Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

dagobaker

dagobaker

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LionsRoor said:
I think I may be the guy you saw running the triple post units, each under a 600 HPS. The 4 foot posts are perfect for a 600 watt light. While the posts are only 4' long, your canopy will end up hanging way over that - easily filling a 5 - 6 foot space... that your 600 watt can nicely light!

I posted some of these pics at Stinkbuddies.com earlier today - but they illustrate my point well for this post too.
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im currently using a 600 hps for 2 standard stink units but will be switching to a 1000 air cooled this week
i have 2 400 hps on a mover for my 3 - 6 foot post unit
has a 30 gal res
 

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dagobaker

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1st pic is of the 4 4 foot posts and the second is of the 3 6 foot posts
sorry about the hps pics.....they suck lol
 
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LionsRoor

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Mr.Karma said:
Thank you so much... You are the guy I was looking for. Thanks for the pics as well, they will aid in my construction design. What type of rez are you using? The brand and gallon size would be much appreciated.

Any issues with the rez bowing out? Also do you have any issues running 3 post?

I remember reading awhile back you where only yielding about 8oz but it turn out to be really high quality. Were you using c02 at the time? Any increase in your yields since that last harvest.

I did find stinks website and actually made my first post the other day. First reply was from mr.stinkbud himself:joint:.

Thanks again:peace:
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Hey Karma - I am using the Botanicare 25 gallon res - this is a pro res - no bowing or bending, etc. It was made for this exact purpose. You usually have to special order this one from your shop... Botanicare made the 25's for their TurboGarden series. About $100 with the lid and porthole cover.

I love the 3 post system - no issues at all! Most horizontal reflectors will cover this area nicely.

Yeah - I orginally got only a half pound per rack - but I had mixed strains, and wasn't using CO2. Additional issues with the room and a fire that caused me to evacuate my house for a week all contributed to the lower yields. I am not sure what this round will yield, but it appears to be twice as much and then some - and the quality is still there! This batch was run under approx 1400 PPM CO2 - it caused them to stretch - and produce more bud! The result is some serious bud droop at day 54! I've had to support many colas with ties, etc. They look choice though - super frosted with classic OG structure. Even the lower buds receiving less light are finishing nicely. I'm going to start the flush today or tomorrow and go for another 5 - 7 days. Stink himself predicted 23 zips at 4 weeks - but he was being overly optimistic! I told him I would be happy with 12 oz - as that would be quite an improvement for me from the 8 oz harvest per light the first round. I don't want to count my chickens yet - but things look good!

I am certain, that I will eventually be able to produce a pound of OG under a 600 watt light using the Stink system. This will actually be quite a feat, as many growers of OG are happy to yield a pound per 1000 watt light. AK47 is a big yielder compared to OG - the pound mark with that strain is likely for you!
 
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LionsRoor

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Mr.Karma said:
LionsRoor, any chance you have closer pics of your reservoir. I could have swore you posted them up before. I would like to see how you plumbed everything together. It looks really clean. I can barely see where the water runs back down into the res from the fence post. Are you still using the same 396gph pump or did you buy something bigger?

really clean setup, would love to see a pic of the entire room.
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I have some pics somewhere... I will post some soon. I use the EP633 pump - a little bigger than the EP396. I may have posted before - but I can't find em with a quick search. The plumbing utilizes all 1/2" threaded PVC tubing and fittings. The precut, threaded lengths of PVC are often referred to as 'nipple risers'. This will aid in your search for them. My local hardware store has them in all lengths from 1" to the 48" lengths I use for the spraybars. I use Carflex threaded tubing and a couple fitting to accommodate the 'quick-coupling' PVC fitting to the manifold. This is key as it allows you to easily remove the pump for cleaning and replacement. Hard to explain but the pics will clarify...
 
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LionsRoor

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dagobaker said:
1st pic is of the 4 4 foot posts and the second is of the 3 6 foot posts
sorry about the hps pics.....they suck lol
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Yo Bro - have you tried that white balance trick that Stink told us about? I've had some success with it... still nothing like Stinks pics, but I was able to remove much of the orange tint from my HPS pics.

In general - while in your HPS lit environment, go to the custom white balance setting for your camera... use a white piece of paper to entirely fill the frame of your camera when capturing your custom WB settings. Then take your pics and the orange cast will be removed (at least diminished greatly).
 
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wtfh4xx

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LionsRoor said:
Yo Bro - have you tried that white balance trick that Stink told us about? I've had some success with it... still nothing like Stinks pics, but I was able to remove much of the orange tint from my HPS pics.

In general - while in your HPS lit environment, go to the custom white balance setting for your camera... use a white piece of paper to entirely fill the frame of your camera when capturing your custom WB settings. Then take your pics and the orange cast will be removed (at least diminished greatly).
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Do you have a journal of your grow?

Im planning on using two 600W HPS to light 3 stinkbud flowering units. Either directly above the middle one at 1/3 and 2/3 length or on either side on light movers.

I wont be using C02.
 
robotninja

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Now I'm truly a "Stinkbuddy" or is it Stinkybuddy? Check this Blackberry Kush at 5 weeks. This system rocks!

Hey Stink, have you or anyone tested the new "Grape" flavored Sweet from botanicare?
 
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zid123

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At the start of this forum you mention 1 minute on 5 off for your aero system, i'm in the UK and can not find a timer for this anywhere with a google/ebay search. Have you made the circuit yourself or can you point me in the right direction please?
 
heidiina

heidiina

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the plans & everything you need to know are on

www.stinkbuddies.com

it is a lot easier to find your way around there, i promise! Join the stinkbuddy community if you havent already. It seems like the server is down at the moment but check back later... anyone else not able to get onto the forum lol??

edit: forum is back up now!!
 
dagobaker

dagobaker

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LionsRoor said:
Yo Bro - have you tried that white balance trick that Stink told us about? I've had some success with it... still nothing like Stinks pics, but I was able to remove much of the orange tint from my HPS pics.

In general - while in your HPS lit environment, go to the custom white balance setting for your camera... use a white piece of paper to entirely fill the frame of your camera when capturing your custom WB settings. Then take your pics and the orange cast will be removed (at least diminished greatly).
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need a step by step for my nikon 40d
 
dagobaker

dagobaker

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im trying to decide on which plant to experiment with my grape sweet sample
i have a white berry in the greenhouse about 3 weeks from being done.......might use it for that one.......its already trich covered
 
G33kDro

G33kDro

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grape sweet very similar results. wanna bump it up a notch? toss the sweet and swap it for the gen hydro's floranectar, they have regular, and now pineapple. MMMuch better than sweet.
 
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