GrowLab 80 - G13 Pineapple Express ... [200w T5 veg / 400w HPS flower]

ManOfSteel

ManOfSteel

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Haven't been on here in a few days and bam, the whole shebang! Thanks a ton Sr.

I jost got done wiring a dedicated 20 amps for a tent. It took a couple days but I'm happy with the results.

Can I do a 4X4 for a foot around a 3X3 with a 400W MH for veg and a 600 HPS for flower without losing light on the plants?

I really liked your specs for the 1000W and it really got me thinking. I just like the idea of getting to know 2 plants first then working my way up to 4. I probably will upgrade to your 5X5 spec next though even though my hood is big enough and I do have a 1000W Ballast. Will need to run #6 wire first though I think.

Now I just need to build my tent, by my girls and their food an hang my equipment.
 
Sr. Verde

Sr. Verde

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ManOfSteel said:
Haven't been on here in a few days and bam, the whole shebang! Thanks a ton Sr.

I jost got done wiring a dedicated 20 amps for a tent. It took a couple days but I'm happy with the results.

Can I do a 4X4 for a foot around a 3X3 with a 400W MH for veg and a 600 HPS for flower without losing light on the plants?

I really liked your specs for the 1000W and it really got me thinking. I just like the idea of getting to know 2 plants first then working my way up to 4. I probably will upgrade to your 5X5 spec next though even though my hood is big enough and I do have a 1000W Ballast. Will need to run #6 wire first though I think.

Now I just need to build my tent, by my girls and their food an hang my equipment.
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Yeah you could do a 3x3 for 600w flower. You could do 3.5x3.5 for 600w.. or the 4x4 for 1000. I think the 1000w would be the most efficient though. I think you should look at how to just introduce new equipment without having to tear down the old stuff and buy completely new.

Just remember that to run a specific bulb you'll need a ballast, and a blub, and a hood. The hoods are interchangeable for wattage, but the bulbs and ballasts are not. So if you go from say 400w to 600 watt, you need to swap out the bulbs and ballasts.

As far as the amps, I'm running into an amperage problem when thinking about a 2000w room. I'll have about 18 amps dedicated to 2000w, then I need another 4-5 or so for the dehumidifier and another 5-6 for the air conditioning. I'm thinking the room might not be set up for 30-40 amps though. You sound like your familiar with wiring electricity. What would be the best way to test/figure out the amperage to a room? I'm familiar around main panels and sockets and stuff I just don't know the steps to diagnose, or figure out max load/amperage. Thanks.
 
ManOfSteel

ManOfSteel

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Start by conducting a breaker check with a lamp or radio switched on connected to the plugs. Identify which breakers you are using per outlet. Then...
Wattage = Voltage X Amperage
120 Volts X 20 Amps (breaker) = 2400W
However National Electric code states you should not exceed 80% so it becomes 2400 X .8 = 1920 total watts allowed. Just add and enter your info into the equation.
As you see there is wiggle room. The closer you get to full load, the hotter your wires, equipment, outlets get. If your in an old place like me, I strongly suggest you double check and stay safe. I'm going to upgrade the wiring to a #6 AWG wire when I can which will then allow me to run 50 Amps. I'm not there yet, but I want to be. I have about a good amount of my equipment and knowledge. Just workin on getting all the rest and I am confident it will go just fine. Just need thee duckets to get this thing rolling!
 
Sr. Verde

Sr. Verde

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Good info, thanks! So if I did have 40 amps I would likely want to run 1x 1000w light per circuit, and then run like a dehumidifier with one light, and the air conditioning on the other light?


Especially good info about the heat, I didn't think about that. I'll stay safe.
 
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growman27

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The strain does seem to grow quite quickly... The PE I had was about 2 feet before she was switched to flower. At the end of her run she was pushing 4 feet. (about 2 feet in 10 weeks)
 
CAone

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Great grow and journal Verde, I went through the whole thread, you grew some lovely plants. I feel passion is a huge factor in a successful grow. Also, I don't know if I missed it, but what was your yield?
 
Sr. Verde

Sr. Verde

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bombasticson said:
you started the new thread yet?
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Sr. Verde said:
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/549681-gl80-reserva-privada-confidential-cheese.html

Here is my new journal. /\
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CAone said:
Great grow and journal Verde, I went through the whole thread, you grew some lovely plants. I feel passion is a huge factor in a successful grow. Also, I don't know if I missed it, but what was your yield?
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thanks :) next ones will be better!
Sr. Verde said:
I got 6 pint mason jars full of flowers, and 3 full of trim. :smile: Though they will surely shrink in the coming month. I've been smoking it too, so even if I do weigh it, it won't be accurate.
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Sr. Verde

Sr. Verde

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Just keep it much farther away than your normally would and gradually lower it as they get more foliage and roots.
 
Sr. Verde

Sr. Verde

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30 days in the jars.. smelling awesome, tasting awesome.. I still think this stuff tastes and smells similar to a more fruity version of maui wowie.. :-P





Some nuggets going into an 8... was so pretty had to take a couple shots before someone smokeded em up ;).
 

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Traxx187

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So when you add nutes do you add nutes then correct the ph or do you ph correct the water first. Then add your nutes?
 
Sr. Verde

Sr. Verde

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Nutrients have their own concentrated pH and can change your main solutions pH accordingly. Short answer: add nutes, then pH correct.

example: Throw in that Cal Mag, then Grow big, Then big Bloom, then a dash of tiger bloom, then your bio weed... shake it all up, put in the sensor, leave it for a minute to get accurate, and then add your ph down (or up), shake, and retest until you are in the proper range 6.3-6.8 ... go for more acidic in veg, more base in flower.. This way the acidity in veg helps nitrogen uptake (vital for foliage), and leaning for more base ph in flower for better uptake of P, Ca, and Mg which starts to be more important in the later stages of flower.. :)
 
Outlawd15

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That moment you smoke the freshly finished hung to dry test bud of pineapple express as you're putting them in the jar..

Fuck yes. So tasty! I'll post pics to my thread when I stop being lazy.
 
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