250w HPS Club And Help Guide

[NatureaFinest]

U makin me look bad sénor lol. Damn fine job tho. How long do u veg. I need buds like that

 

[Sr. Verde]

sorry dude.. i actually vegged that strain too long... until about 7 inches... if i never cut it in half at day 16 it would be like 4 feet I swear.

 

[NatureaFinest]

No apologies necessary. Damn 7 inches lol. I gotta figure out what I'm doin wrong. What kinda dirt u use or is it coco

 

[Sr. Verde]

its fox farms ocean forest

 

[NatureaFinest]

Hell yea. Now this may be a dumb ? but I have to ask, do u think its 50 times better than miracle gro? It must be comparin our pics lol. But I finally found a place around 100 miles away that sells fox farm. In ur opinion is it worth the money to drive that far for it than to pick up mg at my local wally world. I'm probably goin saturday as I'm anxious, ur opinion will be much appreciated tho

 

[Sr. Verde]

I dont know i've never used MG on bud, i've seen people do so with good results though.... I don't know about driving that far for it though..........

I just like that it feeds for a month and thats it, no time release... some MG has like time released feed which I would think would fuck with my ability to gauge what nutes its going to need

 

[NatureaFinest]

C that's what's got me kinda disliking mg. I believe maybe there's too much n or something and its slowing my bud development down. I'm not too sure on that. the 100 miles really don't bother me. It'll cost about 20 round trip and I'm thinking about stockin up quiet a bit and store in a rubbermaid container sealed, still in the bag. I can veg 5 wks and somehow only pull around 25-35 grams. What do u think ur average yield is

 

[Sr. Verde]

I haven't yielded yet on it this tent... I pulled about 3.5 oz (2 small plants)'s from 250w of CFL before in a cardboard box so idk...

what bulb are you using? I realllly like my Hortilux Super HPS.

& Are you pH balancing your water?

 

[NatureaFinest]

Man I couldn't even tell u what bulb I have. It came with my system from htg supply but I keep it around 6 in from the tops. Water is ph'd to 6.1 because I add dolomite lime in for Cal/mg and a buffer. It goes from 6.1 wet to around 6.9 dry. I'd be pissed if its the bulb

 

[Sr. Verde]

could be... bulbs also start to loose brightness after about a year of daily use I think...

Gotta have that light intensity to get your weight

 

[NatureaFinest]

That is very true. Its only been used to flower 3 plants but who knows, they may have put some cheap crappy bulb in with it. It came in an unmarked box so who knows man, it does kinda seem its lost intensity but not sure. I may try a run with fox farm and if that doesn't do the trick ill be lookn into bulbs. I have a g13 skunk in a dwc setup now so maybe thatll help me figure out if its the mg or me or light. Thanks a ton for ur input and advice man. +rep and ill definitely be seeing u around

 

[Sr. Verde]

check out a hortilux... or something.... I think its worth it its a nice bullb

id do that before you do soil... light is key!

 

[NatureaFinest]

Yea I checked up on it. If it wasn't 90 bucks I'd get one right now. I found one for 75 but if I can fix the problem with it itd be worth that bill. I gotta try that ffof first tho, 18 a bag so if it works I save a chunk. All I ask is around 50 gs a plant. If I can get that ill b happy as hell. But ur right light is key.

 

[Sr. Verde]

Look up compariosons...supposedly the enhanced spectrum of the hortilux hps gives you a bigger yield.. as it produces like 11% more usable light... honestly id get that before driving 100mi for soil... if your looking for a better yield that is!

 

[Sr. Verde]

check this out

https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/355137-think-your-bulb-doesnt-matter.html

Guess which one was under the hortilux?

 

[NatureaFinest]

Mines on the left, yours is on the right lol. Definitely can't argue with those results. Shit man I may just hold off on the ff now and either get that or at least a better bulb now of right after I harvest these plants and just sell enough to get the bulb. I was lookn and my bulb is only 23 bucks and I'm a firm believer in u get what u pay for so I'm sure its junk

 

[Sr. Verde]

Yes, I think your on the right track now in my honest opinion of course.

....

I also was on the cheap route my friend. I was like, shit HOW could a light bulb be better? Light is light, right?

Then 16 days into veg with my new setup, I absentmindedly look behind my tent to see NO light... I was like FUCK and opened my tent and no light but ventilation running! The bulb died. I tried to start it again and it looked like it WANTED to start but couldnt ignite..

So I went to the hydro store... with the intention of exploring the possibility of upgrading.. the guy there (real nice dude) took my burned out bulb without checking receipt or bulb.... and then I asked to be charged for the difference for a hortilux.


The shit about the HORTILUX METAL HALIDE 250w is that its $119.99! The HPS is $89.99 ?

Anyway he pulled out the bulb and it looked wayyy nicer than my burned out one. The light it threw off was also way more, FULL it seemed? Like the other one was a very bleached color but the Hortilux threw off some REAL vivid color...



I was so impressed that I also bought a hortilux SUPER HPS... they haven't failed me yet.





GE 250w Metal Halide

Hortilux BLUE Metal Halide

Looks good to me, makes sense that it's just 11% more energy available for the plant to absorb, you know? I'm hooked, at least.

 

[NatureaFinest]

Hell yea. Well shit ill at least be gettin the super hps after/if not before this harvest. now they hooked me up with a decent mh bulb I believe. Its an agrostar if I'm not mistaken. But I may invest in both if I get hooked on the hps like u did the hps. I mean if it does like the pic itd be worth the $ in 1 harvest. They certainly turned u into a believer. Worth a shot. I'd like to kno what u harvest on that tangerine dream just outta curiosity. Do u keep a journal or anything of it

 

[Kottonmouth king15]

amaziing man!!!

 

[xCanadabisx]

Hey guys....I have only gotten to page 44 of the thread, but was wondering if this package would be a good start to a 250 setup?

250 HPS Kit

Sorry if this has been asked already.

Thanks for all your help!