into outdoor pots with soil?

 

[whysohigh]

Nice buds Dago! I have a pretty good harvest coming up soon too.
These are at day 49. 2 weeks left.

I have a question that im sure has been talked about before... how do you go about transplanting from the stink veg unit, into outdoor pots with soil?

ive sold lots of clones to guys who put them in dirt, they just dig a small hole in the dirt for the roots and the 2"net pot. ive never heard of any one having one die, and ive got some pretty dumb friends lol

 

[oneeyejedi]

Exactly why i am adding a 1000 watt mh soon. 4 600 watters covers the canopy great, but the amount of underdeveloped bud below will justify the price. But around here the electricity must be alot higher..i pay around $500 a month with 4 600 watters, ac, dehumi, houshold etc... adding a 1000 will jump me up to $600 a month... Now if i can figure out the best place to put it, it will need to be cooled, and its already pretty crowded in there with all the venting?

I have just replaced my 1000w reflectors with growzilla reflectors wich allow mh along with hps in same unit solved my space issues.

 

[NewHiddenGrower]

Hey im lacking clones, could i take clones from plants that are flowering for 4 days?

 

[pelzroo]

"Hey im lacking clones, could i take clones from plants that are flowering for 4 days?"

yes cuttings can be taken 4 days in, no problem.

 

[GanjaAL]

Hey all was wondering if anyone has the know how on how to put all the 600+ pgs. to pdf so we can download it to our pc's just in case this site goes down again.... please.

I would do it but lack the know how.

Great thread and hope to contribute on my DIY Chiller for the Stinkbud system.