First HPS Grow - 600w - Multiple Strains - Closest

AllDayToker · Jul 17, 2013

Speaking of TBB #2 doing so bad, I just checked on here and now it's leaves are starting to crisp up like some lower leaves did on my Unknown #1 after the transplant. TBB #2 has seemed to completely stopped growing and is getting worse, hasn't bounced back, it's getting trashed. I had a seed pop two days ago of the same strain, if it does equally as bad I'm just throwing the rest of the seeds out and quit wasting my time. So now I'll be down to two plants so I need to start some more. Since this Plato seed has been doing so well and is showing great growth since day one, and showed no back throw backs from transplant. I'm going to start some more of those tomorrow, get them germinated. Hopefully they do just as well.

SOMEBEECH · Jul 18, 2013

Sounds like a good idea!
Beech

AllDayToker · Jul 18, 2013

Woke up this morning with my bulb burnt out, no where around my area sells them. I think I'm just going to hold this thing back awhile, I have no money and I can't keep spending others.

AllDayToker · Jul 18, 2013

I threw the 4x 68w CFLs on them just now, plus one of them is pretty much too far away to make a difference probably so I rather say 3 1/2. They lost about 4-5 hours of the 600w this morning. I'll just have to order another cheap bulb when I can. I swear the Ganja Gods don't want me to have puff to smoke, or he wants to crush me before I get any. Great way to start the day, especially with no puff to calm the nerves.

Bakatare666 · Jul 18, 2013

AllDayToker said:
I threw the 4x 68w CFLs on them just now, plus one of them is pretty much too far away to make a difference probably so I rather say 3 1/2. They lost about 4-5 hours of the 600w this morning. I'll just have to order another cheap bulb when I can. I swear the Ganja Gods don't want me to have puff to smoke, or he wants to crush me before I get any. Great way to start the day, especially with no puff to calm the nerves.

If you mean your bulbs are too far away from the plant, and you can't move them, raise your plant on top of a box or something.

AllDayToker · Jul 18, 2013

Bakatare666 said:
If you mean your bulbs are too far away from the plant, and you can't move them, raise your plant on top of a box or something.

It's just the way my CFL fixture I made is, the spacing between the sockets. And I only have two Y-splitters. I'll post a picture and show you what I mean.

AllDayToker · Jul 18, 2013

Bakatare666 said:
If you mean your bulbs are too far away from the plant, and you can't move them, raise your plant on top of a box or something.

See how that bulb is clear to the right, that's the one I'm talking about.

wyteberrywidow · Jul 18, 2013

AllDayToker said:
Woke up this morning with my bulb burnt out, no where around my area sells them. I think I'm just going to hold this thing back awhile, I have no money and I can't keep spending others.

doesn't the bulb have warranty? I would call for a replacement.
Looks like a htg setup I could be wrong but they usually replace things quick. Good luck on the rest of the grow

Bakatare666 · Jul 18, 2013

AllDayToker said:
See how that bulb is clear to the right, that's the one I'm talking about.

I wouldn't worry too much about that single bulb off to the right for now, just raise the plants up CLOSE to your CFL's and that should hold you over for a short while until you can get a replacement bulb.

AllDayToker · Jul 18, 2013

wyteberrywidow said:
doesn't the bulb have warranty? I would call for a replacement.
Looks like a htg setup I could be wrong but they usually replace things quick. Good luck on the rest of the grow

To be honest I ordered the kit about a year ago, probably longer, and just started using it so the warranty is out of the question. It's actually some kind of off brand type company not HTG, so that puts me in more doubt of getting it replaced for free. That's probably why the bulb shot out so quick after few weeks of running, could just be old.

AllDayToker · Jul 18, 2013

Bakatare666 said:
I wouldn't worry too much about that single bulb off to the right for now, just raise the plants up CLOSE to your CFL's and that should hold you over for a short while until you can get a replacement bulb.

Yeah that's why I was saying I didn't know about how far that bulb was if it was worth it. Ok thanks, hopefully my plants and I will survive this.

Bakatare666 · Jul 18, 2013

AllDayToker said:
Yeah that's why I was saying I didn't know about how far that bulb was if it was worth it. Ok thanks, hopefully my plants and I will survive this.

Just those 3 bulbs aren't enough to veg with, but they'll be OK for a few days to keep them from turning or dying on you.
It will work out. ;-)

wyteberrywidow · Jul 18, 2013

Yeah they should do okay until you can get some more CFLs and your hps bulb.
You might want to get a digital bulb if you have a digital ballast so the bulb can last a bit longer.

AllDayToker · Jul 18, 2013

Bakatare666 said:
Just those 3 bulbs aren't enough to veg with, but they'll be OK for a few days to keep them from turning or dying on you.
It will work out.

wyteberrywidow said:
Yeah they should do okay until you can get some more CFLs and your hps bulb.
You might want to get a digital bulb if you have a digital ballast so the bulb can last a bit longer.

Yeah I defiantly didn't plan on vegging with them, just need to keep them alive for a couple days at least. And the bulb I had and the bulb I'm getting are both digital, not getting any more CFLs haha :smile:

AllDayToker · Jul 18, 2013

Well as much as I hate my parents giving me so much lately, but "your our son and we take care of you." I hope I'm just as great as parents as they are. Point of that little rant is they came to the rescue and got me what they could one-day shipped. I got two cheaper 600w bulbs, until I can use buy a most expensive one myself, one-day shipped so hopefully they'll be here tomorrow. P.S. And to further lighten the mood, I'll be posting a couple pics here in a bit of Plato and Unknown #1, they really pop under these CFLs.

Bakatare666 · Jul 18, 2013

AllDayToker said:
Well as much as I hate my parents giving me so much lately, but "your our son and we take care of you." I hope I'm just as great as parents as they are. Point of that little rant is they came to the rescue and got me what they could one-day shipped. I got two cheaper 600w bulbs, until I can use buy a most expensive one myself, one-day shipped so hopefully they'll be here tomorrow.

That's cool man!

AllDayToker · Jul 18, 2013

Well since today had such a bad start, and being even worse that I'm out puff. I decided to snap some pictures of my plants under their temporary CFL lights, and you can sure get a great picture under CFLs. It kind of made my day a little better so I'll post the picture, see what you guys think. Unknown #1 is Day 20, almost week 3, and Plato is Day 11.

Bakatare666 · Jul 18, 2013

Moving right along!

hbbum · Jul 18, 2013

They look great, and if you are going to lose a bulb you are lucky it happened when they are still so young.

AllDayToker · Jul 18, 2013

hbbum said:
They look great, and if you are going to lose a bulb you are lucky it happened when they are still so young.

Very true.

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