Dual Areoponic Cabinet, Ceramic Metal Halide

Integra21

Integra21

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Thats funny phreaky, I'm am reconstructing my whole roomand upgrading to dual 600w's and I went with a pair of the Ushio Opti reds, since they were the most similar to my Agro bulbs. Didnt like the 600w agro. 430w is the shit though. I guess we will both see how these fairly unfamiliar bulbs perform.
 
phreakygoat

phreakygoat

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from what i've heard, ushio has a great lumen count and is supposedly dependable. I just had bought my light with a pre-used bulb, so it was def. time to renew!
 
Integra21

Integra21

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Well, Mine are new, so I should be able to give them a fair judgement. Never knew they were reliable. Just thought I'd try them out becauseThe seemd legit, weren't hornilux, and like the light spectrum. Alsmost went with sunpulse because they are supposed to have a high uvb output which is great for resin production, but they dont work on digitals, so no dice. I am still intruiged by them though. They have great color spectrum choices and make it so you have supplimental uvb built right in.
 
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cruzer101

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Humm, Oshio.
I remember seeing them and I thought the price was kinda high and moved on.
That UV spectrum is something I had thought of when choosing the phillips.

I dont see myself moving to a 600w any time soon.
But it will still be good to hear what you guys think of them.

I got a different idea, Still using 600w but with two lights.
My next move is to use more of my available light by using more of the space I have.
2 tier vertical grow. 400w on top and 250w on bottom. Heres what I come up with.



I will have to remove the whisper fan and mount it on top but that will give me enough space. I figure I can plumb it right into the lower tub. Hang the light right in front against the closed doors. That will give me 2 feet all around. As the upper plants grow towards the light I have the screen to tie them back. The 250w will provide light to the lower buds.

Think it will do as well as a 600w?
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cruzer101

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Temps 74 res 68°
PPMs 50 PH 6.0

OK looks like they are ready.
The hedge is about 3 inches shorter than I wanted but not to bad if I do say so myself.
















I took a couple shots without the flash. See the trainwreck on the left has some purple in it.







They drank a couple gallons but the ppms remained about the same. almost nothing.
Gonna chop tomorrow.
I will try and get some harvest pics up before I leave.



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DenseBuds

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cruzer101 said:
Humm, Oshio.
I remember seeing them and I thought the price was kinda high and moved on.
That UV spectrum is something I had thought of when choosing the phillips.

I dont see myself moving to a 600w any time soon.
But it will still be good to hear what you guys think of them.

I got a different idea, Still using 600w but with two lights.
My next move is to use more of my available light by using more of the space I have.
2 tier vertical grow. 400w on top and 250w on bottom. Heres what I come up with.



I will have to remove the whisper fan and mount it on top but that will give me enough space. I figure I can plumb it right into the lower tub. Hang the light right in front against the closed doors. That will give me 2 feet all around. As the upper plants grow towards the light I have the screen to tie them back. The 250w will provide light to the lower buds.

Think it will do as well as a 600w?
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WOW! Can't wait to see it for real.
 
captain insaneo

captain insaneo

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So then cmh or hps, or I should say what do you think you are going to run in you next grow?

Also do you think that the uv from the cmh might have helped keep away PM?
 
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cruzer101

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cutman said:
hey cruz is that for the vertical grow?
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Yea, thats the idea.

Integra21 said:
Looks great Cruze. Cant wait to see all of that hanging and drying. That purple in the middle looks real nice.
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Thanks man.

captain insaneo said:
So then cmh or hps, or I should say what do you think you are going to run in you next grow?

Also do you think that the uv from the cmh might have helped keep away PM?
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It depends on what I want out of the grow really. I am gonna try a run with a strain called green crack. I hear it is fast but I dont hear much on the smoke. Probably go with the HPS first round then cmh the next.

No I doubt the light would make any difference on the PM.
 
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cruzer101

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Sticky time!

I only got a few shots, I thought it would take me 3 hrs. It took like 7 hours. Its hard to tell what I have in the cab.
There is a lot more buds here. I was going to pile them all on my table.

I cut ONE plant check it out..





Here it is,





No way in hell will all that fit on that table so I just trimmed it and hung it.
Here is a pic of almost all of it. There is some bud in the box below too.




The purple kush is on the left, I got a six inch fan (on low) blowing up under them. Its been raining, I hope I dont come back to moldy buds.​
 
DoeEyed

DoeEyed

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That is a beautiful sight! Kinda makes you sad to cut 'em, doesn't it? Until you get your first taste anyway...hehe So does the purple kush retain that color even dry? Don't forget to post your dry weight when you get it - it looks good though!
 
BooMeR242

BooMeR242

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damn cruz crazy purp colors u got goin on there. looks yummy 8) need a tester? hehe. whered u pick up the plastic netting for ur scrog?
 
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cruzer101

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Hi people, thanks for the complements. I am on my way home now, well a 2 hour delay and I am sitting at the airport. WTF man, they want you here like an hour early and put you through security then tell you to wait 2 or 3 hours. This sucks.
 
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cruzer101

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Temps 65°
Humidity 56%

The crop has been hanging for five days now. They are drying but not very crispy on the outside.
Have any of you guys dried your buds in 56% humidity before?​
 
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