Ghs trainwreck & bigbang grow 250w

gumball

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well i just put a 100watt CMH in a PC like v12 did and the temps are between 83-86. Its less than 1 sq ft, like .8 or .9 sq ft. i think you can do it, but you have to plan your ventilation well, and make sure you have all your T's crossed, and i's dotted!!! awesome idea though
 

tamjam69

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well i just put a 100watt CMH in a PC like v12 did and the temps are between 83-86. Its less than 1 sq ft, like .8 or .9 sq ft. i think you can do it, but you have to plan your ventilation well, and make sure you have all your T's crossed, and i's dotted!!! awesome idea though
thats what i thought aswell gum, it works out about the same wattage per sq ft as you and v12 have running plus with a cool tube it may be possible. i will get the measurements in a bit for one of you kind people to work out for me kiss-ass

nice bud porn I have some train wreck budding right now check my thread.... https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/327014-stealth-like-ninja-very-high.html I am curious how fat did your buds end up filling out from the harvest you had... Mine seem puny and I am under 400w hps...
cheers dude, i will check it out later

harvest i had?? i havnt harvested them yet lol i got along way to go yet with the trainwreck yet!!!
 

maturesmoker

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plants can cope with the heat but the cold is the biggest problem and its horrible seeing cold plants as they look so unhappy
I agree 100% with that tamjam, having grown in the loft for 3 years through winter and summer myself in the past. The high temps they can handle but the cold REALLY stunts them. I remember you saying that your mrs was not keen on you using a heater up there before but look at those little oil filled rads that I mentioned from Argos because they are very safe and cheap to run and will mean you can grow up there through the coldest winter temps as I did. I used to have to put a fleece on or something to go up there but as soon as I opened up the tent it was warm and the plants looked very happy :-) Mine is a small 500watt heater and its still going strong. Theyre fitted with a thermo too so once you found the right setting you can hold hold the temps pretty steady up there in an enclosed tent or cab.

Just something to think about if you do decide to keep growing up there later.
 

tamjam69

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I agree 100% with that tamjam, having grown in the loft for 3 years through winter and summer myself in the past. The high temps they can handle but the cold REALLY stunts them. I remember you saying that your mrs was not keen on you using a heater up there before but look at those little oil filled rads that I mentioned from Argos because they are very safe and cheap to run and will mean you can grow up there through the coldest winter temps as I did. I used to have to put a fleece on or something to go up there but as soon as I opened up the tent it was warm and the plants looked very happy :-) Mine is a small 500watt heater and its still going strong. Theyre fitted with a thermo too so once you found the right setting you can hold hold the temps pretty steady up there in an enclosed tent or cab.

Just something to think about if you do decide to keep growing up there later.
cheers mate yeah that is an option but i love these small cabinet grows so much and would love to keep myself smoking from one like you do and v12 and alot of others do and i reckon that with the 250w in there i could have a rotational harvest thing going that would work well. and i would feel so much safer if i ever got caught with a tiny op like that i expect the police would probably laugh at it. the breeding project is going out off the window now as i would have to work with femd seeds with the small cab.

im hoping for atleast one female from the ak's and im gonna get a few more femd seeds so after the plants up in the loft are done im gonna get one more grow done up there but in the mean time i will get the small cab running perfectly.

small cabinet grows are so much more fun, intresting and challenging FACT!!!!!
 

tamjam69

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As i have nearly ran out of snowwhite it was time to make a phone call and score some weed!! its quite nice to try something else after months smoking the same stuff, it was a proper 8th that was 3.5grams this time as it was from a family member so no getting ripped of there and for £20 bargain, its a proper nighttime smoke and a good for pains as last night i was numb all over and felt very very happy and slept like a log and found it very hard to wake up lol.

and this morning i had a nice surprise!! i was up in the loft and spotted in the corner a bud :) it was a snowwhite bud that i must had dropped up there prob wieghed about .8 of a gram. 3rd pic along

heres a few pics :weed:
 

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tamjam69

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you keep growing them trees and it will probably start happening more often.
lol very true there gum.

any way guys its been a week since the last update so i will have alot of pics for you all in a bit :hump: colas are forming nicely now at 6 weeks of 12/12, big bang is way ahead of the trainwreck
 

tamjam69

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just a quick post this evening, im gonna do a big update at the weekend as im kid free for a day on saturday :shock: its really awkward taking photos up in the loft so will get them down in the hallway for some better shots on saturday.

theres a few colas that are gonna need a bit of help to stay up as they are getting heavier and they are starting to lean over lol trainwreck is foxtailing all over everywhere and the bigbang has a very stinky smell when you touch it and i think im gonna get about 8 12inch colas off her :shock: god i cant wait to smoke this shit :eyesmoke: they will nearly be 7 weeks of 12/12 on saturday.

anyway heres just a few shots to give you an idea where im at, they are all gonna get a minimum of 10 weeks of 12/12 i know the snowwhite was very good at 10 weeks before if the trainwreck and big bang want 12 weeks of 12/12 they will get it they all still got a way to go!!

Im so damn excited!!
 

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bigman4270

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Looking great Tam, nice and healthy. That's thefirst good picture I've see of foxtailing. Well done.

Peace

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tamjam69

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Looking great Tam, nice and healthy. That's thefirst good picture I've see of foxtailing. Well done.

Peace

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cheers big, gonna get some pics of the whole plants on saturday they are looking good :-P the train wreck is a very distinct plant :hump: but im in love with them all

i don't think im gonna veg for 6 weeks again soon either lol maybe if i had a 1000watter!! 3 weeks veg is more than enough in my eyes
 

tamjam69

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LMFAO!! what am i like? change of plan Again :shock:

I have now decided to use the small cab as a veg/cutting cab again and continue to flower up in the loft, one day i feel like i want to keep this op as small as possible like 2 or 3 plants then the next i dont feel paronoid and think fuck it and think about having more plants lol so i have more bud more often and then buy a 400w kit ( maybe you would sell me your ballast shrig? PM me either way ) and use my 250w sat the same time so i can have some plants of different sizes but only like 2 weeks veg max to keep them a managable size and more regular harvest.

anyway thats my plan lol (for now) so in the veg cab now i have the 2 ak48 seeds, the mutant re-veg and 4 cuttings from the mutant re-veg, to keep the mutant going strong and also to practice cloning, maybe enen keep the re-veg mutant as a mother?

in the cab i have 2 45w 6400k cfl's and just a 125mm pc fan as an inlet and its at 77 in there, and the missus can still sleep with it running :-P 18/6 lighting
 

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bigman4270

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Cheers Tam, Girls looking good as always. I would'nt worry about changing your mind again. We are entitled to do so as stoners do. My new set-up is nothing near what I had planned out. I got tired of thinking about it so I just started with the base area and that is what came about. I like it cause it is simple and can be broken down easily. Now I just got to get the veg cab stealthed out a little better so it is not as easy to detect.

Anyway, keep up the good work my friend. It's getting close to choptime again.

Peace

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tamjam69

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Cheers Tam, Girls looking good as always. I would'nt worry about changing your mind again. We are entitled to do so as stoners do. My new set-up is nothing near what I had planned out. I got tired of thinking about it so I just started with the base area and that is what came about. I like it cause it is simple and can be broken down easily. Now I just got to get the veg cab stealthed out a little better so it is not as easy to detect.

Anyway, keep up the good work my friend. It's getting close to choptime again.

Peace

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yep your totally correct bigman! i reckon i think about my plants every hour and thinking of how to improve and what strains to pick lol hopefully the uk laws change in the future.

There isnt any fancy equipment up in the loft just some thin wood here and there to keep some light in, i plan on building a better separate room up there for when the winter comes so i will be able to control the temps up there with a radiator ( im gonna do it MS :shock: ) and run a 400w and my 250w all the time and line it in mylar, i still got a couple months to plan it out though.

cheers bigman
 

tamjam69

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Day 47 12/12

right i have set up the 250w hps up there aswell now:o it certainly is hell of a lot brighter now and all of the plants are getting light, im gonna rotate them each day aswell to even it out. and some pics of the plants. i cant wait for these buds to get bigger but i still feel like this is gonna be along ride as they all look to be only half done.

i cant wait to smoke snowwhite again as this 8th i scored makes me all lazy and cant be assed to type and made me want to get up and do stuff lol, hopefully the snow white will be good in 3 weeks time

i also like to do each plant on a seperate post because ive lost all the image links quite a few times and its very frustrating!!
 

tamjam69

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heres the trainwreck i got a funny feeling this bitch is gonna go for a long time, but im totally in love with the way the buds look :hump:










 
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